Friday Reflections

Things Shared Are Never Lost (on 16th/36th Anniversary)

Points to Ponder: We are never really happy until we try to brighten the lives of others - Helen Keller

Story Line: Friday Reflections Through The Years ( a few sample images from 713 posts)

Reflection: What began in August 1985 as the stories I would tell our children on weekly Friday Evening rides became an asset while launching an Out of the Box Thinking class in the year 2004 in Penang, Malaysia and Cavite, Philippines. Participants liked the different concepts that were explained through stories of people, places and experiences. Per their request, Friday Reflection on internet was officially launched on August 5, 2005. Thanks to all for your encouragement, ideas, feedback and support for past sixteen years. ❤️🌅

Images above represent the seven values of Friday Reflections. Some of these were shared by readers and featured in reflections through the years.

Seven Values Are: 1. Keep on Learning New Skills. 2. Assume Responsibility 3. People and Relationships 4. Flexibility 5. Take Risks 6. Passion 7. Performance and Results. 

The Most Motivational Performance Review Ever

 

Reflection: A little coaching goes a long way - feedback isn't much use unless it is specific. 

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Attitude is Everything - Positive Thinking

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Going Lean?

The Reason Why...

Reflection: Try not to make snap judgments. 
Sometimes the real reason for something isn't immediately apparent.

Gold Diggers

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Reflection: If your team takes its eye off the ball by spending too much time arguing about who should take the credit/rewards, you may find that someone else entirely will take the opportunity instead.

One way to make millions

Who is at fault here?

Better than Yesterday

Reflection: True nobility/comparison is not in how much better you are than other person, but in how much better you are than you used to be.

Give them an inch and they'll take a mile

The idiom "give them an inch and they'll take a mile" is something that you say which means that if you allow someone to behave badly at all, they will start to behave very badly

Learning (and improving) the hard way

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Reflection: generally speaking, it's better to be proactive in your approach to finding problems and making improvements