Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Benjamin Dobrowolski: The Pyramid of Greatness

Integrity
Responsibility Self-Reliance Honor
Courage Honesty Risk Failure Speck Theory
Natural Rights Expectations Status Quo Enemies Friends Family America
Confidence Time Rest  Money Goals Principles Death/Taxes Leadership Exercise
Direct Opinions Government Persistence Welfare Avoidance Sweat Throughness Handshakes Baseball Protein Dreams
Metaphor Education India Libertarianism Art Social Networking Negotiation Pizza Effort Manual Labor Honest Toil Innovation Change
Integrity- Without it, you are worth nothing.
Responsibility- The Buck Stops Here.
Self-Reliance- Be a man, work hard, and stand on your own two feet.
Honor- If you need it defined, you don't have it.
Courage- Foundation of living life how it should.
Honesty- When in doubt, be frank.
Risk- Embrace it or live life with regret.
Failure- Don't be content with it, overcome it.
Speck Theory- You are not important in the scale of life.
Natural Rights- Life, liberty, property.
Expectations- Worry only about your own.
Status Quo- Rise above it or be mediocre.
Enemies- Energy takers. Avoid them.
Friends- People who have had their loyalty to you tested. 1-3 is sufficent.
Family- The unit of one's life.
America- The exception, not the rule in history.
Confidence- You just gotta believe.
Time- Be efficent.
Rest- Work hard, play hard, sleep…well.
Money- Be a tightwad. It helps in the long run.
Goals- Walk the Walk. Set goals and achieve them.
Principles- State them, act upon them.
Death/Taxes- The only things you are owed.
Leadership- Only say something if necessary; lead by example.
Exercise- Go out of doors. Get the blood flowing.
Direct- Sometimes it doesn't pay to be diplomatic.
Opinions- I'm entitled to one. So are you.
Government- Should be limited.
Persistance- Stop at nothing and Press On
Welfare Aviodance- Enough Said.
Sweat- Champions love to.
Throughness- It's all about the details.
Handshakes- Firm. No dead fish.
Baseball- America's Pastime.
Protein- Meat should suffice.
Dreams- What makes life tolerable.
Metaphor- Complicated way of saying a simple thing. Avoid them.
Education- Get one; does nothing to improve one's character.
India- People here will do your job with more education for a 1/4 of the price. Remember that.
Libertarianism- Self-Reliance + Liberty
Art- Unecessary
Social Networking- Nobody cares what you think. Stop wasting your time.
Negotiation- Speak softly and carry a big stick.
Pizza- Brings 'the people' together
Effort- To be a winner, all you have to give is all you have.
Manual Labor- Bake in the sun, get dirty, and work hard. There's something liberating about it.
Honest Toil- Rather fail through honest means than succeed through backhanded, corrupt ways.
Innovation- You can do better, we as a people can do better.
Change- Ride the wave of change, or get swept up in it. Only change for the better.

The following is a guide to live your life. -Benjamin Dobrowolski

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