Sunday, August 30, 2015

H: Am I a Progressive Thinker?

H             Am I a Progressive Thinker? Checklist

A. Do I Think Progressively Toward My Work?
1.             Do I appraise my work with the “how can we do it better?"
attitude?
2.         Do I praise my company, the people in it, and the products
it sells at every possible opportunity?
3.         Are my personal standards with reference to the quantity
and-quality of my output higher now than three or
six mouths ago?
4.         Am I setting an excellent example for my subordinates,
associates, and others I work with?

B. Do I Think Progressively Toward My Family?
1.         Is my family happier today than it was three or six
months ago?
2.         Am I following a plan to improve my family's standard of
living?
3.         Does my family have an ample variety of stimulating
activities outside the home?
4.         Do I set an example of "a progressive," a supporter of
progress, for my children?

C. Do I Think Progressively Toward Myself?
1.             Can I honestly say I am a more valuable person today
than three or six months ago?     
2.         Am I following an organized self-improvement program
to increase my value to others?
3.         Do I have forward-looking goals for at least five years in
the future?
4.         Am I a booster in every organization or group to which
I belong?

D. Do I Think Progressively Toward My Community?
1.             Have I done anything in the past six months that I honestly
feel has improved my community (neighborhood,
, schools, etc.)?
2.         Do I boost worthwhile community projects rather than
object, criticize, or complain?
3.         Have I ever taken the lead in bringing about some worthwhile
improvement in my community?

4.         Do I speak well of my neighbors and fellow citizens?

Thursday, August 27, 2015

G USE GOALS TO HELP YOU GROW AND USE THESE SUCCESS-BUILDING PRINCIPLES TO WORK

G         USE GOALS TO HELP YOU GROW AND USE THESE SUCCESS-BUILDING PRINCIPLES TO
WORK:
1.         Get a clear fix on where you want to go. Create an image of
yourself ten years from now.
2.         Write out your ten-year plan. Your life is too important
to be left to chance. Put down on ·paper what you want
to accomplish in your work, your home, and your social
departments ..
3.         Surrender yourself to your desires. Set goals to get more
energy. Set goals to get things done. Set goals and discover
the real enjoyment of living.
4.         Let your major goal be your automatic pilot. When you let
your goal absorb you, you'll found yourself making the right
decisions to reach your goal.
5.         Achieve your goal one step at a time. Regard each task you
pelf arm, regardless of how small it may seem, as a step toward
your goal.
6.         Build thirty-day goals. Day-by-day effort pays off.
7.             Take detours in stride. A detour simply means another
 route. It should never mean surrendering the goal.
8.         Invest in yourself. Purchase those things that build mental

power and efficiency. Invest in education. Invest in idea starters

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

F

            Examine yourself Decide what specific things you should
do to make yourself more effective. Use the form below as a
guide. Under each of the major headings make notes of the
things you will do in the next thirty days. Then, when the thirty day
period is up, check your progress and build a new thirty-day
goal. Always keep working on the "little"' things to get you in

shape for the. big things.

THIRTY-DAY IMPROVEMENT GUIDE

A.         Break these habits: (suggestions)
1.             Putting off things.
2.         Negative language.
3.         Watching TV more than 60 minutes per day.
4.         Gossip.
B.         Acquire these habits: (suggestions)
1.             A rigid morning examination of my appearance.
2.         Plan each day's work the night before.
3.         Compliment people at every possible opportunity.
C.         Increase my value to my employer in these ways: (suggestions)
1.         Do a better job of developing my subordinates.
2.         Learn more about my company, what it does, and the
customers it serves.
3.         Make three specific suggestions to help my company
become more efficient.
D.         Increase my value to my home in these ways: (suggestions)
1.             Show more appreciation for the little things my wife
does that I've been taking for granted.
2.         Once each week, do something special with my whole
family.
3.         Give one hour each day of my undivided attention to my
family.
E.            Sharpen my mind in these ways: (suggestions)
1.             Invest two hours each week in reading professional
magazines in my field.
2.             Read one self-help book.
3.         Make four new friends.
4.         Spend 30 minutes daily in quiet, undisturbed thinking.

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

E. Five guideposts to help you turn defeat into victory

Five guideposts to help you turn defeat into victory are:
1.         Study. setbacks to pave your way to success. When you lose,
learn, and then go on to win next time.
2.         Have the courage to be your own constructive critic. Seek
out your faults and weaknesses and then correct them. This
makes you a professional.
3.         Stop blaming luck. Research each setback. Find out what
went wrong. Remember, blaming luck never got anyone
where he wanted to go.
4.         Blend persistence with experimentation. Stay with your
goal but don't beat your head against a stone wall. Try new
approaches. Experiment.
5          Remember; there is a good side in every situation. Find it.

See the good side and whip discouragement.

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

D GROW THE ACTION HABIT

D          GROW THE ACTION HABIT
Practice these key points:
1.             Be an activationist. Be someone who does things. Be a doer,
not a don't-er.
2.             Don't wait until conditions are perfect. They never will be.
Expect future obstacles and difficulties and solve them as
they arise.
3.             Remember, ideas alone won't bring success. Ideas have
value only when you act upon them.
4.         Use action to cure fear and gain confidence. Do what you
fear, and fear disappears. Just try it and see.
5.         Start your mental engine mechanically. Don't wait· for the
spirit to move you. Take action, dig in, and you move the
spirit.
6.         Think in terms of now. Tomorrow, next week, later; and
similar words often are synonymous with the failure word,
never. Be an "I'm starting right now" kind of person.
7.         Get down to business-pronto. Don't waste time getting
ready to act. Start acting instead.
8.         Seize the initiative. Be a crusader. Pick up the ball and run.
Be a volunteer. Show that you have the ability and ambition

to do.

Monday, August 10, 2015

C. Use Of Idea Generated Within Us

C          Every day thousands of people bury good ideas because
they are afraid to act on them.
And afterward, the ghosts of those ideas come back to
haunt them. Put these two thoughts deep in your mind.
First, give your ideas value by acting on them. Regardless of how good the idea,
unless you do something with it, you gain nothing.

Second, act on your ideas and gain mind tranquility.

Sunday, August 9, 2015

B IN A CAPSULE, PUT THESE PRINCIPLES TO WORK

B          IN A CAPSULE, PUT THESE PRINCIPLES TO WORK

1.             Make yourself lighter to lift. Be likable. Practice being the
kind of person people like. This wins their support and puts
fuel in your success-building program.
2.         Take the initiative in building friendships. Introduce yourself
to others at every opportunity. Make sure you get the
other person's name straight, and make certain he gets
your name straight too. Drop a personal note to your new
friends you want to get to know better.
3.         Accept human differences and limitations. Don't expect
anyone to be perfect. Remember, the other person has a
right to be different. And don't be a reformer.
4.         Channel L, Channel P, the Good Thoughts Station. Find qualities
to like and admire in a person, not things to dislike.
And don't let others prejudice your thinking about a third
person. Think positive thoughts towards people-and get
positive results.
5.         Practice conversation generosity. Be like successful people.
Encourage others to talk. Let the other person talk to you
about his views, his opinions, his accomplishments.
6.         Practice courtesy all the time. It makes other people feel
better. It makes you feel better too.
7.         Don't blame others when you receive a setback. Remember,
how you think when you lose determines how long it will

be until you win.