Starfish Story

By etladmin | July 20, 2020 |

The Starfish story is one of my favorites as it speaks to one of the most fragile yet resilient qualities of human beings—hope.  In the story a young man is standing on the beach tossing the beached starfish back into the water.  A stranger approaches him and after realizing what he is doing points out…

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Why Is Delayed Gratification Such An Important Trait?

By etladmin | July 20, 2020 |

We live in an instant world.  When you are talking with someone and a question is raised, before you know it they’ve whipped out a smart phone and are looking for the answer.  We have instant mashed potatoes, instant pudding, instant messaging, and instant credit.  A lot of work has been done around the importance…

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The Ultimate Question

By etladmin | July 20, 2020 |

Fred Reichheld wrote a business book entitled The Ultimate Question.  In this book he says the ultimate question is “would you recommend this (product, service) to others?”  He’s right!  It really doesn’t matter what you are talking about—restaurant to vacation spot, doctor or attorney, a firsthand experience or a cause, if you would unequivocally recommend…

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