Recently, The New York Times ran a feature story about Ohio State University’s Jeremiah Smith, who is currently the top wide receiver in college football. He is also his team’s leader. A reporter recently asked him how he planned to be successful in that role.

A kind person is not the type of person who performs thoughtful acts only when it’s convenient, easy, or there’s some sort of immediate payoff.

Ross Reck – Sometimes our connections with certain people develop into special relationships which we refer to as friends; people we know well and they know us well.

Ross Reck – Use Unexpected Delays as Opportunities to Connect

In his NFL Hall of Fame induction speech, Larry Fitzgerald handed out some excellent advice for succeeding in life.

Ross Reck – Most of us have people who pop into our minds on a regular basis that we haven’t seen in a while.

Ross Reck – According to a recent article in Nice News, starting each class with a brief conversation has produced amazing results at Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School in Atlanta. The strategy is to build relationships with and among students before opening a textbook.

Ross Reck – As my wife Marcia and I were walking back to our car after shopping at Sprout’s Farmer’s Market, we were greeted by a woman with a very enthusiastic,

Ross Reck – Many people choose to follow the crowd by taking the well-worn path through life. They find this choice appealing because it seems relatively risk-free and it keeps them well inside their comfort zone.

I asked a close friend who was in his early 90s what his secret was that enabled him to enjoy getting older, he responded with, “Be kind.” He went on to say, “When folks discover the pure joy to be found in some way serving others, their aging takes a back seat, and they find…