Good Manners Are NOT A Sign of Weakness!
By Stephen Simon. A few days ago, my wife Lauren wrote a wonderful blog about the disappearance of manners that really resonated with me. Her blog focused on the lost art of writing handwritten "thank you" notes for gifts, rather than just taking the easy email route, which in turn got me thinking about the loss of manners in movie theaters and almost everywhere we turn. The "me" years seem to be signaling that common courtesy, admitting mistakes, and polite behavior are not only no longer necessary, but are actually "corny" or, even worse, a sign of weakness. Recently, I…
