Speaking and Listening
“Speaking is silver, but listening is gold.” – a Fortune Cookie
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Everyone Needs to Know
“Everyone needs to know that someone cares about them.” – Greg Taunt
Continue reading →A Simple Smile Goes A Long Way
“Wherever you have contact with others, whether it is with co-workers online, a stranger in a passing car, a neighbor at their mailbox, or your spouse in the hallway… a simple smile goes a long way in spreading some sunshine. … Continue reading →
Discoveries, Achievements, and Cooperation
“Great discoveries and achievements invariably involve the cooperation of many minds.” – Alexander Graham Bell
Continue reading →Kindness and Faces
“Kindness does wonderful things to a face.” – Dixie Doyle
Continue reading →The Human Heart is Big Enough
“Life is too short to experience everything, but the human heart is big enough to resonate with everything that any other human heart has experienced.” – David Steindl-Rast
Continue reading →Be Responsible for How You Speak
Consider this point of view: you are responsible not only for what you say but for how it was received. No one expects this of you, but it is high standard you can set for yourself. Being easy to work … Continue reading →
Just One Copy
A young executive was leaving the office late one evening when he found the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) standing in front of a shredder with a piece of paper in his hand. “Listen,” said the CEO, “this is a very … Continue reading →
Government Communication
“I know you think you understand what you thought I said, but I’m not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.” – Alan Greenspan, government official and economist
Continue reading →Forget the Perfect Offering
“Ring the bell that still can ring. Forget the perfect offering. There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” – Leonard Cohen
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