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.
The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them. – Ernest Hemingway What I love about this quote is that his logic applies so well to finding out what you’re made of or what you can do: The best way to find out if you can is to do…
Action is the foundational key to all success. – Pablo Picasso I love the saying: without sales there is no business. It’s so true. Unless the key activity of a business is done, and repeatedly so, there is no actual business. The same is true of success, and achievement. Without: action; movement; making some mistakes; learning;…
“He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.” – Henry Ward Beecher How rich, or poor, are you? According to what measure(s)?
That might seem like an odd title, or perhaps a not very helpful one. But it will soon make sense. A mentor of mine sent me a message that contained the following line: If I am on the wrong road it doesn’t matter how good I get at speeding down the road. It’s the wrong…
“I really do think that any deep crisis is an opportunity to make your life extraordinary in some way.” – Martha Beck A crisis is an opportunity. It is a wake-up call. It is a clear signal that what one has been doing will no longer work. It is a chance to begin anew, with…
A failure is not always a mistake. It may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying. – B. F. Skinner Where do you think you’ve “failed?” Have you given up on “that?” What if you took what you learned and began again, more intelligently? What if…