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Therapy today risks stunting resilience in children. Parents, not “experts,” are best suited to guide them to successful adulthood.
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Dec 31, 2024
2024 Reading List
Recap of my 2024 reading list! Books sharpen the mind like exercise strengthens the body. Check out my top 5 picks—happy reading!
Aug 31, 2024
Tornados and Tie-Bars
Well, it is back to school time. It seems that the last half of summer flew by in a whirlwind – at times quite literally. The past two...
Jul 9, 2024
Mansfield's Book of Manly Men
If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,...
Jul 4, 2024
The 6 F's - Freedom
On July 4, 1776, fifty-six men representing the 13 American colonies gathered in a small room in the Pennsylvania state house in...
Jun 10, 2024
The 6F's: Fitness
As I sit here writing, I have just returned from an early morning run. For the past decade I have made an increasing effort to engage in...
Jun 4, 2024
The 6 F's: Family
A life lived in default mode as a reaction to events will end up being less effective than one that is intentional. We have discussed...
May 29, 2024
The 6 F's: Faith
As I have grown and developed both personally and professionally, I have sought to find a way of classifying the various different...
Apr 13, 2024
The 32 Principles
“Jiu Jitsu is life”…. At least that’s what I have been told. Several years ago, my boys were invited to a birthday party at a local Jiu...
Mar 17, 2024
The Place Between Pain and Failure
I don’t like pain and I certainly don’t like failure. Neither are comfortable and neither make me feel good. In fact, the latter if we...
Mar 9, 2024
Outlive
Since the beginning of entropic history, we as humans have been searching for the fountain of youth. There are two guaranteed dates that...
Feb 28, 2024
Socrates, Paul, and Strength
One of my favorite forms of teaching is Socratic questioning. Ask my residents, they have probably been subjected at some point to this...
Feb 23, 2024
High, Low, Bronco
In our family we have a dinner-time ritual. We go around the table and share our daily high, low, and bronco. The high and low are...
Feb 18, 2024
The Warrior Poet Way
What does it mean to be a man? This is a question that I have wrestled with pretty much since I began to wonder if I was actually that...
Feb 4, 2024
DEF Reset Recap
January is officially over! One month down in 2024. This last month I participated in the DEF reset sponsored by Jocko Fuel, Train...
Jan 29, 2024
2023 Reading List
Reading is an important part of growing your mind. This is the list of books that I completed in 2023. It is a little shorter than...
Jan 26, 2024
Fitness as a tool for excellence
Fitness is a great crucible for producing excellence in our lives. It has the direct effects of improving our health, stamina and health...
Jan 13, 2024
The Tactics of Excellence
When I was a young boy, I had a fascination with the Civil War. Now, you could say that the fascination was borne more out of an...
Jan 3, 2024
Arete Strategy and the Transcendentals
In the last post we discussed the pursuit of excellence in the context of mission. The mission defines the path that we must follow. ...
Dec 10, 2023
Arete Mission
Language is an interesting thing. As any student of language can attest, a word often doesn't mean just one, narrow thing. There is...
Sep 16, 2023
Control Your Emotions
Emotions are an important part of the human experience. They color life and make it difficult. The key is for us to control our emotions.
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