WHY OH WHY!

Somehow I've developed a bad habit of getting in the way of my own success. Several times in my life so far I've started on a calculable path and began to receive good success only to subsequently watch it all dwindle away. As I look back, I can clearly see a few mistakes that I've made consistently that have either created or added to my past failures.1. I've had a horrible habit of being too giving. Many Bible lessons supported by Christians and christian churches at large encourage abandoned giving. ***Now I understand why so few people on my path are abandoned givers; it's because they are not interested in living an impoverished life.2. Another of my bad habits was taking everything too literally. For example, I was taught to give every person the benefit of the doubt until they prove who they truly are, coupled with the lesson that we do best in life by looking only for the good in others. By taking these teachings too literally, I have been swindled, used and abused, had my heart crushed. . . . All because I didn't realize that the adage 'if it looks like a duck, waddles like a duck, quacks like a duck, then it's a duck' was a metaphor. People were constantly being themselves but I was purposely almost defiantly seeing only the good in them. ***Treat a person like his actions (more than his words) dictate.3. Thinking of people more highly than I aught to - akin to lesson number 2. The "fake it till you make it" philosophy has created a boat load of people who over promise and under deliver. Those are the worst kinds of people to do business with. Especially if your product delivery schedule is tied to their word. ***Hate to say it, but in business I've learned that, on average, people who talk a lot lie a lot.4. Procrastination is an enemy of all things good. Funny thing about time, It seems to run faster when we are relaxing and taking breaks than it does while we are working. ***Sleep and relaxation are necessities but not more so than eating and having a roof over your head.5. I have not mastered the art of making the necessary aspects of running a business fun. I'd much rather focus on the fun things - the reasons I started each enterprise in the first place. ***I've learned that three of the biggest/ essential to dos of business success/ survival are: Manage your people, Manage your money, & Manage your time respectively - period.Thanks for taking the time to read about lessons I've learned from life. I hope something you read will encourage you, strengthen you, or give you hope.
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