We have committed the Golden Rule to memory; let us now commit it to life. – Edwin Markham
We all know what the Golden Rule asks of us: do unto others as we have them do unto us.
It’s (pretty) good advice.
But there’s something better.
The Platinum Rule: do unto others as they would want you to do unto them.
When you take this approach you radically shift your approach – and increase the positive impact you make.
We say we want things, but there’s a way to determine what we really want. Look at what we have. Whatever it is we are creating in our lives is what we want. * * * That said, in the absence of clear and authentic desires and goals, we have a default want. One that…
When you’re good at something, you’ll tell everyone. When you’re great at something, they’ll tell you. – Walter Payton What are you great at? What have you put the time in to be masterful at? If it’s something great, or even just pretty good, quite likely people are talking to you about it – about your talents,…
The one who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. Those who walk alone are likely to find themselves in places no one has ever been before. – Albert Einstein I wonder more and more these days just how many things that we attribute to Einstein are actually his words. Regardless,…
Are you living your life? Or is your life living you? I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. I have come to see life as a (potential) wonderful gift and opportunity. A chance we get to revel in the beauty of each moment and to use our amazing minds and bodies to do “stuff.” I…
Nurture your mind with great thoughts for you will never go any higher than you think.” – Benjamin Disraeli I often listen to developmental audio programs in the car and my current selection is (a re-listening of) Brian Tracy’s The Psychology of Achievement. One of the key take-ways is that our self-concept matters a great deal. In particular,…
Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve. – Napoleon Hill What’s more, and perhaps more important, is: whatever the mind can conceive, but can’t believe, will never be attempted.