Weekly Thought – November 26, 2013

Fred was asked about his recommendations for personal growth.  He answered, “Books, travel, and associations.”  He believed we stretched ourselves and others through what we read, new experiences, and associating with interesting people.  He always wanted to be the “smallest one in the group.”  He said it took great ego control, but it also enabled him to develop.

On this Thanksgiving week, it is most appropriate for us to express our profound gratitude to each member of our Breakfast With Fred community.  Your emails, your calls, your financial donations, and most of all — your prayer support allows us to continue our work.  When the BWF Project started, we established three goals: expand the reach, deepen the impact, and preserve the work.  You allow us to do all of that!

Meaningful Associations

Associations make a broader person.  Most of them don’t just happen- they need to be planned.  The “birds of a feather flock together” isn’t always the best formula for profitable, purposeful associations.

Character is the foundation upon which worthwhile association are built.  Choosing the right people can create strong building blocks.  Here are some of the positive traits of healthy associations:

1) Integrity – the person consistently seeks to do what is right

2) Love of Truth – We must all search for truth, for it isn’t always on the surface.  It helps to be in the company of those who know and respect the truth.      (more…)

Weekly Thought – October 29, 2013

Fred’s understanding of human nature resulted from lifelong study and observation.  He found patterns in thinking and behavior.  He talked of the modus operandi – the method of operation.  He strongly believed in finding the basis from which our life’s philosophy derives.

The tenth year of Breakfast With Fred is nearing its completion.  In these years a website, a book, hundreds of weekly thoughts, and eight Breakfast With Fred Leadership Institutes have touched thousands worldwide.  Beginning during Fred’s lifetime, the work goes on striving to expand, deepen, and preserve.  Thank you for supporting us. We are reader-supported and we are currently having a critical fundraising drive. Your help is needed.

Clarify Your Thinking

Behind every plan of action, every commitment of time, and energy should be a solid philosophical base.  From it comes our answer to “why?”  Why should I be a leader?  Why should I pay the price of success?  Why not stay where it is comfortable?  Why push ahead risking failure?

Is it just for ego?  Or do I feel I have been given a talent, an opportunity, and I don’t want to miss to excitement of worthwhile accomplishment?  Do I see this accomplishment can be made in any period of my life?     (more…)

Weekly Thought-October 22, 2013

Fred was blessed with a network of friends who strengthened him and lived out the “iron sharpening iron.”  He gathered a cadre of truth-tellers who walked in integrity.  He knew who he wanted to be and chose an inner circle of those who, like him, understand their gifts and their missions.

As October nears a close, we thank you for your support.  These Weekly Thoughts are a unique way of continuing Fred’s legacy.  Please continue to share ways they are meaningful and helpful. Breakfast With Fred is reader-supported and we are asking you to support us with donations large or small at this important time. If you receive encouragement from these emails, we need the encouragement from you in the form of your support.

Who You Are Meant to Be

We are in a time when ne’er-do-wells (particularly young ones) persist in saying, “Love me for myself!”  When I hear that I think of the sign in the store, “Sold as is.”  That always denotes damage to the product or something that reduces value.  I want to see people striving to fulfill their gifts, not sitting idly by accepting “as is.”     (more…)