Lessons I'm learning now that I should have learned long ago. These are the messages for my son, Alec.
Justice 5/22/2019: Judge Yourself Of course, we want to be honest in how we deal with other people, but… We also need to be honest with ourselves. Can you do it? Can you be honest with how you truly assess where you are at? We need to take a moment and see where we are. […]
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Temperance 5/21/2019: Guard Yourself From Trouble It takes a tremendous amount of self-control to hold your tongue when the pressure is on. As your internal temperature rises, the urge to unleash the verbal fury within strengthens. Can you say what is on your mind in a way that will keep you from trouble? If not, […]
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Prudence 5/20/2019: Change the Way You Think Sometimes you get stuck on a level. You try over and over again, but you just cannot pass it. Enough tries, and soon you will be repeating the same steps that caused you to lose. It might be a game. It might be calculus. It might be a […]
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Courage 5/16/2019: Push Past the Pain One of the best books I have read this year is Can’t Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds by David Goggins. This is an ultramarathoner and former Navy Seal who knows how to deal with pain and does not allow that pain to stop him from […]
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Justice 5/15/2019: Don’t Stand by the Wayside And you can also commit injustice by doing nothing. -Marcus Aurelius Nothing is not an option for the just man. Standing by the wayside saying your hands are clean of evil is not an option when an injustice is being done in your presence. To do nothing is […]
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Temperance 5/14/2019: Automating Toward Success The right habits will make the individual incredibly disciplined. It will put you on auto-pilot towards your desired destination. Like a direct deposit into your retirement plan, you won’t have to think about it. You just do it. What can you do to optimize your routine? Is it moving your […]
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I remember when I was younger, how I pursued worthless things. I wanted things at the present moment, because they were pleasing to the senses. They were things that I didn’t think I could live without, things that once possessed became meaningless. I wasn’t careful with money. I wasn’t careful with time. I lived in […]
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I often have to remind myself to smile. I get lost in my head, lost in my own thoughts. When people see me, they think I am upset. It isn’t the case, but it is their perception. When I think about it and put that smile on my face, things change. Others light up. They […]
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We must remain hopeful even in the darkest of times. This is when the real test comes and we begin to change into our future selves. Here is where we find our mettle. Here, where we evolve. Think back to the darkest moments of the past. You survived. You became stronger. You saw the light […]
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An unexpected continuation to yesterday’s post: What we are able to do in the future in contingent upon the things we did in the past. What we do today affects what we are able to do tomorrow. Don’t let your opportunities go by because you failed in your training. You simply have to get after […]
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