Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected – George Washington

Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation, for it is better to be alone than in bad company – George Washington

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom – Thomas Jefferson

Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching – Thomas Jefferson

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude – Thomas Jefferson

Don’t worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition – Abraham Lincoln

He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help – Abraham Lincoln

I do the very best I know how, the very best I can; and I mean to keep on doing so until the end – Abraham Lincoln

I don’t like that man. I must get to know him better – Abraham Lincoln

No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar – Abraham Lincoln

The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend – Abraham Lincoln

When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That’s my religion – Abraham Lincoln

To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society – Theodore Roosevelt

Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care – Theodore Roosevelt

I am only an average man but, by George, I work hard at it than the average man – Theodore Roosevelt

The greater our knowledge increases the more our ignorance unfolds – John F. Kennedy

Being a better listener is an invaluable skill at work and beyond. Mind Tools provides these suggestions: (1) Pay attention, (2) Show that you are listening, (3) Provide feedback, (4) Defer judgment, and (5) Respond appropriately. Here are some other suggestions. There are also many ethical implications of being a better listener: (1) By taking the time to intently listen to others we show our respect towards others, (2) We invite open and unprejudiced communication, (3) We express value in others’ ideas.

Toastmasters International gives these tips for public speaking:
1. Know your material
2. Practice, practice, practice
3. Know the audience
4. Know the room
5. Relax
6. Visualize yourself giving the speech
7. Realize that people want you to succeed
8. Don’t apologize
9. Concentrate on the message, not the medium
10. Gain experience

And finally, the image – I came across it on Pinterest.
THINK before you speak:
1. Is it True?
2. Is it Helpful?
3. Is it Inspiring?
4. Is it Necessary?
5. Is it Kind?

Transparency International recently published ‘Corruption Perceptions Index 2011‘ which “ranks countries and territories according to their perceived levels of public sector corruption.” What is the toll of corruption on a country? One way to assess this is to see if an inverse relation exists between a country’s perceived corruption and its Human Development Index. (The HDI is a “way of measuring development by combining indicators of life expectancy, educational attainment and income.”) While I generally agree with Mark Twain — there are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics — the broader implications are clear: a country (state, organization) that plays fair does well. No wonder the US, UK, OECD and others continue to bolster initiatives to fight corruption.

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Thank you for being an ethical organization, and
thank you for partnering with MYECCHO.

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