Our world is all about strengths. Maximize your strengths, stick with your strengths, play to your strengths, etc... While I agree with some of the principles and concepts associated with the "strengths philosophy," I believe the most overlooked and underused strength is restraint. It does not take much skill, humility, or wisdom to engage brute force. I believe the greatest of all strengths is the ability to harness that power and focus it in the right amounts, at the right

Are you paying attention? Yes, you are. You pay with your attention. Perhaps you haven't realized just how valuable your attention is? Digital companies have... so you should too before you have none left.

Friendship is one of God’s greatest gifts to humanity. A person with a good friend is rich beyond measure. However, in a world full of self-indulgence and the worship of personal preference, it can be hard to find and foster good friendships. To be a good friend is truly antithetical to the current world order in the modern West. Is friendship reserved for those beautiful people with good connections and really white teeth? Are there just certain people that will have friends