Wisdom is seeing and responding to life situations from a perspective that transcends my current circumstances. Whether at work, with our families, or in our community, there are times when we are called upon to be leaders and other times when we are followers. Both roles require wisdom and we are...
Wisdom is one of those character traits, like many, where the value is easy to see, but how to gain the trait, how to do it better, or even really excel at it, is much more difficult. It is easy to just say “be wise” or “be compassionate” or even simply “be kind,” but how to live it, how to do...
Proverbs 17:28 says, “Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent, and discerning if they hold their tongues.” Following that as a guideline, I will try and keep this short. Wisdom is the trait of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment. What we learn intentionally or through our...
We generally think of generosity when we hear of someone giving millions for a new college stadium or of a billionaire donating a wing to a hospital. Those are fine examples of generosity and their impact is significant. But maybe that makes the rest of us think generosity isn’t an important...
Strata Leadership defines Wisdom as making practical application of what is learned. After trying to explain wisdom to my two young grandkids, age 7 and 10, I defined wisdom as taking what you know and using it to make your choices. Life presents us with many learning opportunities, but what we...
If intelligence is the ability to know things, wisdom knows what to do with what you know. For example… Intelligent people know the rules of poker. Wise people, “Know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em, know when to walk away, and know when to run.” Intelligent people know that OSU plays...
Wisdom is defined as “making practical applications of truth in daily decisions,” or you may have heard it this way, “Knowledge is information; applying knowledge to live well is wisdom.” If you Google search “the wisest person who ever lived,” you will be directed to the 10th Century B.C....
