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August 23, 2018December 11, 2018 by Mark Thompson

A Gentleman’s Guide to Caring for His Tools

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Founder at ToolsCritic.com

Mark Thompson is a professional woodworker with over 20 years experience in the industry. Having owned his own woodworking shop for a long time, he worked on almost all types of projects and perfected his craft. He is now sharing his passion and expertise as the founder of ToolsCritic.com and is always looking to learn something new.

July 26, 2018July 26, 2018 by Brandon Reed

Design. Build. Tinker. Contribute…Create.

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Brandon Reed

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"Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy." - Norman Schwarzkopf

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Design. Build. Tinker. Contribute…Create. - July 26, 2018
“That” Guy: Understanding Roles in Our Relationships - June 21, 2018
Financial Stewardship: The Forgotten Virtue - May 24, 2018

We’ve stopped creating. When was the last time you built something…from scratch? Maybe Shop class in High School? Maybe an evening pottery course that you got off of Groupon? I’d wager that most of us would be hard-pressed to remember the last time that we undertook a project where we had to think of a […]

September 8, 2016September 8, 2016 by Mr. Rafal

Mr. Rafal

Founding Member at The Distinguished Society of Fine Gentlemen

"I have great faith in fools; self-confidence my friends call it." - Poe

August 25, 2016August 25, 2016 by Mr. Kosovich

A Gentleman’s Perspective on Fatherhood

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Mr. Kosovich

Guest Writer at The Modern Day Gentleman

Mr. Kosovich is an engineer living in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He enjoys whiskey and tobacco, and fills his free time home brewing and singing. He is married and has two daughters.

August 11, 2016August 18, 2016 by Brandon Reed

3 Questions To Help You Remain Intentional About Your Growth in 2016

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Brandon Reed

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"Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy." - Norman Schwarzkopf

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Design. Build. Tinker. Contribute…Create. - July 26, 2018
“That” Guy: Understanding Roles in Our Relationships - June 21, 2018
Financial Stewardship: The Forgotten Virtue - May 24, 2018

We are more than half of the way through 2016 at this point, and most of you inevitably feel some measure of exhaustion. We move at an alarmingly fast rate in our world today, and if we aren’t constantly intentional to take a step back from the whirlwind, we can find ourselves looking up in […]

June 2, 2016June 1, 2016 by Brandon Reed

Take a Chill Pill

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Brandon Reed

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"Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy." - Norman Schwarzkopf

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Design. Build. Tinker. Contribute…Create. - July 26, 2018
“That” Guy: Understanding Roles in Our Relationships - June 21, 2018
Financial Stewardship: The Forgotten Virtue - May 24, 2018

In this week’s article, I have no significant idea to share with you, or weighty proposition to wager. What I have to share is not revolutionary or ground-breaking. In fact, it’s rather mundane and ordinary. In our last few articles we’ve focused on some heavy and challenging topics. We talked about living as a modern […]

May 19, 2016May 18, 2016 by Brandon Reed

The Shortcut to Depth in Your Relationships – Spoiler…There Isn’t One

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Brandon Reed

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"Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy." - Norman Schwarzkopf

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Design. Build. Tinker. Contribute…Create. - July 26, 2018
“That” Guy: Understanding Roles in Our Relationships - June 21, 2018
Financial Stewardship: The Forgotten Virtue - May 24, 2018

We live in an age of immediacy. The readiness and accessibility of information is broader than it has ever been before in history. This has undoubtedly done immeasurable good in innumerable ways. However, I would argue that it has also unfortunately bred a generation focused on and valuing many of the wrong things. One example […]

May 12, 2016May 12, 2016 by Mr. Rafal

The Merits of Slowing Down to Smoke

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Mr. Rafal

Founding Member at The Distinguished Society of Fine Gentlemen

"I have great faith in fools; self-confidence my friends call it." - Poe

March 31, 2016March 31, 2016 by Brandon Reed

Abraham Lincoln on the Importance of Reading in a Gentleman’s Life

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Brandon Reed

Founding Member at The Distinguished Society of Fine Gentlemen

"Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy." - Norman Schwarzkopf

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Design. Build. Tinker. Contribute…Create. - July 26, 2018
“That” Guy: Understanding Roles in Our Relationships - June 21, 2018
Financial Stewardship: The Forgotten Virtue - May 24, 2018

“Sorry, I’m just not a reader”. I can remember myself saying that line on many occasions growing up. I’d bet at least a handful of you can remember yourself saying it too. And while maybe for some of you it was a clever way to get out of extra reading at home, for me it […]

March 24, 2016May 19, 2016 by Brandon Reed

What Bonsai Trees Teach Us About Being a Gentleman

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Brandon Reed

Founding Member at The Distinguished Society of Fine Gentlemen

"Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy." - Norman Schwarzkopf

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Design. Build. Tinker. Contribute…Create. - July 26, 2018
“That” Guy: Understanding Roles in Our Relationships - June 21, 2018
Financial Stewardship: The Forgotten Virtue - May 24, 2018

Patience. It is one of the very first things we are taught to practice in our lives. “Wait for your brother to be done playing with that toy”, our moms instructed. “Be patient, the storm will pass”, our dads told us after our first heartbreak. “Persevere longer than your opponent, and you will be the […]