From the Chaplain's Desk

The Point of Execution

July 15, 2018 by CMLMD Admin

COLLEGE PARK, MD –

At the end of the day, succession is about execution – having a vision for improvement, planning for it, and responsibly pushing to see it come to fruition.

I want to focus on that execution this morning, specifically the point of execution. Execution in a larger context could aptly be described as a process.

During the general process of executing a plan, however, there is a specific point of execution, a climax, the crescendo of an effort that is the demarcation between wanting to improve and actually improving. [Read more…] about The Point of Execution

Building Capacity for Piety

July 8, 2018 by CMLMD Admin

COLLEGE PARK, MD –

We’ve been on the topic of filial piety for a few weeks now. Given the importance of getting this aspect of life correct, that seems fitting.

Last week, we left off on the note that we must edify our family structures and give our children an emotional home to fit into.

Without doing so, filial piety will consist of token gestures at best. The fulfillment of parental needs will go unaddressed and families will wither away.

They may disintegrate completely or remain in a ceremonial function – either way, real homes consisting of people who invest in each other will not be the case.

Family structures with defined roles and expectations are necessary for real homes to exist – homes in which a mutually beneficial symbiosis exists between parents and children that makes filial piety something natural and achievable.

A Place to Call Home

July 1, 2018 by CMLMD Admin

COLLEGE PARK, MD –

Achieving filial piety is a lofty goal. It always has been and always will be. It has never been easy.

That achievement is a product of not just children’s piety, but of their parents’ proficiency at building capacity – capacity for their heirs to flourish.

It is a two-way street. [Read more…] about A Place to Call Home

Fill Roles or Open Holes

June 24, 2018 by CMLMD Admin

COLLEGE PARK, MD –

Last week we searched for where to find family success.

There are some important follow-up points related to the topic. Let’s pick up right where we left off.

Where to Find Family Success

June 17, 2018 by CMLMD Admin

CHICAGO, IL –

Happy Eid to all our dear readers! Congratulations on completing the month of Ramadan.

God accept all your works. Amen.

On these days of Eid, many of us spend much time with family, and deservedly so. They are our lifeblood and cornerstones. Getting family right is of paramount importance to our well-being in both worlds.

And getting family right starts with our parents.
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Let’s Talk ROI

June 10, 2018 by CMLMD Admin

COLLEGE PARK, MD –

ROI is an acronym for return on investment.

In the investing world, this is what it is all about. There is no point in investing if one gets no return on their investment.

Here lies a huge issue for the person who does not understand the ‘return’ part of return on investment properly.

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