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Gentleman Tips by The Gentlemen's Brotherhood Now you can receive Gentleman Tips from The Gentlemen's Brotherhood (TGB), by asking Alexa during your Flash Briefing. You've met my friend Alexa, right? Alexa is the voice-activated digital assistant inside of Amazon's Echo. The Echo looks like a little tower Bluetooth speaker, but it is so much more than that. By using simple voice commands, you can search the web, listen to the latest news, and check the weather without lifting a finger. Needless to say, it has become one of the must-have pieces of technology in many households. On a recent article...

The Ripple Effect of Being a Gentleman 3 Tips for Changing Society by Juan Sepúlveda If you found the Gentlemen's Brotherhood, perhaps you agree with me that manners are not as common as they once were. And if you're a man of action, maybe you want to see change happen in society. But, where do you even start? If you really want to make a change in society, what can you do? I like to think of change in society as the ripples effect of throwing a stone in a pond. The ripples begin just as a single point, but...

The Warrior in The Garden 2 What a warrior needs to know within and without. by Alberto Mella A man was running late to a very important business meeting when his car stalled. He couldn’t believe his luck! This appointment with a top business executive was going to change his life and his car decides to do this! While standing, looking befuddled at his car’s engine compartment, another man walks by, stops, and looks at the engine. After a few seconds of looking around the engine, he tells the owner of the vehicle that he can fix the car “right...

Put Your Oxygen Mask First Why caring for yourself first may not be as selfish as you think. If you have enjoyed the privilege of commercial flight, you have certainly heard the flight attendants delivering their safety spiel. This mandatory precautionary step is one that helps the passengers of the airplane understand certain safety procedures that would maximize their probability of surviving an in-flight emergency. One of the instructions given goes something like this: “In the extremely unlikely event of a sudden loss of cabin pressure, oxygen masks will deploy from the overhead compartment”. If you have heard the spiel...

The Fastest way to tie a tie Learn this trick, on our easy-to-follow, step-by-step video PGlmcmFtZSBzcmM9Ii8vZmFzdC53aXN0aWEubmV0L2VtYmVkL2lmcmFtZS8zdjlodWU5NTdkIiBhbGxvd3RyYW5zcGFyZW5jeT0idHJ1ZSIgZnJhbWVib3JkZXI9IjAiIHNjcm9sbGluZz0ibm8iIGNsYXNzPSJ3aXN0aWFfZW1iZWQiIG5hbWU9Indpc3RpYV9lbWJlZCIgYWxsb3dmdWxsc2NyZWVuIG1vemFsbG93ZnVsbHNjcmVlbiB3ZWJraXRhbGxvd2Z1bGxzY3JlZW4gb2FsbG93ZnVsbHNjcmVlbiBtc2FsbG93ZnVsbHNjcmVlbiB3aWR0aD0iNjQwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjM4OCI+PC9pZnJhbWU+DQo8c2NyaXB0IHNyYz0iLy9mYXN0Lndpc3RpYS5uZXQvYXNzZXRzL2V4dGVybmFsL0UtdjEuanMiIGFzeW5jPjwvc2NyaXB0Pg==When I first saw this trick, I couldn’t believe my eyes! How is it possible that someone can tie a necktie so fast? Well, with a little bit of practice, I have been able to master the technique myself and can tell you that I can do it in under 7 seconds. The good news is, that so can you. I have created an easy to follow, step by step video to teach you how to do it yourself and save some time or impress...