Thursday, May 04, 2006
The Paradoxical Commandments
Yesterday, I read the following piece in "The 8th Habit" by Stephen R. Covey (page 80). I thought it was worth sharing here:
- People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered. Love them anyway.
- If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Do good anyway.
- If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anway.
- The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.
- Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable. Be honest and frank anyway.
- The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds. Think big anyway.
- People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs. Fight for a few underdogs anyway.
- What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight. Build anyway.
- People really need help but may attack you if you do help them. Help people anway.
- Give the world the best you have and you’ll get kicked in the teeth. Give the world the best you have anyway.
That's what I want to do! GG