Personal Responsibility

December 31, 2011
December 31, 2011
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Habit Gravity & Escape Velocity

Georgette and I still have three daughters living at home with us – Mary (20), Christine (17), and Teresa (15).  Although Georgette has asked all three of the girls to make their beds every morning, only one has consistently complied with her request.  The other two daughters have expressed various reasons (excuses) as to why they can’t seem get the job done every day, such as, “I don’t have the time” or “I keep forgetting.”

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December 17, 2011
December 17, 2011
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I Owe You What?

Two weeks ago in my article, The Wrong Way To Apologize, I gave you four examples of apologies that, in my opinion, were not genuine apologies.  In last week’s article, A Genuine Apology, I told you about a recent experience I had where I ended up apologizing to a hotel clerk for the way I treated her after she was not able to fulfill a commitment that was made to me by another employee of the hotel.

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December 10, 2011
December 10, 2011
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A Genuine Apology

Last Month I went to Atlanta, Georgia, for a four day conference.  I took a direct flight from the airport in Bloomington (Central Illinois Regional Airport) to the airport in Atlanta (Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport).  The flight was scheduled to depart at 6:40 p.m., but was delayed for over ninety minutes.  In addition to the long delay, when I arrived in Atlanta, I had to set my watch ahead an hour because of the time change.

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December 3, 2011
December 3, 2011
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The Wrong Way To Apologize

If you’ve been reading my articles for a while, you may have noticed that I have a little bit of an anger problem.  Although I’m optimistic by nature and work hard at staying positive, there are certain situations that irritate me and cause me to automatically respond in a hostile way.  Two such situations are: (1) when a person who should be listening to me doesn’t listen; and (2) when a person doesn’t do what he (or she) promised to do.

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August 20, 2011
August 20, 2011
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Let’s Make A Deal

When I was boy, there was a game show on television called “Let’s Make A Deal.”  On the show, a contestant was shown three curtains to choose from.  Behind one of the curtains, there was usually a gag prize such as a live mule or a bucket of dirt.  Behind the other two curtains were expenses prizes.  The object of the game was to choose one of the curtains that had prizes behind it.  After the contestant chose a curtain, the curtain was opened to reveal what the contestant won. 

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August 6, 2011
August 6, 2011
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What Is There To Like About Golf?

Every summer several of my brothers and cousins go to Iowa to play golf for 3½ days.  On each of the first three days (Thursday, Friday and Saturday) they play at least 36 holes of golf.  The final day (Sunday) they play 18 holes.  Then they go home.

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June 4, 2011
June 4, 2011
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A Near Death By Suffocation

During my first two years in high school, I was on the wrestling team.  My win/lose record freshman year was 50/50.  I was what was commonly referred to in the wrestling world as a “fish” – someone who usually ended up on his back flopping around until his opponent finally completed the task of “pinning” him.

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May 28, 2011
May 28, 2011
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Mean, Mighty & Deadly

With the recent killing of Osama Bin Laden, we heard a lot about SEAL Team 6, the group of young American military men who swooped down on Bin Laden’s fortress, did their dirty work, and then disappeared into the night.

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February 6, 2011
February 6, 2011
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Glued Into Place

We are now one month into the new year.  How are you doing on your resolutions?  Are you still at it, or have you completely abandoned them?

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