Photo taken in the United Arab Emirates posted courtesy of Akhilesh Sharma
June 6, 2002
"I consider my ability to arouse enthusiasm among my people the greatest asset I possess, and the way to develop the best that is in a person is by appreciation and encouragement....I am hearty in my approbation and lavish in my praise"....Charles Schwab, taken from the book How To Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie.
This comes pretty easy to me....if you approach me. I am very reserved, usually :-) But I tend to have some strong opinions, and I'm not shy about sharing them when given half a chance....
The following is taken from Dale Carnegie's Scrapbook....
"Be yourself. Act on the sage advice that Irving Berlin gave the late George Gershwin. When Berlin and Gershwin first met, Berlin was famous but Gershwin was a struggling young composer working for thirty-five dollars a week in Tin Pan Alley. Berlin, impressed by Gershwin's ability, offered Gershwin a job as his musical secretary at almost three times the salary he was then getting. 'But don't take the job,' Berlin advised. 'If you do, you may develop into a second-rate Berlin. But if you insist on being yourself, some day you'll become a first-rate Gershwin'"....Dale Carnegie.
This speaks of success and the words of Ralph Waldo Emerson are uppermost in my mind...."To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and to endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded." No mention of what the world would consider fame....just "be yourself" and you will find personal fulfillment. As Laura Schlessinger says...."You've touched people and know it. You've touched people and never may know it. Either way, no matter what your life feels like to you right now, you have something to give. It is in giving to one another that each one of our lives becomes meaningful."
song playing....Your Wildest Dreams