25 Secrets for Driving Your Man Crazy
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Sharpening the tools
Dull tools are hazardous and require more effort to use. Time invested sharpening the tools before a job reduces the effort considerably. I’m finishing a carpentry project that began when I harvested a cedar tree from my sprawling ¼-acre estate. I have new respect for adventurous pioneers who furnished their homes using only trees and…
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The Perils of An Intra-office Romance
Older men are so full of…wisdom. My first engineering assignment included working with men old enough to be my father. They had life experience and were willing to share at no cost. The tips I learned could fill a book. I was warned to avoid intraoffice romances. Dating a co-worker distracts from the tasks…
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Someone Worth Following
Leadership is often about setting the correct course. I want to be someone worth following. Time and again the choice centers on selecting the appropriate rallying cause for the group. Expect too little, and no one is challenged. Demand too much, and the chilling fog of discouragement dampens the followers. David’s administration was gelling…
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Favorite Flavor of Leadership
I did a web search on the word leadership. In half a second the search engine returned 147,000,000 hits. Leadership is a popular topic, a position many seek. I’ve heard an abundance of anecdotes about leadership, read scores of books on the subject, and listened to leaders (and want-to-be leaders) describe the role and extoll…
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Living in Community
Is there a noticeable decline in the common courtesy and respect for others we were taught as children? Are we becoming a nation of individuals with each considering himself to be the only one of importance? Have we forgotten the blessings of living in community? Please, thank you, holding a door for a stranger, helping…