Showing posts with label Strength of Character. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Strength of Character. Show all posts
Thursday, April 7, 2016
Dr. Mitchell Perry
You are quite a role model!
Hello ,
During this election time in our country where we decide on a
new President, we are confronted with making choices among some curious
candidates.
Some of these "characters" seem to have remarkably
underwhelming CHARACTER.
Further, it seems that our country is very unhappy because our
standards have declined in too many areas. And, too often, we have enabled that
with our choices and our own standards.
So, when you vote, consider the CHARACTER of the candidate when
you make your choice.
IT'S ALWAYS ABOUT YOUR CHARACTER.
At your service,Dr. Mitchell Perry
It's
Always About Your Character
Sometimes we gain wisdom, and that happens when we have our
experience collide with reflection on that experience. When we reflect
on our experience... we often learn lessons. Those lessons are
invaluable to help us make course corrections in our life journey.
Life is short, and too often we say along the way, "If I
knew then what I know now..." And we say that with regret because we
stalled for too long to learn the lessons.
So, in your saner reflective moments in life, you might notice
that your character plays such a huge role in the quality of your life.
Your character is made up of:
- Your basic governing standards
- Your values
- Your standards of conduct
- Your rules of engagement
- Your priorities in life
- Your self-respect
Every morning, whether you like it or not, you wake up inside
your own skin.
"Wherever you go, there you are, so there you
go!" Which means you have to live with yourself, your feelings, your
choices, and your behavior. And, just like compounded interest in a bank
account, there are long-term effects to those choices and behaviors.
At the end of the day, the measure of your life is inevitably
determined by your CHARACTER and all its strengths and weaknesses. IT'S ALWAYS ABOUT YOUR CHARACTER!
So, what is the condition of your character? What are your
basic governing values? What are the moral principles by which you want
to live? What is the gap between what you espouse and what you
practice? There is always going to be a gap; just how wide is it?
Is that okay with you?
The essential qualities for Strength of Character
include:
- INTEGRITY:
Honesty, legitimacy, the straight stuff, and full disclosure. The
willingness to be unpopular at times, by telling the truth. The
absence of lying, tap-dancing, pretending, spinning, stalling, distracting,
rationalizing, justifying, and avoiding. It's doing the right
thing.. and most of the time we know what it is.
- RESPONSIBILITY: Your
life is completely your responsibility. As an adult, you own your
situation -- you are responsible for your choices, your decisions, your
preferences, your relationships, your financial health, your conduct, and
your actions. If life is going well for you, you probably made
it happen. If life is going poorly, you did that too. And,
if life is a giant boatload of underwhelming and wasting time, you did
that too. The cards dealt to you are yours to play with; good or
bad. So take accountability, make your choices, apologize, clean up your
mess, take your lumps and get on with it. The energy spent on
whining, complaining, and problem describing will be so much better spent
on problem solving.
- GENEROSITY OF SPIRIT: This
part of your Strength of Character is about giving more than
taking, contributing more than consuming, caring more than expecting,
investing more than expensing. This part of you is where you are
comfortable inside your own skin because you can find your calm, live in
the light, derive meaning, and hear the quiet. "You get more than
you give when you give more than you get." (Hmmm... random
acts of kindness!)
People will respect you directly proportional to your
self-respect. Respect that person in the mirror!
Commit to integrity, Responsibility of Spirit... and then share
your values and spread them around.
You are quite a role model!
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Today's Tickle
BECAUSE I'M A
MAN
Because I'm a man
-- when I lock my keys in the car, I will fiddle with a coat hanger long
after hypothermia has set in. Calling AAA is out of the question.
I will win.
Because I'm a man
-- when the car is running poorly, I will pop the hood and stare at the
engine as if I know what I'm looking at. If another man shows up, one
of us will say to the other, "I used to be able to fix these things but
now with all these computers and everything, I am clueless where to
start." We will then drink a couple of beers and break wind, as a
form of holy communion.
Because I'm a man
-- when I catch a cold, I need someone to bring me soup and take care of
me while I lie in bed and moan. You're a woman. I will always get
sicker than you, so for you, this is cake.
Because I'm a man
-- I can be relied upon to purchase basic groceries at the store, like
steaks, milk or bread. I cannot be expected to find exotic items like
tofu or tampons. For all I know, these are the same thing.
Because I'm a man
-- when one of our appliances stops working, I will insist on taking it
apart, despite evidence that this will just cost me twice as much once the
repair person gets here and has to put it back together.
Because I'm a man
-- I must hold the television remote control in my hand while I watch
TV. If the thing has been misplaced, I may miss a whole show looking
for it... though one time I was able to survive by holding a calculator
(former applies mainly to engineers).
Because I'm a man
-- I carry with me a wallet... this item often fits in my pocket, and
therefore, carries largely what I need every day -- some money, credit cards,
ID cards, etc. You carry a purse. Certainly you can choose to put
in your purse any number of items that you deem to be critical and necessary
for your ongoing day-to-day existence. Understand that asking me to
carry and/or hold your purse is UNTHINKABLE, especially in public.
Please know that you and you alone will be hauling all that stuff
around.
Because I'm a man
-- it is unnecessary to ask me what I'm thinking about. The true
answer is always either golf, cars, sports or sex. I have to make up
something else when you ask, so avoid asking.
Because I'm a man
-- it is unnecessary to ask me if I liked the movie. Chances are,
if you're crying at the end of it, I disliked it, and if you are feeling
amorous afterwards, then I will certainly at least remember the name of the
movie and recommend it to others.
Because I'm a man
-- I think what you're wearing is fine. I thought what you were
wearing five minutes ago was fine too. Either pair of shoes is
fine. With the belt or without it looks fine. Your hair is
fine. You look fine. Can we just go now?
Because I'm a man
-- and this is, after all the year 2016, I will share equally
in the housework. You just do the laundry, the cooking, the
cleaning, the vacuuming, and the dishes, and I'll do the rest...
like hosing down the patio and wandering around in the garden with
a soda, wondering what to do next.
This has been a
public service message for women to Better Understand Men.
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Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Hello All:
Consider these names in the news:
Alex Rodriguez, Lance Armstrong, Barry Bonds,
Anthony Weiner, Mark Sanford, Elliot Spitzer,
Rod Blagojevich, Martha Stewart and Bob Filner.
What thoughts come to mind? Admiration or disappointment? Respect or cynicism? Awe or let-down? Impressed or depressed?
Which is more likely, respect follows like or like follows respect? You are popular and likely therefore to be respected? Or are you respected and likely therefore to be liked? Which has a longer shelf-life, being liked or being respected?
If you really think about it... RESPECT HAS A LONGER SHELF-LIFE, and you are more likely to be liked and popular after you are respected.
Like most always follows respect. And, people will respect you MORE when you improve your own self-respect.
So strengthen your character and start with your own SELF-RESPECT. You either dilute it or build it up. It is up to you.
You either snatch a rationalization from the jaws of logic, or you go on the road less traveled and stick with your strong character.
At the end of the day, everything comes down to your character.
It's Common Sense and remember, Common Sense is very Uncommon.
Dr. Mitchell Perry
Share Your Strength of Character
Every morning when you wake up and look at yourself in the mirror, what do you see? Are you pleased or embarrassed? Proud or ashamed? Impressed or depressed? Excited or bored? Energetic or listless? Engaged or isolated? Powerful or weak? How is your self-respect?
Every morning, whether you like it or not, you wake up inside your own skin. You always wake up you, which means you are always there attending that party... so does it make any sense to you to dislike the person in the mirror? You are unable to get away from that person, which means you always have to live with yourself, your feelings, your choices, and your behavior. And, just like compounded interest in a bank account, there are long-term effects to those choices and behaviors.
At the end of the day, the measure of your life
is inevitably determined by your CHARACTER and all its strengths and weaknesses. So, what is the condition of your Character? What are your basic governing values? What are the basic governing principles by which you want to live?
The essential qualities for Strength of Character include:
INTEGRITY: Honesty, legitimacy, the straight stuff, the full disclosure; the willingness to be unpopular at times, by telling the truth; the absence of lying, tap-dancing, pretending, rationalizing, spinning, distracting and avoiding.
RESPONSIBILITY: Your life is completely your responsibility. If life is going well for you, you probably made it happen. If life is going poorly, you did that too. And if life is a whole new level of underwhelming... you did that too. The cards dealt to you are yours to play -- good or bad. So take your lumps and get on with it. The energy you spend on whining, complaining, catastrophizing, awfulizing, and admiring the problems will be so much better spent on problem solving.
GENEROSITY OF SPIRIT: This part of your Strength of Character is about giving more than taking, contributing more than consuming, caring more than expecting, investing more than expensing, and forgiving more than condemning. This part of you is faith, living in the light, deriving meaning, and hearing the quiet. You get more than you give when you give more than you get. (Hmmm... random acts of kindness.)
So, establish a higher standard for yourself and your life. Commit to INTEGRITY, RESPONSIBILITY, and GENEROSITY OF SPIRIT... and then share your values and spread them around. You are quite a role model!
Raise your bar!
Today's Tickle
One of the Greats
Lawrence Peter Berra played major league baseball for 19 years for the New York Yankees. He played on 10 World Series Championship teams, is a MLB Hall of Famer and has some awe-inspiring stats. His name is consistently brought up as one of the best catchers in baseball history, and he was voted to the Team of the Century in 1999.
Amazing accomplishments aside, they probably aren't how you know Lawrence . You know him as Yogi, a nickname given to him by a friend who likened his cross-legged sitting to a yogi. Yogi is famous for his fractured English, malapropisms and sometimes nonsensical quotes. He's closing in on 88, and there seems to be no end to his fans' love for him.
Here are 25 Yogi Berra quotes that will make you shake your head and smile.
1. "It's like deja vu all over again."
2. "We made too many wrong mistakes."
3. "You can observe a lot just by watching."
4. "A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore."
5. "He hits from both sides of the plate. He's amphibious."
6. "If the world was perfect, it wouldn't be."
7. "If you don't know where you're going, you might end up some place else."
8. Responding to a question about remarks attributed to him that he did not think were his: "I really didn't say everything I said."
9. "The future ain't what it used to be."
10. "I think Little League is wonderful. It keeps the kids out of the house."
11. On why he no longer went to Ruggeri's, a St. Louis restaurant: "Nobody goes there anymore because it's too crowded."
12. "I always thought that record would stand until it was broken."
13. "We have deep depth."
14. "All pitchers are liars or crybabies."
15. When giving directions to Joe Garagiola to his New Jersey home, which is accessible by two routes: "When you come to a fork in the road, take it."
16. "Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours."
17. "Never answer anonymous letters."
18. On being the guest of honor at an awards banquet: "Thank you for making this day necessary."
19. "The towels were so thick there I could hardly close my suitcase."
20. "Half the lies they tell about me aren't true."
21. As a general comment on baseball: "90% of the game is half mental."
22. "I don't know (if they were men or women running naked across the field), they had bags over their heads."
23. "It gets late early out there."
24. Carmen Berra, Yogi's wife asked: "Yogi, you are from St. Louis , we live in New Jersey , and you played ball in New York . If you go before I do, where would you like me to have you buried?" Yogi's answer: "Surprise me."
25. "It ain't over till it's over....."
Consider these names in the news:
Alex Rodriguez, Lance Armstrong, Barry Bonds,
Anthony Weiner, Mark Sanford, Elliot Spitzer,
Rod Blagojevich, Martha Stewart and Bob Filner.
What thoughts come to mind? Admiration or disappointment? Respect or cynicism? Awe or let-down? Impressed or depressed?
Which is more likely, respect follows like or like follows respect? You are popular and likely therefore to be respected? Or are you respected and likely therefore to be liked? Which has a longer shelf-life, being liked or being respected?
If you really think about it... RESPECT HAS A LONGER SHELF-LIFE, and you are more likely to be liked and popular after you are respected.
Like most always follows respect. And, people will respect you MORE when you improve your own self-respect.
So strengthen your character and start with your own SELF-RESPECT. You either dilute it or build it up. It is up to you.
You either snatch a rationalization from the jaws of logic, or you go on the road less traveled and stick with your strong character.
At the end of the day, everything comes down to your character.
It's Common Sense and remember, Common Sense is very Uncommon.
Dr. Mitchell Perry
Share Your Strength of Character
Every morning when you wake up and look at yourself in the mirror, what do you see? Are you pleased or embarrassed? Proud or ashamed? Impressed or depressed? Excited or bored? Energetic or listless? Engaged or isolated? Powerful or weak? How is your self-respect?
Every morning, whether you like it or not, you wake up inside your own skin. You always wake up you, which means you are always there attending that party... so does it make any sense to you to dislike the person in the mirror? You are unable to get away from that person, which means you always have to live with yourself, your feelings, your choices, and your behavior. And, just like compounded interest in a bank account, there are long-term effects to those choices and behaviors.
At the end of the day, the measure of your life
is inevitably determined by your CHARACTER and all its strengths and weaknesses. So, what is the condition of your Character? What are your basic governing values? What are the basic governing principles by which you want to live?
The essential qualities for Strength of Character include:
INTEGRITY: Honesty, legitimacy, the straight stuff, the full disclosure; the willingness to be unpopular at times, by telling the truth; the absence of lying, tap-dancing, pretending, rationalizing, spinning, distracting and avoiding.
RESPONSIBILITY: Your life is completely your responsibility. If life is going well for you, you probably made it happen. If life is going poorly, you did that too. And if life is a whole new level of underwhelming... you did that too. The cards dealt to you are yours to play -- good or bad. So take your lumps and get on with it. The energy you spend on whining, complaining, catastrophizing, awfulizing, and admiring the problems will be so much better spent on problem solving.
GENEROSITY OF SPIRIT: This part of your Strength of Character is about giving more than taking, contributing more than consuming, caring more than expecting, investing more than expensing, and forgiving more than condemning. This part of you is faith, living in the light, deriving meaning, and hearing the quiet. You get more than you give when you give more than you get. (Hmmm... random acts of kindness.)
So, establish a higher standard for yourself and your life. Commit to INTEGRITY, RESPONSIBILITY, and GENEROSITY OF SPIRIT... and then share your values and spread them around. You are quite a role model!
Raise your bar!
Today's Tickle
One of the Greats
Lawrence Peter Berra played major league baseball for 19 years for the New York Yankees. He played on 10 World Series Championship teams, is a MLB Hall of Famer and has some awe-inspiring stats. His name is consistently brought up as one of the best catchers in baseball history, and he was voted to the Team of the Century in 1999.
Amazing accomplishments aside, they probably aren't how you know Lawrence . You know him as Yogi, a nickname given to him by a friend who likened his cross-legged sitting to a yogi. Yogi is famous for his fractured English, malapropisms and sometimes nonsensical quotes. He's closing in on 88, and there seems to be no end to his fans' love for him.
Here are 25 Yogi Berra quotes that will make you shake your head and smile.
1. "It's like deja vu all over again."
2. "We made too many wrong mistakes."
3. "You can observe a lot just by watching."
4. "A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore."
5. "He hits from both sides of the plate. He's amphibious."
6. "If the world was perfect, it wouldn't be."
7. "If you don't know where you're going, you might end up some place else."
8. Responding to a question about remarks attributed to him that he did not think were his: "I really didn't say everything I said."
9. "The future ain't what it used to be."
10. "I think Little League is wonderful. It keeps the kids out of the house."
11. On why he no longer went to Ruggeri's, a St. Louis restaurant: "Nobody goes there anymore because it's too crowded."
12. "I always thought that record would stand until it was broken."
13. "We have deep depth."
14. "All pitchers are liars or crybabies."
15. When giving directions to Joe Garagiola to his New Jersey home, which is accessible by two routes: "When you come to a fork in the road, take it."
16. "Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours."
17. "Never answer anonymous letters."
18. On being the guest of honor at an awards banquet: "Thank you for making this day necessary."
19. "The towels were so thick there I could hardly close my suitcase."
20. "Half the lies they tell about me aren't true."
21. As a general comment on baseball: "90% of the game is half mental."
22. "I don't know (if they were men or women running naked across the field), they had bags over their heads."
23. "It gets late early out there."
24. Carmen Berra, Yogi's wife asked: "Yogi, you are from St. Louis , we live in New Jersey , and you played ball in New York . If you go before I do, where would you like me to have you buried?" Yogi's answer: "Surprise me."
25. "It ain't over till it's over....."
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