Category: Reminder

Sub category of Ross Reck.

  • Ross Reck: Avoiding the Easy Way Out Leads to a Far More Meaningful Life

    Raised Hand
    ..one of the people attending the class raised her hand..

    My wife, who directs a foster care and adoption agency, recently taught a class to would-be foster parents. She was discussing some of the challenges and difficulties that come with being a foster parent when one of the people attending the class raised her hand and said, “We do not want to have our life be as easy as it can be. We are interested more in having a purpose in life than in being comfortable.” What this person was saying that being comfortable does not add meaning to our life, but having a purpose that we’re committed to does. I know far too many people who opt for comfort and take the easy way out and then wonder why their life is boring and without meaning. This is why one of my mantras has always been, “Never take the easy way out because there’s little or no reward (tangible or otherwise) and you miss out on an opportunity to add meaning to your life.”

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  • A Good Start in Life is Great, but it’s Nothing Compared to a Strong Finish

    The Finish Line
    The Finish Line

    Some people get off to a very good start in life often for reasons beyond their control–sometimes their parents are able to do things for them that other people’s parents can’t or they’re born with special gifts that others aren’t. While we can’t do anything to alter the circumstances surrounding the earlier stages of our lives, we can do something about the latter stages which means we can all finish strong. When I think about finishing strong, I’m reminded of the great Major League Baseball player, Roberto Clemente, who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates. His beginnings were humble and poor. As a young man, he worked beside his father in Puerto Rico in the sugar cane fields loading and unloading trucks. In 1955, he began his 18-year Major League playing career. During that time, he was selected to 15 All-Star teams, won 12 Gold Glove awards, won the National League batting title four times and won the National League’s Most Valuable award in 1966. Yet, with all these accomplishments, Roberto Clemente is most remembered for how he finished out his life. He died in a plane crash delivering relief supplies to earthquake victims in Nicaragua on New Year’s Eve, 1972. He wasn’t content to rest on his laurels or bask in the limelight of his success. Instead, he was concerned about bringing relief to suffering people whom he had never met.

  • Even Irritating Things Happen for a Reason by Dr. Ross Reck

    Shopping CartMy friend recently made an evening trip to the grocery store that didn’t go as she expected it to. After she picked up the items she wanted and got ready to check out, she remembered that she needed ice cream. So, she returned to the back of the store to get it. When she got ready to check out again, she remembered that she needed butter and went back for it. When she approached the checkout line for a third time, she noticed that the person behind her had only one item, so she asked her to go in front of her. Next, the checker couldn’t figure out how to ring up her tomato and it took more time which began to irritate her. Just as she was paying for her groceries, a car crashed between two pillars outside the front of the store. When she walked to her car, she realized that her car had been hit first on the passenger side. Had she not had these delays, she would have been unloading groceries into her car on the passenger side and would no doubt have been seriously injured. My friend is very thankful for the way things worked out and offers the following advice: “When things don’t go the way we think they should, don’t get upset. Remember, things happen for a reason. This could be fate handing you a blessing.”

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    One Sentence Wisdom 

    • “Fate has a funny way of intervening in people’s lives.” — Katie Ashley
    • “What’s meant to be will always find a way” — Trisha Yearwood

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  • Ross Reck – A Wonderful Act of Kindness Performed by a Caring Angel

    Photo Credit: Ryan Hamilton via Facebook/Social Media

    Jennifer Earl recently posted the most touching article on msn.com. From a rooftop across the street from Wrigley Field, Ryan Hamilton watched as a blind man tried to hail a cab after a Saturday afternoon Cubs game. The area was crowded with thousands of people and the man was having no luck stopping a taxi. As she walked out of a Wrigleyville restaurant, Casey Spellman spotted the man and immediately split from her friends and asked him if he wanted help getting a cab. According to Ms. Spellman, “He said, ‘Yeah, you sound pretty, so cabs will probably stop for you before me.’” She then stepped out into the street and within minutes a taxi pulled up. Ms. Spellman then helped the blind man into the cab and hugged him goodbye. Ms. Spellman didn’t think the incident was any big deal, but Mr. Hamilton, who was watching from above, was so touched that he posted his photos of the encounter on Facebook praising the woman for her kindness. The post has since gone viral with nearly 8,000 shares. As Mr. Hamilton put it, “Awesome to see such kindness in a world that the media portrays so much hate in.” If you want more about this beautiful incident or see the photos, click on the following link.

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  • Getting Customers To Sell For You by Ross Reck

    MechanicsGetting Customers To Sell For You

    I have my cars fixed by an establishment called Don’s Repair.  Although this place was a little out of the way for me, Don’s prices were good and when Don fixed something, it stayed fixed.  So I started referring some of my friends to Don.  They were also impressed with the quality of Don’s service and began referring their friends.  As a result, Don’s business began to grow rather nicely.

    One day, I was driving around town when my car started making a chugging sound and began to lose power.  Gently, I nursed my car over to Don’s Repair.  It was a very busy day and I could see when I arrived that he had a lot of work backed up.  However, when Don saw me get out of my car, he immediately dropped what he was doing and came over to see what I needed.  I raised the hood and started the car so Don could hear the chugging noise.  After listening for about fifteen seconds, Don informed me that I had a disconnected hose and that my carburetor was sucking air.  He reached down and reconnected the hose to the carburetor.  Sure enough, the chugging noise went away.  Don, however, burned his hand slightly on my hot engine during the process.  Then he put a clamp on the hose so it wouldn’t pull off again in the future.

    The whole process took about ten minutes of Don’s time.  As he slammed down my hood, I pulled out my checkbook and asked Don what the charge was.  Don told me that as I was a regular customer, and it really hadn’t taken him very long, there would be no charge.  I argued that his time and inconvenience had to be worth something and reminded him that he did put one of his clamps m my hose.  At this point Don looked up at me and said, “You don’t understand, do you?” Being somewhat puzzled, I said, “Understand what?” Don answered, “You are the cheapest advertising I can buy.  I know what you are going to do when you leave here—you’re going to tell your friends, and that’s what makes my business grow!”

    Don was right.  To this day, I carry around a stack of Don’s business cards in my briefcase.  And when anyone asks me if I know a good place where they can get their car repaired, the first thing I do is hand them one of Don’s business cards.  Then I spend a few minutes telling them how great it is to do business with Don.  I am one of Don’s best salespeople and I don’t cost him one cent!

    I get the feeling that I’m not the only unpaid salesperson working for Don.  During the last three years, Don’s business has grown 600 percent and he has never advertised.  It’s strictly word of mouth on the part of excited and satisfied customers.  – Ross Reck

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    1. rossreck.com