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Pearls of Wisdom |
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East
The thought manifests as the word; The
word manifests as the deed; The deed develops into
habit; And habit hardens into character. So watch the thought
and its ways with care, And let it spring from love born out of
concern for all beings.
~
Buddha
High-minded actions, ideal qualities,
and sacred thoughts are basic foundations of character.
~ Sri Sathya Sai
Baba
Only the wisest and the stupidest of
men never change.
~
Confucius
Greater
is He that is in you, than he that is in the world.
~
Jesus Christ
West
Refrain from doing ill; for one all
powerful reason, lest our children should copy our misdeeds; we are
all to prone to imitate whatever is base and depraved.
~ Juvenal
The ultimate measure of a man is not
where he stands in moments of comfort, but were he stands at times
of challenge and controversy.
~ Marin Luter King
Every man alone is sincere; at the
entrance of a second person hypocrisy begins.
~ Ralph Waldo
Emerson
Man is not the sum of what he has but
the totality of what he does not yet have, of what he might have.
~ Jean-Paul Sartre |
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Your Character Ethic and
Personality Ethic
The elements of Personality Ethic, such as
communication skills,
influence strategies, and positive thinking, are essential for
success,
but these are secondary, not primary traits. "You can pick up quick, easy
techniques that may work in short-term situations. But secondary traits
alone have no permanent worth in long-term relationships. Eventually, if
there isn't deep
integrity and fundamental character strength, the challenges of life
will cause true motives to surface and human relationships failure will
replace short-term success," says Kenneth Blanchard.1
Only basic goodness gives life to techniques.
To achieve great results,
focus first on yourself
– your
beliefs and values, your
deepest motives and perceptions – and then on your techniques.
There are two main paths of the Personality
Ethic:
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Human and public relations techniques (e.g.
communication skills; influence strategies)
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Positive Mental
Attitude (PMA)
Buddha's Path
to Liberation
From right
understanding proceeds right
→
thought
 ;
from right thought proceeds right
→
speech;
from right speech proceeds right
→
action;
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from right action proceeds right
livelihood;
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from right livelihood proceeds right
effort;
>>>
from right effort proceeds right
awareness;
from right awareness proceeds right
concentration;
from right concentration proceeds right
wisdom;
>>>
from right wisdom proceeds right
liberation.
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The Wheel of Life:
Eastern vs. Western View
→
The Wheel of Life in
Buddhism
Win-Win
Mindset
Win-Win as a frame of mind which
constantly seeks mutual benefit in all human interactions, especially
negotiations.
To grow a
Win-Win mindset, you need to focus on the development of three
character traits...
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