VE - Lesson 12 (1st)

• Plan your work, work your plan - Margaret Thatcher
• “Whats in it for me” an uncommon reply of people who are asked to toil for something
• True worth - will be achieved when a man produces his best work
• Quality is always the result of intelligent effort - John Ruskin
• Quality begins on the inside then works its way out - Bob Moawad
• Quality rather than quantity - Seneca
• Quantity is not determined by just winning a game but also by how well that game was played
• A man offenes the world when his life did not reach the quality that it should have - Leonardo da Vinci
• Working with quality in mind creates a high-standard product that promises a better life for the person
• Robert Schalock - identified the three broad domains that serve as indicators of an individuals quality of life
• three broad domains that serve as indicators of an individuals qualiry of life

  • independence

  • social participation

  • well-being
• independence domain - includes self determination that allows the perosn to set his choices and gives him a sense of autonomy to control what rightfully belongs to him
• social participation domain - is about a person enjoying a niche in community life which recognizes his role and supports him in his undertakings
• well being domain - secures the emotional and interpersonal health, material well-being, and personal development of an individual
• arete - greek term that is equivalent to moral excellence
• arete - is a distinct quality whcih empowers a human person to perform laudable deeds, or actions that are extraordinary, outstanding, or excellent.
• arete - a term that denotes moral courage and moral heroism
• arete for Artistotle - is exemplified by a person who fulfills his life’s purpose or his telos
• ISO - derived from greek work isos meaning equal
• excellent life - involves the use of intelligence that will guide a person to live morally
• moral excellence - is the courageous decision to always do what is right regardless of circumstance
• arete - refers to the quest for moral excellence. It is the act of living up to one’s full potential
• development - not an exclusive privilege. It is a right that everyone must enjoy
• I am the greatest! I’m the greatest thing that ever lived - Muhammad Ali
• Muhammad Ali - former American professional boxer, and considered among the greatest heavyweight boxers in the sports history
• work ethic - a philosophy that directs a person to give his best to meet ever-increasing levels of quality
• excellence is never an accident - anonymous