Life lessons. Failure is normal

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. Always keep your dignity

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. The power of words

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. Honesty is the best way

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. Appreciate the values of life

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. Learn to appreciate what you have

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…