Many young people choose a person who has been successful with his or her life to model their own life after. This is a very good thing to do, but you must choose this person very wisely. Read More
I have heard it said that "readers are leaders." I believe that is true. I also believe that one of the things that all people should do is read good books.
"Focus. Focus. Focus," are the words that I have heard from my father since I can remember. My father is a stickler for concentration and discipline. He has taught me the importance of focusing on a task, completing it, and then having fun.
This article is an excerpt from Daniel Whyte IV and Danyel Ezekiel Whyte's book, Letters to Young Boys. You may visit them online at www.LetterstoYoungBoys.com. Letters to Young Boys is available wherever fine books are sold including Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com. It is also available as an e-book on Amazon.com KINDLE.Read More
Sometimes, when I get a new job to do, after doing it the first few times, I get the "it's exciting, it's something new to do" feeling. But soon, that same job that was so exciting and so new, a few weeks ago, doesn't feel all that exciting and new any more, and I begin to fail to do that job consistently like I used to do.
Many of us, as boys, get the true meaning of courage and cowardice all twisted up. You see, many times, we call that which is courage-cowardice, and that which is cowardice, we call courage. I believe that if we are to develop good character traits, we must get these two straightened out.