My oldest child is a son named Philip. If we have spent time together and feel good about each other, and I ask Philip to mow the lawn, chances are he will agree. On the other hand, if I have been gone for a week and we haven’t seen each other, much less done anything together, and then I ask Philip, in that same loving tone of voice, to mow the lawn, the answer will probably … [Read more...] about Ross Reck: Showing An Interest Can Work Wonders
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Ross Reck: Be Sensitive To Other People’s Ideas
Ask a Few Questions Always keep in mind that when people present an idea, their ego is embedded in it. If you put down their idea, you bruise their ego and make them feel bad. Now that person is working against you instead of with you. So, the next time someone presents an idea to you--even if you don't agree with it--hear them out. Ask a few questions about it to make … [Read more...] about Ross Reck: Be Sensitive To Other People’s Ideas
Ross Reck: Dishonesty Will Always Cost You
Several years ago on Memorial Day weekend, my family and I went to a local dealership to look at new cars. This started out as one of the most pleasant buying experiences that has ever happened to us. Instead of trying to sell us a car, the sales person actually let us buy one! He patiently showed us around and courteously answered our questions until we finally came across … [Read more...] about Ross Reck: Dishonesty Will Always Cost You
Ross Reck: Caring Energizes Everyone Around You
When you open up and care about people, you make them feel really good about themselves. This releases the reservoir of positive energy that resides in all of us. As a resut, people not only feel compelled to care back, but they use some of this newly released positive energy to care about those around them--thus releasing their reservoirs of positive energy. These people, … [Read more...] about Ross Reck: Caring Energizes Everyone Around You
Ross Reck: People Remember Acts of Kindness
I grew up in southwestern Michigan where a lot of farms grow blueberries. My cousin Chris grew up there too and then moved to central Illinois where no farms grow blueberries. Every year during blueberry season Chris would go back to Michigan to visit her parents and she would bring blueberries back to central Illinois to share with her friends. She has since moved back to … [Read more...] about Ross Reck: People Remember Acts of Kindness