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A functioning community moves beyond listing and reciting core values. It shares and lives those values. And, it provides a safe place for its members to explore, stretch, learn, fail, and grow.
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Tag Archives: collaboration
(Issue #623) What Have We Learned in 12 Years?
NOTE ABOUT THIS POST: This week I have a repost with a twist. The post below (Issue #1 on this blog) went live on May 31, 2010. At the time, SOCIAL MEDIA was a bit of a new hot topic … Continue reading
Posted in Communication
Tagged awareness, civility in media, collaboration, comunication, leadership, resilience, social media
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(Issue #622) A Functioning Community is More than a Zip Code
Consider your community’s assets and needs. Consider the interlocking nature of the people, place, and purpose your community attempts to serve. ~~~~~ A community may be viewed as a point on the map—yet it is more than just a place … Continue reading
Posted in Life lessons
Tagged awareness, collaboration, community, growth, motivation, purpose, resilience
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(Issue #621) The Most Boring People in the World?
Has hoping for an authentic question that leads to an authentic conversation that leads to understanding that leads to caring and connection become “old school“? ~~~~~ Ever wonder if it’s you or them? Or both? For instance, you’re at a … Continue reading
Posted in conversation, respect
Tagged awareness, collaboration, community, conversation, dreams, respect
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(Issue #620) Volunteer and Grow
You give of yourself because the giving makes the act about the other person,not about you. ~~~~~ One of the organizations for whom Roxie and I volunteer asked me to participate in a video interview about volunteering. Why volunteer for … Continue reading
Posted in Community, community service, volunteering
Tagged awareness, collaboration, resilience
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(Issue #619) Turtles, Giraffes, and Roosters
For what and/or for whom are you ready to crow about this coming week? ~~~~~ We’ve all heard the idiom to stick your neck out. It is used when you embark on an endeavor that entails a level of risk … Continue reading
(Issue #616) Create a Call-In Culture
On the way to clarity, we establish connections, and we enhance chances to establisha “Call-In Culture.”~~~~~ A previous post on this blog stated, While simple dichotomies may be deceptively simplistic, they can provide a starting point for conversation and movement. Each day … Continue reading
Posted in Life lessons
Tagged assumptions, awareness, collaboration, community, growth, resilience
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(Issue #610) Taking Ownership of Your Self-Care
“Taking care of yourself” does not have to equate witha “lack of character, responsibility, and commitment.” ~~~~~ A quote I posted this week on my Facebook page (with one of my morning sunrise beach photos) conjured up two memories: one from the … Continue reading
Posted in Life lessons
Tagged assumptions, collaboration, dreams, growth, motivation, resilience
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(Issue #607) Who Are Your Coffee-Cup People?
We have to be mindful and reach out to those whose values and virtues help build a nurturing, dependable, responsible, friendly, brotherly (sisterly), courageous, hopeful community with high expectations. ~~~~~ In the fall of 2002, I traveled to San Antonio, … Continue reading
(Issue #601) The Hypothesis of Generosity
So, I pulled myself off the too-often-climbed-on ledge of self-righteous upsetand took a deep breath and waited. ~~~~~ “Where are they?” Like most craftsmen and service people, when I made the appointment I was given a two-hour block as to … Continue reading
Posted in empathy, generosity
Tagged assumptions, awareness, collaboration, community, resilience
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(Issue #600!) A Thankfulness Alphabet
May you give yourself time to reflect on your list of thanks and appreciation. ~~~~~ When feeling down, doubtful, or disappointed, I find it helpful to remind myself of the good people, experiences, and things that surround me each day. … Continue reading
Posted in Appreciation, Balance, collaboration, Communication, COVID vaccination, engagement, kindness, laughter, love, thanksgiving
Tagged awareness, collaboration, community, dreams, leadership, resilience
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