Homesteading is not easy but with right work ethic and coaching, it is achievable.

Well, I can kill an ant. I can kill a squirrel. I can kill plant. I can kill a person. I can kill soil. I can kill a cat. I can kill a...

43 pages in and I question myself if I'm wasting my time. He has an M.B.A., is quoted by presidents, and has sold over 3 million copies...

Frank Loyd Wright said, "Individuality is something precious in this world to be preserved." Christopher Alexander said, "Most of the...

We have explored Benjamin Franklin's 13 Virtues and their relevance to personal development in this series of posts. In this summary, we...

13. “HUMILITY. Imitate Jesus and Socrates.” On the trait of humility, Poor Richard writes the following: “My list of virtues contained at...

12. “CHASTITY. Rarely use venery but for health or offspring, never to dullness, weakness, or the injury of your own or another’s peace...

Franklin said, “CLEANLINESS. Tolerate no uncleanliness in body, clothes, or habitation. I would add...our mind. What weeds grow in the...

The Eagles song comes to mind for me with Mr. Franklins 9th. Randy Meisner sings, "Take it....to the limit...one more time." Poor...

“JUSTICE. Wrong none by doing injuries, or omitting the benefits that are your duty.” Throw away the incentive cause biases and behaviors....

“SINCERITY. Use no hurtful deceit; think innocently and justly, and, if you speak, speak accordingly.” Talk to any good coyote trapper...

“INDUSTRY. Lose no time; be always employed in something useful; cut off all unnecessary actions.” “Frugality and Industry, freeing me...

“FRUGALITY. Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself; i.e., waste nothing.” Can you get two pennies if you don't have one? I...

“RESOLUTION. Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve.” Franklin spoke of resolution saying: "Resolution,...

What does the scenery of your room, car, refrigerator, desk, yard, mind, farm, family or friend relationships look like? Are they clean...

“SILENCE. Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation.” Franklin's second virtue behind temperance was...

Today, we start. The start is for improvement. Improvement for our farm, our family, our future, our faith, finances, or any other word...

“Show me the Benjamins!” When I see memes or clips of people "Making it rain", it's Poor Richard's headshot flaunted. Is that how Mr....