Heading back is always a bummer. Know why? “Why?” You know what lies ahead, you know the route, you know the lawn is going to need to be mowed when you get home… nothing new, no new discoveries, no excitement of the unknown… only the…
FINAL JEOPARDY: English Equivalent of a Royal Sobriquet
“What is… a Monarchs Moniker, Alex?” “Oooh, sorry, no, we were looking for… THE KING. Sobriquet is French for… nickname.” The King… researching this has revealed our world is full of kings. Think about it… how long can a king really reign? Some come to…
How Do You Attain A Successful Position? Do The Work
To attain a successful position, (we discussed rank last article) to be in the right place at the right time… you need to have a crystal clear picture of what it is you are trying to attain… understand the exact steps or skills needed to…
What are the big, and little, responsibilities of a man who has kids?
“The LORD God took the man and put [placed] him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.” ~ Genesis 2:15 The garden was Adams responsibility. The big and little responsibilities were to, “work it and take care of it.”…
Motivated I Don't Think I Truly Am
“Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; therefore they remain bound.” ~ James Allen, Author of ‘As a Man Thinketh’ Concerning my personal money, what am I truly afraid of that I yield to and so stay a slave…
Talent Why is it hard to identify my own?
Talent. When you hear that word how do you feel? Do you feel talented? Do you feel good? I ask because as I study these things, this one has me ‘ruminating’. When I hear that word I feel small because my mind creates a thought,…
Duty, Discipline & Honor attaining to the three means sinning more than not
I talk about these three things as being important to me in my life. Duty, Discipline & Honor. What I’ve realized is that I had a limited understanding of what these words really meant, and could mean to me and others. I’m realizing you need…
Responsibility Do you need watching?
The word ‘responsibility’ has been clanging around in my head for some time now. It has really come to the fore front of my thought at my new job. Talking to God about it today has really been a mental trip. As you will learn…
Focus Point of Convergence
As ‘theemergingman’ I have been trying to apply to my life those things I am learning that help us to be a successful person, regardless of the specific endeavor you choose to participate in. Be that business, art, school, hobbies, sports, raising a family… whatever…
Adversity What if adversity itself was the lesson?
Have you ever been exposed to adversity as explained by the below etymology(s)? How did you react? What did you learn… about yourself? Did you learn anything? Did you play the blaming game? If you are a person of faith how was your faith tested?…