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Be Rich
“The greatest good you can do for another is not just share your riches, but to reveal to him his own.” (Benjamin Disraeli) When we help others get better at something we’ve mastered, we’re sharing the riches of our wisdom. That kind of teaching should be a vital priority for all leaders, but it shouldn’t […]
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Head Held High
“Never bend your head. Hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.” (Helen Keller) Life can wear you out. It’s not only physically demanding, it’s emotionally exhausting at times. The daily grind of work and chores and family — it can build to the point that you’re willing to do just about anything […]
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Personal Flight Path
“Not the cry, but the flight of the wild duck, leads the flock to fly and follow.” (Chinese Proverb) Sometimes we feel like it’s our job to get others — our children, our spouse, our co-workers — to do certain things. The reality is, our job is much more interesting than that. Our job is […]
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Stop Being So Consistent All the Time
“A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.” (Ralph Waldo Emerson) We’ve all been told that consistency is the key to so many things from exercise and diet to healthy relationships to finances. But it’s important to have the emotional maturity and self-awareness to be able to take a good, honest look at what […]
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The Danger of the Donut
“There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different than the things that we do.” (Freya Madeline Stark) The other day, I ate a Krispy Kreme donut because I had a rough day, and I thought I deserved one. I treated myself, and I should have felt great afterwards. Right? Wrong. […]
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The Gift of the Present
“The distinctive character of a child is to always live in the tangible present.” (John Ruskin) One of the things that aggravates parents most is when the kids get so zeroed in on an activity that they forget the world around them. This often happens when they’re playing a computer game, but it can occur […]
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Stop Chasing Perfection
“What is important is to keep learning, to enjoy challenge, and to tolerate ambiguity. In the end there are no certain answers.” (Martina Horner) If you’re searching for the right thing to do at the time time, every time, I have some sobering news for you: You never “arrive”. You’ll never get to the place […]
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Slow Down
“America is a country that doesn’t know where it is going, but it is determined to set a speed record getting there.” (Lawrence J. Peter) Too many of us end up collapsing on the couch at the end of each day, exhausted from trying to get to everything on the “To Do” list. The ironic […]
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Sleep Better Than a Baby
“People who say they sleep like a baby usually don’t have one.” (Leo J. Burke) There are few things in life worse than a sleepless night — except for maybe an endless string of them. When you’re sleep deprived, food doesn’t taste as good, colors don’t look as bright, and things that normally wouldn’t bother […]
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A Word to You, Mothers
“A mother is not a person to lean on, but a person to make leaning unnecessary.” (Dorothy Canfield Fisher) This is a tough one for a lot of you mothers out there. You’ve been told that your job is to protect your children from the menacing world of predators and PG13 movies. Protection is certainly […]