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Daily QuoteKnow the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. (Lord Chesterfield)Poem of the DaySpringChristina RossettiBeauty of WordsMaking PicturesD.H. Lawrence

Daily QuoteA man on a thousand mile walk has to forget his goal and say to himself every morning, ‘Today I'm going to cover twenty-five miles and then rest up and sleep.' (Leo Tolstoy)Poem of the DayThe GarretBy Ezra PoundBeauty of WordsSamuel Johnson to Lord ChesterfieldSamuel Johnson

In 1748, Lord Chesterfield told his son not to expect much from women: they “are only children of a larger growth; they have an entertaining tattle, and sometimes wit; but for solid, reasoning good sense, I never knew in my life one who had it, or who reasoned and acted consequentially for four-and-twenty hours together.” In 1739, an anonymous pamphleteer laid out the case for Man Superior to Woman; or, a Vindication of Man's Natural Right of Sovereign Authority over the Woman, writing that even if a woman was educated, “if this Lady is a scholar she is a very sluttish one; and the much she reads is to very little Purpose.” This was the terrain, writes the Irish historian Susannah Gibson in her new book, The Bluestockings, in which Elizabeth Montagu dared to host weekly salons about the intellectual debates of the moment—among the hottest of which was whether or not women should even be engaging in such discussions in the company of men. At Montagu's table, Samuel Johnson rubbed elbows with the likes of the classicist Elizabeth Carter, the historian Catharine Macauley, and the novelist Frances Burney. Gibson's new book paints a group portrait of these varied women, the polite challenge they posed to the patriarchy, and the forces that would eventually lead to the unraveling of their power.Go beyond the episode:Susannah Gibson's The Bluestockings: A History of the First Women's MovementWe have too many links to the Bluestockings' own books, so visit our episode page for the full list!Tune in every (other) week to catch interviews with the liveliest voices from literature, the arts, sciences, history, and public affairs; reports on cutting-edge works in progress; long-form narratives; and compelling excerpts from new books. Hosted by Stephanie Bastek and sponsored by the Phi Beta Kappa Society.Subscribe: iTunes/Apple • Amazon • Google • Acast • Pandora • RSS FeedHave suggestions for projects you'd like us to catch up on, or writers you want to hear from? Send us a note: podcast [at] theamericanscholar [dot] org. And rate us on iTunes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Women are only children of a larger growth,' wrote one Lord Chesterfield in 1748. It was a sentiment shared by many men of women in the 18th century - but it was about to have its foundation shaken. 

If we hope to develop high-performing teams, increasing engagement is always at the top of our to-do list.  But sometimes in our efforts to lead, we can get in our own way, and hinder the very thing we are trying to encourage.  Two brief interactions that went very differently illustrate how this can happen, and what we can do if we are serious about increasing engagement on our teams.Notes and Resources:Prefer to read?  Here's the full post: Increasing Engagement – How to Get People to Open UpFind out more about Dale Carnegie's book How to Win Friends & Influence People or get the book here:  Win FriendsHere's a link to a free copy of Dr. Gordon's study:  The Difference Between Feeling Defensive and Feeling Understood.  Quotable:“When people feel defensive, they want to strike out; when they feel understood, they want to reach out.  When people feel defensive, they want to do something to the other person; when they feel understood, they want to do something for the other person.”- Dr. Ronal Gordon“I made it a rule to forbear all direct contradiction to the sentiment of others.- Benjamin Franklin “Be wiser than other people if you can; but do not tell them so.”- Lord Chesterfield, to his sonRelated posts: Culture Course Correction:  11 Ways to Avoid Going over the CliffCourage to Lead:  Re-looking the Role of Courage in LeadershipBad vs. Good:  Why Does the Bad Seem to Outweigh the Good?Stay connected with Rapidstart Leadership Visit the site at https://www.rapidstartleadership.com/ Tweet us at @RapidStartLdr Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/rapidstartleadership Subscribe to the Leadership Updates Newsletter Email us at Ken@RapidStartLeadership.com Thanks for listening, and Lead On!

Lord Chesterfield dijo: tenga cuidado de los minutos porque las horas se cuidan solas. Querer Tener una gran vida depende de la suma de tener un gran dia a la vez. Aprender a vivir el día a día es un arte, siempre estamos tratando de vivir todas las cosas al mismo tiempo, las penas, las alegrías, las tristezas, la felicidad y el amor. Y por cada día que vivimos con todas esas mochilas que tanto nos pesan, dejamos de disfrutar la vida, la cual se supone deberíamos vivir en plenitud y en armonía. Ese día del que debiéramos disfrutar es hoy No te preocupes por generar el gran cambio fisico, el gran éxito económico, el gran nombre profesional, ocupate en hacer cada dia lo que hay que hacer para que eso sea una consecuencia de tomar pequeñas buenas decisiones cada dia. Gracias por ser GENTE EXCELENTE Visita mi web www.rafaelhernandezoficial.com Te comprato mis redes sociales en https://Instabio.cc/rafaelhernandez Instagram https://www.instagram.com/Rafaelhernandezmeta TikTok https://Tiktok.com/rafaelhernandezmeta Twitter https://twitter.com/rafaellifecoachEn facebook Facebook https://www.facebook.com/rafaelhernandezmeta Mi tienda virtual https://amway.com.ve/rafaelymary ¿Ya viste nuestro canal de Palabras de Aliento en Youtube? https://www.youtube.com/c/RafaelHernandezM UNETE al canal de Telegram de palabras de aliento https://t.me/palabrasdealientotelegram --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/palabrasdealiento/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/palabrasdealiento/support

Healthcare Leadership Podcast hosted by Dr. VJ Periyakoil (Twitter : @palliator)This episode of the podcast stars Lloyd Minor, MD, Dean of Stanford University School of Medicine. Tracing his story from his childhood in Little Rock, Arkansas in the seventies, Dr. Minor reminisces about  the racial tensions of those times and how it impacted his outlook. He traces his career over the years using personal stories and anecdotes.  "There's a box on my desk, it's a box for business cards, and my wife gave me this box when I moved from being department chair to provost at Hopkins." says Dr. Minor.  "The box has an inscription on it attributed to Lord Chesterfield,  --'In order to discover new oceans, you have to have the courage to lose sight of the shore.'-- I refer to that quote often because I think it's so true that we have to lean into areas of discomfort, areas of uncertainty, and it's through doing that that we'll have our maximum impact."  Listen to learn about Lloyd Minor's leadership secrets. 

Johnson was not always a conventional guest. Graciously treated, he responded in like manner, but offended, Johnson could wield a pen dripping with vitriol. (Volume 39, Harvard Classics) Samuel Johnson writes to Lord Chesterfield, Feb. 7, 1755.  

Published in 1774, Lord Chesterfield's letter to his son contains some great financial advice that remains relevant even today. Feedback welcome at sashint@gmail.com

LEARN THE ART OF PRODUCTIVE PROCRASTINATION Put more razzamatazz in your life with some sizzling ideas on how to handle time to your benefit and personal satisfaction. The author interviewed clinical psychologists, governmental leaders and successful business people to arrive at ways and means of making the clock work more favorably for you. The slogan of the National Procrastinator's Club is, "Don't wait. Procrastinate NOW." Wise observations from da Vinci, Churchill, Einstein, Ovid, Sandburg, and others agree putting off in POSITIVE fashion can boost your success and happiness. Since the 1700s we've been plagued by Lord Chesterfield's admonition, "Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today." This text thumbs its nose at that with methods of managing time without letting it manage you. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Johnson was not always a conventional guest. Graciously treated, he responded in like manner, but offended, Johnson could wield a pen dripping with vitriol. (Volume 39, Harvard Classics)Samuel Johnson writes to Lord Chesterfield, Feb. 7, 1755.

As many of us prepare to hang up a new calendar for the year ahead, we're joined by Professor Robert Poole to reveal the surprising history of our calendar. Discover how Britain switched from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar in the 18th century, why the change was necessary to catch up with most of Europe, and the truth behind the 'calendar riots' of 1752. We'll also discuss the problem with Easter and how the changes continue to affect us today. To read more about Lord Chesterfield, who introduced the legislation to switch to the Gregorian calendar while living at Ranger's House in London, go to www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/rangers-house-the-wernher-collection/history-and-stories/lord-chesterfield

This week the Prose and Bros boys get a little fancy. We'll talk Lord Chesterfield and how he inspired a quintessential brew from Yuengling brewers. On the other side of the pond (though the same side Lord Chesterfield resides upon) we'll talk Lord Byron and a strange poem about drinking from a skull cap. It's got plenty of interesting history and of course, poetry and beer. Enjoy!

If you ask Lord Chesterfield, the only goals that matter are the small ones. Be mindful of the present, and the future will take care of itself. But let's not forget the championship teams that won because they had a vision for their own success. What's the best way to plan your life?

Ch.489 PRESENTING LORD CHESTERFIELD by Bob Van Dyne

LEARN THE ART OF PRODUCTIVE PROCRASTINATION Put more razzamatazz in your life with some sizzling ideas on how to handle time to your benefit and personal satisfaction. The author interviewed clinical psychologists, governmental leaders and successful business people to arrive at ways and means of making the clock work more favorably for you. The slogan of the National Procrastinator's Club is, "Don't wait. Procrastinate NOW." Wise observations from da Vinci, Churchill, Einstein, Ovid, Sandburg, and others agree putting off in POSITIVE fashion can boost your success and happiness. Since the 1700s we've been plagued by Lord Chesterfield's admonition, "Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today." This text thumbs its nose at that with methods of managing time without letting it manage you. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

"Take care of the minutes and the hours will take care of themselves." - Lord Chesterfield   Purchase your ALIVE ticket at www.heatherchauvin.com/alive If you purchase before midnight EST TONIGHT, you will be entered into a drawing for a free hotel stay.   Head on over to www.heatherchauvin.com/letstalk and take the next step in the right direction Continue the conversation on Instagram @momisincontrol   Get the 5 time saving strategies here:  www.heatherchauvin.com    Check out the 2020 Law of Attraction Planner: www.heatherchauvin.com/planner 

7 July 2019 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time Luke 10:1-12, 17-20 + Homily 16 Minutes 14 Seconds Link to the Readings: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/070719.cfm (New American Bible, Revised Edition) From the parish bulletin:   There is dark humor in counting the number of “motivational speakers” who flood public television stations, and go as quickly as they come, just like the profitable “self-help” books of the type that counsel: “God wants you to be happy.” In some churches, there is a tendency to replicate this kind of “snowflake” Gospel that shortchanges people out of the truth.    Our opioid generation, whether drugged chemically or culturally, has had more suicides than in any decade since the Second World War. It does not understand Socrates’ statement: “An unexamined life is not worth living.” Socrates was not “self-motivated” but was moved by the one True God for whom he searched as best he could long before Pentecost. Unlike modern motivational speakers who retire to Malibu or Hawaii to count their royalties, Socrates drank hemlock as a primitive, albeit heroic, sacrifice for objective truth.     There are those who would reduce Christ to a glorified motivational speaker. Thomas Jefferson edited the New Testament so that the Resurrection and Pentecost were irrelevant, making the Sermon on the Mount the pinnacle of Christ’s teaching. But this reduced the Messiah to an aphorist. Even had that been the case, there were others more verbose than any “Sage of Galilee.”    In the eighteenth century, the 4th Earl of Chesterfield wrote his son four hundred letters on how to live as a gentleman, oblivious to the fact that the youth had been born out of wedlock to a housemaid left to live in penury. A wiser author of epigrams was the last of the “Five Good Emperors,” Marcus Aurelius, who was a Stoic in the second century—and if you have to be a pagan, Stoicism is as good a way as any, if not as much fun as Epicureanism.     Both of those men warned against procrastination. Lord Chesterfield coined the phrase: “Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.” This was wisdom, albeit snobbish, and not unlike Benjamin Franklin’s homely advice on how to make a man “healthy, wealthy and wise.” Marcus Aurelius was almost prophetic, and remarkably so since he left words he did not expect to be recorded but which ring true to Christ, when he wrote: “Think of your many years of procrastination; how the gods have repeatedly granted you further periods of grace, of which you have taken no advantage.”    The Gospel is not a compendium of maxims, nor is Christ an amiable motivational speaker expecting to retire in Galilee and count his royalties. When he tells the scribe to follow immediately and not bury his father, and forbids another would-be follower to tarry to say farewell to his family, he is speaking of procrastination that defers the primacy of God to tomorrow. But Christ can only be a soul’s Saviour if he saves today: “Today if you should hear his voice, harden not your hearts . . .” (Hebrews 3:15).  

A "Normal" person is the sort of person that might be designed by a committee. You know, "Each person puts in a pretty color and it comes out gray. - Alan Sherman Labels are for filing. Labels are for clothing. Labels are not for people. - Martina Navratilova Most people have become convinced that vanity is a bad quality to have. In fact, it may actually be a cardinal vice which makes it more than bad; it's terrible. If one explores this negative pronouncement in more depth though, it ain't necessarily so. For example, Lord Chesterfield said, "To this principle of vanity, which philosophers call a mean one, and which I do not, I owe a great part of the figure which I have made in life." There you go. Chesterfield thought vanity was one of the keys to his success. It may be that vanity is little more than one of those things that is just going around. If so, even you may have a little yourself. As Blaise Pascal suggested, "Vanity is so secure in the heart of man that everyone wants to be admired: even I who write this, and you who read this." No less an icon than Mark Twain said, "There are no grades of vanity, there are only grades of ability in concealing it;" and there is no end to how clever people can be when concealing it. To illustrate, Louis Kronenberger suggested this strategy, "Nothing so soothes our vanity as a display of greater vanity in others; it makes us vain, in fact, of our modesty;" so if you are uncomfortable with vanity, substitute modesty about being not so vane as some people you know. Just be sure to cleverly conceal it. François de la Rochefoucauld is another one of the folks who got it, "What makes the vanity of others insupportable is that it wounds our own." Benjamin Franklin got it too, "Most people dislike vanity in others, whatever share they have of it themselves; but I give it fair quarter, wherever I meet with it, being persuaded that it is often productive of good to the possessor, and to others who are within his sphere of action: and therefore, in many cases, it would not be altogether absurd if a man were to thank God for his vanity among the other comforts of life." Antonio Porchia also understood, although he did slip in "ridiculous," probably as a minor concession to the vanity police, "Without this ridiculous vanity that takes the form of self-display, and is part of everything and everyone, we would see nothing, and nothing would exist." Fortunately, there is a much better approach. You can simply re-conceptualize. What folks refer to in you as vanity isn't vanity at all. Rather, it's merely a reflection of your positive self-perception. It's what the psychologists call a good self-image. If someone accuses you of vanity, just smile and say: I'm not a giant or a meek little lamb. I am me, that's who I am. I'm taller than a cat and shorter than a tree. I'm the very best me you'll ever see. I like to laugh, I like to smile. I like to daydream once in a while. I'm extra special but I'm still just me. I'm the very best me I know how to be. I always try to do my best. I'm good at a lot of things and getting better at the rest. Here's the truth for everyone to see. It's totally terrific being me. I could tell you more stuff about who I am. I like spaghetti and strawberry jam. Here at last is the most spectacular part. I'm extra special because I'm so smart. Now you know so there you go.

A "Normal" person is the sort of person that might be designed by a committee. You know, "Each person puts in a pretty color and it comes out gray. - Alan Sherman Labels are for filing. Labels are for clothing. Labels are not for people. - Martina Navratilova Most people have become convinced that vanity is a bad quality to have. In fact, it may actually be a cardinal vice which makes it more than bad; it's terrible. If one explores this negative pronouncement in more depth though, it ain't necessarily so. For example, Lord Chesterfield said, "To this principle of vanity, which philosophers call a mean one, and which I do not, I owe a great part of the figure which I have made in life." There you go. Chesterfield thought vanity was one of the keys to his success. It may be that vanity is little more than one of those things that is just going around. If so, even you may have a little yourself. As Blaise Pascal suggested, "Vanity is so secure in the heart of man that everyone wants to be admired: even I who write this, and you who read this." No less an icon than Mark Twain said, "There are no grades of vanity, there are only grades of ability in concealing it;" and there is no end to how clever people can be when concealing it. To illustrate, Louis Kronenberger suggested this strategy, "Nothing so soothes our vanity as a display of greater vanity in others; it makes us vain, in fact, of our modesty;" so if you are uncomfortable with vanity, substitute modesty about being not so vane as some people you know. Just be sure to cleverly conceal it. François de la Rochefoucauld is another one of the folks who got it, "What makes the vanity of others insupportable is that it wounds our own." Benjamin Franklin got it too, "Most people dislike vanity in others, whatever share they have of it themselves; but I give it fair quarter, wherever I meet with it, being persuaded that it is often productive of good to the possessor, and to others who are within his sphere of action: and therefore, in many cases, it would not be altogether absurd if a man were to thank God for his vanity among the other comforts of life." Antonio Porchia also understood, although he did slip in "ridiculous," probably as a minor concession to the vanity police, "Without this ridiculous vanity that takes the form of self-display, and is part of everything and everyone, we would see nothing, and nothing would exist." Fortunately, there is a much better approach. You can simply re-conceptualize. What folks refer to in you as vanity isn't vanity at all. Rather, it's merely a reflection of your positive self-perception. It's what the psychologists call a good self-image. If someone accuses you of vanity, just smile and say: I'm not a giant or a meek little lamb. I am me, that's who I am. I'm taller than a cat and shorter than a tree. I'm the very best me you'll ever see. I like to laugh, I like to smile. I like to daydream once in a while. I'm extra special but I'm still just me. I'm the very best me I know how to be. I always try to do my best. I'm good at a lot of things and getting better at the rest. Here's the truth for everyone to see. It's totally terrific being me. I could tell you more stuff about who I am. I like spaghetti and strawberry jam. Here at last is the most spectacular part. I'm extra special because I'm so smart. Now you know so there you go.

A "Normal" person is the sort of person that might be designed by a committee. You know, "Each person puts in a pretty color and it comes out gray. - Alan Sherman Labels are for filing. Labels are for clothing. Labels are not for people. - Martina Navratilova Most people have become convinced that vanity is a bad quality to have. In fact, it may actually be a cardinal vice which makes it more than bad; it's terrible. If one explores this negative pronouncement in more depth though, it ain't necessarily so. For example, Lord Chesterfield said, "To this principle of vanity, which philosophers call a mean one, and which I do not, I owe a great part of the figure which I have made in life." There you go. Chesterfield thought vanity was one of the keys to his success. It may be that vanity is little more than one of those things that is just going around. If so, even you may have a little yourself. As Blaise Pascal suggested, "Vanity is so secure in the heart of man that everyone wants to be admired: even I who write this, and you who read this." No less an icon than Mark Twain said, "There are no grades of vanity, there are only grades of ability in concealing it;" and there is no end to how clever people can be when concealing it. To illustrate, Louis Kronenberger suggested this strategy, "Nothing so soothes our vanity as a display of greater vanity in others; it makes us vain, in fact, of our modesty;" so if you are uncomfortable with vanity, substitute modesty about being not so vane as some people you know. Just be sure to cleverly conceal it. François de la Rochefoucauld is another one of the folks who got it, "What makes the vanity of others insupportable is that it wounds our own." Benjamin Franklin got it too, "Most people dislike vanity in others, whatever share they have of it themselves; but I give it fair quarter, wherever I meet with it, being persuaded that it is often productive of good to the possessor, and to others who are within his sphere of action: and therefore, in many cases, it would not be altogether absurd if a man were to thank God for his vanity among the other comforts of life." Antonio Porchia also understood, although he did slip in "ridiculous," probably as a minor concession to the vanity police, "Without this ridiculous vanity that takes the form of self-display, and is part of everything and everyone, we would see nothing, and nothing would exist." Fortunately, there is a much better approach. You can simply re-conceptualize. What folks refer to in you as vanity isn't vanity at all. Rather, it's merely a reflection of your positive self-perception. It's what the psychologists call a good self-image. If someone accuses you of vanity, just smile and say: I'm not a giant or a meek little lamb. I am me, that's who I am. I'm taller than a cat and shorter than a tree. I'm the very best me you'll ever see. I like to laugh, I like to smile. I like to daydream once in a while. I'm extra special but I'm still just me. I'm the very best me I know how to be. I always try to do my best. I'm good at a lot of things and getting better at the rest. Here's the truth for everyone to see. It's totally terrific being me. I could tell you more stuff about who I am. I like spaghetti and strawberry jam. Here at last is the most spectacular part. I'm extra special because I'm so smart. Now you know so there you go.

Jessica Weisberg has traced Ben Franklin's early advice-writing, read the "Lord Chesterfield" letters that early Americans read to learn how to act, attended Dale Carnegie workshops and spoke with Miss Manners all in a quest to track down why Americans are so obsessed with advice.  We speak with Jessica about her book "Asking For a Friend" and discuss whether we've gotten far away from Dale Carnegie or Chesterfield, the selfless advice of our early American ancestors and gone into another mode.  We also tell some stories.  

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Dismissing Establishment obituaries for Donald Trump. The Bold Leadership Moments of Dances With Wolves. A withering critique of certain spineless members of the GOP -- with appropriate "Invertebrate Awards." A visit with Jan of "Colorado Women for Trump." A Spot of Second Debate Prep: Trump v. Hillary. Captain Renault of Casablanca still "shocked, shocked" by locker room talk. Notes on the "bawdy" Prime Minister Robert Walpole courtesy of Edmund Burke, Samuel Johnson and Lord Chesterfield.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's competitive business environment, low self-esteem is a competitive disadvantage while high self-esteem among your people confers a competitive advantage. Yet how can folks feel good about themselves, their work, their service to the customer and the greater community if they believe they are commodities, and are constantly being beat up over their price? Ed and Ron will tackle the issue of self-esteem, heeding what Lord Chesterfield wrote: A man had better overvalue than undervalue himself. Mankind in general will take his own word for his own merit. ...know your own value, whatever it may be, and act upon that principal; but take great care to let nobody discover that you do know your own value. Whatever real merit you have, other people will discover; and people always magnify their own discoveries, as they lessen those of others.

In today's competitive business environment, low self-esteem is a competitive disadvantage while high self-esteem among your people confers a competitive advantage. Yet how can folks feel good about themselves, their work, their service to the customer and the greater community if they believe they are commodities, and are constantly being beat up over their price? Ed and Ron will tackle the issue of self-esteem, heeding what Lord Chesterfield wrote: A man had better overvalue than undervalue himself. Mankind in general will take his own word for his own merit. ...know your own value, whatever it may be, and act upon that principal; but take great care to let nobody discover that you do know your own value. Whatever real merit you have, other people will discover; and people always magnify their own discoveries, as they lessen those of others.

In today's competitive business environment, low self-esteem is a competitive disadvantage while high self-esteem among your people confers a competitive advantage. Yet how can folks feel good about themselves, their work, their service to the customer and the greater community if they believe they are commodities, and are constantly being beat up over their price? Ed and Ron will tackle the issue of self-esteem, heeding what Lord Chesterfield wrote: A man had better overvalue than undervalue himself. Mankind in general will take his own word for his own merit. ...know your own value, whatever it may be, and act upon that principal; but take great care to let nobody discover that you do know your own value. Whatever real merit you have, other people will discover; and people always magnify their own discoveries, as they lessen those of others.