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Sunbelt Sponsors Weight Loss Challenge

Our treated wood location, Sunbelt Forest Products, is sponsoring a health challenge. Beginning Wednesday, they have invited all employees in their Bartow location to compete in an 8-week weight loss contest. They will weigh in every two weeks. The measurement is total percentage of weight lost. Thus, if you weigh 200 pounds and lose 10 […]

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Virtues for Which You Will be Remembered

One of the guys I follow on Twitter is Andy Andrews, an author of inspirational books. He tweeted this last week: “Quality Work, Healthy Relationships, Good Manners, Lasting Legacy. These virtues: NEVER accidents & ALWAYS the result of deliberate effort.” Deliberate effort is the same as being “intentional.” To do quality work means you are […]

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The Importance of Building a Culture

I read an article about building a culture that caused me to think about what we are doing in our company. It supports the idea of building a strong culture because people thrive in strong cultures. It’s good for us. It is what makes us human. According to Mark Pagel, an evolutionary biologist, we are […]

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Ask Questions Instead of Providing Answers

Asking a question is a powerful tool. I once took a class where the teacher focused on the power of a question. His name was Eugene Jennings and he wrote on the board these simple letters: Q/A. His premise was that Questions were more powerful than Answers. His advice was to ask questions before providing […]

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