It is not good enough to take someone else’s word for it.

Being resolved results from analyzing something complex into a simpler form.  In doing so we remove confusion.  Resolution begins with analyzing, understanding and then defining our position.  It is not good enough to take someone else’s word for it.  To be resolved we must do the hard work of doing our own research and coming to our own conclusion.  Once we do this we own our belief and can hold our ground and not move from it. 

What is Your Resolution?

What is Your Resolution?

While the large posters hung throughout England, in the dark days of World War II all of Brittan was hanging on the resolve of Sir Winston Churchill.  Did you know that Churchill had to overcome many limitations, such as a serious speech impediment and an outright panic concerning public speaking?  Sounds like he had some resolving of his own to do.

I have been known to walk the halls singing ...

Just like you have to decide to be courageous you have to decide to be cheerful too.  Do you think my dad felt cheerful every morning that he sang that song?  Of course not!  But I have learned that cheerfulness is contagious.  At several places where I have been employed I have been known to walk the halls singing the song made famous by Fred Rodgers of “Mr. Rogers Neighborhood” that goes “It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood…” for the purpose of raising the spirit of my team.  They would at first look at me as if I was nuts but in a few moments their cheerful meters were pegging higher.