Category: PROBLEM-SOLVING
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1961 SOFTWARE FEATURE SECRET REVEALED… BUT NOT GIVEN ENOUGH CREDIT
Great technology eventually becomes invisible. You expect it to work. Until it doesn’t. Then suddenly you remember how valuable it is. Today’s unsung hero: SPELL CHECK. Who knew? — Richie
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WHO TOOK THE MONEY IF IT WAS LOCKED IN A SAFE? A TRUE-LIFE STORY
A system can look foolproof… Until reality tests it. The money was gone. The mystery remained. But the biggest discovery was this: THE SAFE WASN’T AS SAFE AS EVERYBODY BELIEVED. Question assumptions. — Richie
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IF YOU SMELLED AND HAD AN ATTITUDE… WOULD YOU WANT TO KNOW? A TRUE-LIFE STORY
If there were something about you that everybody else noticed… But nobody wanted to tell you… WOULD YOU WANT TO KNOW? I would. Because you cannot correct information you never receive. Feedback may be uncomfortable. Remaining unaware can be considerably more expensive. — Richie
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USE PROBLEMS, CHALLENGES AND SURPRISES TO YOUR ADVANTAGE… HERE’S HOW TO DO IT
The storm tests the roots. The air tests the wings. The fall tests the legs. The problem tests the person. Resistance is not always there to stop you. Sometimes… THE RESISTANCE IS THE TRAINING. — Richie
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PROBLEM SOLVING… SLAY THE DRAGON NOT THE PEOPLE
SLAY THE DRAGON… NOT THE PERSON. Too many people attack each other while the real problem sits nearby getting stronger. Aim at the issue. #ProblemSolving #Communication #PersonalGrowth #PearlsForTheSoul
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BEING ALIVE COMES WITH LIFE’S PROBLEMS…The Alternative?
Problems may come with being alive. So do strength, growth, help, adventure, and another chance tomorrow. A fall is information. Getting back up is the lesson. #Resilience #LifeLessons #Growth #PearlsForTheSoul
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TURN LEMONS (PROBLEMS) INTO LEMONADE (LIFE)
Do not waste a perfectly good lemon by only complaining about how sour it is. SQUEEZE IT. Learn from it. Make something useful from it. #RichieSpeaks #LemonsToLemonade #Growth #PearlsForTheSoul
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KIDS WHO BULLY OTHER KIDS — PART 2: WHEN SCHOOL BECOMES SURVIVAL
The absence of bruises does not mean the absence of damage. A bullied child can carry fear, humiliation, and hopelessness through every class without anybody seeing a mark. Adults have to learn to see patterns—not just injuries. #BullyingAwareness #ProtectChildren #MentalWellbeing #RichieSpeaks #PearlsForTheSoul
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FIXATING ON PROBLEMS EMPOWERS THEM — FIND YOUR CENTER INSTEAD
This little simple statement plagues mankind constantly: FIXATING ON PROBLEMS EMPOWERS THEM. Here is how it usually begins. We encounter a problem that looks epic in proportion. Maybe it is shocking. Unexpected. Painful. Financial. Personal. Professional. Relational. Something happens and for a moment it seems to fill the entire sky. That first reaction is normal.…
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YOU CANNOT STOP THE STORMS OF LIFE
Good timber does not grow with ease. The stronger the wind… THE STRONGER THE TREES. Don’t waste every storm asking why the wind is blowing. Sometimes it’s growing your roots. #PearlsForTheSoul #Adversity #Resilience #LifeLessons #Strength
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HINDSIGHT IS A LEARNING TOOL — NOT REGRET FOOD
Hindsight should be a teacher standing behind you— not a jailer dragging you backward. Take the lesson. Then face forward again. #Hindsight #LifeLessons #PersonalGrowth #Awareness #PearlsForTheSoul
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LIFE REVEALS ITSELF BY TESTING YOUR RESOLVE
Pressure doesn’t create your character. It introduces you to it. That’s why every challenge can become a blessing. It reveals where we need to work ourselves
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HOW TO SOLVE PROBLEMS ONE STEP AT A TIME E-Z-P-Z
Large problems… Are often smaller problems… Standing too close together. Separate them. Then begin.
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DETERMINATION WILL GET IT DONE Tenacity on Legs
Success often arrives after most people quit. #PearlsForTheSoul #Tenacity #NeverQuit
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IF I HAD A BILLION DOLLARS…I WOULD BE VERY BUSY
If I had a billion dollars, I would not ask what I could buy. I would ask who I could help. #PearlsForTheSoul #Purpose #Giving
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THE VIEW NEVER CHANGES UNTIL YOU DO
Sometimes the problem is not the view. Sometimes it is the lens. #PearlsForTheSoul #Perspective #LifeWisdom
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STIR THE POT OR… Serve Portions Instead
Not every disagreement needs a winner… Sometimes everybody just needs peace. #Wisdom #Peace #PearlsForTheSoul