Category: Reck, Ross; Dr.
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An Ingenious Way of Getting People to Engage in Kind Behavior – by Ross Reck
I saw this sign posted on Facebook last week and thought, “What an ingenious way of convincing people to engage in kind behavior.”
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Be the Change You Want to See in the World by Ross Reck
If we want the world to be a better place, it’s up to us to set the example. We need to live our lives in such a manner that when others think of kindness, caring, fairness and integrity, they think of us. This begins with things that are simple and easy to do like: returning…
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We Wake Up Every Day To A New Beginning by Ross Reck
Each day is a new beginning–a chance to start off fresh and new with a clean slate. Whatever happened yesterday is behind us and will stay there, but we have the opportunity to make today what it will become. What we make of each new day depends on our attitude which we get to choose. …
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Being Nice Gives You A Real Advantage by Ross Reck
There are a number of people who view being nice as a liability when it comes to their personal and professional success. Some say, “If you’re nice, people will take advantage of you.” Others say, “If you’re nice, you’ll be seen as being weak.” Recent research studies, however, have shown that just the opposite is true. In…
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Ross Reck: Having Lots of Friends Leads to a Longer Life
A study at Brigham Young University, which was reported in the journal PLOS Medicine, found that our personal relationships are among the “short list” of factors that predict our odds of living or dying. The study authored by BYU professors Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Timothy Smith and J. Bradley Layton found that people with adequate social relationships—friends, family,…