Comments on: Do you practice what you preach?

By: Amazing Travel List

Amazing Travel List — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:25:28 +0000

Hi Ross !!
Thanks for the visit…you really have a nice site with a great post…!Thumbs Up for you.see you again.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:35:40 +0000

Good stuff – I was thinking, sometimes it’s best to encourage, rather than preach. I say this, because I might know that I’ve not got a great track record with a certain thing, a behaviour, attitude or something. If I ‘preach’ about what’s right in an area like this, I am almost certainly going to look a hypocrite, and won’t do anyone any good. But if I’m honest & say ‘I’m far from perfect but this is where we should be aiming for’ it might help someone see the truth in something without me looking like I’ve got it all sorted. Truth is truth, but problems come when it’s preached AT people without the honesty of ‘yeah I find this difficult as well’.
Personally I find that relying on God is the way to go with actually having some power to live in a right way, a way that’s of some use to other people.
Like the Sirius Black quote – I find that if you treat everyone with the same respect it works amazingly well – even ‘important’ people seem to like being spoken to normally & without flattery sometimes! I also think that people who do ‘low status’ jobs need to see more respect – it’s amazing what a few encouraging words can do for someone who maybe feels like their job has no worth. No-one should be taken for granted.

By: Ross

Ross — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:06:18 +0000

Hey, thanks for the quote… good stuff to think about.

By: Bunny got blog

Bunny got blog — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 01:12:47 +0000

“If you want to know what a man’s like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.
–Sirius Black
I know this has a spin on it but think about it.
Harry Potter by the way.

This was among some quotes I was reading on line and it made me think of you.

By: Bunny got blog

Bunny got blog — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:33:00 +0000

Oh Ross,you are lucky you haven’t experienced this in life.

Only reading about it?Well I have to say Believe It!

I learned this the hard way.After it was done.I always saved my ideas for staff meetings.I would take the opportunity to also talk to one of the big guys.

Managers are capable of managing people.Often taking the credit for others ideas thinking it makes them shine like a bright new penny.

By: Ross

Ross — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:50:53 +0000

Bunny – Hi, yes it’s true what you say… interestingly enough, these sorts of people are often ones in positions of power. I read an article recently about how often managerial figures steal employees ideas & take credit for themselves.. hmmm

By: Bunny got blog

Bunny got blog — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:21:36 +0000

This is insightful.

I have to say this applies to friendships in every area. This is why we have friends and then acquaintances. Usually the acquaintances weigh out the friends.

Phony people are unhappy with their lives I think and usually are judgmental of others.They see their own flaws and consider it a weakness they are aware of but choose to accept it as one of their own.Maybe that is why it is so easy from them to identify and point it out to others.

When a person doesn’t show respect to other humans how can anyone take them seriously?

Self righteousness is despicable.

By: Ross

Ross — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:00:06 +0000

@Mike – Hi, checking your article out now..
@Mike King – Welcome, and thanks for the great article you wrote! You’re right about consistency being an important factor, it’s interesting hearing your thoughts on personal brands..
@Megan – Hi there, Australian’s can be pretty dry & sarcastic, hey.. Not that you have to ditch your ‘Australianism’, but use it carefully Great site you have over there at Imaginif…

By: Megan from Imaginif

Megan from Imaginif — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 06:41:45 +0000

Excellent article Ross and I love your motivator for practising what you preach. I always consider whether my words are helpful or not….often they are unhelpful so I keep them to myself. I get what you mean about the Aussie sense of humour though….we do have a tendency toward being dry and scathing.

Thanks so much for including an Imaginif article. I am always thrilled to see that my words have been helpful in some way.

By: Mike King

Mike King — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:41:40 +0000

Thanks for the reference to that article of mine Ross. Your details in just that area of practice what you preach shoes just how much there is to say about these life practice areas and how any small piece of a personal brand can take quite a lot of attention. If you’re consistent though, the rest falls into place a whole lot easier!