Be anxious for nothing, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. — Phillipians 4:6-8. I have written before about Valorie Kondos Field’s book, Life Is Short Don’t Wait to Dance. In…
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Honesty, Sincerity, and Integrity
Speak with honesty. Think with sincerity. Act with integrity. — Valorie Kondos Field. I learned as an athlete that if you wanted to know about a teammate’s integrity you didn’t watch how he acted on the field, but how he behaved off the field. Make excuses about being late to class, and you will make excuses…
When You Put Winning Above People
When you put winning above people you open your organization to a corrosiveness that can spread like cancer. — Valorie Kondos Field, author of Life Is Short, Don’t Wait To Dance. Winning is not limited to sports, and whenever we put winning above people, Valorie Kondos Field is right — you open yourself and your organization to a…
React Or Respond — The Answer Is In The Pause
Between stimulus and response there is a space. In this space there is the power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” — Victor Frankl. A friend gave me a copy of Frankl’s book, Man’s Search For Meaning, before I went on my sabbatical. So, I am familiar with his words…