Posts Tagged ‘integrity’
Use judgment when using judgments
Nouns get labeled as bad for different reasons, all of which have their origins in influence. One person (or group of people) wants another person (or group of people) to avoid thinking, saying, or doing something that they dislike. For example, a parent tells their kid that running with scissors is bad. In actuality, the…
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Standards
Much of the life we experience is determined by the standards we accept. If the quality of our food, sleep, training, or communication is less than acceptable, and we accept it anyway, our quality of life is dimished. We establish many of our standards before we even come into adulthood. We set and forget them…
Read MoreThe tugboat and the lighthouse
Both provide a valuable service to others in need. The tug boat is maneuverable, powerful for its size, and can help disabled ships much larger than itself. It usually serves the harbors and typically helps one ship at a time by using force to tug, nudge, and push. Only some tugboats are ocean-going since most…
Read MoreScared that it won’t or scared that it will?
Some people say no to doing something new because they’re scared that it won’t work. More often we deny because of the fear that it will. And because if it does work we’ll have to face ourselves in that new reality. In light of information that shifts our perspective, we either change our status quo…
Read MoreFacilitator, Nurturer, Parent
Our children do more than notice our actions, words, and habits. They use the data to build the filters through which the rest of their lives will run. Every gift we give them now purposely or inadvertently will keep giving for the rest of their days. The opportunity: We facilitate their connection with themselves through…
Read MoreInk in the pen.
Don’t wait until you’re hungry to go shopping. Your choices will be irrational and will often cost you more. Don’t choose what time you will wake up when you’re exhausted and about to go to bed. You may confuse what your priorities are. If you want to start trusting yourself and accomplishing higher levels of…
Read MoreMixed messages
If someone is looking you in the eye with a furrowed brow and a snarled lip and says, “Everything’s gonna be fine, trust me.” When a car in front of you has a Jesus fish on the bumper and a punisher symbol dripping blood stuck on the back window. When you ask someone how they…
Read MoreLicense and responsibility
What does one receive when they are given a license? Permission. Once permission is granted, what is often lost? Sadly, the need to earn permission. After getting a marriage license, how hard does the typical couple try to continue impressing one another compared to before they got married? After getting a license to practice, how…
Read MoreMeasure twice, serve once.
1) What is your vision? 2) What is the vision of those you want to help? How can you align the two so that every one of your actions contributes to both? Those that contribute the most don’t contribute more than others. They align their contributions so that their contributions to others contribute to their…
Read More35,000 decisions
The decision to be healthy is not just one decision. We make roughly 35,000 decisions per day and each of them is an opportunity to influence health for better or worse. There is variability is the number of decisions among people of course. For example, a child’s choice count is perhaps closer to 3,000. Regardless,…
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