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Quote of the Day - A new series
Author: Vidyut Luther5 Feb
This is from a Dale Carnegie book I’m reading, and I think it’s a very good way to live your life. “Count your blessings, not your troubles”.
At the risk of getting too personal, or philosophical, I think this is a very simple, and good way to live. It’s common sense as well, but not common practice.
Over the past 3 weeks, all I was doing was bitching about how many hours I have to work, and how I have no life.. but considering I’m a contractor, and I get paid by the hour, I should be happy that I have billable hours. Sure, some of the work is repetitive, uninteresting, and below my skill level, but considering 4 years ago, I drove across the country to find work.. having too much of it, is not something I should complain about. I’m self employed, and I don’t think I need to look for another contract for at least another year, what was I bitching about?
Now I’m also not saying I should be so happy with the amount of work, that I spend all my time at work, but I need to find the right balance, but I also needed to put my attitude in perspective. After all, I’m not finding the cure for cancer here.. it’s just a website.
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Can I add something about this exceptional person?
Dale Breckenridge Carnegie (originally Carnagey until 1919) (November 24, 1888–November 1, 1955) was an American writer and lecturer and the developer of famous courses in self-improvement, salesmanship, corporate training, public speaking and interpersonal skills. Born in poverty on a farm in Missouri, he was the author of How to Win Friends and Influence People, first published in 1936, a massive bestseller that remains popular today. He also wrote a biography of Abraham Lincoln, titled Lincoln the Unknown, as well as several other books.
Carnegie was an early proponent of what is now called responsibility assumption, although this only appears minutely in his written work. One of the core ideas in his books is that it is possible to change other people’s behavior by changing one’s reaction to them.
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