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terms. Each new person could be your next best friend, or
the person who will pull you of a ditch in half an hour.
Treat them as such.
4. You become what you think about and
tell yourself all day. Safeguard your thoughts, and when
you talk to yourself, say positive things.
5. Keep yourself too busy to mope around.
Sitting around with I, Me, Mine and Miself (your four worst
friends) and bemoaning your existence will get you nowhere.
Keep your day full of people and projects and family and
correspondence. Advance every day in the direction of your
goals.
6. Be involved in big projects to help
you organize yourself, and your time. I’m continually
amazed at how much more I can get done (in my spare time)
when I work 75 hours a week than when I work 20.
7. Cultivate humor always, but cynicism
never. Laughing at yourself and chuckling at the humor in
your situation keeps you from taking yourself too seriously
and wanting to strangle somebody. Picking on other people
doesn’t lift them up, and it doesn’t help you
up either.
8. Read 15 minutes’ worth of inspirational
material before noon every day. This not only lifts your
spirit and marks the path before you, but also gives you
something good to talk about.
9. Memorize words of upbeat songs and
inspirational quotes. Keep these on hand when you have nothing
else to think about.
10. Opinions change – facts remain
the same. Learn to separate opinion from fact, and don’t
get caught up in anybody’s opinion, even your own.
Especially, don’t live your life based on what other
people might think about you.
11. Don’t worry about things you
have no control over. Learn to solve problems quickly. Learn
to anticipate, work through, or avoid the things (problems)
you can’t solve. Plan ahead, and don’t forget
to make a “Plan B.”
12. Keep your faith in God and in the
big picture. Even though you can’t see all the curves
in the road ahead, be confident that things will straighten
themselves out (with your help) eventually. If you are doing
your part you can have every expectation that God will do
his part.
- R. Dale Jeffery
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