JW – Ephesians 4:32 – Be kind to one another.

MS* – All great achievements require time. – Maya Angelou

EB* – If at first you don’t succeed, failure may be your style. – Quentin Crisp

JD – I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best. – Walt Whitman

Something interesting happened as I finished “Shackleton’s Way”. I realized that this amazing story was technically a failure.

Technically, their goal was to cross the entire continent of Antarctica for the first time.

Instead, their shipped got crushed, creating one of the most dramatic and amazing stories of survival recorded.

Shackleton failed. He failed spectacularly.

And he did this in several other instances in his life.

You could say that failure may have been his style.

It was the way he failed and led through these failures that made him stand apart.

Whether we fail or succeed, our character is what will stand out the most.

Maybe the lesson to be learned is to take big chances with stuff like Artic adventures and business risks, but take no chances with your character.

A million dollars might be worth risking. A little white lie might not.

Make it a great day.

Jake