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June 10, 2012 by kevinstilley

Who Is Your Role Model?

The following test is scientifically proven to reveal your role model. Do not be skeptical. Follow the instructions below and you will be surprised at how accurate it is.

Please, DO NOT SCROLL DOWN. Becoming aware of the possible answers prior to the moment of revelation may skew the results.

Okay, perform the following steps to reveal your role model:

1) Pick your favorite number between 1-9

2) Multiply by 3 then

3) Add 3

4) Then again Multiply by 3 (I’ll wait, while you get the calculator…..)

5 ) You’ll get a 2 or 3 digit number….

6 ) Add the digits together

Got it? Now Scroll down . . .

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Use the number you arrived at above to see who your associated ROLE MODEL is in the list below:

1. Albert Schweitzer

2. Ayn Rand

3. Dante Alighieri

4. George Bernard Shaw

5. J. C. Ryle

6. John F. Kennedy

7. Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemons)

8. Phyllis Diller

9. Kevin Stilley

10. Socrates

Wow, thank you for your kind thoughts.  I like you, too.

P.S.  Stop picking different numbers! I AM YOUR IDOL, JUST DEAL WITH IT!

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October 15, 2009 by kevinstilley

Prestigious Job?

How much prestige is associated with your job?  If you are a Firefighter you are greatly respected.  If you are a preacher . . . , not so much.

In this year’s annual Harris Poll regarding the most prestigious jobs, Firefighters scored highest with 62% of respondents indicating that the position held “very great prestige”.  Priests/ministers/clergy was eighth on the list with 41% considering the position to be of “very great prestige.”  Oh well, it could be worse.  You could be a Member of Congress (28%) or a Union Leader (17%).

Here is their list of positions in order of prestige:

  1. Firefighter
  2. Scientist
  3. Doctor
  4. Nurse
  5. Military officer
  6. Teacher
  7. Police officer
  8. Priest/Minister/Clergy
  9. Engineer
  10. Farmer
  11. Architect
  12. Member of Congress
  13. Lawyer
  14. Business executive
  15. Athlete
  16. Journalist
  17. Union Leader
  18. Entertainer
  19. Banker
  20. Actor
  21. Stockbroker
  22. Accountant
  23. Real estate agent/broker

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Filed Under: Blog, Church Leadership, Front Page Tagged With: career, Cultural Milieu, fame, Firefighter, Harris Poll, Pop Culture, preacher, Prestige, Respect

March 12, 2009 by kevinstilley

Who Is Your Hero?

When asked by the folk from The Harris Poll® whom they admire enough to call their heroes, respondents mentioned most frequently the following individuals:

1. Barack Obama
2. Jesus Christ
3. Martin Luther King
4. Ronald Reagan
5. George W. Bush
6. Abraham Lincoln
7. John McCain
8. John F. Kennedy
9. Chelsey Sullenberger
10. Mother Teresa
11. God
12. Hillary Clinton
13. Billy Graham // Franklin D. Roosevelt
15. Mahatma Ghandi
16. Colin Powell // George Washington // Bill Clinton
19. Condoleeza Rice
20. Oprah Winfrey
21. Sarah Palin
22. George S. Patton // Bill Gates

Participants were also asked to select from a list of choices what made someone a hero. The top definitions given were:

1. Doing what’s right regardless of personal consequences (89%).
2. Not giving up until the goal is accomplished (83%).
3. Doing more than what other people expect of them (82%).
4. Overcoming adversity (81%).
5. Staying level-headed in a crisis (81%).

Who would make your list? Why?

Filed Under: Blog, Front Page, What Do You Think?, Worldview Tagged With: Culture, hero, Heroes, honor, Respect, values

November 8, 2008 by kevinstilley

GIFTS

To your enemy, FORGIVENESS.
To an opponent, TOLERANCE.
To a friend, YOUR HEART.
To a customer, SERVICE.
To all men, CHARITY.
To every child, A GOOD EXAMPLE.
To yourself, RESPECT.

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Happiness – Select Quotes

Thomas Jefferson’s Decalogue

You Will Never Be Sorry

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