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Thoughts on what to tell children about the US Presidential Election
When the dust settled on the all-nighter that was the US Presidential election, some were wondering “what should we tell our children about this outcome?” I have a few ideas, and what I would tell my children, were they not … Continue reading
Posted in Inspirational People, Parenting
Tagged election, gandhi, presidential election, tolerance
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A review of my 2015 goals…
If you are a reader of my blog (back before it went dormant in 2015), you know that I am a goal setter. I like to lay out goals, then make plans to achieve them. Last year, on this date, … Continue reading
Posted in Bobby C's Follies, Uncategorized
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What, me worry?
May 13. “Real difficulties can be overcome, it is only the imaginary ones that are unconquerable.” (Theodore N. Vail) Do you worry? I do. As much as I have worked to eliminate worry from my life, it persists. Among all … Continue reading
May 12 – Kick starting my writing
May 12. “Writing is a form of prayer.” (Franz Kafka) A while back I wrote about, and talked about, how I was in a funk. I had hit a plateau in my weight loss, and my life in general seemed … Continue reading
Where have I been?
As I was heading here to write this post I noticed that my last post was published on April 3, when I finished the series on How to Win Friends and Influence People. Truth be told, I actually wrote that … Continue reading
Posted in Reflection and Inspiration
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The capstone principle for Human Relations
“Happiness…consists in giving, and in serving others.” (Henry Drummond) We are near the end of a long journey of discovery with these 30 Human Relations Principles. We have started out by eliminating criticism, condemnation and complaint. We have wended our … Continue reading
Don’t over complicate things
“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” (Confucius) For the last 15 years my primary job at work has been Project Management. One could argue that for 5 to 10 years before that I was doing … Continue reading
Make people believe in themselves, and they will not disappoint you
“Build your reputation by helping other people build theirs.” (Anthony J. D’Angelo) While thinking about this next principle, I looked up quotes about reputation. Many of them dealt with the idea that it takes a long time, and a lot … Continue reading
Give praise – SINCERELY
“Sandwich every bit of criticism between two layers of praise.” (May Kay Ash) Many of you who read these articles might, like me, be parents. And probably all of you have been around toddlers at some point in your life. … Continue reading
Maintaining a person’s dignity encourages loyalty
“When it comes to human dignity, we cannot make compromises.” (Angela Merkel) As we are working through these principles on how to improve the performance of our people, you might be tempted to wonder whether it might not be better … Continue reading
Just some thoughts I have... 