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Some years ago, Steve Martin starred in the movie Sgt. Bilko and made a remark I’ll never forget. He said, “All I’ve ever wanted was an honest week’s pay for an honest day’s work.” It was one of those statements that was incredibly funny and horrendously sad at the same time. And yet, that came awfully close to describing how so many employees …
About a hundred years ago, Czech author Franz Kafka wrote: “There are two cardinal sins from which all the others spring: impatience and laziness.” In today’s world, it wouldn’t be politically correct to call someone lazy or impatient. So we talk about entitlement instead. And every day, the national news is filled with stories that showcase an entitlement attitude. Of …
It was Friday, January 20, 1961, and President John F. Kennedy spoke some of the greatest words ever spoken by any President … or any human being … for that matter. He said, “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” If only we had listened, we wouldn’t be in the mess …
Serving as a volunteer with the Los Angeles Dream Center and for the thousands of homeless people they serve on the streets of Los Angeles, I learned a mind-blowing truth. Everybody needs encouragement….from the CEO, to the hourly employee, to that difficult in-law, to the down-and-outers. Everybody! In fact, Tommy Barnett, the co-founder of the Dream Center, even goes so …
