Although , the following might be part of a book I recently read, I never deny that it is what life truly taught me over the past years.
1. Life isn’t fair. I’ve said it to myself and my friends have said it hundreds of times. I always agreed with them. I only wish I’d had this answer for them: Life isn’t fair—it’s fantastic.
2. It’s better to talk less and say more. And that’s easier said than done. There’s a reason we have two eyes and one mouth.
3. Worry is not a virtue. I used to think I wasn’t a responsible person unless I worried about things. What kind of a person doesn’t worry about his life? What I’ve come to know is that worry is like prayer in reverse. What you worry about is what you attract.
4. It’s easier to attract a trouble than it is to take it off. Like I needed years to learn that! A trouble is a terrible thing to mind.
5. When arguing with your spouse—or anyone else, for that matter—the less said the better.
6. Religion. Many so-called religious people are not very spiritual people. The more someone tells me how religious they are, how honest they are or how great they are, the less I tend to believe them.
7. The sequence is Be, Do, Have—not Do, Have, Be. If I become the person I wish to become, I can do more of the things I want to do and have more of the things I want to have. Reversing the order is not very effective, and it’s not fulfilling.
8. Age has little to do with maturity. I know some very young people who demonstrate great maturity.
9. It’s a lot easier to refrain from saying something than it is to take it back after you’ve said it. In fact, you can never really take back something you’ve said. Like an arrow released from a bow—it cannot be called back. You can’t unring a bell.
9. It’s a lot easier to refrain from saying something than it is to take it back after you’ve said it. In fact, you can never really take back something you’ve said. Like an arrow released from a bow—it cannot be called back. You can’t unring a bell.
10. There’s more to balance than not falling over. I think Ben Franklin said it best, “Nothing to excess.” And contrary to what Mae West said, too much of anything is not a good thing.
12. Having thoughts is not thinking. It’s much more than that. Thinking is hard work—perhaps that’s why so few people engage in it. Voltaire wrote, “No problem can stand the assault of sustained thinking.”
13. Thou shalt not should on thyself or others. This is the eleventh commandment. Many people blame others for holding them back. Truth is, we’re usually the quickest to put ourselves down. We shouldn’t “should” on ourselves.
14. Have a soft heart but maintain a thick skin. And never mix them up.
15. Shortcuts seldom work. Perhaps Beverly Sills said it best when she wrote, “There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.”
16. Personal responsibility. People who take personal responsibility are very rare indeed. Most people want to fix the blame rather than fix the problem.
17. Comfort. On the road to comfort, one must be willing to sometimes be uncomfortable.
18. Clear agreements. With a written agreement, you have a prayer. With a verbal agreement, you have nothing but air. Clarity leads to power and having clear agreements—and keeping them—makes for better relationships.
19. The Power of Acknowledgement. Look for every opportunity to publicly acknowledge others for their good deeds. Tell people about the goodness and kindness of others. Look for the examples of what’s good in the world— in small ways and big—and point it out for everyone to see.
20. Success is not an accident. If you develop the habits of success, you will make success a habit.
21. You can be right or you can be happy. If we’re determined to be right, and we try to have everyone think we’re right, we’ll give up a good deal of happiness.
>>>>>>>>>To be continued....
From :
101 Things I’ve Learned in My 50 Trips Around the Sun
Written by Michael Angier
Published bySuccess Networks International, Inc.
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