Comments on: Green Eggs and Ham are… http://thecriticalpath.info/2010/03/12/green-eggs-and-ham-are/ Free Project Management Information, Advice, and Templates Sun, 20 May 2012 12:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Three Steps for Managers to Inspire Action. With Dr. Seuss. | Bas de Baar - Project Shrink http://thecriticalpath.info/2010/03/12/green-eggs-and-ham-are/comment-page-2/#comment-1825 Three Steps for Managers to Inspire Action. With Dr. Seuss. | Bas de Baar - Project Shrink Sun, 02 May 2010 18:32:18 +0000 http://thecriticalpath.info/?p=2394#comment-1825 [...] begins with a bedtime story that Derek Huether over at The Critical Path read to his son: “Green Eggs and Ham” by Dr. Seuss. In this story, an anonymous character refuses to accept the green eggs and ham [...] [...] begins with a bedtime story that Derek Huether over at The Critical Path read to his son: “Green Eggs and Ham” by Dr. Seuss. In this story, an anonymous character refuses to accept the green eggs and ham [...]

]]> By: Derek Huether http://thecriticalpath.info/2010/03/12/green-eggs-and-ham-are/comment-page-2/#comment-1764 Derek Huether Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:35:41 +0000 http://thecriticalpath.info/?p=2394#comment-1764 Ed, We all seem to know at least one unnamed character. The nay-say'ers are all too willing to shut you down, before you even start. Great insight! Ed,
We all seem to know at least one unnamed character. The nay-say’ers are all too willing to shut you down, before you even start.

Great insight!

]]> By: Derek Huether http://thecriticalpath.info/2010/03/12/green-eggs-and-ham-are/comment-page-2/#comment-3127 Derek Huether Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:35:00 +0000 http://thecriticalpath.info/?p=2394#comment-3127 Ed, We all seem to know at least one unnamed character. The nay-say'ers are all too willing to shut you down, before you even start. Great insight! Ed,
We all seem to know at least one unnamed character. The nay-say’ers are all too willing to shut you down, before you even start.

Great insight!

]]> By: Ed Sullivan http://thecriticalpath.info/2010/03/12/green-eggs-and-ham-are/comment-page-2/#comment-1763 Ed Sullivan Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:25:54 +0000 http://thecriticalpath.info/?p=2394#comment-1763 I have read that book many times myself, and now with my 3 kids. There is another lesson that I often emphasize in the story. In the very beginning the unnamed main character states "I do not Like that Sam I am" The assessment that he does not like this person is what blinds him to the potential of this new experience. Among other lessons the story demonstrates that our judgement of others can blind us to opportunity and (when we are Sam) it shows us how hard it is to connect with or convince someone who has made up their mind on an emotional level. How little importance does the data (taste) and lack of knowledge/experience about green eggs and ham in different settins have when we've closed our minds? If not for the beyond silly effort by Sam he clearly would have missed out on something that he actually loves. One last thing -- in the end he thanks Sam for his persistence! So much to learn from a childrens book with only 50 different words! I have read that book many times myself, and now with my 3 kids. There is another lesson that I often emphasize in the story.

In the very beginning the unnamed main character states “I do not Like that Sam I am”

The assessment that he does not like this person is what blinds him to the potential of this new experience. Among other lessons the story demonstrates that our judgement of others can blind us to opportunity and (when we are Sam) it shows us how hard it is to connect with or convince someone who has made up their mind on an emotional level. How little importance does the data (taste) and lack of knowledge/experience about green eggs and ham in different settins have when we’ve closed our minds? If not for the beyond silly effort by Sam he clearly would have missed out on something that he actually loves.

One last thing — in the end he thanks Sam for his persistence! So much to learn from a childrens book with only 50 different words!

]]> By: Ed Sullivan http://thecriticalpath.info/2010/03/12/green-eggs-and-ham-are/comment-page-2/#comment-3126 Ed Sullivan Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:25:00 +0000 http://thecriticalpath.info/?p=2394#comment-3126 I have read that book many times myself, and now with my 3 kids. There is another lesson that I often emphasize in the story. In the very beginning the unnamed main character states "I do not Like that Sam I am" The assessment that he does not like this person is what blinds him to the potential of this new experience. Among other lessons the story demonstrates that our judgement of others can blind us to opportunity and (when we are Sam) it shows us how hard it is to connect with or convince someone who has made up their mind on an emotional level. How little importance does the data (taste) and lack of knowledge/experience about green eggs and ham in different settins have when we've closed our minds? If not for the beyond silly effort by Sam he clearly would have missed out on something that he actually loves. One last thing -- in the end he thanks Sam for his persistence! So much to learn from a childrens book with only 50 different words! I have read that book many times myself, and now with my 3 kids. There is another lesson that I often emphasize in the story.

In the very beginning the unnamed main character states “I do not Like that Sam I am”

The assessment that he does not like this person is what blinds him to the potential of this new experience. Among other lessons the story demonstrates that our judgement of others can blind us to opportunity and (when we are Sam) it shows us how hard it is to connect with or convince someone who has made up their mind on an emotional level. How little importance does the data (taste) and lack of knowledge/experience about green eggs and ham in different settins have when we’ve closed our minds? If not for the beyond silly effort by Sam he clearly would have missed out on something that he actually loves.

One last thing — in the end he thanks Sam for his persistence! So much to learn from a childrens book with only 50 different words!

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