Jack’s Winning Words 1/30/14
“The most important ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.”  (Theodore Roosevelt)  Forbes magazine says that success begins when you quit saying, “Tomorrow!”  Dr. Phil says, “Find a passion.”  Paul Getty’s advice: “Rise early, work hard, strike oil.”  But Teddy Roosevelt had the right idea.  When you’re able to get along with people, “your” world is a better place.    ;-)  Jack

 FROM HONEST JOHN:  I was thinking of you last night.   I have a friend Charlie Bear who sits on our bed who is so much of an optimist that he makes even you appear to be somewhat pessimistic.    I will have to introduce you two some day.====JACK:  I used to be a Bear fan, but have switched to the Lion after moving to Detroit

 FROM TRIHARDER:  success is defined differently, much differently, by different people.  And, still, a person may be successful in one part of his/her life; and, yet, a failure at another (or others)====JACK:  Just like beauty--success is in the eye of the beholder.  But you'll probably agree that "getting along with people" is a positive quality in  people, no matter how you define success in their life..====TH:  ... and may be defined as a success in and of itself.  Some people wake up in the morning have that very goal. ====JACK:  ...and some people get up on the wrong side of the bed.  Such is life.====TH:   Amen  Or as the kids say...Your totally right dude====JACK:  I was curious.  I found out that "dude" traces back to the Doodle in Yankee Doodle Dandy, who stuck a feather in his hat.  A kind of foppish character who dressed in a strange way.  Doodle became, dude.

 FROM TARMART REV:  I try to always remember to "invest in the lives of people" and in "the Word of God" for they are eternal and the only two things I can take with me after death here on earth . . . don't want to be lonely in the kingdom to come.====JACK:  I like this passage from the Sermon on the Mount... “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.  But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.  For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."  The friends you have are an incorruptible treasure.

 FROM OUTHOUSE JUDY:  Theodore Roosevelt is one of my favorite presidents.  His advice is excellent.  There have been a few people, only a few, I have a really hard time getting along with.  Sometimes the best way to deal with those folks are to stay clear.  If that's impossible, say as little as possible .====JACK:  Teddy also said, "Speak softly and carry a big stick."

 FROM BLAZING OAKS:  T.R. is so right. It is absolutely crucial to know  how to work, play and interact with people on every level of life! BTW "At Calvary" is a beloved hymn in all the Baptist hymnals... ====JACK:  Roosevelt's religious background was Dutch Reformed.  He attended Episcopal churches, because that was his wife's religion. 

 FROM KF IN MICHIGAN:  It is a choice,  right?====JACK:  My first inclination was to answer, Yes!  But upon further review, I think the choice is harder for some than others.  Those born and raised in poverty, those born in disfunctional homes, those who had inferior educational opportunities.  "All are created equal," but not all have equal opportunities.  But, choice does play a part.  There are those who have chosen to rise above circumstances and have become successful.