“The world is more malleable than you think, and it’s waiting for you to hammer it into shape.” -Bono There are times in our lives where we might feel like we don't have control over anything. Worse yet depending on how things maybe going, we may fall into a pit of despair in thinking that … Continue reading Our Moral Compass: Use Your Hammer To Shape The World
Category: Responsible Decision Making
The ability to make constructive choices about personal behavior and social interactions based on ethical standards, safety concerns, and social norms. The realistic evaluation of consequences of various actions, and a considering the well-being of oneself and others.
Our Moral Compass: Love and Inspiration
“Just don’t give up on trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong.” -Ella Fitzgerald Too legit to quit. That is what the music artist Hammer rapped about in the 1990's. It even became a catch phrase with people across the … Continue reading Our Moral Compass: Love and Inspiration
Our Moral Compass Podcast (Episode 216): Three Important Decisions One Can Make
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 216): Three Important Decisions One Can Make
Our Moral Compass: Change Starts With Us
“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for.” -Barack Obama Good things come to those that wait. I'm sure you have heard that saying at one time or another. For the most part this is true. Well I thought it … Continue reading Our Moral Compass: Change Starts With Us
Our Moral Compass: The Most Difficult Decision
“The most difficult thing is the decision to act. The rest is merely tenacity.” -Amelia Earhart We all have hopes and dreams. But it is within those hopes and dreams that there is one thing that separates them from staying hopes and dreams to becoming a reality. And that is the decision to act. American … Continue reading Our Moral Compass: The Most Difficult Decision
Our Moral Compass Podcast (Episode 210): What Can Be Our Most Fatal Mistake
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 210): What Can Be Our Most Fatal Mistake
Our Moral Compass: It’s Ok To Be Unpopular Especially When It Is The Right Thing To Do
“The right way is not always the popular and easy way. Standing for what’s right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character.” -Margaret Chase Smith Making decisions that are sometimes the least popular with others are some of the hardest decisions we ever have to make. Many, including myself, always want … Continue reading Our Moral Compass: It’s Ok To Be Unpopular Especially When It Is The Right Thing To Do
Our Moral Compass Podcast (Episode 204): How To Best Express Ourselves
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 204): How To Best Express Ourselves
Our Moral Compass: Would You Rather Be A Prisoner Of The Past Or A Pioneer Of The Future?
“Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.” -Deepak Chopra I like to think of us all as a work of art. Art that is never ever truly finished as we continuously strive to … Continue reading Our Moral Compass: Would You Rather Be A Prisoner Of The Past Or A Pioneer Of The Future?
Our Moral Compass Podcast (Episode 198): Leap of Faith
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 198): Leap of Faith