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The unvarnished truth is that almost all the people you meet feel themselves superior to you in some way, and a sure way to their hearts is to let them realize in some subtle way that you recognize their importance, and recognize it sincerely.
Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.
You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.
I had made more headway in two hours by becominggenuinely interested in him and his problems than I could have made in ten years trying to get him interested in me and my product.”
“I consider my ability to arouse enthusiasm among my people,” said Schwab, “the greatest asset I possess, and the way to develop the best that is in a person is by appreciation and encouragement.
“Teach me neither to proffer nor receive cheap praise.”
One of the Most Neglected Virtues of Our Daily Existence is Appreciation.
“it lies in the ability to get the other person's point of view and see things from that person's angle as well as from your own.”
The world is full of people who are grabbing and self-seeking. So the rare individual who unselfishly tries to serve others has an enormous advantage.
Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire.
Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain—: and most fools do. But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving.
“I am convinced now that nothing good is accomplished and a lot of damage can be done if you tell a person Straight out that he or she is wrong. You only succeed in Stripping that person of self-dignity and making yourself an unwelcome part of any discussion.”
An old man was asked what had robbed him ofjoy in his life. His reply was, “Things that never happened.”
“I have no right to say or do anything that diminishes a man in his own eyes. What matters is not what I think of him, but what he thinks of himself. Hurting a man in his dignity is a crime.”
One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.
“Men do not die from overwork. They die from dissipation and worry.” Yes, from dissipation of their energies—and worry because they never seem to get their work done.
Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment.
our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration, and resentment.
Then I made this important discovery: if I do my work as if\ really enjoy it, then I do enjoy it to some extent. I also found I can work faster when I enjoy my work.
If you act “as if” you are interested in your job, that bit of acting will tend to make your interest real. It will also tend to decrease your fatigue, your tensions, and your worries.
“Yes, go to bat with yourself every morning. We talk a lot about the importance of physical exercise to wake us up out of the half-sleep in which so many of us walk around. But we need, even more, some spiritual and mental exercises every morning to stir us into action. Give yourself a pep talk every day.”
Remember happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think.
No matter what happens, always be yourself”
“Self-Reliance": “There is a time in every man's education when he arrives at the conviction that envy is ignorance; that imitation is suicide; that he must take himself for better, for worse, as his portion; that though the wide universe is full of good, no kernel of nourishing corn can come to him but through his toil bestowed on that plot of ground which is given to him to till. The power which resides in him is new in nature, and none but he knows what that is which he can do, nor does he know until he has tried.”
Boredom, resentment, a feeling of not being appreciated, a feeling of futility, hurry, anxiety, worry—those are the emotional factors that exhaust the sitting worker, make him susceptible to colds, reduce his output, and send him home with a nervous headache.
“Never be bothered by what people say, as long as you know in your heart you are right.”
I had the blues because I had no shoes, Until upon the street, I met a man who had no feet.
“seldom think of what we have but always of what we lack” is the greatest tragedy on earth.
“There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and, after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second.”
