We see the world, not as it is, but as we are – or, as we are conditioned to see it. When we open our mouths to describe what we see, we in effect describe ourselves, our perceptions, our paradigms.
To receive gratitude with grace is a form of gratitude by itself, and not always an easy art to master.
Principles don’t die. They aren’t here one day and gone the next. They can’t be destroyed by fire, earthquake or theft. Principles are deep, fundamental truths, classic truths.
You will never be able to truly step inside another person, to see the world as he sees it, until you develop the pure desire, the strength of personal character, and the positive Emotional Bank Account, as well as the empathetic listening skills to do it.
Quality relationships are built on principles, especially the principle of trust.
Only as we keep an open communication with our deep inner life will we have the wisdom to make effective choices.
Treat them all the same by treating them differently.
When air is charged with emotions, an attempt to teach is often perceived as a form of judgment and rejection.
The more deeply you understand other people, the more you will appreciate them, the more reverent you will feel about them. To touch the soul of another human being is to walk on holy ground.
Through imagination, we can visualize the uncredited worlds of potential that lie within us.
The key is taking responsibility and initiative, deciding what your life is about and prioritizing your life around the most important things.
People and their managers are working so hard to be sure things are done right, that they hardly have time to decide if they are doing the right things.
Beginners are many; finishers are few.
Security represents your sense of worth, your identity, your emotional anchorage, your self-esteem, your basic personal strength or lack of it.
People who exercise their embryonic freedom day after day, little by little, expand that freedom. People who do not will find that it withers until they are literally ‘being lived.’ They are acting out scripts written by parents, associates, and society.
The ability to subordinate an impulse to a value is the essence of the proactive person. Reactive people are driven by feelings, by circumstances, by conditions, by their environment. Proactive people are driven by values – carefully thought about, selected and internalized values.
Synergy: The combined effect of individuals in collaboration that exceeds the sum of their individual effects.
To live; to love; to learn; and to leave a legacy.
Opposition is a natural part of life. Just as we develop our physical muscles through overcoming opposition – such as lifting weights – we develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and adversity.
Your economic security does not lie in your job; it lies in your own power to produce – to think, to learn, to create, to adapt. That’s true financial independence. It’s not having wealth; it’s having the power to produce wealth.