http://www.reason4smile.com/2007/10/31/be-a-people-person-by-john-c-maxwell/ Happiness in Success Journey Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:18:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.reason4smile.com/2007/10/31/be-a-people-person-by-john-c-maxwell/#comment-6011 How to be successful, uniquely yours : Reason-4-Smile Weblog Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:10:44 +0000 http://www.reason4smile.com/2007/10/31/be-a-people-person-by-john-c-maxwell/#comment-6011 [...] Covey also mentioned that there might be things that happen beyond our control, you have worked on the four cores of credibility, but… “still your business might fail, your spouse might walk out on you, your children might make bad choices, or you might have a tsunami or a Hurricane Katrina that wipes out your home and everything you have worked for.” Those are the times where you will need to depend on another definition of success; the success on defending your character and attitude. Will you still focus on doing the right thing? That reminded me of another point that John Maxwell has ever shared before on the reward of a man’s improvement. The highest reward for man’s improvement is not what he gets for it; it’s what he becomes as a result of it. Ask yourself why you are trying to improve. Is it to receive something for it? If so, that’s the wrong motive. Try to improve because it makes you a better person. ~John C. Maxwell (Be A People Person) [...] [...] Covey also mentioned that there might be things that happen beyond our control, you have worked on the four cores of credibility, but… “still your business might fail, your spouse might walk out on you, your children might make bad choices, or you might have a tsunami or a Hurricane Katrina that wipes out your home and everything you have worked for.” Those are the times where you will need to depend on another definition of success; the success on defending your character and attitude. Will you still focus on doing the right thing? That reminded me of another point that John Maxwell has ever shared before on the reward of a man’s improvement. The highest reward for man’s improvement is not what he gets for it; it’s what he becomes as a result of it. Ask yourself why you are trying to improve. Is it to receive something for it? If so, that’s the wrong motive. Try to improve because it makes you a better person. ~John C. Maxwell (Be A People Person) [...]

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