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There’s a cost to acting based on convictions and this isn’t a newsflash per se. However, the willingness to absorb that cost is rare. It’s a strange dichotomy. On one hand, people know well that personal values are core to who we are and driving forces for how we live but this is often suppressed …
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Category: Character
Without thinking too hard, name the top 3 people from your life’s history that you would consider guides.
Shaquille O’neal is quotable. He once said, “From this day on, I would like to be known as the Big Aristotle.” The philosopher formerly known as “The Diesel” provided one of my best Lakers memories in the summer of 1996. It was rumored that O’neal was attempting to work out a trade from the Orlando …
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IzbWUJxDZw Remember the Denis Green meltdown from a couple of years ago when the then coach of the Arizona Cardinals went on an absolute tirade following a blown win against the Chicago Bears? If not, the short recap is that Green cursed and ranted his way into NFL history with the famous words, “They are …
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Category: Character
If you’re having a casual conversation that could stand some kick, ask the person on the other side of the table if they trust in anything and why. Count 1-alligator, 2-alligator, 3-alligator as you await the response. You’ll probably find it a provocative query especially if you ask people between the ages of 16-21 years. …
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Category: Character
One week ago a dear friend and his beautiful wife gave birth to their third child but after a series of tragic events and complications, my friend’s wife passed away last Sunday. I was leaving an event with my wife when I was notified of the news and it dealt a blow I’ve not felt …
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Category: Character
I’ve never gotten my head around the seasons in the world of sports and how they flow from one to the next. Football looms as baseball fades. Hockey and basketball will coincide soon enough and overseas, undoubtedly there’s respective times for Soccer, Rugby and Cricket. If the metaphor is accurate, I’ve come to believe that …
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Category: Character
