Positive Feedback

 

Positive Feedback

 Are you complimentary when you receive good service?  Do you provide a lift to someone by acknowledging their smile or positive outlook?  You might be surprised by the difference you can make in someone’s day, and their job performance, by simply being complimentary.  When a hotel clerk greets you with a smile and helpful attitude make sure they know you noticed.  When the dry cleaner’s employee is prompt and professional genuinely thank them.  When your dining wait staff is especially efficient give them a compliment and maybe even a larger tip.  People that serve others for a living are often mistreated, do your part to change that.  If they are doing an exceptional job go out of your way to let their boss know.  Positive feedback is a great motivator and can change someone’s day, maybe even their future! 

Pay someone a genuine compliment today and have a blessed week!

Wisdom

 

Wisdom

The MMM has often addressed wisdom and our (my) ongoing pursuit of it.  I have also written about how impatient we are as humans.  Impatience and wisdom don’t play well together.  Consider the following which addresses both points…

Wisdom is not proven by argument or debate.  Wisdom is proven over time.  Some people adamantly proclaim that their opinion is best.  Regardless of how convincingly these people defend their viewpoint, time is the best judge of their wisdom.  The result of a practice proves its validity, not how loudly it is promoted. ¹

Be wary of those who seek to have their own wisdom acknowledged before it can be proven over time.  Volume does not equate to wisdom.  Also, be patience with your own understanding of wisdom. 

Have a blessed week.

1 – Taken from: Experiencing God Day-By-Day, Henry T. Blackaby and Richard Blackaby

Interesting

 

08.17.2026

Interesting

I like meeting genuinely interesting people, the kind that come by it naturally. It is fun to listen and learn from different viewpoints and life experiences. But some people just want to be interesting. They strive to command a room or be the life of the party. They often do not stop talking, likely about themselves. They may be fun for a few minutes at a party, but beyond that …

The people who chase being the most interesting person in the room are rarely the most useful. Being interesting entertains, being useful adds value. In the business world we have to add value. Solving problems and removing pain points adds value.

Being entertaining is great for happy hour, being useful is great for business.

Distractions

 

Distractions

“Modern life pulls at the mind from every direction. Even on quiet days, the volume of choices, cues, and opportunities for distraction is unlike anything evolution prepared us to handle.”                                                       

- Steven Kotler

The quote is a statement of fact. It does not offer a solution, nor suggest a method of coping. This is the world we live in. We are bombarded with information, opportunities, rabbit holes, and data. There is no answer nor solution. It is constant. This is not going to change. The key is to understand that, and deal with it. Know that if you let them, distractions will ruin progress and productivity. Seek quiet time and stillness, but know it is hard to find.