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The Daffodil Principle

by Jaroldeen Asplund Edwards 

Just planting one bulb at a time, year after year, this unknown woman had forever changed the world in which she lived. She had created something of ineffable magnificence, beauty, and inspiration.

The Daffodil Principle 

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Assessing Character (part 1) (part 2)
By Bob Burg, author of "Winning Without Intimidation: How to
Master the Art of Positive Persuasion"

There's a saying that a good way to judge someone's character
is by how he or she treats those who cannot do anything for
them. What's interesting is that for the person doing the
"treating," this goes much further than just being a nice
person. The results can be life-changing, as you'll read in
this adaptation from the book "Presidential Anecdotes" by Paul
F. Boller, Jr., as described in the booklet, "Bits & Pieces." 

"William McKinley, the 25th U.S. President, once had to choose
between two equally qualified men for a key job. He puzzled
over the choice until he remembered a long-ago incident. 

On a rainy night, McKinley had boarded a crowded streetcar.
One of the men he was now considering had also been aboard,
though he didn't see McKinley. Then an old woman carrying a
basket of laundry struggled into the car, looking in vain for
a seat. The job candidate pretended not to see her and kept
his seat. McKinley gave up his seat to help her. 

Remembering this episode, which he called 'this little
omission of kindness,' McKinley decided against the man on the
streetcar.   Our decisions - even the small, fleeting ones -
tell a lot about us." 

Fascinating story. On a smaller scale, I was recently speaking
with an acquaintance around the corner from his store,
when two people, who were obviously salespeople, walked in to
attempt to sell their wares. There being no one in the store,
I told him I'd wait while he tended to the salespeople. He
responded that he wasn't going to; he wasn't interested in
speaking to them and that they'd figure out soon enough that
there was no one there. 

Being just a short walk from his office, I suggested he go and
just say hello or at least acknowledge them, letting them know
that he wasn't interested in talking business. 

He replied, "They're just sales people. Who cares?"

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People of character don’t allow the environment to dictate their style. 

~ Lucille Kallen

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