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Post by EcoGenie on Jan 19, 2009 1:29:16 GMT -5
During my second month of school, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions, until I read the last one:
"What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?" Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the cleaning woman several times. She was tall, dark-haired and in her 50s, but how would I know her name? I handed in my paper, leaving the last question blank. Before class ended, one student asked if the last question would count toward our quiz grade. "Absolutely," said the professor. "In your careers and business you will meet many people. All are significant.
They deserve your attention and care, even if all you do is smile and say 'Hello'."
I've never forgotten that lesson. I also learned her name was Dorothy.
Think about it!
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Post by EcoGenie on Jan 22, 2009 22:57:02 GMT -5
Yeah that’s 100% true in most cases. The janitor seems to be looked at as a lesser entity but if you command respect and give respect everything will fall in place for you. Sadly there are a lot of people in the industry giving these detractors ammunition against the hard workers by tarnishing everyone’s name. The reality is that bad habits, laziness and unethical work lead to stereotypical comparison.
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Post by EcoGenie on Jan 22, 2009 23:02:20 GMT -5
A NEW ONE FOR SOME MORE INSPIRATION
I will post a new story every week!
There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the fence.
The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily, gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence. Finally the day came when the boy didn't lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper.
The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone. The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said "you have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one."
You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won't matter how many times you say I'm sorry, the wound is still there.
Make sure you control your temper the next time you are tempted to say something you will regret later.
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Post by integritycs on Jan 23, 2009 6:04:00 GMT -5
A NEW ONE FOR SOME MORE INSPIRATION
The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one."
Proverbs 12:16 NIV "A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult."
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