Persistence means to stay the course in pursuing your goals in spite of whatever difficulties or opposition you may run into. Stubbornness, on the other hand, is more along the lines of: “My mind is made up, so don’t confuse me with the facts.” When you’re persistent, you’re moving toward something. This means persistence leads to achievement and growth. When you’re stubborn, … [Read more...] about Are You Persistent or are You Stubborn? – Ross Reck
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Bad Bosses Cause a Huge Drain on the American Economy – Ross Reck
When employees feel abused, mistreated or unappreciated by their boss, they either look for a job somewhere else or they retaliate by cutting back on their productivity. Researchers have estimated that the cost of employee turnover alone in America to be $1.7 trillion annually. Then, if you factor in the other things employees are motivated to do when they feel their boss … [Read more...] about Bad Bosses Cause a Huge Drain on the American Economy – Ross Reck
Ross Reck: How To Improve Your Luck
A Great Book by Janice Kaplan Janice Kaplan and Barnaby Marsh wrote an article about their new book, How Luck Happens, which recently appeared in The Wall Street Journal. According to the article, two of the key traits of successful people are persistence and optimism—to keep trying again and again, knowing that sooner or later one of those tries is going to succeed. As … [Read more...] about Ross Reck: How To Improve Your Luck
Ross Reck: Avoiding the Easy Way Out Leads to a Far More Meaningful Life
My wife, who directs a foster care and adoption agency, recently taught a class to would-be foster parents. She was discussing some of the challenges and difficulties that come with being a foster parent when one of the people attending the class raised her hand and said, “We do not want to have our life be as easy as it can be. We are interested more in having a purpose in … [Read more...] about Ross Reck: Avoiding the Easy Way Out Leads to a Far More Meaningful Life
Ross Reck – The Most Important Things in Life Can’t be Bought; They Must be Earned
The Most Important Things Ross Reck wrote in one of his recent weekly Reminders, "One of my connections on LinkedIn posted the following quote by Clarence Francis [3] who retired as Chairman of the Board for General Foods in 1954. The quote points out that the most important things in life can’t be bought; they must be earned. As Mr. Francis put it: “You can buy a man’s … [Read more...] about Ross Reck – The Most Important Things in Life Can’t be Bought; They Must be Earned