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Are You Too Busy To Appreciate People?
Are you too busy to appreciate people? The Colonel said, “You don’t have to be rich to be giving. Sometimes a simple ‘thank you’ to someone will be the most memorable gift they receive that day.” https://vimeo.com/1215323277?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci My...
Are You Too Attached To Your Screen To Be Significant?
We often hear talk about the importance of disconnecting. Unfortunately, we don’t actually DO it. Are we too attached to our screens as the world goes by around us? https://vimeo.com/1215320939?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci I was standing in Chicago’s O’Hare airport...
Are You Too Busy To Be Present In the Moment?
Dad said, “You can’t be present unless you’re present, kiddo.” https://vimeo.com/1215318756?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci I attended elementary school on two Air Force bases. There are a few things that were different about attending school on the base. Sometimes,...
Are You Too Tunnel Visioned To Have Empathy?
The Colonel said, “The only way you can impact anyone is to understand them a little bit. Ya gotta be able to see through someone else’s eyes, kid.” https://vimeo.com/1215316497?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci My life’s journey has taught me beyond a shadow of a doubt...
Are you too closed-minded to be significant? (Probably Not)
The Colonel detested prejudice in all its forms. He said, “You can’t be significant and close-minded, kid. The two are mutually exclusive.” https://vimeo.com/1215313372?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci The dictionary defines prejudice as: “Unreasonable feelings,...
Are You Intentionally Ignorant? (Probably Not)
The Colonel said, “Prejudice is intentional ignorance. You have to be bigger than that, kid.” https://vimeo.com/1215310788?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci I was having a casual conversation with a colleague recently. We were both awaiting flights to different locations...
Are You Thinking About Your Legacy?
One of the things Dad repeated to me often was, “What you do speaks so loudly I can’t hear what you say.” Like so many of his quotes and sayings, it was not original to him. I’ve subsequently seen it attributed to Zig Ziglar as well as at least a dozen philosophers...
Do You Influence By Antagonizing?
The Colonel said, “You can’t antagonize and influence at the same time, kid. One will always undercut the other.” https://vimeo.com/1215298251?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci It is normal and natural to be influenced by people you like, and it is possible to be...
Do You Give Any Thought To How You Impact Others?
Dad often said, “It’s not just about impacting lives. It’s about how you impact them. That’s a choice you have to make every day, kiddo.” https://vimeo.com/1204366324?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci There is an obscure gothic romance novel I once read that told the...
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