Life lessons Chapter 20: Be a good person first “Give the good in any way you can.” – John Wesley A simple reason to be a good person When we were kids, adults used to tell us that Santa Claus would visit obedient children, so if we wanted to get lots of presents on Christmas…
Life lessons Chapter 19: Life is simpler when we know what’s necessary “Here’s my secret, a very simple secret: Only you can see what’s right.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Some simple rules Thousands of years ago, Confucius once said that: “Life is actually very simple, we just insist on making it more complicated.” Einstein also…
Life lessons Chapter 18: Failure is normal If you dare to accept failure and learn from it, if you see failure as an opportunity to grow for you, then believe that you are on the road to success.”- Joseph Sugarman Everyone has experienced failure Ask any successful person if they’ve ever had a failure, and…
Life lessons Chapter 17: The spirit also always needs to be taken care of “The harmony between the body and the mind will bring the source of health and new ideas.” – Carl Thoresen Life is balance Thousands of years ago, ancient Chinese and Greek philosophers studied life on two fronts: physical and mental. Although…
Life lessons Chapter 16: Always keep your dignity “Self-esteem is the deep emotional feeling you get from your appreciation of yourself.” – Denis Waitley Self-esteem and pretense During a self-esteem seminar I was really impressed by the speech by Bill Honig, one of the keynote speakers. He sincerely shared with the thousands of teachers present…
Life lessons Chapter 15: Successful people make time for themselves “Successful people never stop to wonder if what we’re doing really matters most.” – Stephen Covey The difference between successful people and unsuccessful people’s time use More than 200 years ago, Benjamin Franklin once wrote: “Time is the opportunity for each person to realize his…
Life lessons Chapter 14: Sometimes you have to give up one thing to get another “Life does not always give us everything, to achieve higher things like dreams and goals we always want, sometimes we need to sacrifice other things.”- Aysa Angel Another key to open the door to success Motivation, goal setting, and hard…
Life lessons Chapter 13: Nothing can replace hard work “The most precious gift that life gives us is the opportunity to do things worth doing, and the way we are chosen is to work hard.”– Theodore Roosevelt Reward for hard work No matter how strong the motivation and how clear the goal, your dreams will…
Life lessons Chapter 12: Goals are dreams with a deadline “People with life goals are sure to succeed because they know the path they are headed.”- Earl Nightingale Motivation and goal: winning power The combination of motivation and goals is not only the most powerful human resource but also the seed for all success. All…
Life lessons Chapter 11: True motivation always comes from within “No matter who you are or how old you are, if you want to be successful, the motivation for that success must necessarily come from within you.”- Paul J. Meyer What is motivation and where does it come from? Motivation is a concrete concept, but…
Life lessons Chapter 10: The power of words “There is nothing in the world more powerful than a positive encouragement. It can be a smile, a word of sincere encouragement, optimism, or a timely sharing.”- Richard M. DeVos The story of two friends At the age of 25, I started teaching. A colleague about 8…
Life lessons Chapter 9: Honesty is the best way “Honesty is the fundamental foundation that keeps relationships strong.” – Ramsey Clark Honesty – the highest behavior of respect A positive attitude, good habits, an optimistic outlook, a desire to pursue goals, etc. are just a necessary but not sufficient condition to lead you to success…
Life lessons Chapter 8: Appreciate the values of life “Treat others the way you would like them to treat you…” – Matthew The meaning of appreciating life Albert Schweitzer, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate for humanitarian activism, one of the greatest figures ever, a man who ranks with Socrates, Lincoln, Gandhi and Mother Teresa –…
Life lessons Chapter 7: Learn to appreciate what you have “Don’t complain about what you don’t have… Be happy with what you have.” – H. Stanley Judd What do you really care about? Philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer once said rightly: “We seldom think about what we have and are, but we always suffer and torment ourselves…
Life lessons Chapter 6: Creating good habits – the key to success “The biggest difference between successful people and unsuccessful people lies in the difference in their habits.” – Og Mandino The power of habit For a long time, I have often heard people say that we depend on our own habits but never seen…
Life lessons Chapter 5: The most important choice in life is choosing an attitude “The greatest human discovery is that we can change our lives just by changing our attitudes.” – William James How we become depends on our own thoughts My life was turned upside down when I was thirty-two years old, when my…
Life lessons Chapter 4: Life is not about luck, it’s about our choices “Nothing comes naturally. It all happens once you understand that you have to make things work the way you want them to.” – Ben Stein The Right to Choose – The Magical Ability of Humans There are many people who believe that…
Life lessons Chapter 3: Life is full of surprises and surprises “Of all the gifts that the Creator bestows on man, the smile is ranked first.” – Norman Cousin Discover the meaning of life balance One morning, I was sitting down to edit my sentences one last time before handing the manuscript over to the…