I’ve toyed with the idea of doing a series here list­ing things I’ve learned from var­i­ous friends, fam­ily, strangers and other clas­si­fi­ca­tions of peo­ple. Might as well get it started, so to kick it off, let’s begin with my good friend, Shammah. So, here are ten things I’ve learned from him, in no par­tic­u­lar order:

• Praise has noth­ing to do with sound­ing good, but every­thing to do with the heart.
• You can learn to over­come shy­ness and inse­cu­rity by sheer force of will.
• Give, give, and give until it hurts. Then give some more.