The more you are interested in others the more interesting they’ll find you.To be interesting, be interested. — Ryan Hawk. The above concerns learning more about someone you want to know, but it also applies to your competition or opponent. The more one knows about the person standing across from you on a field of…
Apology
Don’t ruin an apology with an excuse. — Ben Franklin A proper apology consists of conveying the 3 Rs: regret (genuine empathy with the other) responsibility (not blaming someone else) and remedy (your willingness to fix it). — Kevin Kelly When you are as old as I, you have apologized so many times they may seem…
Measurement
Don’t measure your life with someone else’s ruler. — Charles Glassman. The greatest killer of happiness is comparison. If you must compare, compare yourself to you yesterday. — attributed to Mark Twain. Reader’s of the Pew know I love verses, quotes, or phrases. The above are two of my favorites and are good food for thought…
Control
A friend writes: “I spend innumerable minutes daily reminding myself to worry about what I can control and to let the rest take care of itself.” My friends words struck home. There are a lot of things I can control, but there are just as many I can’t. How about you? Unlike my friend, I…
Words Give Legitimacy
My father taught me a lesson a long time back. When I was old enough to vote I suggested to my father I might support one man even though he said some stupid things not because I thought he would do a good job, but because I really didn’t like his opponent. My father said…