“I can do no other than be reverent before everything that is called life. I can do no other than to have compassion for all that is called life. That is the beginning and the foundation of all ethics.” -Albert Scweitzer The life we live is shaped by our interpretation of it and how we … Continue reading Our Moral Compass: Where Ethics Begins and What It Is Built Upon
Our Moral Compass Podcast (Episode 164): Life’s Long Lesson
Welcome to the Our Moral Compass Podcast. Each daily reading focuses on a different quote on how we can best apply it to our own moral compass and one of the five areas in Social Emotional Learning: Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills and Responsible Decision Making. Thank you for listening and we hope you … Continue reading Our Moral Compass Podcast (Episode 164): Life’s Long Lesson
Our Moral Compass: Lead From Behind
“Lead from the back—and let others believe they are in front.” -Nelson Mandela In order to be an impactful leader one must be able to establish and maintain healthy relationships by communicating clearly, listening well and negotiate conflict constructively. Former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela embodied this and it is what he said in … Continue reading Our Moral Compass: Lead From Behind
Our Moral Compass Podcast (Episode 163): What Really Counts
Welcome to the Our Moral Compass Podcast. Each daily reading focuses on a different quote on how we can best apply it to our own moral compass and one of the five areas in Social Emotional Learning: Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills and Responsible Decision Making. Thank you for listening and we hope you … Continue reading Our Moral Compass Podcast (Episode 163): What Really Counts
Our Moral Compass: Actions Speak Louder Than Words
“We have too many high sounding words and too few actions that correspond with them.” -Abigail Adams On October 16, 1774 Abigail Adams wrote a letter to her husband John Adams during their back and forth correspondence expressing how much she missed him while they were apart. There was one particular piece of the letter … Continue reading Our Moral Compass: Actions Speak Louder Than Words
Our Moral Compass: The Downside of Competition
“The problem with competition is that it takes away the requirement to set your own path, to invent your own method, to find a new way.” -Seth Godin As we all know competition is the process of trying to get or win something whether it is on an individual or team level and this competition … Continue reading Our Moral Compass: The Downside of Competition
Our Moral Compass: Being Right Half Of The Time
“Being right half the time beats being half-right all the time.” -Malcolm Forbes Let's face it: as much as we'd like to be right about things all the time we know the chances of that actually happening is as the saying goes slim to none and slim left town. But when it all comes down … Continue reading Our Moral Compass: Being Right Half Of The Time
Our Moral Compass Podcast (Episode 162): Stand Up
Welcome to the Our Moral Compass Podcast. Each daily reading focuses on a different quote on how we can best apply it to our own moral compass and one of the five areas in Social Emotional Learning: Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills and Responsible Decision Making. Thank you for listening and we hope you … Continue reading Our Moral Compass Podcast (Episode 162): Stand Up
Our Moral Compass: Our Focus Is Limited And That Is Ok
“You can only do so many things great, and you should cast aside everything else.” -Tim Cook Many of us have heard the saying that someone is "the jack of all trades." The catch is that this is not all that is to this statement. It actually goes "the jack of all trades and the … Continue reading Our Moral Compass: Our Focus Is Limited And That Is Ok
Our Moral Compass Podcast (Episode 161): How We All Complement One Another
Welcome to the Our Moral Compass Podcast. Each daily reading focuses on a different quote on how we can best apply it to our own moral compass and one of the five areas in Social Emotional Learning: Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills and Responsible Decision Making. Thank you for listening and we hope you … Continue reading Our Moral Compass Podcast (Episode 161): How We All Complement One Another
