Comments on: Decisiveness http://cbgrace.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/decisiveness/ Everything I know and a few things I don't know... Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:16:37 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Rob Steele http://cbgrace.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/decisiveness/#comment-668 Rob Steele Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:50:43 +0000 http://cbgrace.wordpress.com/?p=263#comment-668 Robert E. Lee wrote a letter to his son in 1852 which was reprinted in the Confederate Veteran magazine. His advice is still just as valid today as it was in 1852. “You must study to be frank with the world: frankness is the child of honesty and courage,” Lee wrote. “Say just what you mean to do on every occasion and take for granted you mean to do it right. If a friend asks for a favor, you should grant it, if it is reasonable; if not, tell him plainly why you cannot: you will wrong him and wrong yourself by equivocation of any kind…” I think General Lee would agree with you that it important to be decisive. Robert E. Lee wrote a letter to his son in 1852 which was reprinted in the Confederate Veteran magazine. His advice is still just as valid today as it was in 1852. “You must study to be frank with the world: frankness is the child of honesty and courage,” Lee wrote. “Say just what you mean to do on every occasion and take for granted you mean to do it right. If a friend asks for a favor, you should grant it, if it is reasonable; if not, tell him plainly why you cannot: you will wrong him and wrong yourself by equivocation of any kind…”

I think General Lee would agree with you that it important to be decisive.

]]> By: Suzy Branham http://cbgrace.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/decisiveness/#comment-663 Suzy Branham Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:38:42 +0000 http://cbgrace.wordpress.com/?p=263#comment-663 Maybe they are afraid to hurt your feelings. I know I tend to have trouble telling people "no" or "yes" if I think my answer will hurt ot inconvience them. That is something that I am working on because a lot of times I get stuck doing things that I really didn't want to do in the first place all because I didn't have the courage to say no. Maybe they are afraid to hurt your feelings. I know I tend to have trouble telling people “no” or “yes” if I think my answer will hurt ot inconvience them. That is something that I am working on because a lot of times I get stuck doing things that I really didn’t want to do in the first place all because I didn’t have the courage to say no.

]]> By: Cindy Beall http://cbgrace.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/decisiveness/#comment-660 Cindy Beall Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:59:47 +0000 http://cbgrace.wordpress.com/?p=263#comment-660 Amen! I would say people that don't give a simple answer are a bit wishy washy. Just my opinion. Amen! I would say people that don’t give a simple answer are a bit wishy washy.

Just my opinion.

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