Category: Reck, Ross; Dr.
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What Is It That Enables Some People to Persist? by Ross Reck
Helen Gurley Brown once said, “The only thing that separates successful people from those that aren’t is the willingness to work very, very hard.” In other words, successful people persist–they stay the course in pursuing their goals long after most other people have given up and quit.
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Restaurant Servers Remember Kind Customers by Ross Reck
Recently, my wife Marcia and I had dinner at a restaurant called Zinburger. We love going there, but for a number of reasons we hadn’t been there in nearly five months. We always try to show kindness to the servers because it’s a busy place and they have to hustle to keep up. When the…
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Talking to Strangers can be a Lot More Fun than You Expect by Ross Reck
An article in the New York Times by David Brooks points out that many of us have a strong reluctance to talk to strangers; especially in places like airplanes, commuter trains, airports or when we’re standing in line. Some of the reasons for this include that we think it will be awkward, dull, trying and not at…
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Offering to Take Photos for Strangers So Everyone Can Be in Picture is a Kind Act that Results in Pure Joy by Ross Reck
A friend and her husband were having dinner out when they noticed a couple seated at a table not far from them. The two people seemed happy as well as excited and were taking photos of each other.
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There’s No Such Thing as a Small Act of Kindness by Ross Reck
A study published in an online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences provides the first laboratory evidence of something many of us have known all along: acts of kindness are contagious. According to the article, when people experience acts of kindness, they “pay it forward” by being kind to others. This…