Smile

In the course of the day, some of your acquaintances may be too tired to give you a smile. Give them one of yours :)

Nobody needs a smile so much as those who have none left to give.

Empathy

Resolve to be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and wrong. Because some time in our lives we would have been all of these ourselves. -- Lloyd Shearer, 1986

Appreciation

The psychologist William James said, "One of the deepest desires of human beings is the desire to be appreciated. The feeling of being unwanted is hurtful."
The biggest disease today is not leprosy or tuberculosis but rather the feeling of being unwanted. -- Mother Teresa

Be sincere in giving Appreciation. To have a Friend, Be a Friend.

Learn to Give and Receive Compliments

Don't miss out on any opportunity to give sincere compliments. Remember, the key word is sincerity. When others give you a compliment, accept it graciously and gracefully. That is a sign of Humility. Be understanding and caring. Practise Courtesy on a Daily Basis.

Be Grateful

Ego stands in the way of showing Gratitude. A Gracious Attitude changes our Outlook in Life.

Be Dependable and Practise Loyalty

The old adage, "an ounce of loyalty is worth more than a pound of cleverness," is universal and eternal.

Responsibility

Responsible people accept and learn from their mistakes.

When we make a mistake, we should accept it immediately and willingly.

When the Other Person Realizes and Admits That He Has Made a Mistake, Congratulate Him and Give Him a Way Out to Save Face.
People who don't accept Responsibility shift the Blame to their parents, teachers, genes, God, fate, luck or the stars.
For evil to flourish, good people have to do nothing and evil shall flourish. -- Edmund Burke

Don't Gossip

Small people talk about other people, mediocre people talk about things, great people talk about Ideas.

Discuss But Don't Argue

Arguing is like fighting a losing battle. Even if one wins, the cost may be more than the victory is worth. Emotional Battles leave a residual ill will even if you win.

Practise Humility

Many years ago, a rider came across some soldiers who were trying to move a heavy log without success. The corporal was standing by as the men struggled. The rider asked the corporal why he wasn't helping. The corporal replied, "I am the corporal; I give orders." The rider dismounted, went up and stood by the soldiers and as they were lifting the log, he helped them. With his help, the log got moved. The rider quietly mounted his horse and went to the corporal and said, "The next time your men need help, send for the Commander-in-Chief." After he left, the corporal and his men found out that the rider was the 1st President of USA, George Washington.

Do Something for Others Who Cannot Repay You in Cash or Kind

Dr. Karl Menninger, a world-renowned psychiatrist, was once asked, "What would you advise someone if you knew that person was going to have a nervous breakdown?" The audience expected Dr. Menninger to advise consulting a professional. But he didn't. He said, "I would advise that person to lock home, go to the other side of town, find someone in need and help that person. By doing that we get out of our own way." A lot of times we get in our own way, don't we?

Turn Scars into Stars * *

Some of the best music was composed by Beethoven. What was his handicap? He was deaf. Some of the best poetry on nature was written by Milton. What was his handicap? He was blind. One of the greatest world leaders was US President Franklin D. Roosevelt. What was his handicap? He served from a wheelchair.

Motivation

Motivation is like fire unless you keep adding fuel to it, it dies. Just like exercise and food don't last long, neither does motivation. However, if the source of motivation is belief in inner values, it becomes long--lasting.
Experience has shown that people will do a lot for money, more for a good leader, and do most for a belief. We see this happening every day all over the world. People will die for a belief.

Pride of Performance

If a man is called to be street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well. -- Martin Luther King, Jr.

Luck shines on the Deserving

Alexander Graham Bell was desperately trying to invent a hearing aid for his partially deaf wife. He failed at inventing a hearing aid but in the process discovered the principles of the telephone. Good luck is when opportunity meets preparation. Without effort and preparation, lucky coincidences don't happen.

Give more than you get

Winners put in 100% and then some more.

Patience and Persistence

In China, there is a Bamboo tree which is planted, watered and fertilized for the first four years and nothing happens. There is no visible sign of growth. But sometime during the fifth year, the Bamboo tree grows about 90 feet in six weeks. The Question is: Did the Bamboo tree grow in six weeks or did it take five years to grow even though there was no visible sign it was taking root in the ground ?

Nothing will take the place of persistence. Talent will not : Nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent . Genius will not : Unrewarded genius is a proverb. Education will not : The world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. -- Calvin Coolidge

Commitment

Commitment says, "I am predictable in the unpredictable future."
Commitment leads to enduring relationships through thick and thin. It shows in a person's personality and relationships.

The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor. -- Vince Lombardi

Develop a Sense of Humor

Dr. Norman Cousins, author of Anatomy of an Illness, is a prime example of how a person can cure himself of a terminal illness. He had a 1-in-500 chance of recovery, but Cousin wanted to prove that if there was anything like mind over matter, he'd make it a reality. He figured if negative emotions caused negative chemicals in our body, then the reverse must be true too. Positive emotions, like happiness and laughter, would bring positive chemicals into our system. He moved from the hospital to a hotel and rented humorous movies and literally cured himself by laughing.

EVERY SUCCESS STORY IS A STORY OF GREAT FAILURE

One day a partially deaf four year old kid came home with a note in his pocket from his teacher, "Your Tommy is too stupid to learn, get him out of the school." His mother read the note and answered, "My Tommy is not stupid to learn, I will teach him myself." And that Tommy grew up to be the great Thomas Edison. Thomas Edison had only three months of formal schooling and he was partially deaf.

In 1914, Thomas Edison, at age 67, lost his factory, which was worth a few million dollars, to fire. It had very little insurance. No longer a young man, Edison watched his lifetime effort go up in smoke and said, "There is great value in disaster. All our mistakes are burnt up. Thank God we can start anew." In spite of disaster, three weeks later, he invented the phonograph. What an attitude!

I'm looking for a lot of men with an infinite capacity for not knowing what cannot be done. -- Henry Ford

Start by doing what is necessary, then what is possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible. -- St. Francis of Assisi

Winners say, "I must do something". Losers say, "Something must be done."

Winners do in spite of problems. Losers permanently rationalize.

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(Excerpted from Blue Print Success by Shiv Khera)

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