Getting Ahead in Life

Unicorn (unicron@prodigy.net)
Sun, 05 Jul 1998 08:24:15 -0400

"Ten Commandments of Getting Ahead in Life"

1. Speak to People.
Even if you do not know their names. Nothing is as nice
as a cheerful word of greeting.

2. Smile at People.
It takes 72 muscles to frown and only 14 to smile. Your
smile is one of your finest assets. Use It!

3. Call People by Name.
The sweetest music to anyone's ears is the sound of
his/her own name.

4. Be Friendly and Helpful.
If you want have friends, *be* one.

5. Be Genuinely Interested in People.
If you try, you can like everybody, and everybody will like you.

6. Seek Out the Little People.
Do not limit yourself to a few friends when there so many
likable people around you.

7. Be Generous with Praise.
And cautious with criticism. Who among us does not need
the understanding and tolerance of all our friends.

8. Be Considerate of the Feelings of Others.
Usually there are three sides to a controversy - yours, the
other person's, and the right one.

9. Be Alert to give Service.
What we do for others counts most in life.

10. Add to this a Good Sense of Humor...
A generous dose of patience, a dash of humility, and you
will receive many-fold blessings.