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RE: Knowledge & Attitude - 5/13/2005 7:18:40 AM
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Tom_Toll
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A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and a four-year old grandson. The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. The family ate together nightly at the dinner table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky hands and failing sight made eating rather difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. When he grasped the glass often milk spilled on the tablecloth. The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess. "We must do something about grandfather," said the son. I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor. So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. There, grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner at the dinner table. Since grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a wooden bowl. Sometimes when the family glanced in grandfather's direction, he had a tear in his eye as he ate alone. Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when he dropped a fork or spilled food. The four-year-old watched it all in silence.
One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scraps on the floor. He asked the child sweetly, "What are you making?" Just as sweetly, the boy responded, "Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and mama to eat your food from when I grow up." The four-year-old smiled and went back to work. The words so struck the parents that they were speechless. Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done. That evening the husband took grandfather's hand and gently led him back to the family table.
For the remainder of his days he ate every meal with the family. And for some reason, neither husband nor wife seemed to care any longer when a fork was dropped, milk spilled, or the tablecloth soiled. Children are remarkably perceptive. Their eyes ever observe, their ears ever listen, and their minds ever process the messages they absorb. If they see us patiently provide a happy home atmosphere for family members, they will imitate that attitude for the rest of their lives. The wise parent realizes that every day that building blocks are being laid for the child's future.
Let us all be wise builders and role models. Take care of yourself, ... and those you love, ... today, and everyday!
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RE: Knowledge & Attitude - 5/15/2005 10:37:34 AM
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Christmas Day was always a grand occasion in the extended family life of a large southern family. All the grown sons and daughters would journey home with their children for the celebration which was highlighted by the big Christmas dinner that grandma would spend hours putting together. Everything was always perfect at the dinner. The good china was brought out and cleaned up for use, the antique linen tablecloth spread and the silver polished. Everyone was so conscious that the entire event had to be perfect.
This was to be the first year that little Joe got to graduate up to eating at the big table. You see, at age 5, you were considered to be ‘big’ enough to get to eat with the grown-ups at the main table. A right of passage, so to speak. As soon as grandpa finished the rather long-winded blessing, little Joe reached for his tea and, unexpectedly, knocked it over right in the middle of the table. A gasp rose from everyone’s mouth. After all, Grandma’s perfect Christmas dinner was ruined!
In the silence that followed, little Joe felt like the weight of the world had just descended down on his 5-year old shoulders. Grandpa was the first to speak. “You know – he said – that’s a terrible burden for someone so little to have to carry alone.” And he reached out and knocked his tea over also.
That is what God did for us when He sent Christ to live among us. He saw what type of burden life had become and decided that it was too great a burden to bear alone.
Remember that as you go about your daily life. Your burdens are shared … and you’re not alone.
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RE: Knowledge & Attitude - 5/16/2005 5:45:37 AM
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The only thing that stands between a man or woman is what they want from life is often merely the will to try it and the faith to believe that it is possible.
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RE: Knowledge & Attitude - 5/20/2005 9:01:26 AM
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Tom_Toll
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Promise Yourself
To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind;
To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet;
To make all your friends feel that there is something in them;
To look at the sunny side of everything and make your
optimism come true;
To think only the best, to work only for the best, and to expect
only the best;
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are
about your own;
To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater
achievements of the future;
To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living
creature you meet a smile;
To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have
no time to criticize others;
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear;
and too happy to permit the presence of trouble;
To think well of yourself and to proclaim this fact to the world,
not in loud words, but in great deeds;
To live in the faith that the whole world is on your side so long
as you are true to the best that is in you.
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RE: Knowledge & Attitude - 5/20/2005 4:11:26 PM
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"The best friend is likely to acquire the best wife, because a good marriage is based on the talent for friendship."
"We love live, not because we are used to living but because we are used to loving."
Nietzsche
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RE: Knowledge & Attitude - 5/25/2005 6:37:26 AM
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Tom_Toll
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When it hurts to look back and you are too scared to go forward,
look beside you and your best friend will be there.
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RE: Knowledge & Attitude - 5/27/2005 7:53:51 AM
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Tom_Toll
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Don't Be Afraid to Fail
You've failed many times, although you may not remember.
You fell down the first time you tried to walk.
You almost drowned the first time you tried to swim, didn't you?
Did you hit the ball the first time you swung a bat?
Heavy hitters, the ones who hit the most home runs, also strike out a lot.
R.H. Macy failed seven times before his store in New York caught on. English novelist John Creasey got 753 rejection slips before he published 564 books. Babe Ruth struck out 1,330 times, but he also hit 714 home runs. Don't worry about failure. Worry about the chances you miss when you don't even try.
Like all those who failed and then succeeded, adjusting insurance claims is the same. Knowledge plus experience gives us success. Of course you must have perserverence, desire, perception, perspicacity, and integrity to go along with it. Never say never, as all is possible with the right mental attitude and desire.
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RE: Knowledge & Attitude - 5/30/2005 9:17:07 AM
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The next time another adjuster, a supervisor, an insured, (or anyone for that matter) asks for your help, remember this parable.
We are not special, just a group of folks that have chosen to walk a slightly different path. We need each other's support more than we think.
The mouse trap
A Mouse looked through the crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package. "What food might this contain?" He was devastated to discover it was a mousetrap. Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse proclaimed the warning. "There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!" The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and said "Mr. Mouse, I can tell this is a grave concern to you, but it is of no consequence to me. I cannot be bothered by it."
The MOUSE turned to the pig and told him, "There is a mousetrap in the house."
The PIG sympathized but said, "I am so very sorry Mr. Mouse, But there is nothing I can do about it but pray. Be assured that you are in my prayers."
The mouse turned to the COW. She said, "Wow, Mr. Mouse. I'm sorry for you. But it's no skin off my nose."
So the mouse returned to the house, head down and dejected, to face the farmer's mousetrap alone. That very night a sound was heard throughout the house like the sound of a mousetrap catching its prey. The farmer's wife rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness she did not see that it was a venomous snake whose tail the trap had caught. The snake bit the farmer's wife.
The farmer rushed her to the hospital and she returned home with a fever. Now everyone knows you treat a fever with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his hatchet to the farmyard for the soup's main ingredient.
But his wife's sickness continued, so friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them, the farmer butchered the pig. The farmer's wife did not get well. She died; And so many people came for her funeral the farmer had the cow slaughtered to provide enough meat for all of them.
So next time you hear that someone is facing a problem and think that it doesn't concern you, remember that when one of us is threatened, we are all at risk. In the book of Genesis, Cain said about Able his brother to our God: "Am I my brother's keeper?" We are all involved in this journey called life. We must keep an eye out for one another and be willing to make that extra effort to encourage one another.
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RE: Knowledge & Attitude - 5/30/2005 4:51:06 PM
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jlombardo
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Nice one Larry!!!
"No man is an Island unto himself, every man is a part of the main, a part of the continent....."
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RE: Knowledge & Attitude - 6/1/2005 9:28:37 AM
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linloy
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Very good. My initial thought was what goes around comes around. Thanks for sharing.
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RE: Knowledge & Attitude - 6/1/2005 10:52:51 AM
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"Reports" This word is frightning to many cat. adjuster. As part of your growth in this industry, please work on this aspect. I started out as a casualty adjuster and have had to write reports my entire claims career, but I improved each year from just passable to very good. How; I kept a reading file and reviewed my old files and impoved on them. But, reading my bosses file helped the most. Also coverage attorneys files. Ask your surpervisiors to give you some samples. But the best thing is to have another person, who is better than you make corrections before it is sent out. It is an art, but you can become an artist by working on each report several times.
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RE: Knowledge & Attitude - 6/1/2005 11:31:41 AM
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linloy
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Good advice trader. We have been fortunate to have not one but two of the best Flood Adjusters in the business train us and that is exactly what one of them did. I love getting our files back without the "RED" marks on them but it certainly made us better every time and that's what we needed to make us better. We will be forever grateful to her and him. We know we would not have lasted had it not been for them. We have been so fortunate. Everyone has told us this storm is so different and difficult than others. Maybe it is a blessing we didn't have anything to compare it with (hehehe). We may have just run! However, we're glad we stayed and endured. Love the job. Thanks for your positive comments.
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RE: Knowledge & Attitude - 6/1/2005 1:25:57 PM
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Tom_Toll
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When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what?'
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RE: Knowledge & Attitude - 6/1/2005 7:33:44 PM
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BillyD
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Just a sittin and a thinkin random thoughts … trying to think with wonder, without clutter … as when I was a child … it was so easy as a child, it takes a focused effort now that I am grownup (smarter, wiser?).
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God’s gifts are often given different names… luck/serendipity/blessings/fate/hard work/personal effort… Paul Newman from a Jane Pauley interview … “dismisses praise for his accomplishments and good works by chalking them up to ‘Newman’s Luck’; his oft stated conviction is that his many blessings emanate from his genetic good fortune. ‘Genes allows us to have good inductive reasoning, to look a certain way and grow a certain way, to have strong bones. I think that 98 percent of that is luck, and to take any credit for that is difficult and hard to understand.’ ”.
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Einstein said something to the effect that true genius is to think, and make connections like a child … direct, with no clutter between distant points. -- The world is a dangerous place to live- not because of the people who are evil but because of the people who don't do anything about it. " - Albert Einstein
-- He who angers you controls you. "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." Edmond Burke ... from the Cado site.
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RE: Knowledge & Attitude - 6/1/2005 7:45:32 PM
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khromas
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I think I posted this in another thread one time but couldn't find it again. Seems like a good time for us all to read and reflect on these again.
21 Suggestions for Success
By H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
1. Marry the right person. This one decision will determine 90% of your happiness or misery.
2. Work at something you enjoy and that’s worthy of your time and talent.
3. Give people more that they expect and do it cheerfully.
4. Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know.
5. Be forgiving of yourself and others.
6. Be generous.
7. Have a grateful heart.
8. Persistence, persistence, persistence.
9. Discipline yourself to save money even on the most modest salary.
10. Treat everyone like you want to be treated.
11. Commit yourself to constant improvement.
12. Commit yourself to quality.
13. Understand that happiness is not based on possessions, power or prestige, but on relationships with people you love and respect.
14. Be loyal.
15. Be honest.
16. Be a self-starter.
17. Be decisive even if it means you’ll sometimes be wrong.
18. Stop blaming others. Take responsibility for every area of your life.
19. Be bold and courageous. When you look back on your life, you’ll regret the things you didn’t do more than the ones you did.
20. Take good care of the ones you love.
21. Don’t do anything that wouldn’t make your Mom proud.
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RE: Knowledge & Attitude - 6/13/2005 10:43:50 AM
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Tom_Toll
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Act like the person you want to become. For as Goethe, the German philosopher, once wrote, "Before you can do something, you first must be something."
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RE: Knowledge & Attitude - 6/13/2005 6:13:25 PM
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You are your father's greatest invention.
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RE: Knowledge & Attitude - 6/17/2005 11:14:19 AM
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catadjuster01
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You hit the nail on the head on that one.
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RE: Knowledge & Attitude - 6/17/2005 1:25:50 PM
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Johnd
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ROTTINGMESS
Obviously, your assumed name fits. I noticed that out of your three post(s), two of them are to castigate others for "wasting their time" here on CADO. This brings up the question, as a "staff adjuster" how you find the time in your self imposed efficient world to read all these posts and then criticize others. If you don't like the thread, may I suggest you seek fulfullment elsewhere! AND, I might add; most here are "independent cat adjusters", and as such, have more gumption than to work for "someone like you."
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RE: Knowledge & Attitude - 6/17/2005 6:41:17 PM
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Tom_Toll
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I agree with John completely. I don't usually respond to moronic or immature statements, but this is my response to you. Get a life, learn to spell and type and most of all, go look in the mirror and try to figure out who and what you are. I have been a licensed adjuster for 45 years and with your attitude, you certainly would not have been even considered for a job as an adjuster. You have not riled me or any of the other cat adjusters on this web sight. Actually I feel sorry for pathetic people.
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