Published by Robert A. & Vicki L. Prentice of Professional Development Systems
July 23, 2007 Issue 258
From the Desk of Bob
Do not let the opportunities to grow, improve and be a better person slip through your fingers. Make a decision today to seize those opportunities to maximize your life.
Our mission is to encourage, inform and share healthy attitudes each week. This mission forces us to dig deep into our personal lives and be willing to expose ourselves to the world-to basically be an open book before you.
Obviously we are fine with the open book thing because we have been doing it for a couple of decades now, since we first started our training business. Hundreds of people have told us that they have been moved, touched, or motivated to make life change happen and today are living richer, fuller and happier lives because of our willingness to be transparent.
This kind of affirmation is truly our reward! We take our job very seriously.
As always, we have prepared this issue of MMM with you, our readers, in mind. Hope you enjoy it!
Have a FANTASTIC week! Bob
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In this week's issue
Life Attitudes
Seeds of Success: Simply Sensitive
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Sunny Side of Life
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Life Attitudes
"The best portions of a good man's life are his little nameless, unremembered acts of kindness."
-Anonymous
"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around."
-Leo Buscaglia
"Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use."
-Emily Post
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Seeds of Success: Simply Sensitive
By Robert A. Prentice
After reading the title of this article, many of you men may be tempted to tune out, but please don't, because I am writing to you, too.
I know that we men sometimes have a really hard time with the concept of being sensitive to the needs, wants, and desires of others, mostly because we believe that being sensitive is not such a manly thing. We also know that women seem to naturally be more sensitive to others, especially as it relates to their role as nurturers in motherhood.
Just because being sensitive comes easier for some than it does for others, does not let any of us off the hook. As human beings, we must all see the need to speak and act with more sensitivity towards each other. Furthermore, we must get rid of some of our misconceptions of what sensitivity is and what it is not.
Obviously sensitivity is not just for women; it is for all of us! Sensitivity is not a sign of weakness. Actually, sensitivity shows strength of character, rather than weakness. The opposite of sensitivity is callousness, rudeness, harshness.
I like this definition of sensitivity: the ability to perceive the true attitudes and emotions of those around us.
Sensitivity is being aware of facial expressions, noticing the tone of voice, putting oneself in the shoes of the other person, seeing things from the other's perspective and really caring about someone else more than self.
Sensitivity means you dig a little deeper to see why someone is behaving negatively-maybe they need a little encouragement or a word of praise or a little extra understanding because they are feeling unappreciated, hurt, guilty or stressed. Our level of sensitivity in these kinds of situations can make all the difference, when we really take the time
to find out what is behind someones bad attitude.
Sensitivity gives life to our relationships as it refreshes everyone we come into contact with and the more sensitive we are to the needs of others, the more perception we will gain in all areas of our lives.
Sensitivity is not just for the feminine side of the population. Sensitivity is for all of us. Take action today to become simply sensitive. Real men and women of good character will do this without hesitation.
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On the Sunny Side of Life
"The telephone solicitor selling basement waterproofing must have thought she'd died and gone to heaven when she reached my very polite and patient son on the phone. At the end of her long sales pitch, she asked, "Do you mind if we send out someone to give you an estimate?"
"Not at all," my son said.
"When would be a good time?" she asked.
My son answered, "Just as soon as I dig a basement."
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