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Monthly Archives: September 2013
Spilled M&Ms© 7 – Character, Integrity, and Behavior [FPs]
Ever find yourself wide-awake at 3:00 am or thereabouts? There are a few reasons for this, generally found among the following: bad pizza for dinner, a McDonald’s Frappe after 8:00 pm, taking a sleeping pill with a Red Bull, a really … Continue reading
Posted in 10: Integrity, 12: Character, 13: Values & Self, 14: Behavior
Tagged Added Value, behavior, character, culture, fundamental principles, games, human nature, integrity, negative sum game, positive sum game, practiced behavior, professed behavior, Say-Do-Are, sleeper values, survival instincts, value added, values, win-lose, win-win, zero sum game
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Spilled M&Ms© 6 – Character: “Trust, but Verify”
I’ve been working on this post for a long time, but, unfortunately, it still fits better into a ‘longform’ post rather than being split into smaller pieces. Please read on, but with patience. Our human nature of Selective as well … Continue reading
Spilled M&Ms© 5 – Delayed Character Revelation [FP]
“Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there,” John Wooden (10 time National Champion UCLA basketball coach) That’s not a normally perceived relationship between ability (Competence) and Character. We tend to focus more … Continue reading
Posted in 12: Character
Tagged behavior, character, Competence, fundamental principle, human nature, marriage, parenting, practiced behavior, reputation, sleeper values, values
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Road Signs and Blind Spots 