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- How to Wiggle Out of the Mud! - 2 - by Submitted on May 16, 2016 from Ronald RossLive With Purpose By Dr. Ron Ross Who am I and why am I here? Those are the two most important questions you can ask yourself. Question 1: Who am I? Some say you’re the product of a bit of slime that squirmed its way out of some prehistoric bog and evolved from this to that, then ...
Views: 884 - How to Wiggle Out of the Mud! - by Submitted on May 10, 2016 from Ronald RossA New Series Begins! By Dr. Ron Ross My mother nearly killed me during the summer before I entered the first grade. I really hadn’t done anything terribly wrong except to play in the back yard. Well maybe I did a little wrong – I played in the part of the back yard that Dad had just ...
Views: 930 - Manners Matter 15 - by Submitted on May 03, 2016 from Ronald RossManners of Personality By Ron Ross “An ugly personality destroys a pretty face.” Does that sound true to you? If so, allow me to introduce you to a few ugly personalities and make sure none describes you! The arrogant. The arrogant have a need to diminish others in a pitiful attempt to ...
Views: 835 - Manners Matter 14 - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2016 from Ronald RossManners at the Airport and at 25,000 Feet By Ron Ross “Hi there!” a pretty lady said to me with a big smile, “I’m Julie and I am going to be your BFF for the next two hours!” We were flying from Denver to Chicago on a direct flight. I had the aisle seat and she was stuck in the center seat ...
Views: 1146 - Manners Matter 13 - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2016 from Ronald RossConversational Manners By Ron Ross Good conversations are fun to be a part of – unless someone is rude. Bad manners in conversation will stifle communication and short-circuit camaraderie. Here are a few simple guidelines for mutually satisfying conversations: Share the floor. To talk ...
Views: 886 - Manners Matter 12 - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2016 from Ronald RossRude Pets and Rude Pet Owners By Ron Ross My wife used to share her ice cream cone with our dachshund. The neighbor girl wasn’t impressed, however, when he took a lick of her cone. What is socially acceptable to a dog or to a dog owner is not necessarily acceptable to humans. Sniffing, ...
Views: 735 - Manners Matter 11 - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2016 from Ronald RossPunctuality By Ron Ross “We will wait a few minutes before we begin our meeting as some folks are still arriving.” I hate it when the guy in charge of the meeting says that. Rude late arrivers should not be awarded for being tardy while those on time get punished for their ...
Views: 932 - Manners Matter 10 - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2016 from Ronald RossManners on the Road By Ron Ross Every road you drive on is filled with cheerful people who are courteous and careful on their commute, right? Wong. You and I, however, are always considerate and polite when we are behind the wheel, right? Wrong again. All drivers are guilty of angry ...
Views: 834 - Manners Matter 9 - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2016 from Ronald RossTable Manners By Ron Ross When you eat by yourself you may gobble your food like a hungry pig if you want because no one cares. But when you eat with someone else, and especially when you eat in public, table manners matter. In 1922 a writer named Emily Post wrote Etiquette in Society, ...
Views: 746 - Manners Matter 8 - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2016 from Ronald RossImpolite Children By Ron Ross The child sitting down the row from me in a dark movie theater needed to go to the bathroom. As he passed me in the darkness he stepped on my toe. He did the same thing on his way back. He never said, “Excuse me” or “I’m sorry!” He acted as if I was the ...
Views: 869 - Manners Matter 7 - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2016 from Ronald RossIngratitude By Ron Ross Kids are ungrateful because that is how they were raised. At birth, if they were hungry, all they had to do was scream until their mother fed them. The baby had no concept of what the mother just went through to bring the child to full term and give birth, then ...
Views: 871 - Manners Matter 6 - by Submitted on Feb 29, 2016 from Ronald RossRespect the Elderly: Seven simple ways to be polite to your grandparents By Ron Ross Old people always think the children in their town are rude, smart-alecky and have no respect for their elders, and to some degree they are right. However, every generation makes the same claims so it is not a ...
Views: 984 - Manners Matter 5 - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2016 from Ronald RossFoul Language By Ron Ross “Please leave your profanity outside!” was a sign I saw on the door of a local restaurant. Seems to me we shouldn’t need such a sign in a public place. However we do live in a society where course talk is commonplace. Television shows and movies are increasingly ...
Views: 1001 - Manners Matter Four - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2016 from Ronald RossSagging Trousers and PJs in Public By Ron Ross Trousers worn with the waistbands around the hips so the whole world sees your underpants: bad manners. It is a style overwhelmingly favored by young males and causes them to walk with a bizarre gait and constantly “hitch up” their trousers so ...
Views: 971 - Manners Matter Two - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2016 from Ronald RossWhat to do about a cell phone addict By Ron Ross Rudeness happens when you are with someone who is obsessed with his/her high-tech device such as a cell phone or tablet. How loudly can I say this: CONSTANTLY CHECKING YOUR CELL PHONE FOR TEXT MESSAGES WHILE VISITING WITH SOMEONE IS ...
Views: 736 - Manners Matter One - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2016 from Ronald RossAre Manners More Important than Laws? By Ron Ross I had a rude neighbor. He owned a motorcycle and loved to work on it in his garage. He would rev the engine as he tuned it then let it idle loudly for hours. Every time he came in or out of his driveway he would roar the noisy machine as ...
Views: 763 - How a Baby Changes People – Part 3 - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2016 from Ronald RossThe wise men were changed from wanderers to worshippers. For the record, the wise men did not come to the manger, as is usually depicted in Christmas pageants, but the Bible does say that some time after the birth, they came to the home of Jesus. Their visit is a part of the birth of Jesus, ...
Views: 856 - How a Baby Changes People – Part 2 - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2015 from Ronald RossThe innkeeper was changed from apathy to sympathy You probably know the story of the birth of Jesus, especially the part where “there was no place for them in the inn.” Though the Bible does not speak of an innkeeper, there must have been one. Someone had to tell Joseph the inn was full and ...
Views: 884 - How a Baby Changes People - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2015 from Ronald RossThe troubled marriage, parents who want their child to change, good people who want a good job, middle-class families who have too much month left at the end of their money, and seniors who worry about outliving their welcome and/or suffering some debilitating disease—they all want something to ...
Views: 913 - Anger Fever: How to Express Your Anger without Getting Arrested! – Part 5 - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2015 from Ronald RossFor weeks now I have been writing about anger and how it can destroy your relationships. To help you deal with your anger by speaking out using appropriate words and communication techniques I have developed an acrostic from the word S-P-E-A-K. The acrostic looks like this: S - Supervise ...
Views: 907 - Anger Fever: How to Express Your Anger without Getting Arrested! – Part 4 - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2015 from Ronald RossThe sixth and best way to deal with anger is to SPEAK OUT. Previously I discussed S – Supervise yourself, P – Ponder appropriate responses. Now the E, A and K in the work SPEAK! E - EXPLAIN. EXPLAIN HOW YOU FEEL. Explaining how you feel is far different than screaming a stream of ...
Views: 939 - Anger Fever: How to Express Your Anger without Getting Arrested! – Part 3 - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2015 from Ronald RossBy Ron Ross Anger can be expressed in six common ways. Five of them do not work well. Those five are BLOW OUT, STRIKE OUT, FAKE OUT, SNUFF OUT, and PULL OUT. Read about them at RonRossToday.com The best way to deal with anger is to learn how to effectively SPEAK OUT your anger without ...
Views: 913 - Anger Fever: How to Express Your Anger without Getting Arrested! – Part 2 - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2015 from Ronald RossBy Ron Ross Previously I described two ways to deal with anger, BLOW OUT and STRIKE OUT. Here are three other ways people deal with anger: FAKE OUT! The FAKE OUT way of dealing with anger is used by people who think they have to be nice all the time, so they try to FAKE OUT others by ...
Views: 1118 - Anger Fever: How to Express Your Anger without Getting Arrested! - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2015 from Ronald RossBy Ron Ross My neighbor came charging across the street. His eyes bulged out and his fists were clenched as he came screaming into my yard, “Why the ____ did you call the cops on me?” “Because you cannot keep you dogs from barking and the entire neighborhood is fed up with it,” I said in ...
Views: 913 - 6.0 Five Questions to Ask Yourself When Thinking About Your Own Personal Success Question 5: Am I a victim or a victor? - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2015 from Ronald RossFor review, here are the first four questions to ask yourself when thinking about your own personal success: • Q1: Which is easier to accomplish: to make the world adjust to my particular needs or for me to adjust to the world as it is today? • Q2: Who is best suited to fix my personal ...
Views: 955 - 5.0 Five Questions to Ask Yourself When Thinking About Your Own Personal Success: Question 4: Which is most likely to help me succeed: to pull some other person down or help someone else succeed? - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2015 from Ronald RossYou know the answer: you help yourself most when you help others succeed. But the easier thing to do is pull everyone down, or at least to continue to hang with those who refuse to do anything positive or take any affirmative action to improve their lives. It is easy to find people with whom ...
Views: 1096 - 4.0 Five Questions to Ask Yourself When Thinking About Your Own Personal Success Question 3: Which will ultimately result in a better me: continued dependency or self-reliance? - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2015 from Ronald RossThere may be times in your life when you need outside help to survive. That is why there are a variety of wonderful charities and social services to help people in times of need. But the reality is programs like Welfare, food stamps, free lunch, and government housing, are ultimately harmful to ...
Views: 665 - 3.0 Five Questions to Ask Yourself When Thinking About Your Own Personal Success Question 2: Who is best suited to fix my personal problems, politicians in Washington DC or me? - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2015 from Ronald RossThere are an increasing number of people who think Washington DC has all the resources and all the wisdom necessary to solve their daily personal problems. This kind of thinking is music to the ears of professional politicians and government bureaucrats because they want as many people as ...
Views: 928 - 2.0 Five Questions to Ask Yourself When Thinking About Your Own Personal Success - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2015 from Ronald RossQuestion 1: Which is easier to accomplish: to make the world adjust to my particular needs or for me to adjust to the world as it is today? Singer/songwriter Lauryn Hill wrote, “That strong mother doesn’t tell her cub, Son, stay weak so the wolves can get you. She says, Toughen up, this is ...
Views: 931 - 1.0: Five Questions to Ask Yourself When Thinking About Your Own Personal Success - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2015 from Ronald RossSuccess is not an accident. It takes planning, effort and discipline. One way for you to seek your own personal success is to ask the right questions. When you ask the right questions you have a better chance to get the right answers. The kinds of questions I refer to are not ...
Views: 884 - 5.7: One Easy Thing You Can Do to Help You Persevere! - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2015 from Ronald RossDo you have someone around you who whines about the sun when it’s hot and then when it is winter he/she complains about the cold? Do you have a friend or relative who dumps their problems on you but they never attempt to change the way they think, speak or act? Some people feel so bad about ...
Views: 847 - 5.6: Persevere Power is Enhanced in Surrender - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2015 from Ronald RossMore often than I care to admit, I have quit. I have walked off of jobs, terminated projects, and submitted to the realities of more than one broken business model. No doubt there were times when I quit too soon; if I would have persevered another day or week or month, I may have achieved my ...
Views: 1056 - 5.5: The Reward of Perseverance - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2015 from Ronald Ross“Cassie won a full-ride scholarship to a Division One California University!” bragged my friend whose granddaughter is a star high-school track athlete. “What is her best event?” I asked. “The 100 meter hurdles,” he answered with a puffed up chest (he was a state high school championship ...
Views: 933 - 5.4: Persevere Power – When Quitters Win - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2015 from Ronald RossQuitting seems to be a way of life for so many people. How many teenagers do you know who quit school a few months before graduation? Look up and down your street – how many divorced people live around you? Did you ever get so mad at your boss that you walked off the job? What’s with all the ...
Views: 907 - 5.3: A Purposeful Life Creates Perseverance Power - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2015 from Ronald RossPeople without purpose are not living they are only existing. They are like a rudderless ship on a vast ocean driven hither and yon by the winds and tides. They wonder what the heck happened in the past while they wander aimlessly into the future. On the other hand, people with a purpose are ...
Views: 902 - 5.2: The Infinite Source of Your Perseverance Power - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2015 from Ronald RossTerry Fox is a name millions of Canadians know well and Terry wasn’t even a hockey player – he was a runner – and he ran for miles and miles and miles – all with a prosthesis on his amputated leg. At the age of 18 Terry was diagnosed with bone cancer in his right knee and lost his right leg ...
Views: 1008 - 5.0: Persevere Power - Introduction - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2015 from Ronald RossConfidence does not come easy. Fear does, disappointment does, anger does, failure does; each with little or no effort. But confidence, courage, composure, or conquest does not. If it did, more people would display it in their daily lives. Because it takes effort, because it takes risk, ...
Views: 916 - 4.6: Proceed Forward –Nourishes Your Soul - by Submitted on May 25, 2015 from Ronald RossDoing nothing is the hardest work there is. If you do physical work all day long you will come home tired. If you get up late and lay around the house all day in your pajamas, eat junk food, leave the dishes in the sink, let the yard go to seed and then moan and complain that all you have is ...
Views: 966 - 4.5: Proceed Forward – Opens Doors - by Submitted on May 18, 2015 from Ronald RossAnother significant reason that proceeding forward gives you the 5000+ Advantage is that motion attracts help, and as you go through life, there will be times when help is what you need. Several years ago the Air Force Academy football program was highly rated with a great won/lost record and ...
Views: 997 - 4.4: Proceed Forward – Improves Your Skills - by Submitted on May 11, 2015 from Ronald Ross“How many hours must a flight student fly before he can solo?” I asked my flight-instructor brother. “Around 17 hours of training and he or she must make at least 50 take-offs and landings.” In other words, you do not learn how to fly by reading books and hanging out at the airport talking ...
Views: 942 - 4.3: Proceed Forward – Tests Your Theories - by Submitted on May 04, 2015 from Ronald RossThe first powered airplane took flight on December 17, 1903 on a wind-swept beach in North Carolina. Bicycle shop owner brothers Orville and Wilber Wright had long been testing theories of powered flight and on this day, their hard work paid off. Orville piloted the first flight that lasted ...
Views: 893 - 4.2: Proceed Forward – Calms Your Fears - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2015 from Ronald RossWhen you were a kid were you afraid of ghosts, goblins, monsters and that big scary Bogeyman under your bed? Me too, but I got over it. Would you like to shine the light on the ghosts of past mistakes and scare away the monsters of unforeseen obstacles? Would you like to blow off the menacing ...
Views: 954 - 4.1: Proceed Forward – Accept Responsibility - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2015 from Ronald RossThe airport departure lounge was crowded with family and friends bidding us farewell for a 3+ year commitment in Central Africa. I was only 25-years-old and had a wife and two children, had never travelled internationally and had little idea of what to expect upon our arrival in Africa. In ...
Views: 867 - The 5000+ Percent Advantage 4.0: Proceed Forward - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2015 from Ronald RossHow would you like to have a 5000+ percent advantage over everyone else? Steven Covey in his book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People tells you how: “The difference between people who exercise initiative and those who don’t is literally the difference between night and day. I’m not ...
Views: 864 - 3.6: Protect your mind from Pride - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2015 from Ronald RossIt is very easy to think, I’m wiser, I’m prettier, I’m more talented, I’m smarter, I’m more popular, I’m better than you at this or that or something else. Of the seven deadly sins, pride is considered the most alluring and the most destructive. Bad pride shows up as conceit, self-importance, ...
Views: 654 - 3.5: Protect your mind from Self-criticism - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2015 from Ronald RossSelf-talk, whether positive or negative, is your inner voice that says things you seldom speak out loud. How you talk to yourself determines the kind of person you are becoming. The good news and the bad news about self-talk is that what you say is what you get. Speak critically to yourself ...
Views: 914 - 3.4 Protect your mind from shallowness - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2015 from Ronald RossSome years ago I had the privilege of being a judge at a regional Miss America pageant. You probably know that Miss America pageants are not just about beauty but also intellect. Besides the various beauty related events, the contestants were brought before the Judges one at a time to answer any ...
Views: 968 - 3.3: Protect Your Mind from Garbage - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2015 from Ronald Ross“Take out the garbage!” was a command my mother shouted at me when I was a kid. Today I stuff much of it down the garbage disposal; hit the “on” switch for a few seconds and it all goes down the drain. The rest I wrap tightly in a Walmart grocery bag, place it in the garbage can out back, and ...
Views: 1056 - 3.2 Protect Your Mind from Depravity - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2015 from Ronald RossDo you watch those mystery documentaries where they take a crime and re-live it, then follow through to the capturing of the perpetrator, his/her trial and ultimate incarceration? We do. One especially gory episode we started to watch featured a variety of hideous acts that led to the ...
Views: 666 - 3.0: Protect Your Mind – Section 3 Introduction - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2015 from Ronald RossYour mind is the singularly most powerful tool for success that you own. It is powerful beyond measure and more valuable than the combined wealth you could ever earn in your lifetime. So, like anything of value, you must protect your mind. But protect your mind from what? From the six ...
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