Dave Thomas is the founder and senior executive chairman of Wendy’s International. He is also the recipient of the Center for World Capitalism’s 1996 International Prize. There are all kinds of success and all kinds of ways to achieve it. I know bus drivers who are as successful as bankers. I know anonymous computer programmers… Read more »
We are challenged on every hand to work untiringly to achieve excellence in our life work. Not all men are called to specialized or professional jobs; even fewer rise to the heights of genius in the arts and sciences; many are called to be laborers in factories, fields, and streets. But no work is insignificant…. Read more »
1. Recognize the child most often has no role models for Respectful Approach / Response behaviors. Kids who demonstrate respect to their parentSecondary Schools have parents who value and model respect to their children. Demonstrated Consideration and High Regard are the bedrock behaviors of respect. 2.State your belief in a respectful and compassionate manner, There… Read more »
Love Is the Anti-Drug: Truth, honesty, love and communication are the keys to keeping kids drug-free, according to the Partnership for a Drug-Free America. Download a brochure for parents on creating an honest, ongoing dialogue in your family. Beyond the brochure, there are several pages addressing things such as helping your child to cope with… Read more »
28 Places to Begin 1. Conduct a School Wide Ethics Awareness Survey. 2. Use the Readers Digest and have students pick out Moral Dilemmas. 3. Sponsor a Young Ethics Advocate Club on campus. 4. Identify Core Ethical Virtues that you can promote school wide. 5. Invite Gene Bedley to do a Respect Seminar for teachers… Read more »
Children Need Advice From Peers Against Drugs Young people hear it all the time, preached by teachers, parents, and ministers: ”Just say no to drugs.” But, for many, none of it will sink in until they hear it from their peers. That’s the word from students who served as reporters on a new documentary called… Read more »
Little progress can be made by merely attempting to repress what is evil; our great hope lies in developing what is good. – Calvin Coolidge
Often called the “father of modern management,” Mr. Drucker is widely regarded as one of the nation’s most perceptive and influential social commentators. He challenges individuals and organizations to articulate mission statements that are simple enough to be printed on a T-shirt, and he exhorts executives and managers to become leaders of character guided by… Read more »
I want to remind you that success in life is based on hard slogging. There will be periods when discouragement is great and upsetting, and the antidote for this is calmness and fortitude and a modest yet firm belief in your competence. Be sure that your priorities are in order so that you can proceed… Read more »
Your rights in a relationship If you are in a relationship, you must be treated with respect, which means your boyfriend or partner: is willing to compromise lets you feel comfortable being yourself is able to admit to being wrong tries to resolve conflict by talking honestly enables you to feel safe being with him… Read more »
