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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

Getting Customers To Sell For You I have my cars fixed by an establishment called Don's Repair.  Although this place was a little out of the way for me, Don's prices were good and when Don fixed something, it stayed fixed.  So I started referring some of my friends to Don.  They were also impressed with the quality of Don's service and began referring their friends.  As a … [Read more...] about Getting Customers To Sell For You by Ross Reck

While electronic communication makes it possible for us to exchange information rapidly, it falls short when it comes to the caring and feeding of personal relationships. Relationships occur between two people and people need periodic personal touches from the other person if the relationship to remain vibrant. So get out from behind your computer screen and visit some of these … [Read more...] about Maintaining Relationships: High-Touch, Not High-Tech by Ross Reck

Nothing good ever comes out of negative comments.  They make you, the sender, look bad to the people observing your behavior.  They also make the receiver feel bad.  If you regularly dish out negative comments, don't expect any of these people to give you their best efforts the next time you ask them for a favor. [1] References: RossReck.com … [Read more...] about Negative Comments Hurt Everyone

Some people get off to a very good start in life often for reasons beyond their control--sometimes their parents are able to do things for them that other people's parents can't or they're born with special gifts that others aren't. While we can't do anything to alter the circumstances surrounding the earlier stages of our lives, we can do something about the latter stages … [Read more...] about A Good Start in Life is Great, but it’s Nothing Compared to a Strong Finish