Kekich's Credo Part IV
The last installment:
76. "I will do this" is the only attitude that works. "I'll try" or "I think" doesn't work.
77. Always work on increasing the size of the pie, rather than just your portion.
78. Rewards are rare without risks, but take only carefully calculated risks. Make sure the odds are on your side.
79. The "how" you get it (with integrity) is more important than the "what".
80. Be explicit and semantically precise in all communications, agreements and dealings. Summarize and write down important discussions... and make sure all sides agree. Putting agreements in writing avoids misunderstandings. Memories are fallible, and death is inevitable (so far).
81. The best way to get started is to get started. Life rewards action... not reaction. Wait for nothing. Attack life. Don't plan to death or ask for permission... but act now... and apologize later.
82. Question everything. Don't believe it's true or right just because it's conventional. Strip all limits from your imagination on every deal and look for an unconventional creative opportunity in every mistake, crisis or problem. Be flexible, and be willing to turn on a dime when advantageous.
83. Have fun. The single key to a successful happy life is finding a vocation you enjoy - one that excites you the most.
84. Nobody gets old by surprise.
85. When it's a matter of producing or starving, people don't starve.
86. You get what you expect, not what you want. Fill your life with positive expectations. Demand the best. Attitude and desire contribute to 90% of your achievement. Anyone can learn the physical mechanics.
87. The surest way to accomplish your business goals is making service to others your primary goal. The key to success is adding value to others' lives.
88. The source of lasting happiness can never come from outside yourself through consuming values - but only from within yourself by creating values. Producing more than you consume is the only justification for existence.
89. Unattended problems will not go away, but will usually get worse. Anticipate and avoid problems - or meet them head on at the outset. Overcome fear by attacking it.
90. Find an excuse to laugh every chance you get, especially when you least feel like it.
91. When someone makes a big issue about his honesty or achievements, he is probably dishonest or a failure.
92. Put the magic power of compound interest to work with every available dollar.
93. The best investment you will ever make is your steady increase of knowledge. Invest in yourself. Thirty minutes of study per day eventually makes you an expert in any subject - but only if you apply that knowledge. Study alone is no substitute for experience. Education is always painfully slow.
94. For each important action you take, ask yourself if you would be embarrassed if it were published. It takes a lifetime of effort to build a good reputation but only a moment of stupidity to destroy it.
95. You are exactly what you believe and think about all day long. Constantly monitor your thoughts.
96. Skepticism is a key to rational thinking. Be especially skeptical of your own cherished beliefs. You might be wrong... and things change.
97. Anxiety is usually caused by lack of control, organization, preparation and action.
98. The first rule of sharpening your mind is to be an alert and sensitive observer. Assume nothing. If it can't be observed, it's not true. Never act on blind faith. Whenever something sounds too good to be true, it almost always is. Refuse to be swayed by emotion when it conflicts with reason. Observation is the genesis of all knowledge and progress... and is the first and last step of every thinking man's tool - The Scientific Method. All science and most progress is built on the Scientific Method (most non-scientists use it by accident). The steps are 1) OBSERVATION. Gathering and rationally organizing facts. This is where most people fail. 2) INDUCTIVE REASONING. Forming a hypothesis - or a generalization of facts held to be true. 3) EXTRAPOLATION. Making a projection or prediction based on the hypothesis in areas you didn't yet observe. 4) OBSERVATION. A test for the hypothesis to see if it works.
99. Experience is not what happens to you. It's what you do with what happens to you. It takes a wise man to learn from his own mistakes... and a genius to learn and profit from the mistakes and experiences of others.
100. The purpose of life is to delay, avoid and eventually reverse death.
Talk to you.
76. "I will do this" is the only attitude that works. "I'll try" or "I think" doesn't work.
77. Always work on increasing the size of the pie, rather than just your portion.
78. Rewards are rare without risks, but take only carefully calculated risks. Make sure the odds are on your side.
79. The "how" you get it (with integrity) is more important than the "what".
80. Be explicit and semantically precise in all communications, agreements and dealings. Summarize and write down important discussions... and make sure all sides agree. Putting agreements in writing avoids misunderstandings. Memories are fallible, and death is inevitable (so far).
81. The best way to get started is to get started. Life rewards action... not reaction. Wait for nothing. Attack life. Don't plan to death or ask for permission... but act now... and apologize later.
82. Question everything. Don't believe it's true or right just because it's conventional. Strip all limits from your imagination on every deal and look for an unconventional creative opportunity in every mistake, crisis or problem. Be flexible, and be willing to turn on a dime when advantageous.
83. Have fun. The single key to a successful happy life is finding a vocation you enjoy - one that excites you the most.
84. Nobody gets old by surprise.
85. When it's a matter of producing or starving, people don't starve.
86. You get what you expect, not what you want. Fill your life with positive expectations. Demand the best. Attitude and desire contribute to 90% of your achievement. Anyone can learn the physical mechanics.
87. The surest way to accomplish your business goals is making service to others your primary goal. The key to success is adding value to others' lives.
88. The source of lasting happiness can never come from outside yourself through consuming values - but only from within yourself by creating values. Producing more than you consume is the only justification for existence.
89. Unattended problems will not go away, but will usually get worse. Anticipate and avoid problems - or meet them head on at the outset. Overcome fear by attacking it.
90. Find an excuse to laugh every chance you get, especially when you least feel like it.
91. When someone makes a big issue about his honesty or achievements, he is probably dishonest or a failure.
92. Put the magic power of compound interest to work with every available dollar.
93. The best investment you will ever make is your steady increase of knowledge. Invest in yourself. Thirty minutes of study per day eventually makes you an expert in any subject - but only if you apply that knowledge. Study alone is no substitute for experience. Education is always painfully slow.
94. For each important action you take, ask yourself if you would be embarrassed if it were published. It takes a lifetime of effort to build a good reputation but only a moment of stupidity to destroy it.
95. You are exactly what you believe and think about all day long. Constantly monitor your thoughts.
96. Skepticism is a key to rational thinking. Be especially skeptical of your own cherished beliefs. You might be wrong... and things change.
97. Anxiety is usually caused by lack of control, organization, preparation and action.
98. The first rule of sharpening your mind is to be an alert and sensitive observer. Assume nothing. If it can't be observed, it's not true. Never act on blind faith. Whenever something sounds too good to be true, it almost always is. Refuse to be swayed by emotion when it conflicts with reason. Observation is the genesis of all knowledge and progress... and is the first and last step of every thinking man's tool - The Scientific Method. All science and most progress is built on the Scientific Method (most non-scientists use it by accident). The steps are 1) OBSERVATION. Gathering and rationally organizing facts. This is where most people fail. 2) INDUCTIVE REASONING. Forming a hypothesis - or a generalization of facts held to be true. 3) EXTRAPOLATION. Making a projection or prediction based on the hypothesis in areas you didn't yet observe. 4) OBSERVATION. A test for the hypothesis to see if it works.
99. Experience is not what happens to you. It's what you do with what happens to you. It takes a wise man to learn from his own mistakes... and a genius to learn and profit from the mistakes and experiences of others.
100. The purpose of life is to delay, avoid and eventually reverse death.
Talk to you.
posted by Pat Rigsby at 8:01 AM
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