What you decide today or tomorrow can have everlasting effects on your life and the life of others. You must fully analyze situations and anticipate the potential outcomes of your actions. Maturity is the ability to control emotions and settle differences without violence or destruction. Maturity is the willingness to pass up immediate pleasure in favor of long-term satisfaction. Maturity is the art of living in peace with what we cannot change, having the courage to change what we know should be changed, and the wisdom to know when we have lost a battle, thereby choosing defeat with dignity over victory with shame.
Effective leaders understand that persistence is a skill that often reaps great benefits.
Learn to listen to wisdom, regardless of the messenger. By listening to wisdom and respecting the legacies of leaders past, you may avoid a considerable amount of pitfalls in life. It is wisdom, not knowledge, that is true power. Today's geo-political atmosphere demands that you think critically about issues that imperil your lives and our society. Create critical thinking opportunities.