Category: Buddha ben Buddha

Buddha ben Buddha – Accomplishment w/o credit

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Buddha ben Buddha

It’s amazing what you can accomplish if you don’t care who gets the credit

Let’s face it, this quote didn’t come from The Art of the Deal. For four long years, an entire country was forced to babysit the ego of the most powerful person in the world, concerned that he was prone to wetting his diaper as soon as he was ignored.

Most politicians seem to have one thing in mind – to get re-elected which intrinsically becomes attached at the hip to getting credit … all while they pretend to eat humble pie. There has to be a better way.

LISTS

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Which two deeds make you proud even though no one knows you did them?

WORD ASSOCIATION

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apply the first word separately to each following word

  1. invisible …  freedom/burden/myth                                                                            
  2. fame   …  success/chains/influence                                             
  3. team …  chemistry/pecking order/win  
  4. leader … visionary/ listener/self-serving
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Buddha ben Buddha – Adversity

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Buddha ben Buddha / Self-Examination

Never tiring of taking himself seriously, Buddha ben Buddha offers his personal reflections on the subject of ethics and reasonable morality. Beginning with a philosophical statement for the reader to analyze, ben Buddha then poses the question of the day, followed by a word association meant to stimulate curiosity, conversation, reflection … and possibly conversation with others if you have any friends.

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Adversity

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Almost all human beings can stand adversity,

but if you want to test someone’s true character, give this person power

Does power inherently feed on itself, destined to always crave more of the same?Powerful people often monopolize the world and its conversation. Sometimes, this select echo chamber creates false confidence in the veracity of what is being discussed. The privilege to be heard does not automatically confer being correct.

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LISTS

List the similarities and differences in how males and females exercise their power.

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WORD ASSOCIATION

apply the first word to each of the following four

(1) adversity …  challenge/unfair/relative                                       

(2) prosperity … opportunity/greed/deceptive                                

(3) apology .. vulnerability/connection/opening                          

(4) control …  necessity/illusion/leash

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