Be Yourself . . .

Be strong enough to face the world each day.
Be weak enough to know you cannot do everything alone.
Be generous to those who need your help.
Be frugal with what you need yourself.
Be wise enough to know that you do not know everything.
Be foolish enough to believe in miracles.
Be willing to share your joys.
Be willing to share the sorrows of others.
Be a leader when you see a path of others have missed.
Be a follower when you are shrouded in the midst of uncertainty.
Be the first to congratulate an opponent who succeeds.
Be the last to criticize a colleague who fails.
Be sure where your next step will fall, so that you will not stumble.
Be sure of your final destination, in case you are going to the wrong way. 
Be loving to those who love you.
Be loving to those who do not love you, and they may change.
Above all, be yourself.

10 Commandments by Thomas Jefferson

-Thomas Jefferson

1. Never put off till to-morrow what you can do to-day.
2. Never trouble another for what you can do yourself.
3. Never spend your money before you have earned it.
4. Never buy what you do not want because it is cheap.
5. Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold.
6. We seldom report of having eaten too little.
7. Nothing is troublesome that we do willingly.
8. How much pain evils have cost us that have never happened!
9. Take things always by the smooth handle.
10. When angry, count ten before you speak, if very angry, count a hundred.

10 Commandments of Success

-Charles M. Schwab

1. Hard Work: Hard work is the best investment a man can make.

2. Study Hard: Knowledge enables a man to work more intelligently and effectively.

3. Have Initiative: Ruts often deepen into graves.

4. Love Your Work: Then you will find pleasure in mastering it.

5. Be Exact: Slipshod methods bring slipshod results.

6. Have the Spirit of Conquest: Thus you can successfully battle and overcome difficulties.

7. Cultivate Personality: Personality is to a man what perfume is to the flower.

8. Help and Share with Others: The real test of business greatness lies in giving opportunity to others.

9. Be Democratic: Unless you feel right toward your fellow men, you can never be a successful leader of men.

10. In all Things Do Your Best: The man who done his best has done everything. The man who has done less than his best has done nothing.

17 SUCCESS PRINCIPLES

John Maxwell

1) A Positive Mental Attitude (PMA)
2) Definiteness of purpose
3) Going the extra mile
4) Accurate thinking

5) Self-discipline
6) The master mind
7) Applied faith
8) A pleasing personality
9) Personal initiative
10) Enthusiasm
11) Controlled attention
12) Teamwork

13) Learning from defeat
14) Creative vision
15) Budgeting time and money
16) Maintaining sound physical and mental health
17) Using cosmic habit force (universal law)

21 SUGGESTIONS FOR SUCCESS

- H. Jackson Brown Jr.

 1. Marry the right person. This one decision will determine 90% of your happiness or misery.
2. Work at something you enjoy and that's worthy of your time and talent.
3. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
4. Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know.
5. Be forgiving of yourself and others.
6. Be generous.
7. Have a grateful heart.
8. Persistence, persistence, persistence.
9. Discipline yourself to save money on even the most modest salary.
10. Treat everyone you meet like you want to be treated.
11. Commit yourself to constant improvement.
12. Commit yourself to quality.
13. Understand that happiness is not based on possessions, power or prestige, but on relationship with people you love and respect.
14. Be loyal.
15. Be honest.
16. Be a self-starter.
17. Be decisive even it it means you'll sometimes be wrong.
18. Stop blaming others. Take responsibility for every area of your life.
19. Be bold and courageous. When you look back on your life, you'll regret the things you didn't do more than the ones you did.
20. Take good care of those you love.
21. Don't do anything that wouldn't make your Mom proud.

Successful People Don't Find Time -- They Make Time

The following are excerpts from Chapter 15, "Successful People Don't Find Time -- They Make Time," of one of my most frequented books, Life's Greatest Lessons by Hal Urban.

Time if life. It is irreversible and irreplaceable. To waste your time is to waste your life, but to master your time is to master your life and make the most of it."

- Alan Lakein

The most important step is to develop a new way of looking at time. We need to view it as a resource. It's always there, but like any other resource, it can be put to good use or it can be wasted. But there's one big difference between this resource and others: we can't save it, store it up, stockpile it, or hoard it. We can't turn it on or off, and we can't replace it. We're forced to spend it, minute by minute.  And once we spend it, we can't retrieve it.  That's why the way we spend our time is the way we measure the quality of our lives. Time is life.

There are some distance differences between the way winners and losers view time, talk about time, and use time. Here are some examples:

Losers:
They kill time.
They waste time.
They lose time.
They let time slip away.
They take time for granted.
They squander time.
They can't find time.

Winners:
They use time.
They spend time wisely.
They value time.
They organize their time.
They treasure time.
They schedule time.
They make time.

Four Keys to Mastering Your Time and Your Life:
1. Plan your day
2. Make appointments with yourself
3. Use the little-bit-at-a-time approach
4. Know your most productive time

Success is the result of hard work

done little by little, day by day.

Reaching Your Dream Takes Courage

- Caroline Kent

Courage is admitting that you're afraid and facing that fear directly. It's being strong enough to ask for help and humble enough to accept it.

Courage is standing up for what you believe in without worrying about the opinions of others. It's following your own heart, living your own life, and settling for nothing less than the best for yourself.

Courage is daring to take a first step, a big leap, or a different path. It's attempting to do something that no one has done before and all others thought impossible.

Courage is keeping heart in the face of disappointment and looking at defeat not as an end but as a new beginning. It's believing that things will ultimately get better even as they get worse.

Courage is being responsible for your own actions and admitting your own mistakes without placing blame on others. It's relying not on others for your success, but on your own skills and efforts.

Courage is refusing to quit even when you're intimidated by impossibility. It's choosing a goal, sticking with it, and finding solutions to the problems.

Courage is thinking big, aiming high, and shooting far. It's taking a dream and doing anything, risking everything, and stopping at nothing to it make it a reality.

The Paradoxical Commandments

by Dr. Kent M. Keith

People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered.
Love them anyway.

If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Do good anyway.

If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies.
Succeed anyway.

The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.

Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.

The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds.
Think big anyway.

People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs.
Fight for a few underdogs anyway.

What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway.

People really need help but may attack you if you do help them.
Help people anyway.

Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth.
Give the world the best you have anyway.

DON'T QUIT

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all up hill,
When the funds are low, and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest if you must, but don't you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don't give up though the pace seems slow,
You may succeed with another blow.
Success is failure turned inside out,
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit,
It's when things seem worse, that you must not quit.

When life leaves you hanging . . . DON'T QUIT

Follow the ABCs

Anything can happen.

Bend, don't break.

Challenge your potential.

Destiny is a choice.

Effort creates opportunities.

Follow your intuition.

Get back up and try again.

Hold on to your vision.

Impress yourself.
Just dig a little deeper.

Keep knocking on doors.

Learn from mistakes.

Motivate with compassion.

Nothing worthwhile comes easy.

Own a positive attitude.

Problems hold messages.

Question what's not working.

Regroup when you need to.

Stand up for your principles.

Think outside the box.

Unite perseverance with resolve.

Value knowing when to walk away.

Work smarter, not just harder.

Xhaust all possibilities.

You can, if you think you can.

Zzzz's, take naps as needed.

To Achieve Your Dreams

Remember Your ABCs

Avoid negative sources, people, places, things, and habits
Believe in yourself
Consider things from every angle
Don't give up and don't give in
Enjoy life today, yesterday is gone and tomorrow may never come
Family and friends are hidden treasures, seek them and enjoy their riches
Give more than you planned to
Hang on to your dreams
Ignore those who try to discourage you
Just do it
Keep trying no matter how hard it seems, it will get easier
Love yourself first and most
Make it happen
Never lie, cheat, or steal, always strike a fair deal
Open your eyes and see things as they really are
Practice makes perfect
Quitters never win and winners never quit
Read study and learn about everything important in your life
Stop procrastinating
Take control of your own destiny
Understand yourself in order to better understand others
Visualize it
Want it more than anything
Xcellerate your efforts
You are unique of all God's creations nothing can replace you
Zero in on your target and go for it!

Words to Grow By . . .

1. We will treat each other with dignity and respect. 
2. We will praise the accomplishments of each other. 
3. We will speak kind words to each other. 
4. We will be encouragers. 
5. We will seek and speak the truth. 
6. We will focus on what’s right and not worry about who’s right. 
7. We will listen to learn. 
8. We will smile and have a healthy sense of humor. 
9. We will not gossip. 
10. We will expect excellence in all thoughts, words and actions.

12 Priceless Qualities of Success

- Marshall Field

1. The Value of Time. 
2. The Success of Perseverance. 
3. The Pleasure of Working. 
4. The Dignity of Simplicity. 
5. The Worth of Character. 
6. The Power of Kindness. 
7. The Influence of Example. 
8. The Obligation of Duty. 
9. The Wisdom of Economy. 
10. The Virtue of Patience. 
11. The Improvement of Talent. 
12. The Joy of Originating.

Mistakes

1. Never afraid of making mistakes, if you try to avoid making mistakes, you will end up doing nothing. (A ship in a harbour is safe but it is not made for that.)
2. Never regret for past mistakes, because you can not change it, instead try to learn from it and rectify it.
3. Never repeat a past mistakes. Doing a new mistake is permitted.
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"A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, strong enough to correct them."

- John C. Maxwell 

Work is Worship

Work is man's greatest function. He can achieve anything in life if he tries hard, works hard.

If you are poor - Work
If you are rich - Work
If burdened by unfair responsibilities - Work
If you are happy - Work
If your health is threatened - Work
When faith falters - Work
When dreams are shattered - Work
When hope seems dead - Work
When illness gives room to doubt - Work

Work is the greatest remedy for all problems.

So Work, Work, Work and Work faithfully.

Life Style to Success

Talk - Softly
Walk - Humbly
Eat - Sensibly
Breath - Deeply
Sleep - Sufficiently
Dress - Smartly
Act - Fearlessly
Work - Patiently
Think - Truthfully
Believe - Correctly
Behave - Decently
Learn - Practically
Plan - Orderly
Save - Regularly
Spend - Intelligently

Strategic Growth Initiatives (S.G.I) Values

1. Cleanliness & Orderliness
2. Speed & Punctuality
3. Communication & Co-ordination
4. Product Quality
5. Cost saving
6. Soft speech
7. Streamline systems
8. Customer Satisfaction
9. Productivity & Development of Employees
10. Maintenance & Maximum utilization of equipment

6 Attitudes for Winners

 - Norman Vincent Peale

1. Positive - No problem is too great to solve
2. Courageous - I have nothing to fear
3. Enthusiastic - Life is exciting
4. Peaceful - I don't need to worry
5. Confident - I can change for the better
6. Expectant - I have a future

If there is a will there is a way

If there is a will,

          There is a way –

Goals are just dreams

          With feet on them.

 

If you replace the wishbone

          With the backbone,

You will achieve

          What you believe.

 

People may doubt

          What you say,

But they will always believe

          What you do.

 

If you can dream it,

          You can do it,

But when you listen

          To the wrong voice,

You make the wrong choice.

 

Remember, if you fail to plan,

          Then you plan to fail,
Yet if you are not

          Willing to fail,

Then you will never be

          Responsible for success.

It is not over till you win.

Winners and Losers

A winner always starts from present

A loser always thinks of past failures

A winner controls his own attitude

A loser lets his attitude to be determined by others

A winner says it is difficult but possible

A loser says it is possible but difficult

A simplest formula for success

Follow the winners and avoid the losers.

Being with a winner makes you a winner.

For a Wonderful Life

Believe in yourself

But don’t be overconfident;

Be satisfied

          But know that you can always improve;

Accept love graciously

          And always be ready to give more;

Be modest in victory and success

          And courageous in defeat;

Give comfort and security to others

          And you will always receive it in return;

Be glad . . . just for being

          The wonderful person that you are.

To Live a Meaningful Life . . .

To laugh often and much,

To win the respect of intelligent people

And the affection of children;

To earn the appreciation of honest critics

And induce the betrayal of false friends;

To appreciate beauty;

To find the best in other;

To leave the world a bit better,

Whether by a healthy child,

A garden patch,

Or a redeemed social condition;

To know even one like has breathed easier

Because you lived. This is to have succeeded.

Most Important Words

The six most important words:

“I ADMIT I MADE A MISTAKE”

The five most important words:

“You did a good job”

The four most important words:

“What is your opinion”

The three most important words:

“If you please”

The two most important words:

“Thank you”

The one most important word:

“We”

The least important word:

“I”

10 Rules of human relations

1. SPEAK TO PEOPLE: There is nothing as nice as a cheerful word of greeting.
2. SMILE AT PEOPLE: It takes 72 muscles to frown, only 14 to smile.
3. CALL PEOPLE BY NAME: The sweetest music to anyone’s ear is the sound of his own name.
4. BE FRIENDLY AND HELPFUL: If you would like to have friends, is a friend.
5. BE CORDIAL: Speak and act as if everything you do is a genuine pleasure.
6. BE GENUINELY INTERESTED IN PEOPLE: You can like almost everybody if you try.
7. BE GENEROUS with praise – cautious with criticism.
8. BE CONSIDERATE with the feelings of others. There are usually three sides to a controversy: yours, the other person’s, and the right side.
9. BE ALERT to give service. What counts most in life is what we do for others.
10. Add to this A GOOD SENSE OF HUMOUR, a big doses of patience and a dash of humility, and you will be rewarded many fold.

12 Ways to win people to your way of thinking

1. The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.
2. Show respect for the other person’s opinions. Never say,”You’re wrong”
3. If you are wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically.
4. Begin in a friendly way.
5. Get the other person saying, “Yes, yes” immediately.
6. Let the other person do a great deal of talking.
7. Let the other person feel that the idea is his or hers.
8. Try honestly to see things from the other person’s point of view.
9. Be sympathetic with the other person’s ideas and desires.
10. Appeal to the nobler motives.
11. Dramatize your ideas.
12. Throw a challenge.

Don’t Quit

Don’t quit when the tide is lowest,
For it’s just about to turn
Don’t quit over doubts and questions,
For there’s something you may learn.
Don’t quit when the night is darkest,
For it’s just a while until dawn
Don’t quit when you’ve run the farthest,
For the race is almost won.
Don’t quit when the hill is steepest,
For your goal is almost nigh
Don’t quit, for you’re not a failure
Until you fail to try.
Winners never quit quitters never win.
NEVER GIVE UP!

Mathematics in Life

Add	Happiness and Kindness
Subtract	Jealousy and Cruelty
Multiply	Others Happiness
Divide	Others Sadness
Differentiate	Your Problems
Integrate	Your Good Deeds
Raising Powers	Your Personality
Maximize Function	Your Knowledge
Minimize Function	Your Anger
Finite	Your Age
Infinite	Your Fame
Analyze	Your Imagination
Increasing Function	Your Qualification
Decreasing Function	Your Bad Deeds
Variables	Your Surrounding
Non Decreasing Function	Your Experience

Promise Yourself

-C.D.Larson

To be strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.

To wish health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet.

To make all your friends feel that there is something worthwhile in them.

To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.

To think only the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best.

To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greatest achievements of the future.

To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.

To live in the faith that the whole world is on your side so long as you are true to the best that is in you.

Character Building

Watch your thoughts
They become WORDS
Watch your words
They become ACTIONS
Watch your actions
They become HABITS
Watch your habits
They become your CHARACTER.
Watch your CHARACTER
It becomes your DESTINY.

You can, If You think, You can

You Can,

If you think

You Can.

Do all the good you can, by all the means you can

In all the ways you can, in all the places you can

At all the times you can, to all the people you can

As long as ever you can.

Resolutions For Today

-Kenneth L. Holmes

JUST FOR TODAY I will try to live through this day only, and not tackle my whole life problem at once.

JUST FOR TODAY I will be happy. After all, most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.

JUST FOR TODAY I will look as agreeable as I can, dress becomingly, speak low, act courteously, criticize not one bit, and not try to improve anybody except myself.

JUST FOR TODAY I will adjust myself to what is; and I will not keep trying to adjust everything else to my own desires.

JUST FOR TODAY I will exercise my soul in three ways: I will do somebody a good turn, and not get found out. I will do at least two things I don't want to do-just for exercise. And today, if my feelings are hurt, I will not show it to anyone.

JUST FOR TODAY I will try to strengthen my mind. I will learn something useful. I will read something that requires effort, thought and concentration.

JUST FOR TODAY I will have a programme. I may not follow it exactly, but I will have it. I will save myself from two pests: hurry and indecision.

JUST FOR TODAY I will have a quiet half-hour all by myself for meditation and relaxation.

JUST FOR TODAY I will be unafraid.