Magnanimity & Permanence
Rick Sapio
March 26, 2019
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Event Recap
Event Recap
Magnanimity is the virtue of being great of mind and heart. It encompasses, usually, a refusal to be petty, a willingness to face danger, and actions for noble purposes.
Permanence is the state or quality of lasting or remaining unchanged indefinitely.
Small Group Discussion Questions
Small Group Discussion Questions
- Magnanimity: What would you change about your life, if you knew a video camera was following you around from the minute you woke up?
- Permanence: What permanent rituals, and structures can you implement into your life?
Action Items
Action Items
- Spread the word. Bring a friend.
Magnanimity - What would you change about your life, if you knew a video camera was following you around from the minute you woke up? (i.e. What can you take away?)
Magnanimity - What would you change about your life, if you knew a video camera was following you around from the minute you woke up? (i.e. What can you take away?)
- Think about how my words sound
- Not yelling
- Be willing to apologize
- Have routine that removes distraction
- Quit Social Media
- Connect/Be Present to Spouse
- Cut down on social activities
- More connecting with people
- Drink less at home
- Pray more
- Less TV
- Work less
- Media/TV Distractions
- Get home from work timely
- Avoid procrastination
- Note being attentive/responsive to spouse
- Less screen time
- More patience/empathy
- Tech free time with kids
- Less lusting
- Less judgement
- Too much TV <--> "selfish"
- Put the human back in the loop
- Respect others as God respects me
- Screen time
- Sleep early/Wake-up Early
- Limit Sports
- Distraction Free Family Time/Couple Time
- Move with purpose/focus
- "Confident Pacing"
- Wasting time on phone/social media
- Keep it out of the bathroom
- Exercising (healthy activity)
- Wake up late/Sleeping in
- Eating Poorly
- Yelling at kids/foul language
- losing self-control
- Rolling eyes/judging
Permanence - What permanent rituals, and structures can you implement into your life? (i.e. What can you put in?)
Permanence - What permanent rituals, and structures can you implement into your life? (i.e. What can you put in?)
- More family dinners
- Pray daily with spouse
- More exercise/healthy eating
- Be present to everyone you encounter
- Call your Mom
- Weekly holy hour/Adoration
- No electronics at dinner
- Daily morning Mass
- Daily scripture reading
- Date night
- Family game night
- Road trips
- Engage with the "other:
- Be a better Christian
- better everything
- Listen better
- More "routines" -> Constancy
- Intentional friendships
- Pick 1 Church Ministry
- Family Dinner
- Call (not text) kids
- Rosary
- Write down intentions and act on them
- Monthly confession
- Morning/Evening prayer
- Mass
- Every week
- On time/priority
- Family values/time
- Family dinner
- Being present
- Vacation/Outdoor play
- Prayer
- All together as a family
- Rosary once a week
- Confession monthly
- Date Night
- Excercising
- Make time for friends
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Rick lives in Dallas with his wife and their 4 children, ages 5, 7, 9, and 11.
About Rick Sapio
About Rick Sapio
Rick is a life-long entrepreneur who started his first business, a bicycle repair shop, after the death of his father when he was just 13 years old. Since then he has founded more than 20 companies. Rick is the 7th of 9 children raised by a mother with serious, life-long mental-health issues. He learned early in life that it's best to think positively about the cards one's been dealt; no matter how difficult those cards seem.
Since 1994, Rick has been the founder and CEO of a financial holding company, which has invested into more than 120 different companies. He is also the founding and six-time Chairman of the Gathering of Titans Program. This annual event – currently in its 16th year - is a meeting of global leaders focused on making the world a better place. This event takes place annually at MIT in Boston. He is a graduate of Rutgers University with a B.S. in Engineering.
In 2018, Rick co-authored and published, Who’s In Your Room, a unique book and platform that advocates that the quality of one’s life is dependent on the quality of the people in their life.
You can also learn more about him after watching these 2 short, unique videos:
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