Category Archives: wisewords

Leadership

Leadership is scarce because few people are willing to go through the discomfort required to lead. The scarcity makes leadership valuable. If everyone tries to lead all the time, not much happens. It’s discomfort that creates the leverage that makes leadership worthwhile. In other words, if everyone could do it, they would, and it wouldn’t be worth [...]
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Spineless Spectators vs Committed Players

The reason why spectator sports are such a hit with the crowd is because the fans can choose their commitment level. Hence the name. Everyone wants to decide which players to buy and what formations to play. Everyone has an opinion on tactics, what should have been done, and what should not. But when it the [...]
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How To Treat a Lady in Public

This is a little lesson on the topic of Social Etiquette that some of us guys can make do with. According to Charles Shedd treating a woman in public is almost as, if not more important than treating her at home. Over the years he has been adding to this list to make “her” first [...]
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The Case for Early Marriage

Not too long ago Christianity Today published a series of article regarding marriage. The article is worth it’s weight in gold. It spans 7 pages long and is worthy for all who decide to have a go at it. For the time-poor, I have clipped off a handful of excerpts that I’ve found absolutely delightful and [...]
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How to tell someone what you don’t like

Sometimes I can be a very tactless jerk. And usually when I say something without processing it through my grey matter, I end up hurting the people around me. Charlie Shedd has an interesting share on this issue especially when it come to dealing with women. Dear Phil, Let’s say now that there is something you would like [...]
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The Toughest

Dong and I share many things in common, the more obvious of which is our physical stature. Young man (he likes calling me that), people like us can’t be the strongest. We won’t be the fastest, the tallest, the smartest or the fittest. But there’s one thing we can be, the toughest.
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Extensive Research as taught by Dad

Growing up wasn’t an easy phase for me. When I was fourteen, Dad left for Australia to keep up with his job in order to put bread and butter on the table. So in some sense, I didn’t manage to become very close to my Dad but he has always taught me invaluable skills that [...]
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Live with Chivalry

Millions of people, everyone after themselves. Island of the Giant Bears film Can this really be the only way? No. Here’s to honour, and to galantry, long may it live. Here’s to doing the right thing, to giving a damn. Here’s to the straight talkers, who give their word and keep it. Rigged move Jennifer’s Body release Here’s to freedom [...]
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Do It Anyway

The Gathering Storm ipod Taken from Dr. Penny’s, People are often unreasonable, irrational and self-centered; Forgive them anyway. The Horse Soldiers ipod Wild Things 2 hd If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway. If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies; Succeed anyway. If you are honest and [...]
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Take Courage

Loaded Weapon 1 trailer Success is never final Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things ipod ; failure is never fatal. It is courage Pilgrim divx Hitler’s Hidden City movie that counts. - Winston Churchill Stone Cold release Constantine movie
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