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Helping People Too Much

  • by pharaoh

Being a leader is great and being generous is great too. However, there is a such thing as helping people too much. It’s ok to allow people to endure their own struggle. There is a difference between being someone’s help and being their crutch. You should know whether the relationship is mutual. Generosity should be reciprocated in order for the effort to maintain balance.

Learn The Lesson

This is a difficult lesson to learn but it is an essential one to learn. You have to accept that people must be left to solve their own problems or suffer through them. Everyone can not be helped. You can’t do it. Some people will always need a hand no natter what. At some point you’ll have to detach that life line that they so desperately cling to.

Be The Help But Not A Crutch

Help should be temporary. There is a point where a person should take over and begin livin their lives without the aid of another responsible adult. Sooner or later, they’ve got to be willing to take back control of the reins.

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The GodKing Pharaoh is the founder of JBGODS. Click the image to read more.

Pharaoh’s New Swag At The Rink

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The 2025 Summer Album

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Developers For JBGODS

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The 2025 Nominations for the JBGODS Rose Awards are closed.

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Our Fleet Of Vehicles

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This is the GodKing Pharaoh letting you know about our fleet of vehicles. After months and even years of planning, the JBGODS fleet is beginning to take shape. The company now has three cars and is expecting to add on one additional vehicle every month for the rest of the year.

Why A Fleet of Vehicles

The team needs to get around. Whether we are working in Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Louis or Atlanta, we need to have immediate options available for transport. You may not know this but, the skaters on the JBGODS Skate Team get paid for their work. Example given, if you compete in a tournament and represent the team, JBGODS will pay you for your time and efforts, easy. That’s how it should be and that’s how it is here with JBGODS.

Leasing JBGODS Equipment

Towards the end of 2025 JBGODS will begin leasing branded vehicles in Chicago. Interested parties may send email inquiries to skate@jbgods.com. We are well on our way to incorporating the most dependable products and technology with our vehicles.

The GodKing Pharaoh is the founder of JBGODS. Click the image to read more.

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The 2025 Nominations for the JBGODS Rose Awards are closed.

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The Classic Martini

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I give my highest recommendation for The Classic Martini at The Gage on Michigan. They get the highest, top rose from me. The cocktails are great. If that’s your style, start with the Seasonal Cobbler. It tastes good and the alcohol content is low, I give it a 7 out of 10. Taste and alcohol content are the top grading points to me. With that, I give the Sour Cherry Boulevardier a 3. It tastes like orange peels but the alcohol content is reasonable. Finally, this review gives you their classic martini, The Classic. It tastes like a martini and it hits like one. They spear on an olive the size of a walnut with a lemon peel inside, 7 out of 10. Go to The Gage, enjoy the hospitality, enjoy the ambiance and the crowd and enjoy the menu. – TGKP

The Classic Martini at The Gage on Michigan
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Pharaoh is going on a journey and it looks like he’ll take JBGODS across the country and around the world all on his own.

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It’s Ok To Take A Day Off

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Some days your mind and your body just need a rest. This could be a day where you know that you could do more but you just need to do nothing for a while. It’s ok. That’s called rest and recovery. Be encouraged to get that sleep, that rest and that nutrition. Working as much as you can as often as you can is admirable. Taking a break is mandatory, your body and your mind both need it. – Pharaoh

Know Your Limits

Work hard to achieve your goals. Keep going and never give up. Set short term milestones and plan for rest. You will damage your health when you work without getting adequate sleep and rest. You can very well kill yourself from over exertion. No one wants that to happen at all. Many people brag about how they work endless hours and how they function on only 4 hours of sleep but take heed to this advice. Be careful. If you push your body too far, your brain will turn the lights off and you’ll have a cool meeting with death.

Exercise limitations. Limit your working hours and your output for your own safety. It won’t serve you to get sick trying to get rich. You’ll spend all of your rich years paying for year battered body.

Be Kind To Yourself

You do need to be tough but don’t be tough on yourself, the world is going to do that for you. Be kind to your mind and be kind to your body. You’ll find that you can heal your body just by the way that you treat yourself.

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The 2025 Nominations for the JBGODS Rose Awards are closed.

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Pharaoh is going on a journey and it looks like he’ll take JBGODS across the country and around the world all on his own.

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The Weather on May 24th

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Today the weather on May 24th is cool in the shade and slightly warm in the sun. You will still need a jacket or a pullover. There is no wind but it certainly feels as though the temperatures could drop later and that the wind could pick up a bit. – Pharaoh

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CHICAGO

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Cool Weather On May 23rd

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Today brings us cool weather on May 23rd. It is another day in the chilly gray fog of Chicago. Hopefully the mist will soon subside and we’ll get some much more attractive summer weather. – Pharaoh

Waiting For Summer

The month of May is almost finished and the weather is still chilly. What a disappointment. Global warming must really be affecting our climate for cool weather to last so late into the year.

Of Course It’s Cold Again
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Who’s Controlling The Climate

This is kind of spooky and hard not to notice. There was a time when everyone could wear all short sleeves before Cinco De Mayo.

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Of Course It’s Cold Again

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Of course it’s cold again. The weather has been back and forward this year.

News Ticker

We are in the middle of May and I have to turn my heat on again. The weather has certainly been inconsistent. It’s not a terrible thing but some warm weather through the summer months would be nice.

CHICAGO
WEATHER

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Chicago Weather

Can’t Wait For Warmth

As soon as the sun comes out, we are outside. This dreary, gray weather is so lame. It just drains our energy.

History Of Bad Winters

Chicago has had some really foul winters over the past ten to fifteen years. We got lucky this past year. There was minimal snow to deal with. We barely had to use our salt in the sidewalks.

We had a short period of warm weather and it was great. After only a few days of sunny weather it’s cold again. This isn’t fair.

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Yehoshua Faced KenDraco In Yesterday’s Battle

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News Ticker

Some windy weather followed by a slight tornado warning swept through Chicago and the surrounding areas yesterday. However, the outdoor battles still ensued. JBGODS team skater Yehoshua battled against KenDraco yesterday and took his first competition loss. Yehoshua now has a pro skate record of 0 wins and 1 loss.

Yehoshua did take a loss, and that is ok. His presence alone in the competition only reinforces his nomination for Best New Skater. He’s got about three years of experience as a skater and he is doing quite well. As a JBGOD, the demand is always high for more jumps, more speed and more stunts.

Yehoshua is a JBSKATER from the JBGODS Skate Team
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The events of this outdoor battle shall be recorded in history.

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It’s Time For A New Pair Of Dress Shoes

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After years of going from job to job with an interest in being financially independent, I’ve learned a special value in wardrobe. It’s important to have your own business attire. Jobs are so comforting and wearing their workplace gear can make you forget about your own. I think it’s important to have dress clothes that you can wear for any corporate environment. Having multiple pairs of each is just as important. Sports shoes and casual footwear are both fun to collect. But there is so much more security in owning three pairs of black dress shoes and three black suits to match.

Your Personal Wardrobe Is An Asset

Most jobs require a branded uniform. They are awesome, they make you feel like you belong. The uniform is visible proof that you belong. At some point, we usually move on from one job to the next and a routine tradition happens, we buy new uniforms. Suddenly, an investment that we have made no longer serves us. Then, we repeat that same investment for a new company. Here is the part that I would like to emphasize. In between jobs, we go to interviews and we wear business attire.

Invest In Yourself

Your clothing is a tool, use it that way.

Pharaoh

See also: JBSKATE Official

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Man Shot And Killed On Near West Side

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It is a tragedy. Assailants shot and killed a man while walking on the sidewalk on Near West Side. According to reports, five men with guns killed him. They got out of a dark colored SUV and fired shots at him. Medical services arrived on the scene and transported the 40 year old victim to Stroger Hospital. Doctors pronounced him dead after arrival. The killing took place on 14th street near the University of Illinois Chicago campus.

People Shot and Killed Regularly

Please do not let the silence fool you, people die on a regular basis in Chicago. It’s a sad reality but it’s true and we should acknowledge this fact. The city is dangerous and there are plenty of people willing to do dangerous things. People get killed or hurt on a regular basis here. Often times the general public doesn’t even hear about it. Keep yourself informed about your area and the trending crimes. This information can keep you out of a bad situation.

Be Vigilant and Be Safe

Criminals often target visitors in the city. They steal cars on a regular basis. Don’t leave your car running. People look for that and they steal cars. This tip is not as grave as the man who was shot and killed on the west side but it’s just as important.

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