Do Less Of The Things That Will Set
You Back.
Do More Of The Things That Will Get
You Ahead.
Competing with others will set you back.
You should play every game in
life, as if it were a team sport.
In a team sport, if you are not a
team player, it will be game over before you can say game.
Outside of team sports, it’s the
same.
Team players succeed more than
non team players in every sphere.
Want to multiply your chances of
success, satisfaction and fulfillment?
Become a team player.
Employers like team players, because
they get the work done, without being problems.
There are enough problems with the
work itself, without interpersonal problems being problems.
So become a team player.
Managers like team players.
HR likes team players.
And team members like team players,
but of course!
So even if you are the LeBron of
your team, the one who makes an outsize contribution, guess what – being a team
player will take you further, and not being a team player, will only set you back.
Supercharge your success by being
a team player, cooperating with others, and creating win-win situations wherever you go.
It’s the best way to be a friend
to yourself.
Being patient will get you ahead.
Being impatient will set you back.
You can’t click your fingers and
expect things to fall into place, and go your way.
The wheels of success turn
differently at different times, and in different places.
Sometimes problems have to be
sorted out, before you can see a glimmer of success.
You got to have patience.
Don’t give up hope, if things
seem to be going the wrong way.
Apply yourself with patience.
Eventually, things will go the
right way.
Just look at what happened to the
US housing market, the US stock market, and the US job market, in the last
decade.
There was a giant backwards move,
which shook everyone’s lives to the core.
But the wheels eventually started
turning positively again.
Patience, faith and time were all
that were needed.
Patience, faith and steady
application, is how most successful and content people succeed.
Become one of them.
Don’t let impatience derail your
chances of success.
Apply yourself patiently… and
slowly, but surely, things will work out.
Being respectful will get you ahead.
Being disrespectful will set you back.
Respect is the foundation of
healthy relationships and healthy communication.
Respect makes people feel big.
Disrespect makes people feel
small.
If you make people feel small, what
do you think will happen?
They will not want to have
anything to do with you.
You can be magnetic, or you can
be distasteful to people.
The higher the regard you have
for people, all kinds of people, not just the people you think are capable and
successful and worthy of your regard, the more magnetic you will be.
The lower the regard you have for
people, the more distasteful you will be.
Respect is the foundation of
team-work and very important on the job.
Many foolish young people (still at
the stage of sowing their Howard Roark oats) disregard the value of respect.
They don’t realize it’s the
cornerstone of success.
Don’t be one of those foolish
young people.
Supercharge your success by
showing respect to everyone you meet.
It’s another good way to be a
friend to yourself.
Being helpful and considerate to others will get you
ahead.
Being unhelpful and inconsiderate to others will set you back.
How willing are you to help
others with your skills, knowledge and insights?
If you are, you will experience
more success.
I embraced this principle, and
became deliberate about applying it.
It helped me to increase my
network of “happy clients” and “happy friends”.
You see the benefits immediately of
putting the wind in someone’s wings, or opening someone’s eyes to insights, or
helping someone in an intellectual jam.
And you earn gratitude, brownie
points, and repeat business for it.
So what’s not to like.
Supercharge your success by being
helpful and considerate.
It’s another wonderful way to be
a friend to yourself.
Do more of the things that will
get you ahead.
Do less of the things that will
set you back.
These are some of the prerequisites of a good life!
Acknowledgements
Thanks for the feedback, (comments, likes, shares) on Part
1 and 2 of this series. I appreciate the kudos from old friends, new friends,
and relatives who have become friends. You keep me going.
NEXT, Thanks to all readers, current and future, for sharing my journey to wisdom, meaning and a better life. Like you,
I am trying to find my way through this
complex maze we call life, and I am
honored to have you share my journey,
as I continue to seek the wisdom hidden
in plain sight.
FINALLY, A Happy Birthday shout-out: to those with July birthdays. Use
your birthday month to do less of the things which will set you back, and do
more things that will get you ahead.
Have a blessed week, and hope to see you next week.
P.S. Not sure if you
have time, but if you do, you may enjoy these other posts:
Friendships
The United States of Friendship – Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6,Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12
Family
Our Cake Boss Family, Family Songs, The Nightdress Brigade, Family Advice I Am Grateful For, The Porki And Bonkers Tradition, No Need for 23 and Me,Letters to Lucas, Flying Lessons
Pets
A Fresh Perspective on Pets, Secrets of The Super Models In Our Family,BowWow, Meoww, Why You Should Not Abandon Your Pet
Nature
Hobbies
Managing Your Money
Yoga for Investors, How to Turn Your Girl Scout or Cub Scout Into a Stock Scout, Financial Piece of Mind, Financial Piece of Mind – Part Deux, A Retirement Planning Formula You Won’t Find on Oprah
Simplifying Your Life
You know what Wesabi is, How About Wabi Sabi? The Simple Life, The Element of Simplicity and Its Hope for Living a More
Satisfying Life
Getting Over Your Self-Consciousness
The Element of Release From Inhibition, The Element of Being Less Self-Centered and Its Hope for Seeing
Things in The Correct Light, The Element of Getting Out of Our Comfort Zone and Its Hope For
Experiencing More of What Life Has to Offer
Learning to Laugh
How To Deal With The Sheldon Coopers in Your Life – Part 1, Part 2, Part 3,Part 4, The Nightdress Brigade, You Aced the SAT, How About the LAT?, How To Cause Atmost Confuzen at the Scripps Spelling Bee, How To Go From Madonna to Lilly to Myrtle in The Course of A
Single Evening - And Even Have a Sex Change, A Facebook Face-Off, A Short Stint in Advertising
Learning to Relax
How To Become a Low Maintenance Person, Connected Minds, How To Become The Kind of Person People Want to Work with, How Many Times a Day Do You Visit Ireland? The Art of Carrying Things Lightly
Health
Raising the Bar, 4 Healthy Eating Ideas I Learned from My Friend Julia, The Element of Becoming More Focused and Precise In Our Goals
and Its Hope for Achieving Powerful Results
Pursuing A Dream
What’s Next For You? The Element of The First Step and Its Hope for Getting Big
Things Started In Our Lives, She Victories
Changing in Good Ways
Maybe Its Time To Become More Receptive, Maybe It’s Time To Live More Purposefully, Maybe It’s Time To Bust Some Myths, Maybe It’s Time to Walk In The Direction Of Your Fears, Maybe It’s Time To Understand What Freedom Is, Maybe It’s Time To Turn the Page, Maybe It’s Time To Rock The World, Maybe It’s Time For Freshness
