Saturday, December 31st, 2011

Georgette and I still have three daughters living at home with us – Mary (20), Christine (17), and Teresa (15). Although Georgette has asked all three of the girls to make their beds every morning, only one has consistently complied with her request. The other two daughters have expressed various reasons…
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Tags: Bad Habits, Developing New Habits, Habits, New Years Day, Resolutions
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Saturday, December 17th, 2011

Two weeks ago in my article,
The Wrong Way To Apologize, I gave you four examples of apologies that, in my opinion, were not genuine apologies. In last week’s article,
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Tags: Anger, Apologize, Apology, Forgiveness, How To Make A Genuine Apology, I'm Sorry But, Obligation To Apologize, Saying I'm Sorry
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Saturday, December 10th, 2011

Last Month I went to Atlanta, Georgia, for a four day conference. I took a direct flight from the airport in Bloomington (Central Illinois Regional Airport) to the airport in Atlanta (Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport). The flight…
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Tags: Anger, Apologize, Apology, Forgiveness, How To Make A Genuine Apology, I'm Sorry But, Saying I'm Sorry
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Saturday, December 3rd, 2011

If you’ve been reading my articles for a while, you may have noticed that I have a little bit of an anger problem. Although I’m optimistic by nature and work hard at staying positive, there are certain situations that irritate me and cause me to
automatically respond in a hostile way. …
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Tags: Anger, Apologize, Apology, Forgiveness, I'm Sorry But, McDonald's Drive-Thru, Saying I'm Sorry
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Saturday, October 22nd, 2011

Earlier this month, I walked into my office and picked up a five-page document that had been placed in my inbox by one of my employees. The pages were stapled together and the first thing I noticed was that only one end of the staple had gone through the stack of papers, while the other…
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