Valor is a gift. Those having it never know for sure if they have it till the test comes. And those having it in one test never know for sure if they will have it when the next test comes. ~Carl Sandburg
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Understanding Gentlemen: Moderated Ferocity
Moderated Ferocity Gentle should never mean weak. Erase that image from your head, and make sure to erase it from the minds of those around you. I’ll never forget wrestling with my father when I was a boy and even a young man. My dad had some military training, some martial arts training, […]
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Understanding Gentlemen: Chivalry is not Chauvinism
Chivalry is not Chauvinism Maybe it’s because chivalry and chauvinism both involve men and how they view women…. Maybe it’s because they both start with “ch”… But the meaning of chivalry is often mixed with chauvinism. chiv·al·ry ˈSHivəlrē/Submit noun the medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code. historical knights, noblemen, […]
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Understanding Gentlemen: What it means to be a gentleman
What it means to be a gentleman The word gentleman has more connotations than it does definitions. It is important to clearly define what it means to be a gentleman, and to rid our minds of the mixed up messages we have often attached to the word. I remember as a boy, well-meaning […]
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The Smell of Dog and Self-Deception
Have you ever been away on vacation and came home? You may take a deep breath and the pungent odor of dog hits your face, and you say, “Ewww! What’s that smell?” You see, when you live with a dog, you get used to his smell. Your house smells like it. You can clean, […]
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Understanding Self deception and how it holds you back
As I pursue personal development and helping other men with their personal development, I like to read books, and often excerpts of books. I recently read a really interesting excerpt and “cliff notes” of a book called “Leadership and Self-deception.” It’s a really challenging premise…. That YOU (or “I”) have a problem that is keeping us […]
