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Tip: Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift – that’s why it is called the present!

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I do not know about you, but sometimes I find myself living in the past. I really do not like to make mistakes. I think I am an idealist. I have such a strong desire to do everything in an excellent manner that it frustrates me as I look back over my life because I realize there are many things I could have done better if I had just applied myself more. Education helps, but there is no greater teacher than personal experience and the feeling of a job well done!

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Tip: Learning by experience is better than learning by information alone

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Have you ever thought about how you have learned the most important lessons in your life? It has not been from someone simply telling you something. Rather, it has been taking good information and doing something with it yourself. You create a much faster learning curve when you actually get involved in the process by doing something yourself. Perhaps an illustration will help.

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Your personality style will affect how you view Labor Day!

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Today is Labor Day in the United States. That is the day set aside to honor the American working person. Contrary to public opinion, work is not a dirty four-letter word. The personal dignity and self-worth of a person is usually closely related to his or her work. One of the first experiences of becoming an adult is getting a job (or starting your own business) and learning how to “pay your own way” in life. What a great feeling!

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Tip: The best leadership principle ever discovered is still Monkey See, Monkey Do!

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I have mentioned in the past that I was once a school principal. At the time I took over that post, I was just twenty-four years old. I have often thought that I learned more each year than anyone in the school. Looking back now, I see that I was way over my head if you know what I mean. There were teachers on my staff who were old enough to be my mother, and two of them were even old enough to be my grandmother! It was a great learning experience for me. Working with teachers, students, parents, lunchroom attendants, maintenance personnel, and daycare workers taught me much about leadership.

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Tip: Let your racehorses run!

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Some time ago, I wrote a Tip about hiring racehorses, not mules. It referenced my days as a school principal when one of my wise mentors advised me to always hire racehorses, not mules, as schoolteachers. He told me that getting a racehorse to slow down a little bit was easier than getting a mule to move! It is an easy analogy to understand. If you want to hire someone to help you, whether it is in an educational environment or a work environment, you always want someone who will “get after it” and is upbeat, excited, and positive about what they are doing. If you have ever had the experience of trying to get an employee to do something that they did not want to do, you know what I am talking about. You may have the authority and power to force them to do the task at hand, but it will not be enjoyable for you or for them.

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Tip: Have the “slight edge” philosophy

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Have you ever considered the fact that just a little more effort in almost any given situation will create better results? Being willing to go the second mile in anything you do is a habit that can be formed, but it will only start when you realize the benefits that will come when you have the “slight edge” philosophy.

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Tip: Elective surgery is better than emergency surgery!

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Health insurance is a wonderful benefit for working in a business or for a company. Each year we go through the renewal process for our company. We meet with our representative to discuss our current package and other options. It is a lengthy process but a necessary one. My personal desire is to provide each person with whom I work the best insurance possible.

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Tip: If you are stuck, seek to understand why

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Sometimes in our lives, all of us get to a place where we feel as though we are stuck. It may be in a job situation, in a relationship, or just in the daily routines of life. We do not feel that we are going backward, but neither do we feel that we are moving forward. It can be a hard place to be. I have been there from time to time, and I am sure you have been, too.

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Tip: To earn more, you must learn more!

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I have never met anyone who did not need money. Whether you are the president of a bank or a missionary, you are going to need money to get through life. It has been said many times before, but it always bears repeating, “Money is not everything, but it is pretty close to oxygen!” This Tip is not about money but rather about your attitude towards it.

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Tip: Find something that inspires you, then everything will “click”

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I am sure that at some time in your life, you have been looking forward to a trip or a vacation. You had it all planned in your mind and maybe even on paper. You made all the necessary preparations; the date was set, and with every passing day, there was more and more anticipation of the upcoming event! All of us have had that experience, and it is exciting, fun, and sometimes exhausting.

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Tip: I cannot make a brand-new start, but I can make a brand-new end

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I once saw a movie where an individual found an Aladdin’s lamp. He rubbed the lamp and a genie popped out who promised to grant him any wish. Of course, the person wished for wealth and other great events to happen in his life. However, as he journeyed through life, he soon realized that some of the things he wished for inadvertently got him into trouble. I suppose that would be true of most of us.

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Tip: Only 3 things really count in life!

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Perhaps when you were growing up, you heard the expression that faith, hope, and love were the greatest three attributes in life. I really believe that is true. However, have you ever wondered why faith, hope, and love are the big three? I think I may have some insight on that subject.

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