A man who arrives when he says he will is doing something small and rather important. He is recognising that other people have lives of their own, plans of their own and better things to do than wait for him. Our grandparents did not require a fashionable theory to understand this. They called it being […]
A confident gentleman need not be the loudest man at dinner, the most imposing figure at a gathering or the one with the most expensive coat. Confidence is better understood as the ability to conduct yourself properly without demanding constant attention. It comes from preparation, honest self-knowledge and a willingness to take responsibility when something […]
Self-discipline is often illustrated with extraordinary routines, such as an alarm in the dark, a punishing schedule or a dramatic promise never to make excuses. Those images are easy to admire and difficult to live inside. A better starting point is less cinematic. Identify something worth doing, make it possible to begin and build a […]