Category: Reck, Ross; Dr.
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Making the Most Out of Brightening Other People’s Days – by Dr. Ross Reck
Brightening other people’s days often involves gestures of kindness like smiling or saying something positive to them. This makes them feel good and puts them in a positive frame of mind.
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People Remember Your Successes; They Don’t Remember Your Failures – by Dr. Ross Reck
Legendary baseball player, Babe Ruth, struck out 1,330 times during his Major League career, but he’s not remembered for that. What he is remembered for are the 714 home runs that he hit. In the same way, Thomas Edison isn’t remembered for the 3,000 failed tries on his way to inventing the first successful lightbulb,…
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Meaningful Ways for Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone – by Dr. Ross Reck
Over the years, I have been asked the following question many times: “What are some meaningful things I can do to that will enable me to step out of my comfort zone and expand my horizons?” I came across a quote from a person named Roumaissa that provides some answers to this question: “Become friends…
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There is No Such Thing as Personal Happiness – by Dr. Ross Reck
Eric Weiner, a former NPR correspondent and author, travelled to a number of countries including Denmark, the Netherlands and Switzerland which were ranked high on happiness by the World Database of Happiness. His goal was to find out if the people living in these countries were as happy as the database claims and to learn…
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You Miss 100 Percent of the Shots You Never Take – by Dr. Ross Reck
Bestselling author, Harvey Mackay, wrote an excellent column dealing with risk taking and regret. According to Mr. Mackay, people rarely regret taking risks; what they do regret is not taking them sooner or not taking them at all. He goes on to say, “Afraid to try something new? Most of us are. But our regrets…