An unbelievably wealthy women decides she wants to thank the community she grew up in and decides that she will fund the building of a state- of - the art, educationally world-class elementary school.
She asks you to be her representative and you will have final say over the teachers hired, the curriculum used and the design of the rooms and what facilities will be in the school?
What would the library, gym and lunchroom look like? What types of computers would the school possess? What would the school books look like? What credentials would you want the teachers to have? What would you want, overall, for this model school to have?
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Saturday, March 5, 2011
" Univ Alecu Batar" - This is Vulcanese phrase translates to " Life is Logic"
Adults often fail to let our most powerful and transforming resource have free reign. That vital and remarkable resource is our imagination. Adults are often well-trained to be dutiful, practical and highly pragmatic. We are told that we will be best rewarded by life if we simply put one foot in front of another and progress directly forward committing ourselves to do the next clear and obvious task before us.
I know this is a dependable way to live. I , however, have always liked being driven, directed and fueled by my imagination. God chose to provide me with a lively, daring, innovative, colorful, vivid and creative imagination.i remember years ago being able to read an autobiography and, if I was focused enough, imagining it being read by the author. That really makes a book seem more alive, dynamic and compelling!
The " Vulcan Phrase" I used in the title of this blog is a a portion of a speech creating effort that I started this morning. This is an idea that I'm having great fun playing with as I start to design a speech that I intend to present at a future meeting of Toastmasters.This is why I revel in being creative, to me this process is a fun and delightful. It allows me to see life from a broader and more intuitive perspective!
That is what happens when I invite my imagination " to play".
I know this is a dependable way to live. I , however, have always liked being driven, directed and fueled by my imagination. God chose to provide me with a lively, daring, innovative, colorful, vivid and creative imagination.i remember years ago being able to read an autobiography and, if I was focused enough, imagining it being read by the author. That really makes a book seem more alive, dynamic and compelling!
The " Vulcan Phrase" I used in the title of this blog is a a portion of a speech creating effort that I started this morning. This is an idea that I'm having great fun playing with as I start to design a speech that I intend to present at a future meeting of Toastmasters.This is why I revel in being creative, to me this process is a fun and delightful. It allows me to see life from a broader and more intuitive perspective!
That is what happens when I invite my imagination " to play".
A True Saturday Surprise!
" Wow, Did I ACTUALLY see that?", I live in a section of Fairfax, Va, in what was once considered a superb of Washington DC. In fact, It still is but appearance wise and business wise, it is quite indistinguishable from The City of Washington.
About 3 hours ago, I was walking along side Little River Turnpike ( Route 236) a quite busy thoroughfare. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a vision from 80 or so years ago, A very well-maintained and rather pristine looking Model T Ford. The car that Henry Ford once said that, " You can have in any color as long as it is black."
The driver of the car was a rather elderly man and it had all of the antique tags that you would have such a historic and vintage vechicle to have.What amazed me is that Little River Turnpike is OFTEN a busy and crowded road. A road that people often drive on in a reckless and poor manner. My question is- Why would you drive this splendid historical machine on such a road.
I guess some people ARE braver, more confident and bolder- LOL- than others!
- Johnny -
About 3 hours ago, I was walking along side Little River Turnpike ( Route 236) a quite busy thoroughfare. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a vision from 80 or so years ago, A very well-maintained and rather pristine looking Model T Ford. The car that Henry Ford once said that, " You can have in any color as long as it is black."
The driver of the car was a rather elderly man and it had all of the antique tags that you would have such a historic and vintage vechicle to have.What amazed me is that Little River Turnpike is OFTEN a busy and crowded road. A road that people often drive on in a reckless and poor manner. My question is- Why would you drive this splendid historical machine on such a road.
I guess some people ARE braver, more confident and bolder- LOL- than others!
- Johnny -
A Matter of Best Perspective.
Is it best to to judge God based upon the actions of the people who claim to serve Him?
or
Is it best to judge people according to the nature of their God?
or
Is it best to judge people according to the nature of their God?
I Know that He is...
and is a diligent rewarder of all of those who seek HIM!
This is true no matter what! Gos is the same Yesterday today and foorever. This who is the one subject to change, doubt and confusion. Me and not YOU!
This is true no matter what! Gos is the same Yesterday today and foorever. This who is the one subject to change, doubt and confusion. Me and not YOU!
GUTS
Saturday, for many, is either a sleep time or a play time. For me, Today as I have on many Satuurdays Now past, I will attend a Toastmaster meeting in Annandale, Virginia. A meeting that will begin at 8:15 AM!
Toastmasters provides to me as it does to many, great and practical Leadership and Communication training. Training that I gain in Toastmasters and I practice and progress in steadily. This training, of course, works best and proves its amazing value when it is used outside of a Toastmasters Club.
The name of the This plucky and dynamic club that meets early each and every Saturday morning is named G.U.T.S. This acronym stands for Get Up To Speak.At The beginning of each meeting, The Club President, or, in his or her absence, The Presiding officer of The Meeting, tells us a story , Some of them are clever, some are witty, some are educational and some of these stories are quite dramatic. At the end of the story, We are fed a prompting line along the lines of " What it take for so and so to". The line is often rendered , " "What does it take to get up so EARLY on a Saturday morning a Saturday morning?". The members do then roar out a cheer of " GUTS!!!!!".
It is early but the mental stimulation and the feeling of accomplishment is one that charges you up for the rest of your Saturday!
PS- How early is early, I started to type this at 5:43 AM! - I wish you a most GUTSy Satirday!
- Johnny -
Toastmasters provides to me as it does to many, great and practical Leadership and Communication training. Training that I gain in Toastmasters and I practice and progress in steadily. This training, of course, works best and proves its amazing value when it is used outside of a Toastmasters Club.
The name of the This plucky and dynamic club that meets early each and every Saturday morning is named G.U.T.S. This acronym stands for Get Up To Speak.At The beginning of each meeting, The Club President, or, in his or her absence, The Presiding officer of The Meeting, tells us a story , Some of them are clever, some are witty, some are educational and some of these stories are quite dramatic. At the end of the story, We are fed a prompting line along the lines of " What it take for so and so to". The line is often rendered , " "What does it take to get up so EARLY on a Saturday morning a Saturday morning?". The members do then roar out a cheer of " GUTS!!!!!".
It is early but the mental stimulation and the feeling of accomplishment is one that charges you up for the rest of your Saturday!
PS- How early is early, I started to type this at 5:43 AM! - I wish you a most GUTSy Satirday!
- Johnny -
Friday, March 4, 2011
Negotiating and Bargaining
Some things do not work well when we do not consider that life is continually subject to change. We need to look at the possibility that conditions may be better or worse in 5 years than they are on This day in 2011. A business or an employer could be more successful or less successful in July of 2019 than they are today. A firm may be able to hire far more people in November of 2027 than they are today . It is also possible that this same company could go totally bankrupt in 2013.
When you negotiate and bargain, You are empowered to demand as much as you think you can gain from the other person while giving as little of what you have control over to those you are negotiating with.
One of the phrases that negotiators and bargainers is to remember that once you've agreed and the matter is settled, Givebacks are out of the question. Yet, If the conditions no longer allow you to provide for what you negotiated and bargained then what, How do you provide to someone what you do not have and cannot obtain or access. Welcome to March of 2011!!!
- Johnny -
When you negotiate and bargain, You are empowered to demand as much as you think you can gain from the other person while giving as little of what you have control over to those you are negotiating with.
One of the phrases that negotiators and bargainers is to remember that once you've agreed and the matter is settled, Givebacks are out of the question. Yet, If the conditions no longer allow you to provide for what you negotiated and bargained then what, How do you provide to someone what you do not have and cannot obtain or access. Welcome to March of 2011!!!
- Johnny -
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