Leadership I Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way. (General George Patton, WW II leader) If you’ve seen the movie, Patton, you can well imagine him bark the order, “get out of my way.” However, even though Patton didn't stand for any disobedience from his troops,...
Veterans Day As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. (John F. Kennedy, 35th US president) Words are so important and meaningful, but they can be easily and quickly forgotten. We may...
Patience The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second-best time is now. (Chinese proverb) We always seem to be in a hurry, and we want what we want right now. It’s a hard lesson to learn, but eventually we come to understand that little of value...
Reputation vs. Character Reputation is what you are supposed to be; Character is what you are. ( William Hershey Davis, professor) Davis continues: “Your Reputation is learned in an hour; your Character does not come to light for a year. A single newspaper report...
Arguments You don’t beat a thesis with an antithesis; you beat it with a better thesis. (Jack Kemp, late American politician) Kemp’s comment would seem to be so helpful in today’s difficult political scene. Instead of always trying to prove the other fellow wrong by a...
Principles When you base your life on principles, 99% of your decisions are already made. (Dave Ramsey, financial advisor) Too many of us today seem to live our lives on the basis of feelings, circumstances, a popular current blog, or podcast values. They change so...
More Than Words Words are only part of the way meaning is conveyed. There’s almost always more. (Brent Sandy, author) Do you remember what it was like to watch your children learn how to use words? We often marveled at how quickly their vocabulary grew. We soon...
Words The words and actions of other people are a reflection of them, not of us. (Jesse Deloe, writer) We’ve all learned that the old saying that “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me” is simply not true. Words do hurt, but Deloe’s idea...
Guard Your Mind We must be careful what we allow to access our minds today, for it may entice, captivate, and enslave our hearts tomorrow. (Christine Trier, young career woman) Our minds are constantly being bombarded with all kinds of information, data, and...
Election Day The most important office, and the one which all of us can and should fill is that of private citizen. (Louis Brandeis, 20th century US supreme court justice) Perhaps you never thought of yourself as holding an “important office” in your government, but...
Ego Learn to admire others. It is the first step to overcome your ego. (Ehsan Sehgal, Dutch-Pakistani author and journalist) We don’t like to think we’re egotistical or proud, but there are times when we realize that we’ve fallen into a “me first” frame of mind. Maybe...
Jesus Speaks: The Alpha and the Omega Jesus was sent by God to visit earth over 2,000 years ago. What He said was recorded by eyewitnesses in the book of Mathew, Mark, Luke, and John in the Bible. After His death Jesus appeared to John and told him to write down what...