mantra from the Dalai Lama
Just a short Buddhist outlook on life.
1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
2. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
3. Follow the three Rs:
- Respect for self
- Respect for others and
- Responsibility for all your actions.
5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
6. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
7. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
8. Spend some time alone every day.9. Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.
10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
11. Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time.
12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don't bring up the past.
14. Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality.15. Be gentle with the earth.
16. Once a year, go someplace you've never been before.
17. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
19. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.
I also know that dreams really do come true and you have my Best Wishes and my best efforts in those.
Regards,
Dalai Lama
distinction upon the differences between bosses, managers and leaders: A boss drives. A leader leads.
A boss relies on authority. A leader relies on cooperation.
A boss says, "I." A leader says, "We."
A boss creates fear. A leader creates confidence.
A boss knows how. A leader shows how.
A boss creates resentment. A leader breeds enthusiasm.
A boss fixes blame. A leader fixes mistakes.A boss makes work drudgery. A leader makes work interesting.
A manager administers. A leader innovates.
A manager has a short-range view. A leader has a long-range perspective.
A manager asks how and when. A leader asks what and why.
A manager has his eye on the bottom line. A leader has his eye on the horizon.
A manager accepts the status quo. A leader challenges it.
Everything is in the mind. That is where it all starts. Knowing what you want is the first step toward getting it. - Mae WestLessons do not go away. They keep presenting themselves until we learn them. - Melodie Beattie
On Achieving
Set your goals high, and do not stop till you get there. Bo Jackson, athlete
On ResolveThe difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man's determination. Tommy Lasorda, baseball manager
On Responding to Criticism
A successful person is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him or her. - David Brinklwy, broadcaster
On Avoiding Pettiness
Little things affect little minds. - Benjamin Disraeli,
On what luck really isI don't know anything about luck. I've never banked on it, and Im afraid of people who do. Luck to me is something else: Hard work and realizing what is opportunity and what isn't. Lucille ball, actress
On talent and character
A talent is formed in stillness, a character in the world's torrent. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, poet
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