Category: Friendships

Many people believe that Winston Churchill was one of the most effective leaders of his time. As Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, his leadership helped rally the British people –and many nations around the world, to defeat the Nazi regime during World War II. This next post in my series, New Year; New Types of Friends describes the selfless approach to leadership and friendship of Winston Churchill. It’s a trait that can help anyone earn the trust and respect of their good friends. In the book, Comprehensive Judgement and Absolute Selfishness: Winston Churchill on Politics as Friendship, John von Heyking makes the case that “friendship plays a central role in [Churchill’s] moral vision of politics.”  About Winston Churchill  Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, (November 30, 1874 – January 24, 1965) was born in Oxfordshire, England. He was a direct descendant of the 1st Duke of Marlborough, General John Churchill

Much has been written about the friendship — both political and personal — between Ronald Reagan and Tip O’Neill during the 1980s. In this next phase of the series, New Year; New Types of Friends, I’ll provide several examples of real-life friendship in politics, sports, literature, and entertainment. This first one is between the president and one of his rivals, which shows a friendship that fulfills more than one of the trusted friendships every man needs. As I wrote in the Introduction to Examples of Real-life Friendships, every man needs to include and connect often with six “archetypes” of friends who become his inner circle. By definition, an archetype is a pattern of behavior, prototype, or object to copy, emulate, or merge into that motivate human behavior, influence feelings, and affect our degree of consciousness. It’s said that people become the average of the five people with whom they spend the

My current GodBuddy series, New Year; New Types of Friends suggests that every man must evaluate his friendships periodically. I included posts about The Philosophy, The History, The Psychology, and The Physiology (physical aspects) to help us understand some barriers to having close, intimate male friendships. I then wrote The Friendships Throughout a Man’s Life and How Much Time Men Need to Become Friends to explain why and how long it takes to find the friends every man needs. This post introduces the foundation for examples of friendships in politics, sports, literature, and entertainment.  My hope is these upcoming examples of real-life friendships are a fun diversion but are also educational. I have some initial ideas for the format but am not sure exactly how those will flow or how many examples I’ll provide. Feel free to provide feedback and suggestions along the way.  I trust this series also helps