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THE FOLLOWING PRINCIPLES are from the book
Self-Help Stuff That Works. Choose one principle
to practice for now. Pick one that most excites you to contemplate.
Write the principle on a card and carry it with you for a week
or so, actively trying to practice that principle at every opportunity.
Then stop practicing it consciously. The skill or point of view
will become available to you when you need it.
Chapter 46
If you’re bored, increase your challenge.
If you’re stressed, increase your skill.
Chapter
47
Make a list and put it in order.
Chapter 48
Vividly imagine the completion of important tasks.
Chapter 49
Whatever happens, use it to accomplish your purpose.
Chapter
50
Rather than give up:
Get help,
tackle the obstacles one at a time,
and get some training.
Chapter 51
Keep your word.
Chapter 52
Assume extra effort is an investment
that returns to you with compound interest.
Chapter
53
Increase your ability to get along with people
and improve your disposition.
Chapter 54
To earn more respect:
Increase your competence,
use good manners,
and speak up rather than smolder.
Chapter
55
During a dull task, move faster
or listen to something.
Chapter
56
Find something you like to do that is needed and wanted.
Put more of it in your life.
Chapter
57
Listen to your own heart.
Don’t let your music die with you.
Chapter 58
Just keep planting.
Chapter
59
When you notice your mind has wandered,
bring it back to the task at hand.
Chapter
60
Act more energetic.
Chapter
61
Use your own energy during your leisure time.
Chapter
62
To earn more money:
Increase your service, and continue to learn about
your work, good health, and people.
Chapter
63
To handle a troublemaker at work:
Do your work exceptionally well,
keep your integrity level high,
and stay in good communication with everyone else.
Chapter
64
Learn to like competition and compete with honor.
Chapter
65
Find a purpose you’re enthusiastic about
and get to it.
Chapter
66
Decide how you want to act, and act that way.
Chapter
67
Replace some of your TV time with game playing.
Chapter 68
Ask yourself, “What can I take credit for?”
Chapter 69
Think about what you want and try to make it happen.
Chapter
70
Forbid something for the day.
Chapter
71
Notice when you’re drifting away from your own purposes,
and then get back on track.
Chapter
72
To increase your vocabulary: Look up words, listen to vocabulary tapes, and
use vocabulary flash cards.
Chapter 73
Get so engrossed in your work that you forget about everything
else.
Chapter 74
Make your life better by reading helpful books.
Chapter 75
To read faster and increase your comprehension:
Don’t let your eyes regress,
practice picking up speed, and take in more words at a time.
Chapter
76
When you’re working, try to burn calories.
Chapter
77
Set standards and stick to them.
Chapter
78
Treat your boss like a liege lord.
Chapter 79
Notice something you appreciate and tell someone.
Chapter
80
To solve a problem:
Define the problem, list the causes, think up possible solutions,
and pick the best one.
Chapter
81
Slow down your movements once in awhile and pay attention.
Chapter
82
To get your mind off your troubles and
increase your feelings of self-worth:
Get to work — keep it challenging, but not stressful. |
