“Sailing Through the Antarctic Ice…”
In case you haven’t been to Antarctica yet… What It’s Like to Live on a Ship Sailing Through the Antarctic Ice H/T Instapundit
View Article“I am not afraid of storms…”
“I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.” Louisa May Alcott
View ArticleReagan on Staying Young…
“You’ll always stay young if you live honestly, eat slowly, sleep sufficiently, work industriously, worship faithfully and lie about your age.” Ronald Reagan Read More – including a very nice mention...
View ArticleWork…
“Work is the gracious expression of creative energy in the service of others.” Dorothy Sayers
View Article“Providence Guided Us…”
On May 19, 1916, Shackleton set out with two companions to do the impossible – cross the jagged peaks and treacherous glaciers of South Georgia. Their goal was to save the lives of their comrades....
View ArticleLife Lessons, Leadership Skills from Ronald Reagan…
Reagan’s Journey in today’s Christian Post… Faith and Work: Author Shares Life Lessons, Leadership Skills From Ronald Reagan …”Reagan used timeless strategies to coach himself through economic slumps,...
View Article“We had seen God in His splendors…”
Shackleton’s thoughts on the travails of the boat journey and crossing… “‘We had suffered, starved and triumphed, groveled down, yet grasped at glory, grown bigger in the bigness of the whole.’ We had...
View ArticleShackleton –“A Viking with a Mother’s Heart.”
That’s how an early shipmate described Shackleton.
View Article“These Are the Boys of Pointe du Hoc…”
On June 6, 1984 President Reagan commemorated the sacrifices made on the beaches of Normandy 40 years earlier… “These are the boys of Pointe du Hoc. These are the men who took the cliffs. These are the...
View Article“…The Bright Constellation Which Has Gone Before Us.”
“Equal and exact justice to all men…freedom of religion, freedom of the press, freedom of person under the protection of the habeas corpus; and trial by juries impartially selected, these principles...
View ArticleJohn Adams on the 4th of July…
“… I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival…it ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells,...
View ArticleGeorge Washington’s Comment on America’s Flag…
“Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of God.” George Washington, speech to the Constitutional Convention, 1787 On one day of the year – July 4th –...
View ArticleShackleton’s Way of Leading through a Crisis…
Orde-Lees describes the same incident in his journal. I’ve highlighted a few of his observations… October 27, 1915 Things have taken a terribly serious turn – our worst fears are...
View Article“Face to Face with Complete Destitution”
Thomas Orde-Lees’ Endurance Expedition Journal – July 24, 1916, stranded on Elephant Island Last night we got a splendid batch of 27 penguins, but as both bays are chock a block with ice none can come...
View ArticleCould Your Career Use a Boost?
Here’s a blast from Reagan’s Journey – Lessons from a Remarkable Career…
View ArticleWhat’s the #1 Reason People Quit Their Jobs?
According to a landmark Gallup survey, it’s because they don’t feel appreciated. 65% of those surveyed said they had received no praise for their work in the prior year.
View ArticleMission-driven…
“There are lots of good things in the world, but I’m not sure that comradeship is not the best of them all – to know that you can do something big for another chap.” Shackleton
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