What Is Teamwork? In your mastermind alliance you build a small group of individuals committed to the same definite purpose. You all share the same burning obsession, you each benefit from the increased enthusiasm, imagination, and knowledge, and you are in agreement on the division of the rewards of your labor. Teamwork establishes much the …
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Defeat reveals and breaks bad habits, releasing yourenergies for a fresh start with better habits. Defeat supplants vanity and arrogance with humility,paving the way for more harmonious relationships. Defeat causes you to take inventory of your assets andliabilities, both physical and spiritual. Defeat strengthens your willpower by providing itwith a challenge to greater effort. Bodybuilders …
You can think your way into or out of almost any circumstance, good or bad. No action takes place unless it is preceded by thought. If you’re unhappy with the circumstances in which you find yourself, you can improve your situation through the power of thought, just as surely as you can destroy a positive …
The chances are that your job likes you precisely as much as you like it, but no more. You are the world’s greatest expert on your job, and you can make it into what you choose. You may have a job description, but there are few jobs in the world that come with detailed instructions. …
Profanity is a sign of inadequate vocabulary or unsound judgment — or both. Mark Twain once observed that “the difference between the right word and the almost-right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.” It is never appropriate to use profanity, especially among people you do not know well. Instead, build your …
Cooperation must start at the head of a department if it is expected at the other end. The same is true for efficiency. In most large organizations, the amount of time and energy that is squandered in interdepartmental rivalry is enormous. Managers who compete with others inside the company waste valuable resources that should be …
Friendship recognizes faults in friends but does not speak of them. True friendship acknowledges imperfections, accepts them as part of our individual makeup, and focuses on our positive aspects instead of expounding upon our faults. Your friends don’t like you to comment upon their failings any more than you like them to criticize you. When …
A bull may have good qualities, but you will never bring them out by waving a red flag in his face. Arousing others is easy — if you don’t care what kind of action you inspire. If you wish to create a positive response in others, you do so by example and through the art …
By adopting a definite major purpose, you have selected an object on which you have to focus your controlled attention. Forget the old saying “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.” You have to put all your eggs in one basket and concentrate your attention on protecting that basket and getting it to the …
Life says, “make good or make room, but don’t make excuses.” In today’s management parlance, “Lead , follow, or get out of the way.” When you are actively working toward a goal, there are no failures; there are only degrees of success. Choose to be a leader. Take the initiative. When you are faced with …