Character Lessons for Life “Character Lessons for Life” by Gene Bedley

It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why you did it wrong. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

It’s not so much what you say As the manner in which you say it; It’s not so much the language you use As the tone in which you convey it. “Come Here!” I sharply said, And the child cowered and wept. “Come here,” I said- he looked and smiled And straight to my lap… Read more »

The following was published in Dr. Joyce Brothers’ column in the November 15, 2000 edition of the Los Angeles Times: America is a sports-minded country, and a great deal of a school’s budget is often set aside for athletics. How much do you know about this subject? True or False: 1.Athletic activities are the best… Read more »

Fear not our lives will come to an end, but rather that our lives never had a beginning! – Author Unknown

The day after 13 people were gunned down at a Colorado school, junior Rebecca Hunter of Hillsboro High School in Nashville, Tenn., had an idea. It didn’t have anything to do with dress codes or police in the hallways or metal detectors at the doors. She and her class-mates in an American Studies course instead… Read more »

The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one. – Mark Twain

1st Step: Send home ONE simple survey (found on page 103 in the White Coordinator’s Guide) to assist you in identifying the focus of your annual themes. 2nd Step: Choose ONE core ethical virtue per year that will become your annual theme. We recommend Respect as your 1st annual Theme. 3rd Step: Send home ONE… Read more »

“Failure is not a single, cataclysmic event. You don’t fail overnight. Instead, failure is a few errors in judgment, repeated every day.” – Jim Rohn

Investor’s Business Daily has spent years analyzing leaders and successful people in all walks of life. Most have 10 traits that, when combined, can turn dreams into reality. 1. HOW YOU THINK IS EVERYTHING: Always be positive. Think success, not failure. Beware of a negative environment. 2. DECIDE UPON YOUR TRUE DREAMS AND GOALS: Write… Read more »