Usually, It Needn’t Happen in the First Place…
A frame can be defined as “the foundation from which everything else evolves.” One of the biggest advantages of setting a proper frame is avoiding unnecessary conflict.
Please Don’t Confuse These Two When Providing Feedback…
Those who take pride in being “brutally honest” are typically much more interested in being brutal…than they are in being honest.
Toe Stubbing and Authenticity
Years ago I was in the Holy city of Jerusalem, Israel to visit and learn from a man whose books I’d been studying for several years. Rabbi Zelig Pliskin’s writings are a combination of ancient Biblical wisdom and modern day personal development. While some of his 20 books are geared to a Jewish readership, many…
Gratitude and the Righteousness of Driving a Bus
My friend, Rabbi Kalman Packouz manages to find spirituality in all sorts of places and situations. Once, while riding a bus, he noticed that not only was the bus driver grumpy, but he seemed to be “spreading misery to everyone who boarded his bus. It was as if he saw each passenger as an intrusion…
Compliment the Uncomplimented, Part 2
In Part 1 we looked at the concept of going out of our way to be kind to those people who are in positions where they are usually not shown a great deal of respect. We do this simply because it’s the right way to be. The fact is, however, at times it will also…
My Favorite “Dad Story”…The Master of “GoodSpeak”
As human beings, we have the ability, and the choice, to lift people up or to put them down. And we don’t even have to speak to them directly in order to do either. In this article (originally published in 2000), you’ll meet my Dad, Mike Burg Z”L. He’s always had the most amazing gift…
