[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 12-04-02 AT 06:52AM (CST)[/font][p] >One of my favorites, particularly when talking with new management/supervison, "What you do speaks so loud that I can't hear what you say."
Here are a couple that repeat in my mind as I go through life:
(I believe this is from the book, "Tuesdays With Morrie") - "Work like you don't need the money; dance like nobody's watching; and love like you've never been hurt."
"I never learned anything while I was talking," Larry King.
[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 12-04-02 AT 10:27AM (CST)[/font][p]This is my all time favorite quote and I apply it not only to my personal life but my professional one as well.
"To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a little better; whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is the meaning of success." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Or if I am having a hard day where the same problems keep cropping up: "SSDD" or "Same sh*t, different day"
Johnette [link:www.hrhero.com/cgi-bin/employersforum/employersforum.cgi?az=email_user&userid=Squishypig|Spread your HR wisdom, e-mail me!]
If I can I'd like to add another. This is a personal one that I came up with some years ago. It annoys me to no end when people get so bogged down in processes that there is never an outcome. Or when things never come to closure because one or more managers remains hopelessly mired in details. So, my often used suggestion on these occasions and in training sessions is, simply:
****NEVER LET THE PROCESS BECOME THE OBJECTIVE.****
One that we find useful---especially to get someone to open up---is to comment on something obvious and then say,"Well,the more something goes without saying,the more it needs to be said." People then feel,gee,maybe I should say what is on my mind after all.Regards from Texas,Mike Maslanka
Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint. --Mark Twain
Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer --Mark Twain
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great. --Mark Twain
Part of the secret of a success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside. --Mark Twain
Always do the right thing. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest. --Mark Twain
Noise proves nothing. Often a hen who has merely laid an egg cackles as if she has laid an asteroid. --Mark Twain
Dance like no one is watching. Sing like no one is listening. Love like you've never been hurt and live like it's heaven on Earth. --Mark Twain
I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it. --Mark Twain
The man who doesn't read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them. --Mark Twain
If you didn't tell my favorite author is also Mark Twain!!
A friend of mine gave me this piece of advice for dealing with my children--and I try to keep it in mind for dealing with my "children" at work--Be fair, be firm, and be consistent. Two quotes from my father that I keep in mind-- "The sun will not shine on the same pig's a#% all the day long." "If a bullfrog had wings he wouldn't bump his rump." (How I hated hearing that one when I was growing up and would start in with 'but if....'!)
Sayings I picked up along the way: "Open your mouth and expose your brain." "Its not the size of the dog in the fight that matters, it’s the size of the fight in the dog."
Signs I bought and always have around: "Only Yourself can bring you peace." "Sometimes I sits and thinks, other times I just sits."
From the Brama Kumaris: "Om, Shanti (I am a peaceful soul)!"
The best from my Dad: "It is a smart person who learns from their mistakes, but it is a smarter person who can learn from the mistakes of others."
Two favorites - from Michelangelo: "The greatest danger for most of is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it."
And from Jim Ryan: "Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going."
Mary M with Harley: You are just who I've been looking for! I slap forgot to put one thing on my list to Santa last week. So, will you please ship me a new Harley right away to my home address? I will try to pay later.
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Blessed is the lader who has not sought the high places, but who has been drafted into service becase of his ability and willingness to serve.
Blessed is the leader who knows where he is going, and why he is going, and how to get there.
Blessed is the leader who knows no discouragement, who presents no alibi.
Blessed is the leader who knows how to lead without being dictatorial; true leaders are humble.
Blessed is the leader who seeks for the best for those he serves.
Blessed is the leader who leads for the good of the most concerned and not for the personal gratification of his own ideas.
Blessed is the leader who develops leaders while leading.
Blessed is the leader who marches with the group, interprets correctly the signs on the highway that lead to success.
Blessed is the leader who considers leadership an opportunity for service."
(I believe this is from the book, "Tuesdays With Morrie") - "Work like you don't need the money; dance like nobody's watching; and love like you've never been hurt."
"I never learned anything while I was talking," Larry King.
"To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a little better; whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is the meaning of success."
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Or if I am having a hard day where the same problems keep cropping up:
"SSDD" or "Same sh*t, different day"
Johnette
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****NEVER LET THE PROCESS BECOME THE OBJECTIVE.****
"Engage brain before operating mouth."
Another that is similar - Better to remain quiet and appear dumb than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
Barbara
"A conscience is what hurts when all your other parts feel so good."
The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
People who are crazy enough to think they can change the world... are the only ones who will.
"Always treat others with dignity and respect"
"It's Got to be Right"
Merry Christmas and God Bless everyone!
Here are a couple that I like:
There are two types of people - those who come into a room and say, "Well, here I am," and those who come in and say, "Ah, there you are."
If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.
The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook. William James
"Hard work will pay off in the future. Laziness pays off now."
If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked
> something.
"It's kind of fun to do the impossible..."
It applies to life.... and it *certainly* applies to HR!
--Mark Twain
Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer
--Mark Twain
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.
--Mark Twain
Part of the secret of a success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.
--Mark Twain
Always do the right thing. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.
--Mark Twain
Noise proves nothing. Often a hen who has merely laid an egg cackles as if she has laid an asteroid.
--Mark Twain
Dance like no one is watching. Sing like no one is listening. Love like you've never been hurt and live like it's heaven on Earth.
--Mark Twain
I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.
--Mark Twain
The man who doesn't read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them.
--Mark Twain
If you didn't tell my favorite author is also Mark Twain!!
"42.7% of all statistics are made up on the spot"
"If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried"
Two quotes from my father that I keep in mind--
"The sun will not shine on the same pig's a#% all the day long."
"If a bullfrog had wings he wouldn't bump his rump." (How I hated hearing that one when I was growing up and would start in with 'but if....'!)
Here is my contribution:
Sayings I picked up along the way:
"Open your mouth and expose your brain."
"Its not the size of the dog in the fight that matters,
it’s the size of the fight in the dog."
Signs I bought and always have around:
"Only Yourself can bring you peace."
"Sometimes I sits and thinks, other times I just sits."
From the Brama Kumaris:
"Om, Shanti (I am a peaceful soul)!"
The best from my Dad:
"It is a smart person who learns from their mistakes,
but it is a smarter person who can learn from the mistakes of others."
Jim L.
Tampa, FL.
not zebras." Capnrich, WI
"The greatest danger for most of is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it."
And from Jim Ryan:
"Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going."
I am so far behind I think I'm first!
Mary M
Hal's Harley-Davidson & Buell, Inc.
New Berlin, WI 53151
"Man plans; God laughs"