“I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody."
By: Douglas Heizer
Quote of the week:
“I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.”
—– Bill Cosby
Congrats FAU!
I am so proud to have this great university in our backyard. What a wonderful experience we had Tuesday with the White House, President Barack Obama, the staff and his security people. They were so professional. The same thing can be said about the Florida Atlantic University Police, faculty, staff and volunteers who worked so hard on this historical day for Boca and for our FAU, so professional! Congratulations!
Kudos for Chief Alexander and Boca Raton Police officers
The Boca Raton Police Services Department also did a great job during President Obama’s visit to Boca Raton. Congrats to Chief Dan Alexander and the team. I am now waiting for the presidential debate at Lynn University in the fall.
Other good professionals:
I don’t know if everybody knows that I am involved with a commercial cleaning services company. I’m used to dealing with building owners and tenants; I’ve been doing it for more than 10 years and I never knew a company so helpful with their tenants as Investments Limited. Our company offices are located in one of their buildings and, in the beginning, I thought the reason they give us so many attention was because we are the local newspaper and they were trying to look good. I was completely wrong! After knowing many of their tenants around the city, I have found they are exceptional partners with their tenants. They do so much to support their tenants’ businesses and make them succeed. If you are looking for a commercial property to rent, Investments Limited should be your first stop.
Not so professional
Here’s a different story, one from about a week ago. I attended an event in downtown Boca and one person was so rude with me because of something that one of our columnists had written. This ridiculous scene was a big disappointment to me and for the people that were with me and saw the bad attitude of this person. I used to think this was a nice person who knows how to handle people, but this person did not seem to recognize that people can disagree without being rude. I am still thinking perhaps that person was not having a good day, and I am still waiting for an explanation of what happened that day. As everybody knows, respect is a two-way road. I realize that I still make mistakes about judging people. And communication is such an important way to settle matters.
Respect is a two way road.
We work hard every week to bring news from our community to our community. Sometimes keeping people informed makes some of the people unhappy. Important things for one are irrelevant for others. So, we give the citizens the opportunity to hear the other side of the story. This really makes those who don’t want to spread the news upset. This is not what we are looking to do. We look for the truth. This is why we will always have an “open mic” for our community. We have a commitment to deliver the news, but we are also open to hearing your point of view. If you have a different point of view than what one of our columnists has written, send us an e-mail or a letter and we will publish it. I really mean this. We will not accept debates about people, but we will print the facts, and not get into discussions that become personal arguments. This is what the newspaper is for. Something different than this is not a newspaper. Let’s keep the news alive.
Flossy, the big star.
I will try to keep one star’s picture in my column every week. This is the picture for our biggest star, Flossy Keesley, who is going to celebrate her 98th birthday with the traditional “Pathway to the Stars” performance April 22 at Mizner Park Amphitheater.
Flossy welcomed my Mon and me in her penthouse last week. She treated us most kindly and shared information about the upcoming show, which takes place four days after her actual birthday April 18. Flossy also shared some advice. The one thing I will make sure to follow is: “Keep making younger friends!” My Mon said she liked this one: “Don’t give so many importance to how old are you. This is nobody’s business.”
See you next week.
