Thursday, January 29, 2009
Every man has leaned upon the past. Every liberty we enjoy has been bought at incredible cost. There is neither a privilege nor an opportunity that is not the product of other men’s labors. We drink every day from wells we have not dug; we warm ourselves by fires we have not kindled; we live by liberties we have not won; we are protected by institutions we have not set up. No man lives unto himself alone. All the past is invested in him. A new day is a good time to say, ‘I am under obligation to accept my share of the world’s grief, my share of its opportunities.’
Life is a lot like tennis – he who serves best seldom loses. Responsibilities demands that we pay our own way and leave something behind for those who will follow. Leaving a heritage of having lived an ethical, moral and productive life is something all of us can do. Teaching a functional illiterate how to read would enrich that person’s life and enable him or her to make a bigger and better contribution to society. Acts such as giving a word of encouragement and setting an example of gentle kindness and thoughtful consideration for others are much-needed in our society today and would leave your impact on future generations.
Unfortunately, too many of us labor under the illusion that unless we can do something monumental, there is nothing we can do. That’s too bad, because doing something for others brings greater happiness to oneself.
Life is a lot like tennis – he who serves best seldom loses. Responsibilities demands that we pay our own way and leave something behind for those who will follow. Leaving a heritage of having lived an ethical, moral and productive life is something all of us can do. Teaching a functional illiterate how to read would enrich that person’s life and enable him or her to make a bigger and better contribution to society. Acts such as giving a word of encouragement and setting an example of gentle kindness and thoughtful consideration for others are much-needed in our society today and would leave your impact on future generations.
Unfortunately, too many of us labor under the illusion that unless we can do something monumental, there is nothing we can do. That’s too bad, because doing something for others brings greater happiness to oneself.
kAkA.hUnTeR
The best way to predict your future is to create it.
spoke at : 1/29/2009 11:21:00 PM
The Sandwich Cookie Personality Test
| You Are Traditional and Dependable |
 You view the world with childlike wonder. You are very inquisitive. You can help but spy, investigate, and ask questions. You are a natural communicator and facilitator of harmony. You value peace above everything else. You're easy going and easy to be around. You aren't picky or high maintenance. You seek security in your life. Feeling safe is important to you. |
spoke at : 1/29/2009 12:53:00 PM
Monday, January 26, 2009
In this day of corporate downsizing there is much fear in the marketplace. However, to a degree, there has always been a certain amount of fear as far as our employment security is concerned, and for a number of years the term workaholic has been a common one. I would like to point out, however, there is a difference between the “peak performer” and the “workaholic,” and in the motives from which they work.
The workaholic frequently works out of fear and/or greed, either of which is a negative emotion that ultimately will lead to some serious problems in the individual’s life. Excessive fear is never a healthy companion, and if the worker is getting to work early and staying extremely late because he or she fears losing their job, that’s not healthy.
An even more destructive fear is the fear of dealing with difficulties at home. Many workaholics enjoy and are good at their jobs but they are unwilling to take the time necessary to communicate with a rebellious teenager or their mate. This factor keeps them on the job long hours and helps them avoid those confrontations. “Things” motivation also drives the workaholic. They want a newer, bigger house, a fancier car, or to be able to take longer, more exotic vacations. They are working to acquire things beyond their needs and often sacrifice their health and their families on the altar of work.
Peak performers work hard because they love what they are doing. They work smarter, love their jobs and the goods or services their jobs provide. They also love to provide adequately for their families. Evidence is irrefutable that loving what you do and the people you are doing it for is healthier, more productive, and even more financially rewarding than working out of fear or greed. Explore your motives. Working out of fear and/or greed can be emotionally and physically damaging. Working extra hours invested because of love is healthy up to a point.
Work for love.
The workaholic frequently works out of fear and/or greed, either of which is a negative emotion that ultimately will lead to some serious problems in the individual’s life. Excessive fear is never a healthy companion, and if the worker is getting to work early and staying extremely late because he or she fears losing their job, that’s not healthy.
An even more destructive fear is the fear of dealing with difficulties at home. Many workaholics enjoy and are good at their jobs but they are unwilling to take the time necessary to communicate with a rebellious teenager or their mate. This factor keeps them on the job long hours and helps them avoid those confrontations. “Things” motivation also drives the workaholic. They want a newer, bigger house, a fancier car, or to be able to take longer, more exotic vacations. They are working to acquire things beyond their needs and often sacrifice their health and their families on the altar of work.
Peak performers work hard because they love what they are doing. They work smarter, love their jobs and the goods or services their jobs provide. They also love to provide adequately for their families. Evidence is irrefutable that loving what you do and the people you are doing it for is healthier, more productive, and even more financially rewarding than working out of fear or greed. Explore your motives. Working out of fear and/or greed can be emotionally and physically damaging. Working extra hours invested because of love is healthy up to a point.
Work for love.
kAkA.hUnTeR
While you can be efficient with things, you can’t be efficient – effectively – with people.
spoke at : 1/26/2009 08:09:00 AM
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
| What Your Latte Says About You |
 You don't treat yourself very often. You find that indulging doesn't jibe with your very disciplined life. You can be quite silly at times, but you know when to buckle down and be serious. You have a good deal of energy, but you pace yourself. You never burn out too fast. You're totally addicted to caffeine... but you like to pretend like you aren't! You are responsible, mature, and truly an adult. You're occasionally playful, but you find it hard to be carefree. You are dramatic and intense, but you are never moody. |
spoke at : 1/20/2009 09:08:00 PM
Monday, January 19, 2009
Most people pride themselves on making logical decisions, but research conclusively proves that we mainly make emotional decisions because we, at heart, are emotional beings. Did you see the movie E.T? If you answered yes, the next question is, Did you cry? Chances are about four thousand to one that you answered either “yes,” or “almost.” Now, is that logical? E.T was the figment of a very fertile imagination and was neither human nor animal – and yet, your emotions were triggered and you shed tears as a result of the story.
Many of us reacted emotionally when our state passed mandatory seat belt laws. We griped, fussed, and complained, “What will the government be telling us to do next?” Strangely enough, no one complains about having to fasten a seat belt in an airplane. The reality is that a seat belt in a car dramatically reduces injury and possible death. However, when an airplane falls out of the sky a seat belt is seldom of any value.
Our emotions are important and when they are out of control, it is unhealthy. If we were to think for just five minutes about some emotional event that made us angry and then think for a few minutes about something that enabled us to feel and accept appreciation, caring and compassion, there would be a dramatic difference in our body’s response. When we are angry our heart beats faster and we feel stress. It’s like driving your car with one foot on the brake and one foot on the accelerator. It costs a lot in gas and wear and tear on brakes. However, when we think pleasant thoughts and feelings, the heart slows down, our system functions better, and our hearts ends up in better shape.
Train yourself to control your anger and instead think pleasant thoughts, remembering a pleasant experience, and you can divert anger into a healthy response.
Many of us reacted emotionally when our state passed mandatory seat belt laws. We griped, fussed, and complained, “What will the government be telling us to do next?” Strangely enough, no one complains about having to fasten a seat belt in an airplane. The reality is that a seat belt in a car dramatically reduces injury and possible death. However, when an airplane falls out of the sky a seat belt is seldom of any value.
Our emotions are important and when they are out of control, it is unhealthy. If we were to think for just five minutes about some emotional event that made us angry and then think for a few minutes about something that enabled us to feel and accept appreciation, caring and compassion, there would be a dramatic difference in our body’s response. When we are angry our heart beats faster and we feel stress. It’s like driving your car with one foot on the brake and one foot on the accelerator. It costs a lot in gas and wear and tear on brakes. However, when we think pleasant thoughts and feelings, the heart slows down, our system functions better, and our hearts ends up in better shape.
Train yourself to control your anger and instead think pleasant thoughts, remembering a pleasant experience, and you can divert anger into a healthy response.
kAkA.hUnTeR
Blessed are the geeks, for they shall internet the Earth.
spoke at : 1/19/2009 10:58:00 PM
You’ve Failed – Now Sit Down
Most parents experience the joy of watching their children turn over, then craw, then stand up, and then take those first steps. With outstretched arms they stand two or three steps away and encourage the little one to come to them. Chances are about three trillion to one that when the baby falls down the parent is not going to say, “Okay, you had your chance – you blew it! So don’t you ever try to walk again!” That’s absurd, but isn’t it equally absurd to think we can accomplish major things in our life without experiencing reversals of some kind?
We all need to remember that failure is an event, not a person, that success is a process not just an instant happening. Few succeed overnight. But most succeed over time. All of us need to remember there is a vast difference between failing in an event and failing in life. Once we understand that, our chances for success substantially increase. We need to remember that winners are people who got up one more time than they were knocked down.
We all need to remember that failure is an event, not a person, that success is a process not just an instant happening. Few succeed overnight. But most succeed over time. All of us need to remember there is a vast difference between failing in an event and failing in life. Once we understand that, our chances for success substantially increase. We need to remember that winners are people who got up one more time than they were knocked down.
kAkA.hUnTeR
To hear conscience clearly often requires us to be “still” or “reflective” or “meditative” – a condition we rarely choose or find.
spoke at : 1/19/2009 12:37:00 AM
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Trust grows out of trustworthiness, out of the character to make and keep commitments, to share resources, to be caring and responsible, to belong, to love unconditionally.
kAkA.hUnTeR
I seriously need to focus.
spoke at : 1/15/2009 10:57:00 AM
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
| You Are a Pegasus |
 You are a perfectionist, with an eye for beauty. You know how to live a good life - and you rarely deviate from your good taste. While you aren't outgoing, you have excellent social skills. People both admire you - and feel very comfortable around you. |
spoke at : 1/14/2009 09:30:00 PM
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Theodore Roosevelt, former president of the United States, has been described as founder of the Bull Moose Party, the man who led his troops up San Juan Hill in the Spanish-American War, a big-game hunter, family man, civic servant, and a host of other things.
His life story would indicate that he was not only an extraordinary successful man, but surely one of the busiest and best-organized ever. However, with all of his “busyness,” even during his campaign trips, when he demands on his time were the greatest, he still retained some of those human qualities that made him so successful. Simple example: He never forgot to thank others who did things for him. On his whistle-stop tours during his campaign trips, he always left his private car to stop and thank the engineer and fireman for a safe and comfortable trip. True, it took only a few minutes of his time, but when your minutes are so few, they are quite important. However, he felt that those minutes were well invested and he enjoyed meeting the people who had served him so well. In the process he made friends for life. Doing simple little things, thinking of the other person, endeared him to people all across America, which certainly was a significant reward for the few minutes it took him to say thank you.
Someone once said that you could always tell a “big man” by the way he treated a “little” man. By that yardstick alone you would have to agree that Theodore Roosevelt was a “big” man. The returns can be great.
His life story would indicate that he was not only an extraordinary successful man, but surely one of the busiest and best-organized ever. However, with all of his “busyness,” even during his campaign trips, when he demands on his time were the greatest, he still retained some of those human qualities that made him so successful. Simple example: He never forgot to thank others who did things for him. On his whistle-stop tours during his campaign trips, he always left his private car to stop and thank the engineer and fireman for a safe and comfortable trip. True, it took only a few minutes of his time, but when your minutes are so few, they are quite important. However, he felt that those minutes were well invested and he enjoyed meeting the people who had served him so well. In the process he made friends for life. Doing simple little things, thinking of the other person, endeared him to people all across America, which certainly was a significant reward for the few minutes it took him to say thank you.
Someone once said that you could always tell a “big man” by the way he treated a “little” man. By that yardstick alone you would have to agree that Theodore Roosevelt was a “big” man. The returns can be great.
kAkA.hUnTeR
To hear conscience clearly often requires us to be “still” or “reflective” or “meditative” – a condition we rarely choose or find.
spoke at : 1/11/2009 03:18:00 PM
What matter most
We live in a modern society that loves shortcut techniques. Yet quality of life cannot be achieved by taking the right shortcut. There is no shortcut. But there is a path. The path is based on principles revered throughout history. If there is one message to glean from this wisdom, it is that a meaningful life is not a matter of speed or efficiency. It is much more a matter of what you do and why you do it than how fast you get it done.
kAkA.hUnTeR
What does it matter how much we do if what we are doing isn’t what matters most?
spoke at : 1/11/2009 01:09:00 AM
Sunday, January 04, 2009
It is important to realize that urgency itself is not the problem. The problem is that when urgency is the dominant factor in our lives, importance isn’t. What we regard as “first things” are urgent things. We are so caught up in doing, we don’t even stop to ask if what we are doing really needs to be done.
kAkA.hUnTeR
The greatest value of the process is not what it does to your schedule, but what it does to your head.
spoke at : 1/04/2009 03:42:00 PM
What Does Your Taste in Music Say About You?
| What Your Taste in Music Says About You |
 Your musical tastes are intense and rebellious. You are intelligent... but in a very unconventional way. You are curious about the world. You love doing something new. In fact, you enjoy taking risks and doing things most people would shy away from. You are very physical. It's likely that you're athletic, but not into team sports. You have the soul of an artist. Beauty and harmony are important to you. |
spoke at : 1/04/2009 03:41:00 PM
Thursday, January 01, 2009
Its offically 2009 now. My new year resolution will be 1900 x 1200.
kAkA.hUnTeR
Happy New Year.
spoke at : 1/01/2009 12:15:00 AM
