All things grow with love. Joan Bramsch wanted to teach her elementary students a concrete lesson on love. So she showed the children two small ivy plants, each planted in identical containers. She said they would give the plants the same amount of water and light, but not the same amount of attention. They were going to see what would …
Character Is Everything
The most important question to ask on the job is not, “What am I getting?” The most important question to ask is, “What am I becoming?” Some time ago I came across a poem that really struck me. Perhaps you’ve seen it also. It read: If there is right in the soul,There will be contentment in the person.If there is …
We All Have Gifts, And It's Up To Us To Use Them
Get off your assets and do something. In one of my seminars I talk about the fact that everyone has talents and gifts. Everyone! I tell people it is their responsibility to use their gifts. There is simply no acceptable excuse for doing anything else. Of course it’s easier for some people to discover and use their gifts than others. …
The Odds Are Better Than You Think
If you have to know it before you do it, you will only do those things you’ve already done. Last week I reported on the research that was done on people 65 years of age and older. I said there were three major themes that emerged from the research. There were three key lessons these people had learned, lessons that …