This document provides tips on how to improve oneself in various areas of life. It discusses developing good habits and character traits like being proactive, setting goals, overcoming fears, practicing positive thinking, speaking the truth, and keeping good company. It also emphasizes taking care of one's health, developing leadership skills, seizing opportunities, and maintaining a good work ethic and attitude.

1. Steps to improve ourselves
To be or not to be successful is within
you

2. AbilityA
• When the goings
become tough, the
tough get going.
• Tough times don’t last
but tough people do.

3. Fear
• Analyse exactly what
you are afraid of
• Compute the
likelihood of the thing
you fear happening
• Do the things you fear
• Once you know the
truth about a thing
there is no fear

4. 7 Habits
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Be pro active
Set goals
Put first things first
Always think of
winning
• Understand first and
than to be understood
• Synergize
• Update yourself

5. Health
• To remain relaxed and in control of situations that
prove especially tricky or stressful you may need to
practise in advance.

6. Image
• People seldom
improve when they
have no other model
but themselves to copy

7. Leadership
• Anyone who sees
leadership as a means
for personal gain does
not have the
credentials to be a
leader.

8. Opportunity
• Remember that just
the moment you say,
“I give up” someone
else seeing the same
situation is saying
“My, what a great
opportunity.”

9. Qualities
• Good attitudes do not
result from good
positions or wealth.
The fact is that people
get good positions
because of their
positive attitudes.

10. Silence
• We have two ears and
one mouth. It reminds
us we should listen
more than we speak

11. Self Esteem
• Watch your actions,
they become your
habits.
• Watch your habits,
they become your
character.
• Watch your thoughts,
they become your
words
• Watch your words,
they become your
actions

12. Thinking and Cognition
• Measure people by
their thinking
• Practise being a
positive thinker
• It is never too late to
be what you might
have been
• Worrying is a function
of idle mind

13. Trying again
• If at first you don’t
succeed, Try again”. The
word impossible” is not
in my dictionary.
• Napoleon Bonaparte

14. Work
• Birth and death are not
in our hands, what is
in our hands is to carry
on with our work till
illness or death stops
it.
• Always work and live
with the mentality of
an owner

15. Character
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Always speak the truth
Keep good company
Drink no liquor
Never speak evil of
anyone
• Avoid temptation
• Never borrow if you
can avoid it.

16. Life values
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Say ‘no’ to:
Wealth without work
Pleasure without conscience
Knowledge without
character
Commerce without morality
Science without humanity
Worship without sacrifice
Politics without principles

17. Finance
• Learn how to spend
wisely
• Don’t increase your
headaches with your
income
• Teach your children a
responsible attitude
towards money
• Don’t gamble

18. Prevent Fatigue
• Learn to relax at your
work
• Rest before you get
tired
• Learn to organize and
supervise
• Put enthusiasm into
your work

19. Win Cooperation
• Avoid arguments
• Be frank in admitting
your errors
• Learn to say no
‘sympathetically’
• Praise people in
advance
• Ask for help instead of
demanding it

20. Truths
• Each morning puts a
man on trial and each
evening passes
judgment.
• The brighter you are,
the more you have to
learn.