Posted on April 30th, 2009 by rcalabrese
Wellness is important to difference makers. A difference maker knows s/he can contribute little if his/her wellness level (emotional, physical, spiritual) is low. Difference makers are often active in high stress environments. To successfully manage stress levels, difference makers learn to relax. I created a short video relaxation for difference makers. You can access it [...]
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Posted on April 30th, 2009 by rcalabrese
News reports bombard us with fears of a swine flu pandemic equating it with the 1918 flu that swept the globe and killed millions. It is more likely that you will catch the “fear” bug than the “flu” bug. Difference makers are not fearless, yet, they are in control of their fears. They know that [...]
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Posted on April 28th, 2009 by rcalabrese
Where do you live? Do you live in the past? Those stuck in the past use old recipes to solve new challenges. The past is to be honored, that’s our history. It is also to be left behind as we turn our attention and focus to the present and the future. That’s a trait of [...]
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Posted on April 26th, 2009 by rcalabrese
Compromise is an art. Gifted politicians use it to move initiatives forward. Oftentimes, compromise is the stuff that holds a group of people together. In compromise, sides work together to arrive at a place that advance the interests of all parties.
Difference makers understand the need to compromise, they also understand that truth can never be [...]
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Posted on April 23rd, 2009 by rcalabrese
Difference makers appear when you need them. I experienced a difference maker today. My hard drive storage disk crashed. I thought I lost all my research material that I regularly backed up. I visited the OSU computer center at the Central Classrooms Building and met Richard. Richard was juggling six people with equally pressing computer [...]
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Posted on April 22nd, 2009 by rcalabrese
Earth Day is celebrated today. How many people do you know who dump trash in their home, leave it there, and learn to live with it? How many people do you know who aggressively take a baseball bat and slam it into the hood of their car, or home, or flatscreen TV? The questions seem [...]
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Posted on April 21st, 2009 by rcalabrese
Last evening a bright double rainbow stretched from one end of the sky to other over The Ohio StateUniversity. I stood in the rain and clicked pictures of the rainbow from my iPhone. I’ve always seen rainbows as a “good sign.”
Difference makers create rainbows in the lives of those around them. They bring beauty, hope, [...]
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