Motivation Mondays: Honoring Presidents’ Day
“To leave the world a better place … to know even one life has breathed easier because you lived. This is to have succeeded.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

Motivation Mondays: Honoring Presidents’ Day
America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. Abraham Lincoln
If the great American people will only keep their temper, on both sides of the line, the troubles will come to an end, and the question which now distracts the country will be settled just as surely as all other difficulties of like character which have originated in this government have been adjusted. Abraham Lincoln
How are you honoring Presidents’ Day? What do you know about Presidents’ Day Origins?: Every year, on this special day, we gather to honor the memory and accomplishments of two of this nation’s greatest presidents; George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. These men were motivated to serve their nation because they believed in its greatness, our fundamental freedoms, and wanted to pass that on for posterity. Lincoln lost his life in service to this nation and so we must approach this day with reverence. What triggered the holiday? This federal holiday which celebrates and honors two of America’s greatest Presidents came into being in 1968, when the 90th Congress voted to shift three federal holidays, including George Washington’s Birthday to the 3rd Monday of February. Initially, there was some resistance by those who felt that one day shouldn’t be designated in exchange for merging the birthdays of two great leaders. They objected to the idea as they preferred separate days of celebrating our founding fathers. After much debate and delay, the designated day became law in 1971. Another important aspect of this day is that some states celebrate it as George Washington’s birthday and may/may not include Abraham Lincoln’s birthday.
Even though we call it Presidents’ Day, each state reserves the right to include or exclude all 45 Presidents in their celebrations. Some feel that because its genesis started with the celebration of George and Abraham’s birthdays, it would be best to maintain that distinction and not include all of our 45 presidents. Another point of confusion is the way we write it. Some refer to it as President’s Day though the more appropriate term is Presidents’ Day in honor of two not one President; both have birthdays in the same month. That said, one fallout of this holiday is the huge commercialization that occurs and the endless invitations to shop till we drop with nary an educational insight on the presidency. I have a few questions for you: What do you know about the American presidency? Who was the oldest President in office? Who was the youngest? Which Presidents served more than one term in office? Who served the longest in office? Who served the shortest term? Share your answers in the comments section.
Stories: There are many fables/stories attributed over the years to specific presidents. Two that stand out are “The 20 Year Jinx” & “The Fable of George Washington and the Cherry Tree.” The 20 year jinx, also known as The Curse of Tippecanoe, was purported to be a curse placed on American presidents that every 20 years a president in office would die. While it seems that many did, the curse was believed to be broken when Ronald Reagan survived an assassination attempt while in office.
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“Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak and esteem to all.” President George Washington

Motivation Mondays: Honoring Presidents’ Day

Motivation Mondays: Honoring Presidents’ Day
Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone, and let your hand give in proportion to your purse. George Washington
The alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge natural to party dissension, which in different ages and countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is itself a frightful despotism. But this leads at length to a more formal and permanent despotism. George Washington
What type of leader do you imagine yourself to be? Today is Presidents’ Day and it is an important time to revisit the history of this great country and contemplate the qualities of leadership. One thing that should be clear by now is that each leader leads with a unique set of qualities and qualifications. Some of us think a leader should be perfect, charismatic and supremely qualified. We are all flawed and perfection is unattainable. What a leader needs is a long list of qualities that include wisdom, vision, fairness, and a Spirit of Service. Each of us can be leaders in our own way through service and decisive action.
What is your leadership style? Are you a collaborator? A Pacifist? A Dictator? Think about it and then consider the best way you can lead through service to others. Be clear. Be bold. Be prepared. Leadership is not reserved for a special group of people because we are all special in our own way. We can bring our life experiences and vision to a position or a role and impact others in the world. I believe that no matter where we are on the leadership ladder, the hot seat of influence, the food chain of authority as it were, be it at the bottom or the top, We can make a difference in the lives of others. To lead, you must learn to serve. Good leadership requires qualities such as trust, authenticity, vision, integrity, and service.
To lead effectively, you must examine your motivations and then decide what type of leader you will be. Some lead to make a difference, others lead for power and position, a few have it thrust upon them, and yet another group lead for self discovery. How we lead is a choice we all get to make. It is important that we are clear about our desire to lead and, like every successful goal we achieve, we must have a plan and purpose. If you believe that you are not deserving of certain roles and responsibilities then, your wish will be your outcome. We must be motivated to change the things that hold us back and pursue what we desire. Wish yourself and others well and then move forward with your plan of action. Enjoy this Presidents’ Day by reviewing your leadership goals and style.
Have a Happy, Healthy 2017!
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Positive Motivation Tip: Presidents’ Day is a reminder to us all of the importance of a focused mind and the value of our freedoms. Honor them.
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Great post! I tend to be a dictator when it comes to leadership in my home haha. Happy presidents day!
Hahaha! I hear you. Happy Presidents’ Day!
Makes you wonder – on a historical day like today, what’s going on in America? Everything that the constitution stands for and our forefathers so carefully curated, is being questioned.
Indeed… may the rule of law prevail
We don’t celebrate that kind of day here, or maybe we have a different date for it. No matter, I think it’s important to honor the past presidents for the work that they did, even if sometimes we don’t really agree with that president. I love how you talk about leadership, I’ve had plenty of bosses in the past who needed to double check their leadership styles, lol.
Yes… leadership styles are important and can shape a company/nation in different ways
I do find it disturbing that every holiday is a chance for retailers to have a sale. It takes away from the true meaning of why we’re celebrating. Somehow I don’t think Washington or Lincoln would be honored by 20% off at Macy’s.
Hahaha! Your comment had me laughing out loud. I agree. 🙂
I personally think that President’s Day is mainly a day to celebrate our first president, George Washington. Although, I do feel that it is also a day to celebrate Abraham Lincoln and some other presidents who have accomplished so much for this country. I would say I am a pacifist and just want nothing but peace. I believe that violence is not the answer.
I hear you… May peace prevail in the world.
Love this post. Not very many people really stop and take a minute to think about the meaning behind this day. And what you said about Leadership Style. When I used to teach, I had my students share how they would go about leading through service.
Same here… It’s the teacher in us Alaina! 🙂
What a wonderful post. I kinda feel bad because we didn’t really do anything today. I had my niece and nephew over to play with my daughter and my mom stopped by but that’s about it.
It’s never too late to add a new tradition to your household. Even a book on presidential trivia will help educate the kids.
Happy Presidents Day!!! I love that you write posts for each holiday and give us a historical background for each one. We drove home from a family visit today but the night before we were talking about this years election.
Happy Presidents Day to you and yours too! 🙂
I agree with the phrase your mentioned “We must be motivated to change the things that hold us back and pursue what we desire”. We don’t have Presidents’ day here where I lived but it’s good to learn about the history in this post.
I love history so I’m glad you do too.
I can’t say that I celebrate this day. Not because I don’t appreciate what our presidents have sacrificed for our country, but because like most “holidays” it is too commercial.
Thank you for your feedback. To each his own…
I’ve never really had a desire to be a leader. I am more of a collaborator or teammate. I feel that being a leader is a very large responsibility. I do know that President Harrison served the shortest term in office and that FDR served the longest term in office. Trump is now the oldest at the time of assuming the office of the Presidency but Reagan was the oldest President in office.
Julie, thank you for answering the questions I added to the post. Good job! 🙂
There are two people running the Honey and Fox blog. You could say Honey and I are co-leaders in addition to best friends. What helps us keep the blog running smoothly is that we have the same mission and we are working towards it constructively. We aren’t afraid to discuss problems with one another.
Excellent. You are great collaborators!
We can be leaders and serve our country in our own little way. We have much respect for our presidents and it is just right to know the history of their service as a leader and as a person. Honoring President’s day is one way of showing respect in recognition of their achievements.
True… it is a huge honor to serve one’s country.
I am the kind of leader that likes to work on a team with a task.
A collaborator… Excellent. 🙂
its nice to know about presidents. if we study their lives , we can learn leadership skills and also how to conduct ourselves properly in a diplomatic situations.
Good point … and thank you!
I am not from the US but I love your post 🙂 It an amazing one 🙂 Thanks for sharing 🙂
Much appreciated Jason. Glad you enjoyed it. 🙂
I’m Italian, so Thanks for sharing your traditions.
I’m very interested about them!
Thank you for your feedback. Italy has a great history and culture… 🙂
This is really informative. I think it’s a great idea to honor our presidents and especially our freedom. I spent my day with two sick children.
So sorry to hear that… I hope the kids are feeling better now!
my family admires both late Presidents. I’ve heard a lot of story about them and it is very different from today. I love reading posts like this! i like it
Thank you! I’m pleased you read and enjoyed it.
This is such a great information to know and remember. I enjoy reading your posts so much!
I’m glad you found value in it.
I doubt anyone honored our president yesterday 🙁
I hear you… I’m honoring the historical record and that is what Presidents’ Day means.
What a great way to look at Presidents’ Day, examining your own leadership style! I agree, everyone is leading and motivating someone else, whether they think so or not! You never know who is watching and who you might inspire by your actions, whether good or bad! In 2017, I’ve been really taking a harder look into my actions with my goals and trying to renew my mind by learning, growing, and relating! Your articles always give me more insight!
Thank you Steven. I agree with you about taking a harder look at our goals and actions. We should all do that work.
i like the part where you ask: what is your leadership style? it makes me think of what kind of a person I am. very interesting post!
Food for thought. Thank you!
this is our family’s topic earlier. i would love to show this post later tonight! very interesting to hear what they can say about this.
I’d love to hear the feedback you got from your kids.
“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” Happy Presidents day!
Katja xxx
Well said and a host of other necessary skills come to mind.
i love learning new information about the history of our country, which includes our Presidents. I like to think my leadership style would be based on kindness and peace.
Good insight Marcie. We need more of that.
My leadership style would be collaborator. I’m not a huge fan of taking charge but I’ll do it if need be.
I can tell and that is a great skill to have…
Being from Canada, we do learn quite a bit about American History – but I definitely learned alot from your post. I like knowing things so it was a great read. 🙂
Thank you so much … my goal was to inform and educate. I appreciate your feedback.
It sounds silly but I never knew that ‘honoring presidents day ‘ existed and that is possibly because I am in the UK. It is great that it does exist though, hope you enjoy your celebrations!
I’m choosing to honor the day. Some go shopping or remain uninformed about the importance of the day… c’est la vie!
i agree! that to lead effectively you must examine your motivations! everybody needs motivation for effective leadership! it’s nonsense to lead a country if you dont have motivation or inspiration!
True… it is dangerous to lead anything without motivation or inspiration!
such a great man he was…. thanx for this beautiful post
Which man are you referring to?
Happy presidents day to you in the USA! Here in Canada we do not celebrate this, we should have a prime ministers’ day.
So good to see my Canadian friends in full swing here. You have a good point there! 🙂
I’m in Canada so don’t really know a lot about Presidents day. this was very interesting to read about
It is unique to the USA and an important holiday.
This is really well written. The quotes are really inspiring. In a divisive world today we need strong leaders. Otherwise the world order just falls apart.
Aye Sandy! I concur. 😉
Happy President’s Day – It’s not something I’ve heard anything about living in England (seriously didn’t know the day existed) so I’ve learned something new today!
I love learning new things too. TY!
Presidents Day is so important. We need to teach our children what these men mean to our country.
True. All kids need to learn the history of the nation they were raised in.
I’ve always found American history interesting. We don’t have presidents over here in the U.K. I’ve learnt something I didn’t know about Presidents’ Day. I know on the Wendy show they spoke about this day but this concept is just so foreign over here. But it’s really nice to see this carried throughout.
We celebrate Queens Day in the UK so it is in a similar vein. Glad you enjoyed the post.
Fantastic post, I learnt something new today! I’d heard of Presidents’ Day but never truly knew what it was. On a side note, the first quote you have here by Lincoln, chills me, given today’s political climate.
Thank you Azlin, I’m glad it spoke to you on several levels.
I really like how you transitioned this post from Lincoln to Washington, and then to leadership in general. I also appreciate how you addressed presidential quality and leadership (and the fact that good leaders come in all shapes, sizes, backgrounds, and varieties) without being overly “political.” This was a great post!
Thank you Brandi! As I said in an earlier comment, it is a piece on the history of the presidency, the different forms of leadership styles, and what motivates/drives us to serve. It is NOT a political post.
Interesting information. Great way to celebrate our presidents.
Yes it is…
Presidents Day is a special day. To honor all our former Presidents is very important. They lead our nation.
Yes, I agree even though some states would prefer that we reserve this day for Washington and Lincoln or just one of them. It is an honor to serve your country.
I honor President’s Day with the respect of the office. I can’t imagine the stress you are under running a country. Like with our soldiers serving their country, serving as president is a honor.
It is a tremendous honor to serve at the highest office in any country. I agree.
I always look forward to your post, you continue to educate me on things I’ve never knew. This was a great read on Presidents Day and what it means to be a president and leader, loved it!
Thank you Sondra! I’m very pleased with the feedback because it shows me that most folks actually read the post and came away recognizing that it is a piece on the history of the presidency, the different forms of leadership styles, and what motivates/drives us to serve. This is NOT a political post at all. Thank you!
Presidents day just comes across as totally American to me. We don’t really have a similar celebration in Australia, although I guess we do celebrate the Queen’s birthday. I’m not sure there’s all that much to celebrate for you guys this year.
We celebrate the history, the rule of law and all that makes America a great nation. Those who forget their history … forget everything.
Ahhhh Presidents’ Day! I thought this was such a silly day when I was a kid! Now reflecting on this day as an adult, it definitely has you reflecting on all the different leadership directions our country has taken since the beginning
I’m glad you have reconsidered its importance. 🙂
I love this quote from Abraham Lincoln America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. Abraham Lincoln
I sure hope that we will not have such divisiveness in our country as we had during the Civil War ever again.
It is my dearest wish too… This is a great nation with tremendous unrealized potential for unity.
I never thought of President’s Day like this. Neat Twist!
My post is a history report and also a look at leadership. It is Motivation Monday so I brought in content to help us examine what motivates/drives us as leaders. Thank you!
I always love your posts! Presidents day is so important. We celebrate what our country means and the presidents who made it what it is. I have high hopes that it gets better.
Anne, I am with you too… We want our kids to inherit what this great nation has to offer.
Naturally, I’m a dictator because I’m pretty much OCD. As a pharmacist, I try to let little things go so I don’t nit pick my technicians but it drives me crazy that I cannot work until it’s fixed !! However, I’ve been trying to be a collaborator to where I won’t drive myself crazy and learn to let things go as much as possible xoxo
The first step is acknowledgement of the issue. You are 1 step ahead of shifting gears. 🙂
I hate to admit, I don’t know a whole lot about any of our presidents. I know a few fun facts about a few…but my Mom (who was a 5th grade teacher) could recite the presidents in order and knew all sorts of oddball trivia about each of them! lol
I’m impressed by your Mom’s knowledge of history and the presidency. It is an important subject to learn so we can pass it on to our kids.
I guess I thought I knew about this holiday, but I definitely do not! I need to brush up more on my history and use holidays like this to teach my son and encourage a thirst for knowledge. I didn’t know about the Tippecanoe curse. Very interesting.
Thank you Kait. We could all stand to brush up on the history of this great nation or any other nation we live in. It does set an important foundation for our children…
I love your history of Presidents Day and what it means to serve your country. This is a great article.
Thank you. I appreciate the feedback.
I so agree that this day is a day to remember our freedom. I love the quote to leave the place better than you found it.
True. That is the essence of great leadership.
I agree on this statement: To lead effectively, you must examine your motivations. Also, I think I am more of a collaborator than a dictator.
I agree that you are Anosa… You are a team player for sure.
The job of being the President is really, really tough. We cannot put all the country’s troubles onto the shoulder of one person. It is the collective effort of all the citizenry to move forward and work together for the good of everyone. Let us be thankful for all the past Presidents who did their best to lead our country.
Indeed. It is a huge legacy with a great history and we are all part of it.
This was an interesting read for me!!! No, I didn’t know the actual story behind Presidents’ Day. We pretty much grew up knowing the day as simply a day observed as a federal holiday. No school, no mail carrier, etc. That was pretty much it. I appreciate you for sharing this. So many cool facts. I bookmarked this post to read with my kiddos after dinner.
You are right that most know it as a day off school or work but it is much more. It is a fascinating history and, as an educator, I believe all of us ought to have access to this information
FYI All Visitors/Readers: This post celebrates Motivation Mondays and Presidents’ Day. It is a piece on the history of the presidency, the different forms of leadership styles, and what motivates/drives us to serve. This is NOT a political post. Thank you to all who have taken the time to read the post and comment on its contents! <3 🙂