So here's what I learned in three days. Listen carefully and actively when seeking counsel. Be trustworthy and judicious when it's your turn to counsel. Share your wit. Borrowing, suddenly it seems, is out of favor in government.
Politicians urge paying off debt when embarrassed by riches.
Not surprisingly, they've got it exactly backward. In business, if your capital projects aren't bankable, don't do them. Name a successful business that doesn't. You probably can't, because they all advertise. They have the biggest and most visible ad budgets.