As men, we have a carnal inclination towards polygamy.

As a society, a man who succeeds in attaining "social" polygamy by hooking up with a large diverse array of fine women is deemed an alpha male.

When I think of the truly great and brilliant leaders of this generation present and past, names that come to mind are Abraham Lincoln, John D. Rockefeller, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Martin Luther King Jr., Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Larry Page, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Theodore Roosevelt, Alexander Bell, Andrew Carnegie, Frederick Douglas, J. P. Morgan, Nikola Tesla, Warren Buffett among countless others.

Their greatness and dominance stemmed from their ability to organize energy and effort in a way to achieve their clear goals in a way that also serves others. Each of these men, in my mind, exhibited tremendous self-control and stability of intellect.

If we desire such excellence (though we may not), where then does the role of "hooking up with women" for the sake of fulfilling our carnal pleasures fall into place. I do not fully oppose or suggest that such men had truly blemish-free internal romantic lives. And I do not suggest that neither shall we, for I myself have found great joy and happiness in the past on such experiences. However, I believe that we should insist that physical intimacy only be reserved for women of the highest caliber of our standards - worthy of total mind, spiritual, emotional and physical connection. Although she may not be "your wife", she should be worthy of being your wife if so situation or circumstances allow. We shall not settle for easy fixes. But rather, if you are to pursue a flirtatious kind of the opposite gender, she should be of such worthy caliber that you would have no shame proclaiming her to the world as yours.

She must be worth our time.

I believe in myself.

I believe in those who work with me.

I believe in my employer.

I believe in my friends.

I believe in my family.

I believe that God will lend me everything I need with which to succeed if I do my best to earn it through faithful and honest service.

I believe in prayer and I will never close my eyes in sleep without praying for divine guidance to the end that I will be patient with other people and tolerant with those who do not believe as I do.

I believe that success is the result of intelligent effort and does not depend upon luck or sharp practices or double-crossing friends, fellow men or my employer.

I believe I will get out of life exactly what I put into it, therefore I will be careful to conduct myself toward others as I would want them to act toward me.

I will not slander those whom I do not like.

I will not slight my work no matter what I may see others doing.

I will render the best service of which I am capable because I have pledged myself to succeed in life and I know that success is always the result of conscientious and efficient effort.

Finally, I will forgive those who offend me because I realize that I shall sometimes offend others and I will need their forgiveness.I believe in myself.

I believe in those who work with me.

I believe in my employer.

I believe in my friends.

I believe in my family.

I believe that God will lend me everything I need with which to succeed if I do my best to earn it through faithful and honest service.

I believe in prayer and I will never close my eyes in sleep without praying for divine guidance to the end that I will be patient with other people and tolerant with those who do not believe as I do.

I believe that success is the result of intelligent effort and does not depend upon luck or sharp practices or double-crossing friends, fellow men or my employer.

I believe I will get out of life exactly what I put into it, therefore I will be careful to conduct myself toward others as I would want them to act toward me.

I will not slander those whom I do not like.

I will not slight my work no matter what I may see others doing.

I will render the best service of which I am capable because I have pledged myself to succeed in life and I know that success is always the result of conscientious and efficient effort.

Finally, I will forgive those who offend me because I realize that I shall sometimes offend others and I will need their forgiveness.

Sir, do you have any change?

Every begger asks for "some change". As I open the gate into my property today, a man wondering the street asks the all-too-familiar question, "sir, do you have any change?" I reply, "I'm sorry sir I don't have any change" ... to which he replies, "I can wait out here?" ..(implying that I may have some inside the house) ... but I then reply, "I'm sorry sir, but I really don't have any change, all I have is cards". Now this man probably asks, do you have any change routinely, every single day for months if not years. Imagine if instead of asking directly for what he wants, he instead asked every individual he meets, "sir, how can I get some change for myself?" He would likely be a very rich man.

How often do I recognize my need for something, and then ask others to provide that need for me, as opposed to asking others how I can earn that need for myself.

You sir, although I wasn't able to give you any change, you gave me a very valuable lesson.