[January 8, 2023] My daughter’s 3rd-grade teacher invited me to attend a class and listen to how she taught about 20 students. Thinking back many years, I thought about my time as a nine-year-old with Mrs. Odom’s 3rd-grade class and how I got into trouble for talking out of turn, and I was bored like so many of… Read More »
[January 7, 2023] You need a routine. All animals need routines. If you have a dog, you already know that it likes to walk several times a day and eat a couple of times, all about the same time each day. If they don’t get this, they will actually get sick. And this is no trivial matter because… Read More »
[January 6, 2023] We have a moral obligation to encourage our children to go out into the world and to be exposed to the catastrophes, pain, and suffering they will inevitably undergo. Is this not the only way they can be the best they possibly can be? Be the good mother that fails to protect her children, for… Read More »
[January 5, 2023] I looked back at some of the resolutions I proposed to myself here at www.theleadermake.com (see links here, here, and here) and got a good laugh about them. But I thought about that for a bit and then asked myself why I should create New Year’s resolutions for myself in 2023. A New Year’s resolution… Read More »
[January 4, 2023] Growing up in America’s Deep South in the 1950s and 60s, I was told the way to a good life, to be a real man, and contribute to our community, was to get a respectable job out of High School. Go to work! Be respectable! My dad said that college is not worth the expense… Read More »
[January 3, 2023] A young man was assigned to me as a Military Aide after I became General. These Soldiers are always promising Lieutenants, competent and hard-working. I could see in him much of what I was like; I was new to the Army and desired to soak up as much as possible to help me succeed. He… Read More »
[January 2, 2023] Even if things are going well for you, there’s going to be a time in the future when things are rough. You or your family members will be sick, your dream will fall apart, and you will be unemployed or demoted, and this acknowledges that the “flood” is coming to your life. Things aren’t working… Read More »
[December 30, 2022] Some people succeed in life, achieving fame, family, and riches. And others fail. So many fail because they don’t actually figure out what they want. And the probability that you will get what would be good for you, or even greater than what you might want, is zero. Why? Because you don’t try. “Ask, and… Read More »
[December 29, 2022] Now, that is a good question. Why bother learning from any ancient book? The Bible, in particular, is one of those books – actually a combination of books – that has lasted longer than any civilization. Looking back at human history, we could say that the Bible is more powerful than any country or kingdom,… Read More »
[December 23, 2022] Modern movies are awful. They often have a “female hero” (the perfect hero without flaw, fear, or blemish) substituting for the male hero, who traditionally rides in to save the day. These modern movies have failed at the box office. I’m not surprised at all. Here is something to think about, something about the real… Read More »