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
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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
Never Confuse Critics with Mentors
Critics vs. Mentors On the road to success we all encounter two groups of people: critics and mentors--and it's important that we not confuse the two. Critics are, by far, the largest of the two groups. They are people who are not all that successful themselves and are jealous of other people's success. They love to point out what you're doing wrong and they want you to … [Read more...] about Never Confuse Critics with Mentors
Does Your Daily Life Require More Kindness
When we realize just how tethered to one another we truly are, we can begin to see through the veil which separates us and imagine other people’s lives as mirrors of our own. You cannot be human in isolation but only when united with other people. We must appreciate the interconnection,the process by which we are woven to one another from the moment of our birth, bonding us … [Read more...] about Does Your Daily Life Require More Kindness
We All Need to Throw Kindness Around Like its Confetti
Kindness Lady Gaga recently said that, “Kindness is showing love to someone else. I believe that kindness is the cure to violence and hatred around the world.” This being the case, kindness is not something that should be horded or conserved. Rather, kindness is something that should be spread with wild abandon like it’s confetti! Kind acts, things like smiling at someone you … [Read more...] about We All Need to Throw Kindness Around Like its Confetti