Robert C Slayton - Grief to Joy and Inspiration

Never do card tricks for the group you play poker with. Here’s your question: "What’s the biggest mistake you’ve made by showing off in the wrong room?" Robert’s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episo...

Let us be of good cheer, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those which never happen. Question: 🤔 Be honest—what’s something you lost sleep over that turned out fine in the end? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rslayton.substack.com/subscribe

Written 5/19/2025. If the title doesn’t get you angry, then you are a better person than me. The truth of the matter is that we have events. These events have no intrinsic meaning other than they happen. It’s the meaning we attribute to them that causes our emotions. Here’s an example from my own life. I was driving myself and a colleague to a meeting on I94 in Michigan. A pickup truck with a long...

This quote attributed to Dan Quayle is for everybody who's definitely over 50 years old. “I was recently on a tour of Latin America and the only regret I have is that I didn't study Latin harder in school so I could converse with those people.” Question for you: "What’s the funniest ‘smart’ thing you confidently said… that turned out to be totally wrong?" This is a public episode. If you'd like to...

This quote is from Joubert: Imagination is the eye of the soul. "What’s something you’ve only seen in your imagination—but it still feels real to you?" Robert’s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episod...

“When the effective leader is finished with their work, the people say it happened naturally.” Question: "Who’s a leader you admire because they never made it about themselves—but everything got better because of them?" Robert’s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like...

“You cannot be lonely if you like the person you're alone with.” Question: "What’s one thing you’ve learned about yourself by spending time alone?" This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rslayton.substack.com/subscribe

“If you think nobody cares, try missing a couple of payments.” Question: "What’s the fastest way you’ve ever discovered that someone definitely cares?" This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rslayton.substack.com/subscribe

“Wise sayings often fall on barren ground, but a kind word is never thrown away.” Question: "What’s the kindest thing someone said to you that you’ve never forgotten?" Thanks for reading Robert’s Substack! This post is public so feel free to share it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rslayton.substack.com/subscrib...

“Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” Question: "What’s the one song that instantly clears your mind and resets your soul?" Robert’s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, v...

“Sometimes when I reflect on all the beer I drink, I feel ashamed. Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery and all of their hopes and dreams. If I didn't drink this beer, they might be out of work and their dreams would be shattered. I think, 'It is better to drink this beer and let their dreams come true than be selfish and worry about my liver.” ― Babe Ruth "What’s...

Alfred Adler. “It is easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them.” Be honest: What's one principle you preach but secretly struggle to practice? Robert’s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bo...

FYI, I got the spelling wrong in the video. Robert’s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rslayton.substack.com/subscribe

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Robert’s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is from Stephen Wright with apologies to attorneys. 99% of all lawyers give the rest of them a bad name. Auf Deutsch von Google: Dies ist von Stephen Wright mit Entschuldigung an die Anwälte. 99% aller Anwälte geben den anderen einen schlechten Ruf. This...

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This was from an old Guideposts issue. Hopefully I got Karen’s name correct. Robert’s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rslayton.substack.com/subscribe

Written 4/30/2025. I got back to the house this morning at 1:20 am after traveling from Reno for a Big Table Event. This event put together around 300 high level people working to play on a larger scale. I even came away with 4 people who need my services (they all have companies with employees). Three hundred people who saw a world of hope. No talk about politics, no talk about tariffs, no talk a...

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