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Thursday, March 17, 2011
The Oldest Accessory in the World
Custom fitted suit? How about custom fitted body--a whole lot more time consuming, but maybe a bit cheaper. I'm kicking off a new weight-loss and conditioning regime in order to better fit my body to the lifestyle I want to lead. It's time for INSANITY.
Friday, November 12, 2010
On A Gentleman's "Gang"
Your Gang defines you. Always remember that the company you keep is reflective of you and that the better your friends the better your life.
Maintaining a circle of friends costs work, sacrifice, and patience--it pays far more in kindness, support, and consideration.
Be good to your friends, they're worth it!
Maintaining a circle of friends costs work, sacrifice, and patience--it pays far more in kindness, support, and consideration.
Be good to your friends, they're worth it!
-The Young Man
Saturday, October 23, 2010
On a Gentleman's Water...
Water is vital and necessary. It is also boring...
Try pellegrino, or put lemon juice in it, or best yet put a lemon wedge in it. Be adventurous, try it with a raspberry!
Try pellegrino, or put lemon juice in it, or best yet put a lemon wedge in it. Be adventurous, try it with a raspberry!
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
On a Gentleman's Little and Big Successes...
They ought to be celebrated.
Whether it is getting an interview with a company that you admire or completing the perfect four pass shave with an antique double edge razor, seize the moment of joy and be happy.
Often, I find myself annoyed and upset by the little problems I may face, like accidentally dropping a quarter in a storm cellar, yet I don't always apply this same positive emotional response to little successes. A gentleman's smile can be a most formidable weapon, and little things should always be a reason to smile!
On a larger note, I recently accomplished a short term goal on my way to a much longer term goal. I received an interview at a firm in my target field, in fact my number one choice in the field. As a gentleman, I must recognize and celebrate this achievement, for it is a significant experience in my life, however it will also be important to refocus my efforts in order to get the next short term goal accomplished. If my reader will permit me a financial analogy: it is important if you believe in a company (or yourself!) to reinvest dividends.
May you find joy in every little success, so that you can find your lifelong happiness in your great successes.
Whether it is getting an interview with a company that you admire or completing the perfect four pass shave with an antique double edge razor, seize the moment of joy and be happy.
Often, I find myself annoyed and upset by the little problems I may face, like accidentally dropping a quarter in a storm cellar, yet I don't always apply this same positive emotional response to little successes. A gentleman's smile can be a most formidable weapon, and little things should always be a reason to smile!
On a larger note, I recently accomplished a short term goal on my way to a much longer term goal. I received an interview at a firm in my target field, in fact my number one choice in the field. As a gentleman, I must recognize and celebrate this achievement, for it is a significant experience in my life, however it will also be important to refocus my efforts in order to get the next short term goal accomplished. If my reader will permit me a financial analogy: it is important if you believe in a company (or yourself!) to reinvest dividends.
May you find joy in every little success, so that you can find your lifelong happiness in your great successes.
-The Young Man
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
On a Gentleman's Pen...
I'm not hear to tell you to buy a fancy pen, but do buy a pen that isn't plastic. And carry it. Always.
-The Young Man
Monday, October 18, 2010
On a Gentleman's Newspaper...
One can easily picture a distinguished gentleman in the fifties sitting at his table with a cup of coffee and a paper, one foot resting on the tweed trousers of his favorite suit.
A paper is still a marvelous little rag, but the paper itself is less important than being informed. If experience is being gentlemanly, one must also not forget the second phrase of my Grandfather's favorite compliment "You are a gentleman and a scholar."
Being a scholar does not necessarily mean toiling through a PhD, although its certainly one route, however it means rather than voicelessly espousing the opinion of news pundits, that you are educated on a topic to a degree where you can comment on it in your own way.
A gentleman may not discuss politics at the dinner table, but that certainly leaves a lot of situations to discuss the news!
May you always have a passionate love for learning.
A paper is still a marvelous little rag, but the paper itself is less important than being informed. If experience is being gentlemanly, one must also not forget the second phrase of my Grandfather's favorite compliment "You are a gentleman and a scholar."
Being a scholar does not necessarily mean toiling through a PhD, although its certainly one route, however it means rather than voicelessly espousing the opinion of news pundits, that you are educated on a topic to a degree where you can comment on it in your own way.
A gentleman may not discuss politics at the dinner table, but that certainly leaves a lot of situations to discuss the news!
May you always have a passionate love for learning.
-The Young Man
Sunday, October 17, 2010
On a Gentleman's Way of "dealing with it"...
As I've said a few times before, I believe a gentleman's life is a life of collected experiences. When you try and find these experiences sometimes they don't go as planned. Things happen in life. Those things can suck. So how should one react?
The bottom of a bottle is not the way to go--one can't benefit from an experience that one can't remember.
A violent rampage is certainly not helpful--unless of course prison is the next "experience" you'd like.
Perhaps vigorous excercise? If that's your thing...Absurd spending spree? If you got it...
In essence though, you have one of two options.
1) You could just keep on living, and ignore the experience.
2) The better option: revisit that experience, make it better, find a way to make it what you wanted all along. Don't give up. Like our mommas taught us: patience, stubbornness, and family.
May you always find a way past your failures.
The bottom of a bottle is not the way to go--one can't benefit from an experience that one can't remember.
A violent rampage is certainly not helpful--unless of course prison is the next "experience" you'd like.
Perhaps vigorous excercise? If that's your thing...Absurd spending spree? If you got it...
In essence though, you have one of two options.
1) You could just keep on living, and ignore the experience.
2) The better option: revisit that experience, make it better, find a way to make it what you wanted all along. Don't give up. Like our mommas taught us: patience, stubbornness, and family.
May you always find a way past your failures.
-The Young Man
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