Trent with the beepy @35centtoothpaste
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The more I learn about Civil War politics, the more I'm convinced that Lincoln's most impressive and useful leadership trait was that he never let his pride get in the way of doing his job.
Other people in Lincoln's position would have come to Washington with something to prove. They'd have resented the insults and tried to disprove them. They'd have tried to seize power and credit, rejected help, spent a lot of time trying to reach a certain level of respect.
Lincoln's response to, "You're just a backwoods lawyer with no executive experience who makes too many dumb jokes," was pretty much always, "Yeah. And?" He had no interest in petty personal power plays. He had a country to run. There was a war on. It didn't matter what people thought of him so long as the job got done.
He was aware of his personal shortcomings and was always willing to accept advice and help from people who had more knowledge and experience in certain areas. He presided over a chaotic Cabinet full of abrasive personalities who thought they were better and smarter than him, but he kept working with them because they could get the job done. For example: Stanton was absolutely horrible to him when they were both working as lawyers. Just incredibly mean on a personal level. But when Lincoln needed someone to replace Cameron, he swallowed his pride and appointed Stanton as Secretary of War, where Stanton proceeded to be mean to everyone in the world, but he whipped that department into shape and kept it running efficiently through a very chaotic war. Pretty much no one except Lincoln would have been able to put up with that. He could put up with people who were personally difficult if they could do the job he needed them to do--which he was only able to do because his own ego didn't get in the way.
Lincoln's example is a prime demonstration of how humility isn't underrating yourself--it's being so secure in your own abilities and identity that you don't need to attack anyone or defend yourself to prove your worth. He knew his shortcomings, but he also knew his strengths. He was willing to give other people credit for successes and take blame upon himself for failures if it kept things running smoothly. He was secure enough in his own power that he could deal generously--but firmly--with people who tried to undermine him. In a city full of huge egos, in a profession that rewards puffed-up pride, that levelheaded humility is an extremely rare trait--which is what made it so impressive and effective.
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woooo guess who made an actual lineup for s2
gonna try n do one for the dads and kiddads too , so maybe look forward to that eventually cbsnndnd
close ups below the cut :3
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okay but i don't like how some of you guys make kaz gouging out oomen's eyeball seem like he would do those sort of atrocities to anyone who so much as disrespected inej and just because he wanted to. kaz watched her lose conciousness as he carried her and she bled all over his shirt and she is now bleeding on a table and they're all desperately hanging onto nina's abilities as a heartrender to keep her alive. she almost and could've died. and kaz is definitely angry that they were ambushed, he sort of expected it, but inej's predicament made it worse. and gouging out oomen's eyeball isn't something he did just because he wanted to do it. in some ways, its part of his reputation that if you cross him or his wraith, this is what's coming for you. it was also a way to get answers from oomen, because it was torture, because he wanted to know who planned the ambush that made him fail to protect his wraith. and i just don't like how some of you treat it as something so shallow because he just felt like it because it is way more than that, kaz is way more than that
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freddie doodles cuz while i love drawing judas n jesus i am going insane from not being able to figure out what i wanna do for the current wip :)))
also i just suddenly wanna
realize his design further
sooooo
✨ Freddie ✨
my dumb silly nerdy asshole wannabe cool guy ilysm <333
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Duck keychain duck keychain
Am I thinking of selling?
Him? No. He’s simply a practice to see if the gloss is water proof and if he’s durable.
Am I thinking of selling keychains like this soon?
Yes :] Just when everything is completed and I make stuff. If I were to put this guy on sale he’d be like $15
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