Manns Medium

Since the beginning of time, man has always separated themselves into categories.  These categories were defined by those making the separation and seemed to always amount to them placing the group to which they belonged as higher than all the rest.  This idea is borne out by history beginning with the mentions within the Old Testament of the Bible about the Pharisees and Sadducees as those with whom God only speaks and the words or rules that they expound should never be questioned and seen as coming directly from God.  It is borne out by even Moses writing within the Bible that only those from the tribe of  Levitt  can be called as priests and it continued  with the Native Americans, the slaves, the Irish, the Jews, women and so many more groups of people not viewed as equal.  This kind of thinking still remains prevalent today and has even been documented and made true by our past, present and current history books. This idea allows evil to mak...

Many people in the Human Resources Industry, or what I like to call the “People Factory Business” will have many different and a variety of ways to accomplish this goal of getting the best from your employee or associate.  Much of the information is good and most of it is solid but I have a much simpler way and instead of having the top 3, top 5 or top 10, I have only one consideration.  Now don’t get me wrong, I do not think that my way is better than the rest nor do I think that I know more than them.  I offer this because it is the most consistent barrier that I have come across and if you are constantly running into this wall as well, maybe this could help. Based on my many years of leading Marines, a few Corpsmen and a couple of soldiers from 1980 till 1991 and in some peaceful situation as well as some that was greatly chaotic,  I've  learned a few things.  Based on the years of managing several small businesses, a household of 4 and more as a si...

In this nation of haves, the want to have and have nots, those in the class of the haves define themselves with having the best that life has to offer but what they don’t realize is the best life has to offer does not come in the form of money or power.   It comes in the form of feeling good about yourself and knowing that you were able to help another person without sacrificing all that you worked so hard to obtain. Your fellow military member jumps on a protect you from a blast of a grenade by shielding you with his/her body and everyone calls him or her a hero.   At the time the choice was made to do that, they were not thinking about being labeled at all.   They were thinking about helping someone that they perceived unable to help themselves and that is the best that life has to offer.   Of course later on the fame and possible fortune will not be turned down but realize that was not the reason it was done.   A firefighter rushes into a collapsing building...