“One's character is one's habitual way of behaving. We all have patterns of behavior or habits, and often we are quite unaware of them. When Socrates urged us to Know thyself, he clearly was directing us to come to know our habitual ways of responding to the world around us.” KnowsWorldWayCharacterHabitBehaviorPatternsThyselfRespondingHabitualKnow Thyself Author:Thomas Lickona
“As a leader, parent, or friend - don't let someone's poor attitude and poor performance hinder your commitment to holding them to higher standards. You don't need to make the person 'wrong' for the way they're behaving, simply point out that the behavior is ineffective.” WayNeedsPersonsParentPoorAttitudeLeaderHigherGratitudeBehaviorStandardsCommitmentPerformancesHinderHigher StandardsPoor Performance Author:Hal Elrod
“Love involves more than just feelings. It is also a way of behaving. When Sandy said, "My parents don't know how to love me," she was saying that they don't know how to behave in loving ways. If you were to ask Sandy's parents, or almost any other toxic parents, if they love their children, most of them would answer emphatically that they do. Yet, sadly, most of their children have always felt unloved. What toxic parents call "love" rarely translates into nourishing, comforting behavior.” IfsKnowsWayChildrenSaidFeelingsAsksFeltParentAnswersHealingKnow HowBehaviorBehaveToxicTeensTranslateComfortingHow To LoveUnlovedSandy Author:Susan Forward
“I'm not a fan of justifying bad behavior or justifying why people are the way they are. I think that's a cop out. I don't have a lot of empathy for that.” PeopleThinkingWayFansBehaviorEmpathyCopBad Behavior Author:Charlize Theron
“The reason the way of the transgressor is hard is because it's so crowded.” WayHardReasonBehaviorBehaviourCrowded Author:Kin Hubbard