Post by Gregg Caplitz on Nov 10, 2021 14:33:19 GMT
Worksheet #3
• How did this person behave towards me or others?
• What were the standards for this person?
• What goals did this person help me strive for?
• How did I feel around this person?
• How did this person acknowledge my achievements?
• How did I feel when I received their recognition for my accomplishments?
• How do I act today because of this person?
A Friend-, I have a dear friend in Texas who has the biggest heart I know. She engenders every day the spirit of Encouraging the Heart. This person’s standards are to always see the best in a person. She is deeply religious and believes it is her purpose to support and encourage others. She is employed as a Hospice Social Worker doing the difficult work of helping individuals and their families deal with crossing over. My friend who I will call R3 helped me through my difficult years in prison. She talked to me every week by phone with her husband telling me I could make it through the health issues and depression. She also said I would once again be a success. Believe it was hard to imagine that when she said it but her support and encouragement has never wavered. She supports my successes and helps me through my challenges. She was one of the first people I called when I got my promotion. I am who I am today in large part because of R3 and I thank G-d every day for having a friend like her.
A teacher, it has been quite a few years since I was a student, but I still remember the influence once of my professors at Boston College had on me. Father C was an economics professor I had as an advisor. College was a stretch for me as I double majored and worked full time to pay my tuition. Father C helped me to improve my use of logic to solve problems while encouraging me to maintain the faith that he felt was instrumental to a living a good life. He died quite young shortly after I graduated but I often think of him especially in difficult times and as I was coming back to my own faith during my own life challenges. He taught me that you are never as successful as you are at the to or as defeated as you feel at the bottom.
A manager, this was an obvious choice for me. My manager at Community Work Services is why I ama part of the Leadership Academy. His standards for supporting our participants are very high. From the time I did my interview with him in December of 2019 to today he has always encouraged my growth and continued to listen to my idea, as crazy as some of them are. He has provided measured consul and has been as much a mentor as a supervisor. He took a chance on me when he hired me for a management position and when he recently promoted me. He never saw me as simply an ex-con but as a valuable member of the CWS and Fedcap family. Craig recognition of my efforts was highly rewarding. He is careful with praise so when you get it you know you have accomplished something. His door has always been open to me whether it was with a leadership academy question, work, or life. He is an exceptional manager and a big part of whatever success I have achieved at CWS
Discussion Post
I am very quick to compliment success and to encourage the positive behavior I wish to encourage. Perhaps too quick. I grew up in a house where compliments and encouragement were hard to come by. Excellence was expected and criticism was far more common than praise. I found that difficult and decided that my approach would be the exact opposite. We have begun to have success pizza parties where we celebrate together. I think these will help but it is early in the process. Encouragement works. Celebration is still an open question
• How did this person behave towards me or others?
• What were the standards for this person?
• What goals did this person help me strive for?
• How did I feel around this person?
• How did this person acknowledge my achievements?
• How did I feel when I received their recognition for my accomplishments?
• How do I act today because of this person?
A Friend-, I have a dear friend in Texas who has the biggest heart I know. She engenders every day the spirit of Encouraging the Heart. This person’s standards are to always see the best in a person. She is deeply religious and believes it is her purpose to support and encourage others. She is employed as a Hospice Social Worker doing the difficult work of helping individuals and their families deal with crossing over. My friend who I will call R3 helped me through my difficult years in prison. She talked to me every week by phone with her husband telling me I could make it through the health issues and depression. She also said I would once again be a success. Believe it was hard to imagine that when she said it but her support and encouragement has never wavered. She supports my successes and helps me through my challenges. She was one of the first people I called when I got my promotion. I am who I am today in large part because of R3 and I thank G-d every day for having a friend like her.
A teacher, it has been quite a few years since I was a student, but I still remember the influence once of my professors at Boston College had on me. Father C was an economics professor I had as an advisor. College was a stretch for me as I double majored and worked full time to pay my tuition. Father C helped me to improve my use of logic to solve problems while encouraging me to maintain the faith that he felt was instrumental to a living a good life. He died quite young shortly after I graduated but I often think of him especially in difficult times and as I was coming back to my own faith during my own life challenges. He taught me that you are never as successful as you are at the to or as defeated as you feel at the bottom.
A manager, this was an obvious choice for me. My manager at Community Work Services is why I ama part of the Leadership Academy. His standards for supporting our participants are very high. From the time I did my interview with him in December of 2019 to today he has always encouraged my growth and continued to listen to my idea, as crazy as some of them are. He has provided measured consul and has been as much a mentor as a supervisor. He took a chance on me when he hired me for a management position and when he recently promoted me. He never saw me as simply an ex-con but as a valuable member of the CWS and Fedcap family. Craig recognition of my efforts was highly rewarding. He is careful with praise so when you get it you know you have accomplished something. His door has always been open to me whether it was with a leadership academy question, work, or life. He is an exceptional manager and a big part of whatever success I have achieved at CWS
Discussion Post
I am very quick to compliment success and to encourage the positive behavior I wish to encourage. Perhaps too quick. I grew up in a house where compliments and encouragement were hard to come by. Excellence was expected and criticism was far more common than praise. I found that difficult and decided that my approach would be the exact opposite. We have begun to have success pizza parties where we celebrate together. I think these will help but it is early in the process. Encouragement works. Celebration is still an open question