choices – Robert Noland

Wealth vs. Wisdom

What if you were offered the choice of wealth or wisdom? Which would you choose? To define, for wealth, at the end of each month, how ever much you needed to pay the bills of however much you spent that month would be provided and all paid to zero. For wisdom, any situation you encounter, […]

Warrior vs. Wimp

We love the word “warrior” and despise the word “wimp.” We all want to be warriors and, better yet, to be known as one. The truth is we have warrior days and we have wimp days. Some of us may have lots of warrior days with the occasional wimp day, while others of us the […]

Crunchtime at the Crossroads

What if you went on a road trip with no map or GPS and every time you came to a choice of which way to turn or which road to take, you just went with your gut? Which feels right? Which looks better to me? What if this method of navigation went great? You […]

Sniper or Poison?

What if you received a registered letter today from the government informing you that Intel had been passed to them that you were a target of a foreign entity? The letter states that you will be killed within the week—no matter where you are. You can’t hide. But you do have one choice . . […]

The Sandusky Verdict

No one was really surprised about the Jerry Sandusky verdict. The line to testify against him had grown and the eyewitness accounts were damning. And now, what was once a revered and legendary football coach, a part of college sports royalty, will die in prison. His contribution to Penn State’s win/loss record will be wiped […]

Coping with Cognitive Chaos

Decisions. Making decisions. Evaluating choices. One of the constant stresses and issues we deal with as men—especially ones with deadlines or major expectations. And often, just the sheer volume of decisions is overwhelming. Will we take a decision too lightly, make it hastily without enough info, and then regret it for years? Or stress, worry, […]

Wonder Where That Goes?

A couple of weeks ago, I headed to the post office. I always know during that time of day, there’s going to be traffic jams on the interstate and major roads. For a while now, I have noticed a road that appears to run parallel to I-65, but I rarely see anyone driving on it. […]