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If I Were To Summarize In One Sentence The Single Most Important Principle I Have Learned In The Field Of Interpersonal Relations, It Would Be This: Seek First To Understand, Then To Be Understood. This Principle Is The Key To Effective Interpersonal Communication.

You Can Retire From A Job, But Don't Ever Retire From Making Extremely Meaningful Contributions In Life.

Keeping A Personal Journal A Daily In-depth Analysis And Evaluation Of Your Experiences Is A High-leverage Activity That Increases Self-awareness And Enhances All The Endowments And The Synergy Among Them.

Lose/win People Bury A Lot Of Feelings. And Unexpressed Feelings Come Forth Later In Uglier Ways. Psychosomatic Illnesses Often Are The Reincarnation Of Cumulative Resentment, Deep Disappointment And Disillusionment Repressed By The Lose/win Mentality. Disproportionate Rage Or Anger, Overreaction To Minor Provocation, And Cynicism Are Other Embodiments Of Suppressed Emotion. People Who Are Constantly Repressing, Not Transcending Feelings Toward A Higher Meaning Find That It Affects The Quality Of Their Relationships With Others.

A Mission Statement Is Not Something You Write Overnight... But Fundamentally, Your Mission Statement Becomes Your Constitution, The Solid Expression Of Your Vision And Values. It Becomes The Criterion By Which You Measure Everything Else In Your Life.