NICE MATTERS(Part 2)

What does “Nice” Mean?• “Sugar and spice and everything nice”

• “Nice guys finish last”

• Santa’s “naughty and nice”

What does “Nice” Mean?

•R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Now is the Time for “Nice”

•Age of Civility

Nice Matters to ALL

• “The only society that works today is one founded on mutual respect and on a recognition that we have a responsibility collectively and individually to help each other on the basis of each other’s equal worth”

» Tony Blair

Why Be Nice?

Role ModelBasic BeliefCustomer Service

Important to RelationshipsHealthier/SaferSelf-Respect

Sesame Street Lesson(Role Model)

• BE KIND TO ONE ANOTHER

• Children learn what they live.

Blueprint for Progress(Basic Belief)

• Belief Statement–We believe in respecting the dignity and

worth of every individual

The 3 R’s• igor• elevance

• elationship

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Leo Buscaglia & Mother Theresa(Customer Service)

• “Do it Anyway”

Building Blocks(Relationships)

• Trust is Essential

• Trust does not exist without RESPECT

Nice vs. Mean(Healthier/Safer)• Recent Study results

• Lesson to be learned:

– If you can’t be nice—don’t be mean

Leo (Again)“ Too often we underestimate the power of

a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment or the smallest act of caring all of which have the potential to turn a life around”

Leo Buscaglia

True Success

Know that every day at least one life has breathed easier because of you