"We inevitably doom our children to frustration and failure when we try to set their goals for them."
There is probably no harder task in the world than to raise a child well from birth to adulthood. Some important principles to teach along the way include:
- value people, especially family members, for who they are.
- give encouragement to others; it helps them develop the courage needed to persist.
- don't be afraid to make mistakes. Does anyone learn anything without making mistakes? Not really, making mistakes is just part of the learning process.
Each of us need to develop a core set of principles and measure each of our decisions against those principles.
The only real way to teach values is to live them. Our children need to learn what we have learned and especially what has helped us along the way.
Our children should NOT do things just because we say NOT to do them, they should decide for themselves based on their values.
Life is not about you, it's about you helping others. Now go and help others learn these important principles, especially those in your own family.
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Post inspired by the Ultimate Success Program (affiliate link)
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Saturday, March 2, 2013
Saturday, February 23, 2013
How to Claim Excellence
"You, scanning these words, are living proof that one need not stop learning, or growing, after some predetermined youthful age."
What does excellence mean to you?
Words like exceptionally good, continuous improvement, and possessing high qualities come to my mind.
On a personal level excellence is made up of individual fulfillment, high self-worth, and the belief that each individual has the opportunity and responsibility to be the best they can be.
How about the word responsibility?
Do you believe the government is responsible to solve your problems? Or do you take personal responsibility and solve them yourself?
Thomas Jefferson believed that the role of government is to protect and serve the people.
Who is best suited to ponder and solve one's problems? I believe a free, moral, thinking, and responsible person is.
We are always in need of more free, moral, thinking, and responsible individuals to lead the way and encourage others.
What good is our freedom without moral commitment?
We need to ensure a sense of individuality co-exists with a sense of shared purpose.
You and I must look for ways to encourage the development of individual freedom and personal responsibility. This is the opposite of depending upon government to provide solutions.
Strive to improve the lives of others by first claiming excellence and responsibility in your own life.
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Post inspired by the Ultimate Success Program (affiliate link)
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What does excellence mean to you?
Words like exceptionally good, continuous improvement, and possessing high qualities come to my mind.
On a personal level excellence is made up of individual fulfillment, high self-worth, and the belief that each individual has the opportunity and responsibility to be the best they can be.
How about the word responsibility?
Do you believe the government is responsible to solve your problems? Or do you take personal responsibility and solve them yourself?
Thomas Jefferson believed that the role of government is to protect and serve the people.
Who is best suited to ponder and solve one's problems? I believe a free, moral, thinking, and responsible person is.
We are always in need of more free, moral, thinking, and responsible individuals to lead the way and encourage others.
What good is our freedom without moral commitment?
We need to ensure a sense of individuality co-exists with a sense of shared purpose.
You and I must look for ways to encourage the development of individual freedom and personal responsibility. This is the opposite of depending upon government to provide solutions.
Strive to improve the lives of others by first claiming excellence and responsibility in your own life.
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Post inspired by the Ultimate Success Program (affiliate link)
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Saturday, February 16, 2013
How to Guard Against a Trap of Success
"When you get caught up in the heady pursuit of success you run the risk of losing far more than gain unless you are careful."
You and I must learn how to live a truly successful life. It is much more important to love others than to gain material possessions.
Creating your own success can bring financial rewards, and with those financial rewards come more choices and responsibilities.
As we attract more money by providing more and better service to others, we sometimes fall into a trap of acquiring possessions to give us proof of status, give us the feeling of public approval, and to build our own self-esteem.
There is nothing inherently wrong with acquiring possessions, it is perfectly fine to enjoy the fruits of your labor as long as those fruits are truly enjoyed rather than becoming a burden.
Guard against believing that you must have, and display, material possessions to be considered a success. Problems arise when we spend our time and money to acquire possessions that give us the outward illusion of wealth. This type of materialistic thinking can easily leave you without the true riches of having people share in your life.
It seems like we have less trouble making money than demonstrating our love for other people but we must realize that not everything can be bought and there is no substitute for relationships.
In summary, remember, love people, use things (which includes money).
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Post inspired by the Ultimate Success Program (affiliate link)
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You and I must learn how to live a truly successful life. It is much more important to love others than to gain material possessions.
Creating your own success can bring financial rewards, and with those financial rewards come more choices and responsibilities.
As we attract more money by providing more and better service to others, we sometimes fall into a trap of acquiring possessions to give us proof of status, give us the feeling of public approval, and to build our own self-esteem.
There is nothing inherently wrong with acquiring possessions, it is perfectly fine to enjoy the fruits of your labor as long as those fruits are truly enjoyed rather than becoming a burden.
Guard against believing that you must have, and display, material possessions to be considered a success. Problems arise when we spend our time and money to acquire possessions that give us the outward illusion of wealth. This type of materialistic thinking can easily leave you without the true riches of having people share in your life.
It seems like we have less trouble making money than demonstrating our love for other people but we must realize that not everything can be bought and there is no substitute for relationships.
In summary, remember, love people, use things (which includes money).
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Post inspired by the Ultimate Success Program (affiliate link)
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