Each of us is challenged to make the most of our natural intellectual potential. The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still ... Read More about Being Intellectually Excellent
4 Ripening
Being Fully Involved, Immersed in Living
When the emotions have us fully immersed in life, and all it has to offer, doors open. You don't say to a university professor who is immersed in a particular subject that they should get a life. ... Read More about Being Fully Involved, Immersed in Living
Being Proficient – Excelling
The third stage of development is not easily defined. The second draws the distinction from the mere capacity to perform at some level, into the capacity to perform with at least passing skill and ... Read More about Being Proficient – Excelling
Eliciting the Best
Eliciting the best in ourselves and others expands on the Golden Rule. Act So As to Elicit the Best In Others, and Thereby In Thy Self. [Felix Adler, An Ethical Philosophy of Life, Book III, ... Read More about Eliciting the Best
Rewarding
Though Pavlovian reward and punishment is not a humanistic model for treatment of humans, people do like being rewarded for accomplishments and generally exhibit a favorable response. The concern is ... Read More about Rewarding
Being Considerate
We can consider anything, from whether change careers to what color socks to wear, but when the word "consideration" is used alone, it usually refers to how we treat another person or other people. ... Read More about Being Considerate
Admiring
Years ago I had a client in my law practice whose eighty-year-old father was watching me try a case on behalf of his grandson. During a recess, the gentleman came over to me, raised his index finger ... Read More about Admiring
Honoring Uniqueness
You may think that someone does not have anything to offer. If you look closely, you will see that virtually everyone does. The simplest person can make a contribution though an observation or a ... Read More about Honoring Uniqueness
Honoring Value
We honor a person's value by commemorating their accomplishments and observing their special quality or character. Small though the honor may be, the artists, scholars, leaders and others whose ... Read More about Honoring Value