Lead with kindness and see heroic results.
In 1863 two ships wrecked on the same Auckland island nearly 300 miles south of New Zealand. Neither ship knew about each other and never discovered each other even though they were only 18 miles apart. One crew of 5. One crew of 25. The crew of 25 kept an 'every man for himself' attitude. …
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The Caldwell men visiting Wayne Gretzky's Restaurant in Toronto, ON, Canada on a cold winter's day in 2009. Wayne Gretzky is 'The Great One.'It's a nickname that sets him apart from everyone else. In the nickname itself, is the use of the word 'one.'There's an emphasis on the singular, the individual. It makes sense. He …
This is James Neal.He kept a coupon by the register to give people $5 off. It was 7:45AM. I was not very awake. I stopped at Walgreens to get a few things before heading into work. I lined up to check out. That's when I witnessed a very cool and kind person. James Neal was …
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"No, you're good. I saw what you did out there, helping that lady. The smoothie's on us." It was late in the afternoon on a Friday and I was at the office.I received a text from my wife, "Was wondering if you can take a break and bring us smoothies because the baby is sleeping …
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Thanksgiving is upon us! You've probably already finished all your grocery shopping. You probably have all of your plans all set.Do you have a tradition specifically about how you handle the 'thanks - giving?' Or perhaps I should word it as 'the giving of the thanks?'I've been a part of Thanksgivings where thanks were given …
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So excited to wear my UT anti-bullying shirt. Florida teacher, Laura Snyder spotted one of her students upset on college colors day. This young boy didn't have a University of Tennessee shirt to wear, so he had made his own. It consisted of an orange shirt with his own hand-drawn logo on a piece of …
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At the Old Lahaina Luau in Maui. Caldwell Honeymoon 2012. It was April 2017, time to celebrate our 5th wedding anniversary. We were blessed with a four year old and a one year old so we couldn't go far for our celebration but I wanted to be thoughtful and romantic. Since we had honeymooned in …
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Empowering Kindness 