Leadership
“The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails.” ~John Maxwell
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Quote To Ponder ~E.M. Bounds
“What the Church needs today is not more machinery or better, not new organizations or more and novel methods, but men whom the Holy Ghost can use – men of prayer.” ~E.M. Bounds Continue reading
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The Supply of Time
“Pereunt et imputantur. (‘The hours perish, and are laid to our charge’)” – Inscription on a sun dial at Oxford The Supply of Time From Arnold Bennett’s, How To Live On 24 Hours A Day, 1910 | Repost from The Art of Manliness AOM Editor’s Note: As you look back on the year that has just past, Continue reading
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Stay Humble Or Get Humbled
What Makes A Good Commander? From Tim Ferris’ interview with, Jocko Willink Tools of Titans Page 416 “The immediate answer that comes to mind is ‘humility.’ Because you’ve got to be humble, and you’ve got to be coachable…. Later, when I was running training, we would fire a couple of leaders from every SEAL Team Continue reading
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The Quality of Courage
The Quality of Courage From The Stranded Bugle, 1905 By Leroy E. Mosher All men of principle and of steadfastness approve the man who has the courage of his convictions. Such a man necessarily makes enemies; but even an enemy entertains a wholesome respect for the man who honestly differs from him and is not afraid to advocate and defend Continue reading
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Quote To Ponder ~Lord Mahon
“Great men have almost always shown themselves as ready to obey as they afterwards proved able to command.” ~Lord Mahon Continue reading
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A Truly Great Man
A Truly Great Man ~Benjamin Franklin From “The Busy-Body, No. III,” 1728 It is said that the Persians in their ancient constitution, had public schools in which virtue was taught as a liberal art or science; and it is certainly of more consequence to a man that he has learnt to govern his passions; in Continue reading
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Quote To Ponder ~Douglas Jerrold
“The superior man is he who develops, in harmonious proportions, his moral, intellectual, and physical nature. This should be the end at which men of all classes should aim, and it is this only which constitutes real greatness.” ~Douglas Jerrold Continue reading
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George S. Patton’s Rules on Being an Officer and a Gentleman
George S. Patton’s Rules on Being an Officer and a Gentleman AOM Editor’s note: General George S. Patton was legendarily strict about soldiers’ upholding discipline and character, whether in the barracks or in the field. He believed that honoring tradition and paying attention to detail and etiquette allowed a man to respect himself, and earned Continue reading
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