http://workingwithothers.com/2009/06/happy-birthday-dadand-thanks/ Remembering what you learned in kindergarten... how to work and play well with others! Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:50:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://workingwithothers.com/2009/06/happy-birthday-dadand-thanks/comment-page-1/#comment-3080 Thanks for the advice, Mom! And Happy Birthday! | Working With Others Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:58:23 +0000 http://workingwithothers.com/?p=117#comment-3080 [...] I’ve blogged in the past about what I’ve learned from my father about working and playing well w... I just wanted to share a key lesson from my mother that contributed greatly to my almost twenty year run as a freelance consultant/writer. I was probably about eight years old.  It was summertime and I was playing Little league baseball. I guess I inherited my mother’s prowess with a bat because I was a pretty comfortable as a hitter right from the start.  And this particular evening I had four base hits and was touting my exploits to the neighbors. My mother overheard my bragging, dragged me into the house, and firmly explained that “tooting your own horn” was not only inappropriate, it could come back to embarrass you.  Her belief was that it is much better to let others talk about your accomplishments rather than doing it yourself. [...] [...] I’ve blogged in the past about what I’ve learned from my father about working and playing well w… I just wanted to share a key lesson from my mother that contributed greatly to my almost twenty year run as a freelance consultant/writer. I was probably about eight years old.  It was summertime and I was playing Little league baseball. I guess I inherited my mother’s prowess with a bat because I was a pretty comfortable as a hitter right from the start.  And this particular evening I had four base hits and was touting my exploits to the neighbors. My mother overheard my bragging, dragged me into the house, and firmly explained that “tooting your own horn” was not only inappropriate, it could come back to embarrass you.  Her belief was that it is much better to let others talk about your accomplishments rather than doing it yourself. [...]

]]> http://workingwithothers.com/2009/06/happy-birthday-dadand-thanks/comment-page-1/#comment-2736 Thanks for the advice, Mom! And Happy Birthday! | Working with Twenty Somethings Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:35:00 +0000 http://workingwithothers.com/?p=117#comment-2736 [...] I've blogged in the past about what I've learned from my father about working and playing well w... I just wanted to share a key lesson from my mother that contributed greatly to my almost twenty year run as a freelance consultant/writer. I was probably about eight years old.  It was summertime and I was playing Little league baseball. I guess I inherited my mother's prowess with a bat because I was a pretty comfortable as a hitter right from the start.  And this particular evening I had four base hits and was touting my exploits to the neighbors. My mother overheard my bragging, dragged me into the house, and firmly explained that "tooting your own horn was not only inappropriate, it could come back to embarrass you.  Her belief was that it is much better to let others talk about your accomplishments rather than doing it yourself. [...] [...] I’ve blogged in the past about what I’ve learned from my father about working and playing well w… I just wanted to share a key lesson from my mother that contributed greatly to my almost twenty year run as a freelance consultant/writer. I was probably about eight years old.  It was summertime and I was playing Little league baseball. I guess I inherited my mother’s prowess with a bat because I was a pretty comfortable as a hitter right from the start.  And this particular evening I had four base hits and was touting my exploits to the neighbors. My mother overheard my bragging, dragged me into the house, and firmly explained that “tooting your own horn was not only inappropriate, it could come back to embarrass you.  Her belief was that it is much better to let others talk about your accomplishments rather than doing it yourself. [...]

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