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Humphrey Bogart remains one of my favorite actors of the twentieth century.
He played a broad range of characters including a cynical detective trying to stay ahead of the authorities; a cynical fugitive trying to stay ahead of the authorities; and a cynical mercenary trying to stay ahead of the authorities.
"Bogie" was known for hard-boiled dialog such as this breathless exchange with Lauren Bacall in To Have and To Have Not:
Bacall: "I don't like your manners."
Bogart: "I'm not crazy about yours. I didn't ask to see you. I don't mind if you don't like my manners. I don't like them myself. They're pretty bad. I grieve over them long winter evenings."
Bogart's characters nearly always manifested an endearing redemptive quality such as a regret of wasted years; a compassion for the oppressed; and a sacrifice for a noble cause. Still, Bogart never ceded himself to anyone.
Bogart died in 1957, but lives on in film, his iconic portraiture, and in our vocabulary. The latter in a verb, "to bogart," meaning "to bully" or "to monopolize."
Which makes me curious. If your name became a verb, how, might you imagine, would it be defined?
How would you like it to be defined?
What's keeping you from living into that definition?
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Michael Fox
m�agine!
530/613.2774
407 Myrtle Drive
Farmerville, LA, USA 71241 |
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In addition to personal and professional coaching,
m�agine! specializes in spiritual transformation coaching,
employing its proprietary models
--Values, Vision, Voice and Heart, Soul, Mind & Strength--
as well as
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator� curriculum
published by CPP, the People Development People.
Michael's books include
Complete in Christ,
Complete in Christ Spiritual Transformation Workbook,
and Biblio�files.
Coaching fees are based upon a sliding scale. Contact us for details.
For additional information, visit our website at maginethepossibilities.net.
Limited scholarships are available for spiritual transformation coaching.
On the flip side, if you are able, please inquire about opportunities
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