"The Society that separates its Scholars from its Warriors, will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting done by fools." Thucydides

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Create Your Powerful Identity

Let's say you wish to excel in the art of painting. Or open your own woodworking business. Or become a Filmmaker which I did many years ago. The key is to utilize a Powerful Identity in reframing your Focus. Let's stick with painter for the moment.

Use the words: "I am a painter." The powerful use of the "I am..." phrase welds this new outlook to you mentally, intellectually but, more importantly, emotionally. Why emotionally? When you talk about painting (or any very exciting goal), then you can feel the electrical excitement within your body and Being.

"Being" is the act of existing within this newly embraced identity. Then you grow and become.

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Michael's Kenpo Karate Weapons Form - Knife & Pistol

You can see my Pistol & Knife form at approximately 10:31 here in the video from 2010. This is at Bryan Hawkins Kenpo Karate where I have studied Kenpo Karate for approximately over 35 years. The form is one that I created to advance in the system, utilizing Kenpo Karate principles. I use the form with the primary weapon as the firearm, duly guarded and using the knife for close-in drills. This is the training the Warrior phase!

Merit Matters-Socialism Explained

Scholar| Warrior| SW-Systems

April 25, 2025•2 min read

SCHOLARS AND WARRIORS: MERIT MATTERS

The story has certainly been told numerous times whereby hard work and merit matter. Good work is rewarded. Poor work is not.

ADAGE: Society may advance. Human behavior remains the same.

Reminds me of this story...

The story is told of a wise and experienced political science professor at a local university. When his class discussed socialism the young college students became enamored with the concept. On the surface socialism sounds wonderful. It seeks to establish equality. It eliminates the evils of capitalism where the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. The means of production and distribution are taken away from the profit seeking private individuals and placed in the hands of government officials who represent the people.

The students ignored the fact that socialism is a utopian fantasy that has a 100% failure rate in the real world. They ignored the fact that, in practice, socialism actually increases shortages, deprivation, and poverty. Socialism often leads to dictatorship.

When the professor returned the first quiz to the students there was a lot of noise in the class. He had averaged all the grades together. And he gave everyone a B-. The C, D, and F students were thrilled. The A students were angry and frustrated. The B students were satisfied.

After calling the class to order, the professor explained that grading on the weekly quizzes would henceforth be based on the principles of socialism and equality.

On the second quiz everyone got a C-. The bright A students felt no need to put in the extra effort excel. The C, D, and F students hadn’t studied because they got a B- the last time, and so they assumed they would get the same grade. Only the D and F students were happy with the grades. The A and B students were irate. And the C students were content.

Both the A and B students stopped putting in the extra hours and effort to get high grades. They had no incentive. They were no longer rewarded for their hard work. After several weeks, all of the students ended up with D’s, and the students learned a practical lesson the principles of socialism and equality.

Michael Mandaville

Michael is a writer, filmmaker and dedicated World War II historian who studies martial arts, action films and is learning more about VFX every single darn day. Oh and a Scholar Warrior

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Merit Matters-Socialism Explained

Scholar| Warrior| SW-Systems

April 25, 2025•2 min read

SCHOLARS AND WARRIORS: MERIT MATTERS

The story has certainly been told numerous times whereby hard work and merit matter. Good work is rewarded. Poor work is not.

ADAGE: Society may advance. Human behavior remains the same.

Reminds me of this story...

The story is told of a wise and experienced political science professor at a local university. When his class discussed socialism the young college students became enamored with the concept. On the surface socialism sounds wonderful. It seeks to establish equality. It eliminates the evils of capitalism where the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. The means of production and distribution are taken away from the profit seeking private individuals and placed in the hands of government officials who represent the people.

The students ignored the fact that socialism is a utopian fantasy that has a 100% failure rate in the real world. They ignored the fact that, in practice, socialism actually increases shortages, deprivation, and poverty. Socialism often leads to dictatorship.

When the professor returned the first quiz to the students there was a lot of noise in the class. He had averaged all the grades together. And he gave everyone a B-. The C, D, and F students were thrilled. The A students were angry and frustrated. The B students were satisfied.

After calling the class to order, the professor explained that grading on the weekly quizzes would henceforth be based on the principles of socialism and equality.

On the second quiz everyone got a C-. The bright A students felt no need to put in the extra effort excel. The C, D, and F students hadn’t studied because they got a B- the last time, and so they assumed they would get the same grade. Only the D and F students were happy with the grades. The A and B students were irate. And the C students were content.

Both the A and B students stopped putting in the extra hours and effort to get high grades. They had no incentive. They were no longer rewarded for their hard work. After several weeks, all of the students ended up with D’s, and the students learned a practical lesson the principles of socialism and equality.

Michael Mandaville

Michael is a writer, filmmaker and dedicated World War II historian who studies martial arts, action films and is learning more about VFX every single darn day. Oh and a Scholar Warrior

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Merit Matters-Socialism Explained

Scholar| Warrior| SW-Systems

April 25, 2025•2 min read

SCHOLARS AND WARRIORS: MERIT MATTERS

The story has certainly been told numerous times whereby hard work and merit matter. Good work is rewarded. Poor work is not.

ADAGE: Society may advance. Human behavior remains the same.

Reminds me of this story...

The story is told of a wise and experienced political science professor at a local university. When his class discussed socialism the young college students became enamored with the concept. On the surface socialism sounds wonderful. It seeks to establish equality. It eliminates the evils of capitalism where the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. The means of production and distribution are taken away from the profit seeking private individuals and placed in the hands of government officials who represent the people.

The students ignored the fact that socialism is a utopian fantasy that has a 100% failure rate in the real world. They ignored the fact that, in practice, socialism actually increases shortages, deprivation, and poverty. Socialism often leads to dictatorship.

When the professor returned the first quiz to the students there was a lot of noise in the class. He had averaged all the grades together. And he gave everyone a B-. The C, D, and F students were thrilled. The A students were angry and frustrated. The B students were satisfied.

After calling the class to order, the professor explained that grading on the weekly quizzes would henceforth be based on the principles of socialism and equality.

On the second quiz everyone got a C-. The bright A students felt no need to put in the extra effort excel. The C, D, and F students hadn’t studied because they got a B- the last time, and so they assumed they would get the same grade. Only the D and F students were happy with the grades. The A and B students were irate. And the C students were content.

Both the A and B students stopped putting in the extra hours and effort to get high grades. They had no incentive. They were no longer rewarded for their hard work. After several weeks, all of the students ended up with D’s, and the students learned a practical lesson the principles of socialism and equality.

Michael Mandaville

Michael is a writer, filmmaker and dedicated World War II historian who studies martial arts, action films and is learning more about VFX every single darn day. Oh and a Scholar Warrior

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Merit Matters-Socialism Explained

Scholar| Warrior| SW-Systems

April 25, 2025•2 min read

SCHOLARS AND WARRIORS: MERIT MATTERS

The story has certainly been told numerous times whereby hard work and merit matter. Good work is rewarded. Poor work is not.

ADAGE: Society may advance. Human behavior remains the same.

Reminds me of this story...

The story is told of a wise and experienced political science professor at a local university. When his class discussed socialism the young college students became enamored with the concept. On the surface socialism sounds wonderful. It seeks to establish equality. It eliminates the evils of capitalism where the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. The means of production and distribution are taken away from the profit seeking private individuals and placed in the hands of government officials who represent the people.

The students ignored the fact that socialism is a utopian fantasy that has a 100% failure rate in the real world. They ignored the fact that, in practice, socialism actually increases shortages, deprivation, and poverty. Socialism often leads to dictatorship.

When the professor returned the first quiz to the students there was a lot of noise in the class. He had averaged all the grades together. And he gave everyone a B-. The C, D, and F students were thrilled. The A students were angry and frustrated. The B students were satisfied.

After calling the class to order, the professor explained that grading on the weekly quizzes would henceforth be based on the principles of socialism and equality.

On the second quiz everyone got a C-. The bright A students felt no need to put in the extra effort excel. The C, D, and F students hadn’t studied because they got a B- the last time, and so they assumed they would get the same grade. Only the D and F students were happy with the grades. The A and B students were irate. And the C students were content.

Both the A and B students stopped putting in the extra hours and effort to get high grades. They had no incentive. They were no longer rewarded for their hard work. After several weeks, all of the students ended up with D’s, and the students learned a practical lesson the principles of socialism and equality.

Michael Mandaville

Michael is a writer, filmmaker and dedicated World War II historian who studies martial arts, action films and is learning more about VFX every single darn day. Oh and a Scholar Warrior

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Merit Matters-Socialism Explained

Scholar| Warrior| SW-Systems

April 25, 2025•2 min read

SCHOLARS AND WARRIORS: MERIT MATTERS

The story has certainly been told numerous times whereby hard work and merit matter. Good work is rewarded. Poor work is not.

ADAGE: Society may advance. Human behavior remains the same.

Reminds me of this story...

The story is told of a wise and experienced political science professor at a local university. When his class discussed socialism the young college students became enamored with the concept. On the surface socialism sounds wonderful. It seeks to establish equality. It eliminates the evils of capitalism where the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. The means of production and distribution are taken away from the profit seeking private individuals and placed in the hands of government officials who represent the people.

The students ignored the fact that socialism is a utopian fantasy that has a 100% failure rate in the real world. They ignored the fact that, in practice, socialism actually increases shortages, deprivation, and poverty. Socialism often leads to dictatorship.

When the professor returned the first quiz to the students there was a lot of noise in the class. He had averaged all the grades together. And he gave everyone a B-. The C, D, and F students were thrilled. The A students were angry and frustrated. The B students were satisfied.

After calling the class to order, the professor explained that grading on the weekly quizzes would henceforth be based on the principles of socialism and equality.

On the second quiz everyone got a C-. The bright A students felt no need to put in the extra effort excel. The C, D, and F students hadn’t studied because they got a B- the last time, and so they assumed they would get the same grade. Only the D and F students were happy with the grades. The A and B students were irate. And the C students were content.

Both the A and B students stopped putting in the extra hours and effort to get high grades. They had no incentive. They were no longer rewarded for their hard work. After several weeks, all of the students ended up with D’s, and the students learned a practical lesson the principles of socialism and equality.

Michael Mandaville

Michael is a writer, filmmaker and dedicated World War II historian who studies martial arts, action films and is learning more about VFX every single darn day. Oh and a Scholar Warrior

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Merit Matters-Socialism Explained

Scholar| Warrior| SW-Systems

April 25, 2025•2 min read

SCHOLARS AND WARRIORS: MERIT MATTERS

The story has certainly been told numerous times whereby hard work and merit matter. Good work is rewarded. Poor work is not.

ADAGE: Society may advance. Human behavior remains the same.

Reminds me of this story...

The story is told of a wise and experienced political science professor at a local university. When his class discussed socialism the young college students became enamored with the concept. On the surface socialism sounds wonderful. It seeks to establish equality. It eliminates the evils of capitalism where the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. The means of production and distribution are taken away from the profit seeking private individuals and placed in the hands of government officials who represent the people.

The students ignored the fact that socialism is a utopian fantasy that has a 100% failure rate in the real world. They ignored the fact that, in practice, socialism actually increases shortages, deprivation, and poverty. Socialism often leads to dictatorship.

When the professor returned the first quiz to the students there was a lot of noise in the class. He had averaged all the grades together. And he gave everyone a B-. The C, D, and F students were thrilled. The A students were angry and frustrated. The B students were satisfied.

After calling the class to order, the professor explained that grading on the weekly quizzes would henceforth be based on the principles of socialism and equality.

On the second quiz everyone got a C-. The bright A students felt no need to put in the extra effort excel. The C, D, and F students hadn’t studied because they got a B- the last time, and so they assumed they would get the same grade. Only the D and F students were happy with the grades. The A and B students were irate. And the C students were content.

Both the A and B students stopped putting in the extra hours and effort to get high grades. They had no incentive. They were no longer rewarded for their hard work. After several weeks, all of the students ended up with D’s, and the students learned a practical lesson the principles of socialism and equality.

Michael Mandaville

Michael is a writer, filmmaker and dedicated World War II historian who studies martial arts, action films and is learning more about VFX every single darn day. Oh and a Scholar Warrior

Back to Blog

Merit Matters-Socialism Explained

Scholar| Warrior| SW-Systems

April 25, 2025•2 min read

SCHOLARS AND WARRIORS: MERIT MATTERS

The story has certainly been told numerous times whereby hard work and merit matter. Good work is rewarded. Poor work is not.

ADAGE: Society may advance. Human behavior remains the same.

Reminds me of this story...

The story is told of a wise and experienced political science professor at a local university. When his class discussed socialism the young college students became enamored with the concept. On the surface socialism sounds wonderful. It seeks to establish equality. It eliminates the evils of capitalism where the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. The means of production and distribution are taken away from the profit seeking private individuals and placed in the hands of government officials who represent the people.

The students ignored the fact that socialism is a utopian fantasy that has a 100% failure rate in the real world. They ignored the fact that, in practice, socialism actually increases shortages, deprivation, and poverty. Socialism often leads to dictatorship.

When the professor returned the first quiz to the students there was a lot of noise in the class. He had averaged all the grades together. And he gave everyone a B-. The C, D, and F students were thrilled. The A students were angry and frustrated. The B students were satisfied.

After calling the class to order, the professor explained that grading on the weekly quizzes would henceforth be based on the principles of socialism and equality.

On the second quiz everyone got a C-. The bright A students felt no need to put in the extra effort excel. The C, D, and F students hadn’t studied because they got a B- the last time, and so they assumed they would get the same grade. Only the D and F students were happy with the grades. The A and B students were irate. And the C students were content.

Both the A and B students stopped putting in the extra hours and effort to get high grades. They had no incentive. They were no longer rewarded for their hard work. After several weeks, all of the students ended up with D’s, and the students learned a practical lesson the principles of socialism and equality.

Michael Mandaville

Michael is a writer, filmmaker and dedicated World War II historian who studies martial arts, action films and is learning more about VFX every single darn day. Oh and a Scholar Warrior

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By taking the Scholar Warrior Way Course, you will get Michael's program for Self-Improvement in his pursuit of Creative Excellence in Writing, Filmmaking, Martial arts and his other pursuits from his major curious outlook. Here are the 7 Steps that he uses....

Powerful Why - the Key to Enthusiasm and Fulfillment
Scholar Warrior Identity - Embracing the new Mentality - now!
Your Morning Routine - Starting the day Right.
Brainstorming Your How - Strategy thinking and tactics
Create Your Own Systems - Become efficient with predictable results
Building Transforming Habits - Habit creates Destiny
The Art of Sleep - Long ignored but a necessary health break.

Levels 1, 2 and 3 - Detailing and add more videos, wisdom, resources and Learning Materials for your Growth and Self-Improvement.

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What is The Purpose of the "ScholarWarriorWay" ?

By engaging in the mental perspective of the Scholar Warrior, you embrace two aspects of your life: The Scholar with a constant focus on self-development and self-improvement. The Warrior whereby you learn techniques about courage, action and derring-do to achieve your true authentic goals for a fulfilled life.

How much does Scholar Warrior Way cost?

The cost of could be absolutely no money if you just want to get on our newsletter to read the various articles on the website. If you want to take the courses on various levels, then you might spend $200-300 per year. Think of it this way: If you could improve yourself 100-200-300-1000-3600% in a single year, then how much is it worth? The price of two meals and drinks at a restaurant that you'll never remember? Make a better life choice.

How do I know I work with the ScholarWarriorWay?

ScholarWarriorWay is broken down into 7 Major Strategies. You can pick one and work on it for a few weeks, then add another strategies. They start with the Powerful Why and end with the Art of Sleep.