And I had taught leadership from a strategic perspective for a decade and knew much about how to integrate leadership with strategic positioning in the market and how to build an organization that was aligned with this strategy.
It is unclear how far Mrs Palin's ambitions stretch, but she is positioning herself as a coupon-clipping hockey mom at a time when Americans are glum and Republican fortunes are rising.
One scheme called Londonet, devised by Alistair Jeffs and his team, suggests using smart cards, global positioning satellites, wireless communications and real-time personal information devices to revolutionise how Londoners go about their lives.
Several models have been put forward as to how such a feat of "geo-engineering" might actually be achieved, most involving the positioning of a reflective shield of some sort out in space.