![]() They do not undermine their fellow workers, they work just as hard whether they are being watched or not, they can always be counted on to do their best, and they will be honest enough to admit it if they have made mistakes. Have integrity - “It is no surprise that employees with integrity shine. The rule was easily interpreted for me by Grandma Jones who would say, “William, treat people the way you want to be treated.” Oddly enough, even though I learned about the Golden Rule in kindergarten (as many of us did), I have struggled to apply it 100% since that time in my personal and professional lives.Īs leaders, are we applying The Golden Rule? Is it embedded in your organization's culture? Do you require this of your team? No matter what position we are in, it is important to treat people the way we want to be treated.Īs we all work to implement a rule that all of us know to be true and effective, here are a few thoughts and tips that assist me that you may find helpful as well: If I could actually recall what if anything I learned from kindergarten, it would be The Golden Rule. And it is still true no matter how old you are, when you go out into the world, it is better to hold hands and stick together.” Or if we had a basic policy in our nations to always put things back where we found them and cleaned up our own messes. Think of what a better world it would be if we all – the whole world – had cookies and milk about 3 o’clock every afternoon and then lay down with our blankets for a nap. The Golden Rule, love and basic sanitation. Everything you need to know is in there somewhere. Be aware of wonder.Īnd then remember the book about Dick and Jane and the first word you learned, the biggest word of all: LOOK. When you go out into the world, watch for traffic, hold hands and stick together. Learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some. ![]() Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you. These are the things I learned: Share everything. Wisdom was not at the top of the graduate mountain, but there in the sandbox at nursery school. “Most of what I really need to know about how to live and what to do and how to be, I learned in kindergarten. For those of you who have not read it, below is an abstract: Believe in.Years ago, I was given a poem titled, "All I Really Need to Know I Learned In Kindergarten" by Robert Fulgham. And I believe that love is stronger than death.” That laughter is the only cure for grief. That hope always triumphs over experience. That dreams are more powerful than facts. “I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge. We can so relate to all of this, can’t we?Īnd then, there are his beliefs – which are easily mine as well. And, it is still true, no matter how old you are, when you go out into the world, it is best to hold hands and stick together.” ![]() Or, if all governments had a basic policy to always put things back where they found them and clean up their own messes. Think what a better world it would be if we all – the whole world – had cookies and milk about 3 o’clock every afternoon and then lay down with our blankets for a nap. ![]() Everything you need to know is in there somewhere – the Golden Rule and love and basic sanitation ecology and politics and sane living. So do we.Īnd then remember the Dick-and-Jane books and the first word you learned – the biggest word of all – LOOK. Goldfish and hamsters and white mice and even the little seed in the cup – they all die. The roots go down and the plant goes up and nobody really knows how or why, but, we are all like that. When you go out into the world, watch for traffic, hold hands, and stick together. Live a balanced life – learn some and think some and draw some and paint some and sing and dance and play and work every day some. Wisdom was not at the top of the graduate school mountain, but there, in the sandbox at preschool. “Most of what I really need to know about how to live, and what to do, and how to be, I learned in Kindergarten. As one person said, “within simplicity lies the sublime.” I guarantee his words will swim around in your mind – and begin this year, 2016, in a positive, uplifting way.Įnjoy this excerpt, then, from one of his most popular books, All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, published in 1989. He writes with wit and wisdom about small lives with big meanings. One of the most delightful and inspirational writers about life is Robert Fulghum. ![]()
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