Category: Friendships

As I began drafting the next post in my series, New Year; New Types of Friends, the 2020 Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Course was in full swing (pun intended!). During Thursday’s first round, the Golf Channel showed a three-part film titled, Arnie, about one of golf’s greatest icons: Arnold Palmer. It is a fitting tribute to Palmer’s life and legacy, along with the relationship with his legions of fans affectionately known as “Arnie’s Army.” The film reminded me that every man – not just a legendary golfer, needs an army of close buddies or what you might call his inner circle of friends.   Arnie: the Film The opening words set the direction of this film: “How do you tell the story of a life — that’s larger than life?” starts Tom Selleck, “Someday, years, even decades” — or centuries from now — “they’ll hear the name

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Even though he was one of America’s Founding Fathers, Alexander Hamilton didn’t receive much attention –that is until Lin-Manuel Miranda’s 2015 musical, Hamilton became a Broadway sensation. Alexander likely received less recognition because many of his colleagues (and occasional political enemies) went on to serve as presidents, while Hamilton did not. But the real story of Hamilton’s life is how accountability helps a man grow. In Hamilton’s case, accountability — or lack thereof, helped him realize how to become a better man. – albeit not perfect, man As I wrote in my last post, Frenemies of the State, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson were friends who supported each other but were also fierce political rivals. Similarly, Alexander Hamilton endured the death of a good friend and a family member, He also had friends who became enemies. While it’s unclear if any of them supported Alexander after his tragedies, it is