Washing Dishes with Coldwater: A MUST READ!

--Can Cold Water Clean Dishes?

This is for all the germ conscious folks that worry about using cold water to clean!

John went to visit his 90 year old grandfather in a very secluded, rural area of Saskatchewan .

After spending a great evening chatting the night away, the next morning John's grandfather prepared breakfast of bacon, eggs and toast.

However, John noticed a film like substance on his plate, and questioned his grandfather asking,

'Are these plates clean?'

His grandfather replied,


'They're as clean as cold water can get em.
Just you go ahead and finish your meal, Sonny!'

For lunch the old man made hamburgers.

 

Again, John was concerned about the plates,

as his appeared to have tiny specks around

the edge that looked like dried egg and asked,

'Are you sure these plates are clean?'

Without looking up the old man said,
'I told you before, Sonny, those dishes are as clean as cold water can get them. Now don't you fret, I don't want to hear another word about it!'



Later that afternoon, John was on his way to a nearby town and as he was leaving, his grandfather's dog started to growl, and wouldn't let him pass.

John yelled and said, 'Grandfather, your dog won't let me get to my car'.
Without diverting his attention from the football game he was watching on TV, the old man shouted!

'Coldwater, go lay down now, yah hear me!'

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Anthony on Paterno.

All over Facebook, ESPN and just about every other media venue people are going nuts weighing in over Penn State's Joe Paterno being fired.

--I have found that most folks end up in 1 of 2 camps:

The first camp seems to think that because of Paterno's legacy as the head football coach and what he means to college football he has the right to retire at the end of the season.  After all, he didn't directly molest anyone and when he found out about what was going on he reported the findings to the next level of authority. So at the end of the day, Paterno did the right thing, reported the incident and let the appropriate people handle the situation.

The second camp is filled with people that believe Paterno basically harbored a criminal and rapist.  They reason that for years he had full knowledge of the events and whether or not anything was done about it ... he had a moral responsibility to ensure that this monster Sandusky was banned from the Penn State staff.  Paterno committed the deadly sin of OMISSION.   

Before I share my thoughts, I want to share something that I learned a long time ago by way of Peter Drucker.  Drucker is best known for his proficiency in leadership studies and has influenced much of today's leadership theory.  He said, "Managers do things right and leaders do the right things."

With that in mind, let me share with you my thoughts:

-Sure, when Joe Paterno found out about the incident(s) he filled out his paper work and sent them to the authorities. Nothing wrong there.  But when nothing had happened, why didn't Paterno press the issue?  And when I say press the issue, I mean having 5 of his offensive lineman grab this lowlife by the scruff of his shirt and toss him off of Penn State's campus? 

What people seem to forget about in camp number 1 is that just because Paterno coached since Christopher Columbus set foot in America does not nullify the fact that when children are being raped or molested you must be certain that it is being dealt with.  And by dealt with, I mean taking ANY means necessary to remove the lowlife.  The reality is, whether you loved Paterno or not, he is not a leader.  A leader simply does not sit back and allow things like this to happen and then reason to themselves that "they did all that they could" and just wash their hands of any guilt.

 

So please go and do yourself a favor...change your Facebook status to anything BUT supporting Joe Paterno. 
And if you do not like what I said in this post, feel free to defend your position.

---I look forward to it.  

PS:  One last thing, to everyone in camp number 1, I guarantee your tune would change if you or someone close to you ever felt the ugly sting of some ingrate forcing themselves on you.

Jim Collins: Great by Choice

Uncertainty and disruption characterize our lives.

So you and I have to ask ourselves, "What is required to perform exceptionally well in such a world?"

Leadership expert Jim Collins tackles this question in his latest book, Great by Choice.

Collins studies have lead him to introduce us to yet another catchy leadership principal called, 10Xers.  Simply put, 10Xers are those companies/individuals that consistently were 10 times more successful than their competitors during the years of uncertainty. 

The issue that Collins highlights is that it is not that 10Xers avoided chaos, it is that they survived in chaos. In other words, it is not that they experienced different circumstances than everybody else, but it is that they displayed different behaviors during the chaos. 

Collins does a good job of summarizing the three shared behavioral traits of the 10Xers: (1) fanatic discipline (2) empirical creativity & (3) productive paranoia. 

All of these are held together by one motivating force called, Level 5 Ambition.  

In the preceding paragraphs I will expound on these key ideas. 

As stated above, Collins found 3 traits shared by 10Xers:

1) Fanatic Discipline: 10Xers align their goals and methods toward the ultimate goal of whichever endeavour they are seeking to accomplish. 

2) Empirical Creativity: 10Xers are not one for conventional wisdom.  Rather they root their ideas and action on direct engagement with people. 

3) Productive Paranoia: 10Xers never settle ... even when things are running smoothly.  They channel their fear/worry into action by establishing contingency plans just in case things go awry. 

Level 5 Ambition
All three of the above traits are wrapped up in what Collins calls, Level 5 Ambition.  Level 5 Ambition is the passion for a cause larger than yourself, infused with the will to do whatever it takes to make good on that cause. Passion and ambition for something larger than just yourself is the main driving force for the 10Xer.

You can see this type of attitude in all great leaders, whether it be the Apostle Paul or Steve Jobs.  This is why so many of us love to follow great men and women that believe in something larger and more enduring than just themselves.  Think about it, ambition and ego to solely serve a person makes us all want to heave but when ambition and ego are used for a purpose that transcends self ... it is inspiring

--What camp are you in?
Have you found something greater than just yourself to live for?
Jesus said, "Don't store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal (Matthew 6:19) rather store up your treasure in heaven."   

1 Holiday at a Time

Be Careful with your Words

A farmer insulted his neighbor.
Realizing his mistake, he went to the preacher to ask for forgiveness.

The preacher told him to take a bag of feathers and drop them in the center of town.
The farmer did as he was told. Then the preacher asked him to go and collect the feathers and put them back in the bag.

The farmer tried but couldn't as the feathers had all blown away.
When he returned with the empty bag, the preacher said, "The same thing is true about your words. You dropped them rather easily but you cannot retrieve them, so be very careful in choosing your words."

--Next time think before you choose your words.

-A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid a person who talks too much-

Proverbs 20:19