Doing hard things doesn’t just benefit you. Its a signal to others. A challenge to rise.

Unassuming waiting to be celebrated. A few years may pass, seasons too, but the time will come anew. When found hold close. Good friends we love the most.

No one wants to be advertised to, but to be entertained. No one wants to be sold to, but to be understood. Mastery is to achieve both.

Small talk didn’t bore him, it terrified him. Each conversation presented a stage, where a performance must take place. Posturing, commenting, all done while walking the balance of being aloof while still engaged. Peppering trivia, facts, and just enough gossip to maintain a status of importance. In an ideal evening he’d leave feeling accomplished. And…

King Solomon touted forty thousand stables for his horses and chariots. Numbers of mind numbing volume. Poor stable hands.