Courage

Posts with the ‘Courage’ tag

West Point-Plebe Boxing and Leadership

Every male freshman (plebe) entering West Point has a mandatory class that few other colleges offer much less require.  Boxing. Each morning that boxing was on my schedule I woke up thinking about it.  I would sit in calculus, chemistry or computer programing class thinking about boxing.  It didn’t matter that I had tests or […]

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Courage: Where Do I Find It?

Courage is a buzzword I defined previously as:  To act without regard for perceived or actual personal risk. Is there anyone alive who does not wish to be courageous?  For courage to be part of my character, I must develop to the point where I am habitually acting in a courageous way in both the […]

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Buzzword Defined: Character

Definitions

Character is now a buzzword.  I use the term buzzword here to describe words that we hear frequently yet are rarely defined by the speakers.  The GOP nomination fight is full of buzzwords.  I hear athletes described on Sportcenter using some of the same buzzwords as the politicians use.  The problem is, if you dig […]

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