People Person

Hi!

Sorry for my lack of posting lately. I have been busy moving and becoming an official adult, so much of my time has been devoted to unpacking and rearranging. It's been fun, but I have missed writing. :)

I love people so very much. I think each person who crosses our path is another opportunity to learn. Each person has a story and life different from our own with triumphs and tragedies that have shaped and molded him/her into who he/she is today. There is little I love more than sitting down with a person and asking questions to see who they really are. I have found that people are more than willing to open up if they can genuinely sense that you care and want to know about them. The life lessons that I have learned from my many conversations with others are invaluable to me.

I urge you to talk to as many people as you can so that you can learn as much as you can. I am made up of stories and advice passed on to me from so many others. I can make better decisions because of the lessons taught to me from former teachers or a chat with a random person in a store. Be open to others and what they can impart on you. Ask questions and actually listen. I promise you won't regret it.

Last month, I asked people to tell me their favorite quote so that I can start a quote wall in my classroom. The responses were astounding. I look at each quote given as a lesson that is important to each of the people who commented. I am going to leave you with the nuggets of advice given to me, and I sincerely hope you will join me in learning from the many people around us. If someone can make you better, let them.

Go do great things,

EP


"There is no try. There is only do." - Yoda  (Linda Arney)

"Be so good they can't ignore you"- Steve Martin (Casey Earl)

 “A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.” - General Patton (Andrew Scherer)

"If you can imagine it, you can create it. If you can dream it, you can become it." - William Arthur Ward (Jordan Amor)

"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: It goes on." - Robert Frost (Jordan Amor)

"Don't be afraid to give up the good and go for the great." -Steve Prefontaine (Jessica Parker)

"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." - George Bernard Shaw (Sammi Cains)

"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines." Ralph Waldo Emerson  (Woz)

"Being in charge is like being a gentleman; if you have to tell someone you are, you aren't." (Dan Olson)

"There are three ways to ultimate success: The first way is to be kind. The second way is to be kind. The third way is to be kind." -Mr Rogers (Katie Carpenter)

 “Give me a stock clerk with a goal, and I will give you a man who will make history. Give me a man without a goal, and I will give you a stock clerk.”  –J.C. Penny (Dan Bealor)

“It takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who you really are.” –E.E. Cummings (Dan Bealor)

“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle.” - Steve Jobs (Kylie Larson)

"When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps." -Confucius (Michelle Mussman)

"You're never too old, too wacky, too wild to pick up a book and read to a child." -Dr. Seuss (Pam Fritzen)

"The only time to look down on people is when you're bending over to help." (Elaine Luedtke)

"You can accomplish anything you want as long as you don't care who gets the credit for it." - Blanton Collier (Mark Schreiber)

 “I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” -Maya Angelou (Gina Alber)

"Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us." - Albert Schweitzer (Justin Holmquest)

"Your life has purpose. Your story is important. Your dreams count. Your voice matters. You were born to make an impact." (Shannon Wilkins)