Time for another Dale Carnegie moment of Zen from my weekly email:
Source: Dale Carnegie Course"We forge the chains we wear in life."
--Charles Dickens
Embrace things in your life that drive you to achieve, and start letting go of those things that do not. It is difficult to distinguish the category in which any of your activities belong, but paying attention to your choices and their consequences will sponsor the awareness you'll need to make better life choices in the future.
Remember the small things that make you happy, and use them to battle things that loom much larger and stress you out.
Consider these suggestions:
- Fill your mind with thoughts of peace, courage, hope, and health
- Never try to get even with your enemies
- Expect ingratitude
- Count your blessings, not your troubles
- Try not to imitate others
- Create happiness for others
If no one has noticed, the Carnegie principles are very big on self responsibility and creating your own opportunities for change. I believe that this approach to life and business is the only way to be happy and successful. If you won't do the things that will make you succeed, who will?
I'm definitely still working on the being happy and successful part, and I don't exactly exemplify the Dale Carnegie principles to the extent that I feel that I should, but I wanted to share this with anyone who cares to read it. What really matters is that we keep moving forward.
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