Life Lessons from a Pirate's Story

Well, friends, history isn't just about celebrating heroes.

It's about understanding people, all kinds of people, and learning from their stories.

See, Blackbeard teaches us some important things. First,

like my old friend Benjamin Franklin used to say, "Well done is better than well said."

Blackbeard understood that lesson, even if he used it for pirating. Sometimes showing

is more powerful than telling. Second, reputation matters. The stories people

tell about you, they can be more powerful than the actual truth. Blackbeard built

a reputation so scary that most folks surrendered without a fight. Makes you think