The Wayne Focus

Chapter 6 Honesty                American Honesty.                ‘Honesty is the best policy.’                This contains within it the idea that honesty is good business tactic.   It implies that by being honest you will earn more because you are honest than if you are dishonest.                This virtue – honesty – is sometimes likened to being its own reward.   It is not a selfish thing, however, to be honest.   Even though it is the simplest form of interaction to take – because you will not need to remember lies or deceitful plans – by being honest you can continue on your way in a clear direct path.            ...

Chapter 5 Sincerity                How to be sincere as an American?                Be truthful, honest and trustworthy.                If you are these things within then expressing American Sincerity is a natural consequence.                The word ‘Sincere’ is defined as ‘not hypocritical or deceitful, open, genuine.                It is the idea of being genuine that is at the heart of American Sincerity.                Mark Twain has said, “Any emotion, if it is sincere, is involuntary.”   It is a quality of American Sincerity that it be i...

Chapter 4 Politeness                Politeness.   American Politeness matches a standard dictionary definition of the word politeness.                That is : showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, being courteous, being civil or to reply politely.                Many Americans as children are taught not to speak until spoken to.   So, in many cases, you might find it hard to get a word out of them if you don’t speak to them first.   A polite ‘Hello’ or ‘How are you?’ can do quite well to start a conversation.                It is often said in the United States that some citizens in certain cities or states are unfriendly or lack politeness.   In fact...