Mitchell Griest
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Respect and honesty. The book says virtue. I feel like I try to adhere to these principles. There’s not really lot I can say here. Be respectful of what we have and of others. By honest and speak truthfully to them. It’s easy and it’s hard.
Rayyu Maldives
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Set standards and stick to them. When I run up on a situation that I know conflicts with the standard, I should ask, “Is this the kind of thing the person I would like to be should do?” Easier said than done. This is where opportunity to practice comes in.
Ed van duijn
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I remember when I was a kid playing with firecrackers with some friends. We were throwing them around. Then one of my buddies thought it a good idea to put a firecracker in a frogs mouth and light it. I never felt right about that and did not participate in the act. I feel like I spoke up but I don’t think I did. The night ended shortly after that. That night has always stuck with me. I had a strong sense of feeling that this was wrong.
The past couple of nights I’ve succumbed to pleasure. I drank and I stayed up late playing video games. I’m not sure why. I haven’t stayed up late a whole lot recently. I’m hoping it’s just me giving into momentary things because I’ve worked to try and not do these things. I’ve tried to recognize when I am doing those things instead of being on autopilot. I feel like I’ve had to use a lot of will power to not do those things. I’m rewiring my brain from some of these bad habits I’ve had so I’m not beating myself up to bad and just giving in for the moment. It’s tough not to give into pleasure because it is an enticing thing.
Tyler Nix
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Watching other people succeed can be tough. Especially, when they’re leaving the company you work at and have a good relationship with them. I’ve had this happen to me recently. Someone I’ve worked with who joined the company a few months before I did, is leaving at the end of the month. I boo’d at him in a friendly manner and then congratulated him. I’m happy he’s moving on to something else. Along with that I do hope I get an opportunity to work with him again.
I like golf for this reason. It’s not us against each other. It’s us against the course. I hear and also provide a lot of encouraging words for the people I play with. The games tough and we all need a little encouragement for good and bad shots. I got my first birdie recently. I happened to get it right before my buddy was putting. He was also going for birdie in a similar spot. He missed his shot and gave me a fist bump right after. He then texted one of our other friends announcing the accomplishment. That’s a great friend.
Rubén Bagüés
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What’s good for one person may or may not be good for the whole. We have choices to make about what’s good for us and good for everyone else as well. I think about the pandemic. I think some people would say that staying home and shutting everything down was a good whole decision that was good for the individual. The other side of that is that while it was good for our individual health, it wasn’t good for our lively hood. It wasn’t good for our kids education. So, which was the better choice? This is one of those stoics where it’s hard to determine what good for the individual and bad or good for everyone else means. Maybe there is no definition and we just do the best.
There is a Linkin Park song that says something along the lines of I can’t take back the words I said. I can’t seem to figure out which song it is. It’s a small part of the song but it’s always stuck with me that something to the effect of, “we can’t take back the words we said.” Maybe it’s a different band. Regardless it’s always something that has stuck with me. When I feel like I’ve wronged someone with words after calming down. I apologize because I want to soften the blow of those words. It’s hurtful and can leave a scar. The scar is there whether or not I apologize. Apologizing just softens it and hopefully helps it heal a bit. This is why I try to not say those words from the start. Unfortunately, I’m not perfect.