by Janelle | May 23, 2018 | Tips & Ideas
8 RULES TO LIVE BY (1) If you’ve a problem with me, come and see me privately. I’ll do the same for you. (2) If someone else has a problem with me, and comes to you, send them to me. I’ll do the same. (3) If someone won’t come to me, say,...
by Janelle | May 22, 2018 | Tips & Ideas
A PIECE OF BREAD During the bombing raids of the Second World War, thousands of children were orphaned and left to starve. Many of those who were rescued and placed in refugee camps could not sleep at night. They feared waking up to find themselves again homeless and...
by Janelle | May 21, 2018 | Tips & Ideas
CONFRONTATION Most of us tend to avoid confrontation because we fear being disliked and rejected. But when you avoid confrontation it often makes things worse Provided you do it respectfully and with their best interest at heart, a confrontation can often lead to...
by Janelle | May 19, 2018 | Tips & Ideas
You’ll never meet a person focused on yesterday who had a better tomorrow. John Foster Dulles, secretary of state under President Eisenhower, observed: ‘The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether it is still...
by Janelle | May 17, 2018 | Tips & Ideas
BEES V FLIES Twelve bees were placed in a jar in a darkened room. A light was beamed onto the bottom of the jar, and then the lid removed. Instinctively, the bees flew toward the light and couldn’t escape. So they died trying to buzz their way through the bottom...
by Janelle | May 17, 2018 | Tips & Ideas
THE VALUE OF A SMILE One day a big department store posted this sign: ‘The Value of a Smile: it costs nothing, but creates much. It enriches those who receive it, without impoverishing those who give it. It happens in a flash, and the memory of it sometimes...
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