Category: Reck, Ross; Dr.
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People Take Notice When You do the Right Thing – by Dr. Ross Reck
ecently I was at Trader Joe’s which is one of my favorite grocery stores. I have been going to this particular store for a long time and I know many of the employees who work there quite well. Many of them know I went to Michigan State University because I often wear an MSU sweatshirt…
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Happiness is Something We Can’t Achieve by Ourselves – by Dr. Ross Reck
Nearly 70 years ago, a psychologist Theodor Reik said, “In order to be happy oneself, it is necessary to make at least one other person happy.” What Dr. Reik is saying is that we humans do not have the capacity within our individual selves to make us happy. Rather, we have to reach out to…
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A Wonderful Example of Kindness – by Dr. Ross Reck
A friend who is an Uber driver shared the following story on Facebook: “I have a new client named Theresa. She texted me yesterday morning for a ride from the airport to her home that afternoon. It was last-minute and I already had business executive scheduled for pick up at that time. She told me…
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You’ll Never Regret Taking the High Road – by Dr. Ross Reck
If there’s one lesson I’ve learned in life, this is it. Over the years, a number of college athletic coaches have lost their jobs because they inflated their resumes with false claims about graduate degrees they had earned when, in fact, they hadn’t—they took the low road. It was the wrong thing to do, and…
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Loneliness is a Serious Problem With a Simple Solution – by Dr. Ross Reck
Loneliness is distress caused by one’s lack of social connection. Loneliness causes people to feel empty, alone, and unwanted or left out—that nobody cares about them. This lack of social connection can increase anxiety, risk of stroke, heart disease, dementia, inflammation, susceptibility to infection, low self-esteem, cognitive decline, depression, and suicide.