Articles by Art Fettig
Evaluating Losers
If you’ve ever had an evaluation, remember, it could have been worse. The following are reported to be actual quotes taken from Federal Government employees performance evaluations. “Since my last report, this employee has reached […]
Letting Go
Whenever I hear about some political person who is in hot water announce that he is resigning in order to spend more time with his or her family I sort of chuckle. Makes me sort […]
No Parachute
When asked what surprised him most about humanity, the Dalai Lama answered, “Man. Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is […]
That Silver Lining
My wife, Jean, and I were driving back to our home in the woods and the sky was full of clouds and then a silver lining appeared in the sky and just a few seconds […]
A Real Southern Woman
I first met Sue in Atlanta when I worked with her husband, Richard, while I was doing some speeches for Alabama Power there. Sue had grown up in a small Georgia town where she went […]
The Christmas Party
The year was 1948 but it could happen today. I had an office job for a railroad in Detroit and it was a very special event. The annual Christmas party. Our boss came out of […]
Focusing on Success
We had such a positive response to my article on goal setting which provided you with a Website where you might listen to Earl Nightingale’s powerful message titled The Strangest Secret that I thought I […]
Simple Pleasures
The other day I was looking at all of the new electronic devices being featured at Staples. I’m sort of a Stone Age Man when it comes to electronics and do-dads. I started looking at […]