I swear I started this pearls of wisdom thing last week. I now can't find anything on my b log on it so I will start it again!
I have been reading more than ever before, and have found myself sharing many of these gems with friends as I go thru my day. Why does it take a friend saying, "You should post some of these" to get me there???
PEARLS and WISDOM
The idea will be sharing great books, ideas and stories from the healthy side of education, experience and growth. What an idea! I like it!
From John Maxwell's little book - Make Today Count
quotes and thoughts
A
working definition of Values might be - Admirable character qualities
based on truth and your highest ideals. They should represent the core
of your being, and be worthy to live for and die for.
In
leadership, the question is whether you are a people pleaser and census
taker, leading people according to popular opinion, or whether you have
the ability to do the right thing, even if it is not popular and might
cost you for making that decision.
John
Maxwell, in his book 'Make Today Count' says, "The gap between knowing
and doing in significantly greater than the gap between ignorance and
knowledge. A person who identifies his values but does not practice
them ... has no credibility. In business, the result is that the person
loses his job. In life, the person loses his integrity."
"Discrepancies
between values and practices create chaos in a person's life. If you
talk your values but neglect to walk them, then you will continually
undermine your integrity and credibility. And that will happen even if
you are unaware of your behavior and are not doing it intentionally."
"Successful
people do what's right no matter how they feel about it (or what it
might cost them). They don't expect to be able to feel their way into
acting. The act first and then hope that their feelings will follow
suit."
Ben Franklin used to get up in the
morning and ask himself, "What good will I do today?" When he went to
bed he asked himself, "What good did I do today?" This is practicing
values in action!
I know a few people that are great at knowing and practicing there good values. I would have to confess - work in progress. I can give good testimony about the chaos issues.
