Category: caring
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Hurt People, Hurt People: Oscar’s Edition
Last night, at the 2022 Oscars, Will Smith overreacted to an admittedly lame and toothless joke from presenter, Chris Rock, and nothing has made sense since. I was watching this happen with my youngest son who loves Will Smith. LOVES. We’ve seen the MIB trilogy multiple times, iRobot, hell, even Wild Wild West. He thinks…
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The Test of a Leader
Retired USMC LtGen George Flynn has a test for leaders and it’s insanelysimple. “If they ask you how you’re doing they actually care about theanswer.” How many people above you have asked how you were and not cared a whiff? Howmany haven’t even asked how you were doing? In my experience, it’s most. And Ithink…
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How To Be A Dad
Being a dad is a slightly weird. Perhaps, as I’ve spent 30 of my first 33 years being a son and not a dad, I’m just new to the process. Sometimes I think I’m supposed to act a certain way: “dad-like.” And then I think, “nah, just be awesome to your boys, man” and that’s…
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Be A Super Ethical Leader in 3 Easy Steps
Immanuel Kant is a boss. Like, the boss of bosses. As far as philosophers go, he’s like the RZA of this here ethics game. He’s the one that really summed it up nicely, and gave everyone the central cornerstone of modern ethics: The Categorical Imperative! Put simply: Act so that the maxim of your…
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School Shootings about Loneliness? Can We Help?
I recall hearing ages ago that rape isn’t about sex, it’s about power. At first it seems counter-intuitive, but then quickly makes sense. The horrible people committing these acts are attempting to gain something they lack – power. Simon Sinek (Who I’ve written about often) says in the clip below that school shootings are a…
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Do you really care? Hoodie does.
Rapper, Hoodie Allen, has a rabid fan base and one he’s well earned. First, there’s the fact that the guy is just good at what he does: Creative lyrics, a fun, easy-going demeanor, and just a great overall entertainer. Needless to say, I’m a fan. While coasting through twitter recently, I saw this: Hoodie has over 600,000 followers…