April 09, 2025

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BG’s Positively Speaking

The Skills Of Leadership

Becoming a leader requires skills that can be learned by those willing to invest time and effort into learning the skills. Listed here are twelve skills that the leader needs to develop. Developing skills in two or three of these areas will thrust you toward the leadership role; the rest will develop as you continue learning and growing. A Leader Of Others Needs.… 

• Vision: To see the objectives and the end result and to help others to see it.
• Direction: Provide a map with instructions for others to follow.
• Focus: To channel energy and resources toward achieving the objective.
• A positive attitude: Positive people achieve positive things, creating a “Can Do” attitude.
• Confidence: In your own ability and the members of your team.
• A caring attitude: Caring about others and letting them see you care.
• Persistence: A willingness to not give up when things are tough.
• Courage: Not to allow negative influences to prevail.
• Faith: You and the team have what it takes to complete the job.
• Leading by example: People will follow those who set the standards.
• Encouragement: Learn how to encourage others and give them confidence.
• Motivation: Providing the “Why” for yourself and those you lead.

To learn these skills, you will need some help. Visit the local library and look up books, CDs & videos on leadership and its related subjects. One book I recommend is “Developing The Leader Within You” by John Maxwell; another is Dale Carnegie’s “How to Win Friends and Influence People.” To learn some of the attitudes a leader needs to develop, you could start with my book “Positively Speaking.” You can also finda mentor to teach and guide you.

Everyone can learn to be a leader  ….  You don’t have to be “The Boss.”

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Editors Quote Book

“It’s not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.”

—Rene Descartes

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The Skin Graft

A married couple was in a terrible accident where the man’s face was severely burned. The doctor told the husband that they couldn’t graft any skin from his body because he was too skinny. So, the wife offered to donate some of her own skin. However, the only skin on her body that the doctor felt was suitable would have to come from her buttocks. The husband and wife agreed that they would tell no one about where the skin came from, and they requested that the doctor also honour their secret. After all, this was a very delicate matter. After the surgery, everyone was astounded at the man’s new face. He looked more handsome than he ever had before! All his friends and relatives just went on about his youthful beauty! One day, he was alone with his wife, and he was overcome with emotion at her sacrifice. He said, “Dear, I just want to thank you for everything you did for me. How can I possibly repay you?” “My darling,” she replied, “I get all the thanks I need every time I see your mother kiss you on the cheeks.”

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White Hairs

One day, a little girl watched her mother do the dishes at the kitchen sink. She suddenly noticed that her mother had several strands of white hair sticking out in contrast to her brunette head. She looked at her mother and asked, “Why are some of your hairs white, Mom?” Her mother replied, “Well, every time you do something wrong and make me cry or unhappy, one of my hair turns white.” The little girl thought about this revelation and said, “Momma, how come ALL of grandma’s hairs are white?”

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A New Brunswick Home

My husband and I purchased an old home in New Brunswick from two elderly sisters. Winter was fast approaching, and I was concerned about the house’s lack of insulation. “If they could live here all those years, so can we!” my husband confidently declared. One November night, the temperature plunged below minus 20, and we woke up to find interior walls covered with frost. My husband called the sisters to ask how they had kept the house warm. After a brief conversation, he hung up. “For the past 30 years,” he muttered, “they’ve spent winters in Florida.”

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Entertainment Trivia Quiz

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Your Horoscope

For Amusement Only

Aries March 21 – April 19: Put on your thinking cap and start planning ahead. You can’t ‘fly by the seat of your pants’ for much longer.

Taurus April 20 – May 20: Healthier food and getting more exercise is called for. Listen to your body, not those who would lead you astray.

Gemini May 21 – June 20: Don’t take offence at others’ callousness. Hold your head high and move forward with confidence and purpose.

Cancer June 21 – July 22: If given the right conditions, romance could bloom. Cultivate the seeds that you have planted and see them grow.

Leo, July 23 – August 22: You need to speculate a little more. Being too conservative will not secure your financial future.

Virgo, August 23 – September 22: Your team-building skills are being tested. You need to pull everyone together to complete current tasks on time.

Libra September 23 – October 22: Some travel plans need to be changed, but don’t panic. Things will all work out for your ultimate benefit.

Scorpio October 23 – November 21: A successful person puts others ahead of themselves. Think about this when planning the future.

Sagittarius November 22 – December 21: Don’t overwhelm others with childish concerns. Be mature and focus on the matters at hand.

Capricorn December 22 – January 19: Taking stock of yourself and developing new habits will help you be more productive at work and home.

Aquarius January 20 – February 18: Putting action into ideas will produce greater financial returns. Your creativity needs more effort to get things moving.

Pisces February 19 – March 20: The past is behind you. Do not resent the path not travelled. Your future will be brighter and happier.

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Fifty Years Ago

In 1975 what is probably the most scary of Horror/ Thriller/ Suspense movies ever made, was released to movie theatres all over the world. And people from every corner of the world hesitsted to take a plunge into the ocean, That fear still haunts beachgoers to this day click the link below and watch the special extended trailer that attracted millions to go and see the movie, and still does today.

 

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The Outhouse

Once, there was a little boy who lived in the country. They had to use an outhouse, and the little boy hated it because it was hot in the summer and cold in the winter and stank all the time. The outhouse was sitting on the bank of a creek, and the boy determined that one day, he would push that outhouse into the creek. One day, after spring rain, the creek was swollen, so the little boy decided that today was the day to push the outhouse into the creek. So he got a large stick and started moving. Finally, the outhouse toppled into the creek and floated away. That night, his dad told him they were going to the woodshed after supper. Knowing that meant a spanking, the little boy asked why. The dad replied, “Someone pushed the outhouse into the creek today. It was you, wasn’t it, son?” The boy answered yes. Then he thought momentarily and said, “Dad, I read in school today that George Washington chopped down a cherry tree and didn’t get into trouble because he told the truth.” The dad replied, “Well, son, George Washington’s father wasn’t in the cherry tree.”

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It’s A Canadian Scientific Fact

In the 1960s, when Earth’s global gravity fields were being charted, scientists discovered an intriguing anomaly in Canada’s Hudson Bay region. The difference is minuscule and undetectable by humans. There is about a tenth of an ounce less pressure on a 68-kilogram (150-lb) person. Research has continued for decades concerning this mystery, and in recent years, a pair of theories have been combined to provide a compelling answer. The first theory is that the molten rock in Earth’s mantle (which is subject to currents similar to ocean currents) has shifted away from the area. The second theory is that, during the last ice age, the Hudson Bay region was covered by a thick glacial shelf of 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi), which compressed the Earth and reduced its mass. The land is slowly rebounding—about a centimetre a year, and in another 5,000 years or so, everything should be back to normal.

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The History Class

The teacher was trying to get the seventh-grade history class to understand how the Indians must have felt when they first encountered the Spanish explorers. “How would you feel,” she asked, “if Someone showed up on your doorstep who looked very different, spoke a strange language and wore unusual clothes? Wouldn’t you be a bit scared?” “Nah,” one boy answered, “I’d just figure it was my sister’s date.”

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Eulogy For An Icon

It is with a sad heart that I have to pass on the news about a great American icon… Veteran Pillsbury spokesperson, The Pillsbury Doughboy, died yesterday of a severe yeast infection and complications from repeated pokes to the belly. He was 71. Doughboy was buried in a slightly greased coffin. Dozens of celebrities turned out, including Mrs. Buttersworth, the California Raisins, Hungry Jack, Betty Crocker, the Hostess Twinkies, Capt’n Crunch, Mr. Goodbar, The Tidy Bowl Man, and many others. As longtime friend Aunt Jemima delivered the eulogy,  the graveside was piled high with flours. Doughboy was described as a man who never knew how much he was kneaded, always rose to the  occasion, but whose later life was filled with many turnovers. He was not considered a smart cookie, wasting much of his time on half-baked schemes. Despite being slightly flaky sometimes, he was considered a roll model for millions, even as a crusty older man. Doughboy is survived by his second wife, Play Dough. They have two children and a bun in the oven. The funeral was held at 3:50 for about 20 minutes.

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You Shouldn’t Drive If……..

…….You swerve to avoid hitting a tree, then realize it’s your air freshener.

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The Last Word

No matter how low you set your bar of expectation, Someone will always manage to roll under it.

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