Writing Love Letters Like a Soldier From Long Distance. The thing women most want on Valentine’s Day is not jewelry or chocolate but a love note from you.
A Hallmark card with some prefabricated message simply won’t do. Women want to hear words straight from your heart. But writing a well-crafted love note is no easy task. How to Be Reliable: 15 Maxims on Becoming a Reliable Man. As we head into our last week of this “Heading Out on Your Own” series, I’d like to pause from our “harder,” more practical skills to talk about a character trait, that, like self-reliance, is both an important building block in your life’s foundation, and, unfortunately, too often in short supply amongst young men.
Being reliable. The word reliable has its origins in relier, Old French for “fasten” or “attach;” the reliable man was an immovable pillar of strength on which you could hang your hat, someone you could lean and depend on, a man you could trust. Becoming a Man: Selflessness, Humility and Consistency. Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Cameron Schaefer, author of Schaefer’s Blog, a site dedicated to better living.
Make sure to check it out and subscribe to his RSS feed. Cameron is a graduate of the Air Force Academy and flies C-17s for a living. In the modern techno-industrial culture, it is possible to proceed from infancy into senility without ever knowing manhood. ~ Edward Abbey Six weeks ago I became a father. A Man Is Punctual: The Importance of Being on Time. The life of George Washington was characterized by a scrupulous regard for punctuality.
When he asked a man to bring by some horses he was interested in buying at five in the morning, and the man arrived fifteen minutes late, he was told by the stable groom that the general had been waiting there at five, but had now moved on to other business, and that he wouldn’t be able to examine the horses again until the following week.
Gladiator Lessons on Manliness. There’s a reason men (and women) loved “Gladiator.”
The main character Maximus Decimus Meridius is the epitome of manliness. Here are four lessons on manliness that we can learn from him. Manvotional: The Majesty of Calmness. “The Majesty of Calmness”From Self Control, Its Kingship and Majesty, 1905 By William George JordanCalmness is the rarest quality in human life.
Manvotional: The Courage to Face Ingratitude. With Thanksgiving this week, many minds will be turning to the things they are grateful for.
But here’s a twist on the subject not often explored: what do you do when others do not share your attitude of gratitude and your good turns go unappreciated? Our good friend William George Jordan offers up a veritable cornucopia of powerful thoughts. “The Courage to Face Ingratitude”From The Power of Truth; Individual Problems and Possibilities, 1902By William George Jordan.
Self-Motivation: 4 Easy Steps To Get Motivated. Are you still living in mom and dad’s basement playing Guitar Hero all night?
How to Increase Confidence. Manly men are confident men.
Dressing Sharp & Casual: The Comprehensive Guide for Young Men. Cool Material - Stuff Guys Want. The Fitness And State Of Mind Of A Royal Marines Commando. Approach the impossible with steely grit and intense inner belief by training and thinking like a Royal Marines Commando. Image by jpw_para The Royal Marines are the Royal Navy's amphibious infantry on permanent readiness to deploy across the globe, and is a core component of the UK's Joint Rapid Reaction Force. In short, . Much like the U.S Marine Corps, the Royal Marines are a flexible infantry force.
The Choice-Minimal Lifestyle: 6 Formulas for More Output and Less Overwhelm. Photo: CyboRoz I was stressed out… over dog cartoons.
It was 9:47pm at Barnes and Noble on a recent Saturday night, and I had 13 minutes to find a suitable exchange for “The New Yorker Dog Cartoons,” $22 of expensive paper. Working Smarter, No Matter Your Income Level or Economic Situation. Yesterday, I made the apparently controversial point that hard work and smart work can lead anyone to success. I heard all the usual responses to this – that some people are born with genetic gifts, that a “white man” has all the advantages, that people can work their fingers to the bone and never get ahead, and the blind accusation that I must have never been poor. I grew up in a loving household with two wonderful parents. Tools, Gear + Resources to Help You Study Smarter « My Life Scoop. Another semester of school has started. If you’re not happy with how last semester’s grades turned out, this is your chance to turn it around. In college and law school, I learned that academic success comes to the students who study smarter, not harder.
I also learned that successful students utilized technology to achieve their academic goals. Below, I’ve rounded up seven tech tools to help you study smarter this semester. The Company Man’s Guide to Starting a Side Hustle — Part I: Confronting Your Objections. Theodore Roosevelt Accomplishments. I wish to preach, not the doctrine of ignoble ease, but the doctrine of the strenuous life, the life of toil and effort, of labor and strife; to preach that highest form of success which comes, not to the man who desires mere easy peace, but to the man who does not shrink from danger, from hardship, or from bitter toil, and who out of these wins the splendid ultimate triumph. – Theodore Roosevelt In our last post, we discussed the way Theodore Roosevelt threw off his sickly nature and through willpower and hard work became a strapping young man. Childhood of Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt was not only one of our greatest presidents, he was also one of the greatest American men who ever lived.
How to Get a Job Promotion. Study Tips for College Success. From Idea to Reality: A One-Year Case Study on Launching a Successful Business. Facts about Benjamin Franklin: The Virtues of Life. Making Good First Impressions: Free Job Interview Tips. Negative Savings Rate: Lame Excuses for Not Saving Money. It’s common knowledge that if you want to be wealthy, you have to save and invest.
But looking at statistics, it seems this knowledge is becoming less and less common. In 2005, the United States recorded a negative savings rate for the first time since the Great Depression. Heading Out On Your Own – Day 3: How to Open and Manage a Checking Account. For a young man just beginning to establish his financial life, opening a checking account is a small, but important, step in that process.
A checking account is the workhorse of your accounts. It’s for money that you plan on spending or transferring to another account quickly. Because of the ease at which you can deposit and withdraw from a checking account, it will likely be the hub of all your financial activity. Below we provide important tips and considerations on opening your first checking account. Leadership Lessons from Dwight D. Eisenhower #2: How to Not Let Anger and Criticism Get the Best of You.