November 2007 Newsletter
Character Awareness
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- Display character posters or messages on bulletin boards and in hallways.
- Include quotes about character in newsletters or at the end of your emails.
- Print the character quality of the month on employee paychecks.
- Provide character-based reading material in waiting rooms.
- Give employees and clients a 2008 Character First! Calendar.
- Sign up coworkers and family members to receive Character First! Newsletters.
- Conduct a free Cultural Survey to understand character needs.
These "promotional" ideas can remind individuals to practice character qualities they might otherwise forget. Find at least one new way to emphasize character this month.
Encourage Others
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After talk of batteries and electricity, Alexander Dow pointed to the young Henry Ford and said, "There's a young fellow who has made a gas car."
Mr. Edison and the others listened as Ford explained his internal combustion engine. As Ford concluded, Edison's fist came down on the table, and he said, "Young man, that's the thing; you have it…. Keep at it."
Ford would later write, "That bang on the table was worth worlds to me. No man up to then had given me any encouragement. I had hoped that I was headed right, sometimes I knew that I was, sometimes I only wondered if I was, but here all at once and out of a clear sky, the greatest inventive genius in the world had given me a complete approval."
At a time when most electrical engineers believed the future belonged to electricity, Edison's approval carried particular weight with Ford. Find ways to encourage others as they pursue worthwhile goals. You might not know how close they are to giving up or how much your encouragement will inspire them.
Read more about Determination in this month's bulletin
Set Healthy Goals
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate 17 percent of American children weigh too much, and childhood obesity can increase the risk of sleep apnea, type-2 diabetes, and heart disease.
Help your kids develop the determination to make healthy choices. Plan family activities two or three days a week. Go to the park, walk the dog, wash the car, or join a sports league. Limit television or video games, and avoid watching television during meals.
Explain the difference between healthy and junk foods. Share healthy snacks, such as apple slices, carrot sticks, grapes, or oranges, instead of chips, cookies, or candy. Drink water instead of soft drinks at meals.
For more character-training resources, visit the Character First! website, or talk to a customer service representative at (405) 815-0001.
Families of Character
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Achieving True Success-How to Build Character as a Family explains how to build character at home and provides a colorful, one-page lesson for each character quality. These lessons will challenge children of all ages and their parents to develop character.
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