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This are
some of the most important lessons I've learned over the years.
- Treat
people around you as you would like to have them treat you. I know it is
an old adage, however it certainly works and makes your life easier and less
complicated. Your life becomes more complex and disheveled when you constantly
have people-issues to resolve that you could have averted by treating people
in a more civilized manner.
- Develop
routines for doing repetitious tasks or chores. Once you develop a
routine you can then analyze the components of the task and develop faster,
more efficient methods for achieving your desired result. Routines themselves
do not necessitate being in a rut, you need to add variety so that life is
always invigorating and stimulating.
- Keep a
smile on your face as often as possible. Everyone around you responds in
a more open and friendly manner if you start by making yourself more
approachable. Simplify your approach to others so that you avoid unnecessary
conflict.
- It is
just as easy being neat as it is to being sloppy. In the beginning it
would appear as though taking your time and being orderly would take more time
and effort than being untidy. What you need to consider is that all of
the time and effort in being neat is up front, such as putting your clothes
away when you get home from work. If you are disorderly it is a two
stage process. In stage one you have the time and effort involved in
creating chaos and disorder, but you then also have the second stage of
needing to clean up the mess made in stage one.
- Always
look for people who have developed efficient processes for doing tasks in
their life and make them your mentor. Everyone can learn something they
did not know or realize from others who have already gained that experience.
Do not reinvent the wheel unless it is necessary. Most successful people learn
from other successful people's methods for getting ahead in life. Only true
entrepreneurs chart a new path for others to follow.
- Determine
goals for as many phases of your life as possible and commit them to paper or
diskette. This gives you a path to pursue in attaining these goals and makes
your decision process easier when you look at life as a never ending road map,
but with destinations along the way.
- Don't
waste time worrying over things you have no control over. It is
counterproductive and does nothing to solve any problems or issues that you
may have. Instead, focus on tasks that you can influence to make your
life more fulfilling or that can stop a problem situation before it happens.
- Develop a
game plan (schedule of major tasks) for each day. You should do this for
both your professional and personal life. Most people like to take time
and plan what they do at the office, however they do not list out the
important things they should do in their personal lives.
- Develop a
sense of balance between all phases of your life. Realize that your job
and profession are important, but they are but a means of achieving other
things in your life. Discover what is truly important in your life and devote
more attention to this endeavor.
- Assess
how happy you are in your occupation and why you are in your current
profession. Not only will you be more successful if you are working at
something you love, but you will make more money and have a more contented
life style. Take stock of what you really enjoy in life and learn how you can
incorporate these items into what you do to earn income.
- Always
look for new avenues of improving yourself. Only through learning something
new every day of your life can you make your experience on earth more
meaningful and fulfilling. You should always share your new life
discoveries with others so they will learn from your hard earned wisdom.
- Live as
if this is all there is.
- Live with
intention.
- Walk to
the edge.
- Listen
hard.
- Practice
wellness.
- Play with
abandon.
- Laugh.
- Choose
with no regret.
- Continue
to learn.
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Appreciate your friends.
- Do what
you love.
- Use the
rest of your time to nap.
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