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Self-Evaluation
Throughout our lives, we evaluate ourselves frequently—most often this is an unconscious process, but our attitude, sense of contentment, and outlook on life are all influenced by the results whether or not we’re aware any type of assessment is occ... Continue reading
Throughout our lives, we evaluate ourselves frequently—most often this is an unconscious process, but our attitude, sense of contentment, and outlook on life are all influenced by the results whether or not we’re aware any type of assessment is occ... Continue reading
Hard Work
With the natural evolution of societal living and the ever-increasing specialization of professions, we’ve collectively become progressively further removed from the most basic tasks of survival. The structure of modern society allows the overwhelming ma... Continue reading
With the natural evolution of societal living and the ever-increasing specialization of professions, we’ve collectively become progressively further removed from the most basic tasks of survival. The structure of modern society allows the overwhelming ma... Continue reading
Respect, Kindness & Social Responsibility
No matter our individual level of social interaction, we are by our nature and universal circumstances inextricably linked to the rest of the world. What matters ultimately is not the quantity of social interaction, but the quality—more specifically, our... Continue reading
No matter our individual level of social interaction, we are by our nature and universal circumstances inextricably linked to the rest of the world. What matters ultimately is not the quantity of social interaction, but the quality—more specifically, our... Continue reading
Character, Community & Influence
We’re naturally influenced by the natures of those we spend time with, from attitude to habits to manner of speaking to perspective on the world. The more time we spend with given people, the greater that potential influence—this is made obvious by... Continue reading
We’re naturally influenced by the natures of those we spend time with, from attitude to habits to manner of speaking to perspective on the world. The more time we spend with given people, the greater that potential influence—this is made obvious by... Continue reading
Confidence
Possessing an extensive and growing array of skills and knowledge, well-developed physical qualities across myriad realms, and the ability to take care of ourselves in as broad a range of situations possible—and knowing we do through experience—is ... Continue reading
Possessing an extensive and growing array of skills and knowledge, well-developed physical qualities across myriad realms, and the ability to take care of ourselves in as broad a range of situations possible—and knowing we do through experience—is ... Continue reading
Failure
A critical element of commitment is the willingness and ability to continue pushing ahead through failure—or at least perceived failure. Failing productively has become a hackneyed idea in business and social media, and failure is often touted with an ai... Continue reading
A critical element of commitment is the willingness and ability to continue pushing ahead through failure—or at least perceived failure. Failing productively has become a hackneyed idea in business and social media, and failure is often touted with an ai... Continue reading
Being Tough: Masculinity & Femininity
Toughness is based on attributes that are developed totally independently of gender, yet it’s overwhelmingly associated with masculinity. What part of developing broad capabilities, the capacity to withstand challenges, the consistent demonstration of co... Continue reading
Toughness is based on attributes that are developed totally independently of gender, yet it’s overwhelmingly associated with masculinity. What part of developing broad capabilities, the capacity to withstand challenges, the consistent demonstration of co... Continue reading
Emotion: Experience & Control
Despite what our cinematic and literary archetypes often suggest, being tough doesn’t mean being emotionless—it doesn’t even mean never revealing or expressing emotion. A true absence of emotion would mean a non-functioning human being incapa... Continue reading
Despite what our cinematic and literary archetypes often suggest, being tough doesn’t mean being emotionless—it doesn’t even mean never revealing or expressing emotion. A true absence of emotion would mean a non-functioning human being incapa... Continue reading
Build a Bigger Toolbox
Capability is a tool box—the more tools we have at our disposal, the more skilled we are in using each of them, and the more variety of the work for which we’ve employed them in the past, the greater our preparation to handle whatever we encounter,... Continue reading
Capability is a tool box—the more tools we have at our disposal, the more skilled we are in using each of them, and the more variety of the work for which we’ve employed them in the past, the greater our preparation to handle whatever we encounter,... Continue reading
Commitment: An Introduction
What are you willing to do? Knowing who we are, being broadly capable, and possessing the capacity to endure hardship is meaningless if we’re unwilling to apply these abilities when it counts to accomplish something worthwhile—anything from saving ... Continue reading
What are you willing to do? Knowing who we are, being broadly capable, and possessing the capacity to endure hardship is meaningless if we’re unwilling to apply these abilities when it counts to accomplish something worthwhile—anything from saving ... Continue reading
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