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“Leadership is a series of behaviors rather than a role for heroes”…Margaret Wheatley THE RISE OF A NATIONAL HERO “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you discover why.” – Mark Twain National heroes are defined as individuals who make significant contributions to the development …
“It does not matter how deep you fall, what matters is how high you bounce back” ~Author Unknown QUITTER’S DAY The second Friday in January is often referred to as “Quitter’s Day”. The term “Quitter’s Day” surfaced in 2019 as part of statistical data from the Strava fitness app that showed how a significant number …
“You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call ‘failure’ is not the falling down, but the staying down.” Mary Pickford TEMPORAL LANDMARKS AND THE FRESH START EFFECT New Year’s Day is a significant date or point in time which behavioral scientists refer to as a temporal landmark. …
“Walk A Mile In My Shoes” is a popular proverb that has many variations such as: “You Can’t Understand Someone Until You have Walked A Mile In Their Shoes” or “Before You Judge Me, Walk A Mile In My Shoes“. The proverb is believed to have roots to Native American tribes and an 1895 poem …
A Smile is a curve that sets everything straight”, Phyllis Diller There is a popular Expression that says “When you smile, the world smiles with you and when you frown, you frown alone”. The phrase is believed to have roots in a 1883 poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox titled “Solitude“, in which the poet begins the poem with these lines, “Laugh, …
“peace” by Bana gurl is licensed under CC BY 2.0. “We do not need guns and bombs to bring peace, we need love and compassion”–Mother Teresa In 1979, Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. In the earliest years of the Peace Prize, the prize was often awarded to pioneers of the organized peace …
Suicide Prevention Month” by National Institutes of Health (NIH) is marked with Public Domain Mark 1.0. “Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem” September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and September 10th is National Suicide Awareness Day. During the month of September increased awareness is given to this oftentimes stigmatized and taboo …
The Grammy and Video music Awards have seen its share of controversies, and the 2023 Grammy Awards was no exception. Many fans from around the world including those in the Grammy audience were shocked to learn that Harry Styles won best Pop Vocal Album of the year instead of Beyonce. Despite her loss in that category, …
“When you blame others for your circumstances, you surrender control of your future”…Frank Sonnenberg To Blame is defined as, “to say or think that someone or something did something wrong or is responsible for something bad happening”. Many of us have likely blamed others for some disappointment that we have experienced in our lives. In some situations, this blame is more justifiable …
“Every great move forward in your life begins with a leap of faith, a step into the”…Brian Tracy One afternoon, I had a brief conversation with a stranger in a parking lot. We both had just finished shopping at the same store and started sharing stories about the positive experience we had while shopping. However, …
