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Self-Reliance is one of the most important virtues required to be a true Warrior. A Warrior is a part of a team. Whether that team is your family, your friends, your co-workers, or your classmates, one thing is for sure: for a team to work together, they must be able to rely on each other.

One of the most important character qualities to have, and also one of the most frustrating to teach is self reliance. I have many parents telling me how frustrated they get with their children because they aren’t more self reliant.

We have been talking about Self-Reliance this month: Relying on your own Powers, Abilities, and Judgments. When you are working to develop self-reliance, sometimes the hardest step is learning how to rely on your own judgments.

Julius Caesar was the greatest of all Roman leaders and for that matter of all leaders.

He ultimately came to define what it means to be great to western civilization. It is said that Julius Caesar “is the only supreme yardstick of greatness.”

Self Control: One of the most important skill for us to develop in our kids… and one of the most difficult things to teach, as it is taught mostly through our actions.

I once heard a speaker say, “The price for failure is greater than the price of success.”. That phrase has stuck with me for many years. It got me thinking about why do so many people chose to pay the price of failure.

The most common complaint I hear from people on a daily basis is that they don’t get enough respect. This is especially common among people who are in a leadership position!

In 1953 a beekeeper ascended to the top of the world.

Standing at over 29,000ft, the world’s highest mountain posed a fearsome challenge and had already claimed thirteen lives in previous expeditions.

As with so many other lessons in my life, this was a spiritual truth that I learned through a physical trial.

In my last article, Where are the Heroes- pt1, I talked about gaining strength by following the example of fictional heroes. However, there are of course heroes in real life as well. These are the men and women who are out there making a real difference and impact on their world.

When you were a little kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? A ninja? A pirate? A princess? I’m sure at some point the prospect of becoming a superhero sounded pretty awesome after reading a comic book or watching a superhero movie.