"Look at the donut, not the hole." ...age-old advice from one of my former coaches, reminding us to look at what we have, not what we don't


Remember, Babe Ruth may have been one of the great homerun hitters of all time, but he also struck out a lot, too. The job search is just like that, especially in this economy. Keep getting back up there and swinging for the fence!


"The majority of the word 'can't' is can." ...attributed to Betty Weaver, former CSB school director



Tuesday, October 9, 2012

"Kids Say the Darndest Things": Tuesday's Leads

"The box says you can't eat them if the seal is broken. I'm looking for the seal." -- A young boy, examining the contents of a box of Animal Crackers

"Daddy picked them up and looked underneath. I think it's printed on the bottom." -- 3 year old boy, when his mother asked how his father knew the genders of four new baby kittens


"TNT." -- Given as an answer for a written spelling bee, when the teacher called the word "dynamite."

Yes, as Art Linkletter once stated, "Kids say the darndest things!"  But these statements help to frame their innocence--and they help us to keep perspective on our lives.  Sure, we need to be serious in our job, in our career search, and in so many other areas of our lives.  But we can't forget to laugh, and we can't forget that no single challenge or failure is the end of the world.  If we do take it all too seriously, we might miss it when that TNT opportunity comes along!

Tuesday's Leads:
Have a great day!

Tim Barshinger

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