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Ziua de astazi 12 practici zilnice care iti garanteaza succesul / Today 12 Daily Practices to Guarantee Tomorrow's Success de John Calvin Maxwell este un audiobook excelent pentru cei interesati de dezvoltare personala, plin de momente savuroase de umor. Un umor pe cat de autentic, pe atat de sugestiv in legatura cu firea cat se poate de sucita a omului. Falsa credinta, sacrificiile pe care suntem capabili sa le facem pentru bani, avaritia dusa la extrem, incapacitatea de a ne asuma pentru mult timp responsabilitatea vietii de familie, sau de a gandi pentru succes, nu pentru esec, pentru toate aceste slabiciuni umane John Maxwell ne ofera alternative, remedii si modalitati de indreptare in acest audiobook. John Calvin Maxwell (72 de ani) este un autor american, orator, coach si pastor care s-a remarcat la nivel international datorita romanelor sale din domeniul leadership-ului. Printre cartile sale de succes se numara 鈥濩ele 21 de Legi Supreme ale Liderului鈥� si 鈥濩ele 21 de Calitati ale Liderului鈥�. Cartile sale s-au vandut in milioane de exemplare, iar unele dintre ele au fost incluse pe lista bestsellerurilor New York Times. Pana in prezent John Maxwell a vandut peste 19 milioane de carti in intreaga lume. Ziua de astazi conteaza vorbeste despre cele 12 valori fundamentale pe care sa le integrezi in viata ta pentru a avea parte de mai multa concentrare, stabilitate, perseverenta, impacare, insemnatate, potential, mai pe scurt, de mai mult succes. Este vorba mai exact atitudine, prioritati, sanatate, familie, gandire, daruire, bani, credinta, relatii, generozitate, valori si progres.
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Published January 1, 2008
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John C. Maxwell
966听books5,671听followersJohn Calvin Maxwell is an American author, speaker, and pastor who has written many books, primarily focusing on leadership. Titles include The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership and The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader. Some of his books have been on the New York Times Best Seller List.
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November 22, 2021
Re-read on 11/21/2021
Listening Length: 3 hours 06 minutes.
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Every once, in awhile, I to go to my first love in reading; non-fiction. I really enjoy John C. Maxwell because he鈥檚 a motivational speaker who uses Christian values to share his thoughts on different subjects. His book, Today Matters, can be used by any faith system. Don鈥檛 let the word 鈥淐hristian鈥� hold you up from reading this book because it鈥檚 not a bunch of ideas set to scripture.
TODAY MATTERS and there are 12 principles to put into practice.
鈾ttitude: Choose and display the right attitude daily.
鈾riorities: Determine and act on important priorities daily.
鈾ealth: Know and follow healthy guidelines daily.
鈾amily: Communicate with and care for my family daily.
鈾hinking: Practice and develop good thinking daily.
鈾ommitment: Make and keep proper commitments daily.
鈾inances: Make and properly manage dollars daily.
鈾aith: Deepen and live out my faith daily.
鈾elationships: Initiate and invest in solid relationships daily.
鈾enerosity: Plan for and model generosity daily.
鈾alues: Embrace and practice good values daily.
鈾rowth: Seek and experience improvements daily.
Throughout each chapter the author gives examples on how to embrace the values he discuss. If you don鈥檛 have your own core value set that you base your life off of, then some of these might be a good starting point for you to consider investing your time and energy into.
鈥滲y making today great, you can make your life great, because when you take care of today, tomorrow will take care of itself.鈥�
Listening Length: 3 hours 06 minutes.
_________________
Every once, in awhile, I to go to my first love in reading; non-fiction. I really enjoy John C. Maxwell because he鈥檚 a motivational speaker who uses Christian values to share his thoughts on different subjects. His book, Today Matters, can be used by any faith system. Don鈥檛 let the word 鈥淐hristian鈥� hold you up from reading this book because it鈥檚 not a bunch of ideas set to scripture.
TODAY MATTERS and there are 12 principles to put into practice.
鈾ttitude: Choose and display the right attitude daily.
鈾riorities: Determine and act on important priorities daily.
鈾ealth: Know and follow healthy guidelines daily.
鈾amily: Communicate with and care for my family daily.
鈾hinking: Practice and develop good thinking daily.
鈾ommitment: Make and keep proper commitments daily.
鈾inances: Make and properly manage dollars daily.
鈾aith: Deepen and live out my faith daily.
鈾elationships: Initiate and invest in solid relationships daily.
鈾enerosity: Plan for and model generosity daily.
鈾alues: Embrace and practice good values daily.
鈾rowth: Seek and experience improvements daily.
Throughout each chapter the author gives examples on how to embrace the values he discuss. If you don鈥檛 have your own core value set that you base your life off of, then some of these might be a good starting point for you to consider investing your time and energy into.
鈥滲y making today great, you can make your life great, because when you take care of today, tomorrow will take care of itself.鈥�
February 11, 2012
I can't stand the feeling of one day blurring into another, of weeks where you just don't feel anything had changed or improved. As I age I'm becoming more aware of my limited time - if I died tomorrow, would I look back on what I've done in the last ten years and say "Yep - that sure was worth the effort?" Or would I wonder why I spent so much time worrying about unimportant things, wasting energy on unimportant things, and not doing the stuff that I really cared about?
This is probably the best book I've ever read on building up a set of practices that will allow you to do your best life's work - make every day worth getting up for. What I love most is how practical Maxwell is - he provides activities and processes to go through for each aspect of building a solid foundation for your life. He also provides wonderful examples of people who have (or haven't) lived their lives in accordance with their principles.
This book to me has come at just the right time to really push me through the process of moving from just knowing to doing. Also, even though I thought I wasn't looking for a quick fix, as I looked at Maxwels's examples I realise I have been - I might not have consciously thought it, but I've been trying to find The One Solution that I can follow that will then bring me all the health, wealth and happiness I need. This book is very clear, though, that all success, all good relationships, are not due to some magical quick fix. They're due to decisions made every day, and repeated every day, that take you further or closer to your ideal. And it is the tiny, daily choices we make that make the difference - not a one off event propelling us into greatness.
Or think of it this way - you may have a golden opportunity arrive - for love, work, fame etc - but if you have not spent your life practicing for that moment - by becoming an interesting lovable person, by choosing to improve in your craft every day - then you may be unable to seize that opportunity.
Maxwell breaks these concepts down in a way that just really hit home in a way some of these messages haven't before. I've dog-eared this book more than anything else I've read in years and I'll be coming back to it often.
This is probably the best book I've ever read on building up a set of practices that will allow you to do your best life's work - make every day worth getting up for. What I love most is how practical Maxwell is - he provides activities and processes to go through for each aspect of building a solid foundation for your life. He also provides wonderful examples of people who have (or haven't) lived their lives in accordance with their principles.
This book to me has come at just the right time to really push me through the process of moving from just knowing to doing. Also, even though I thought I wasn't looking for a quick fix, as I looked at Maxwels's examples I realise I have been - I might not have consciously thought it, but I've been trying to find The One Solution that I can follow that will then bring me all the health, wealth and happiness I need. This book is very clear, though, that all success, all good relationships, are not due to some magical quick fix. They're due to decisions made every day, and repeated every day, that take you further or closer to your ideal. And it is the tiny, daily choices we make that make the difference - not a one off event propelling us into greatness.
Or think of it this way - you may have a golden opportunity arrive - for love, work, fame etc - but if you have not spent your life practicing for that moment - by becoming an interesting lovable person, by choosing to improve in your craft every day - then you may be unable to seize that opportunity.
Maxwell breaks these concepts down in a way that just really hit home in a way some of these messages haven't before. I've dog-eared this book more than anything else I've read in years and I'll be coming back to it often.
December 17, 2012
The writer admits early on in the book that he hoards snippets and it shows. Most of this book is a restatement of his central theme using different quotes and stories. Based around his "daily dozen," Maxwell urges that "The way you live your life today is preparing you for your tomorrow."
Each chapter is dedicated to a different focus. Maxwell explains how your decisions impact your life and gives suggestions on how to carefully craft your actions in the present to create your future. For example, in the chapter on attitude, he suggests monitoring your attitude at the start of a task, creating a vision to achieve happiness, choosing and displaying the right attitude every day and having the attitude of the person you want to become.
Each chapter has a number of headings followed by some text. If you want just the meat from the book, you could read only the headings. The supporting text is mainly anecdotal stories and inspirational quotes. Of most value are the reflective questions and exercises that end each chapter. I see how these could be useful in a coaching conversation so I'll be keeping this book around for reference and inspiration.
Each chapter is dedicated to a different focus. Maxwell explains how your decisions impact your life and gives suggestions on how to carefully craft your actions in the present to create your future. For example, in the chapter on attitude, he suggests monitoring your attitude at the start of a task, creating a vision to achieve happiness, choosing and displaying the right attitude every day and having the attitude of the person you want to become.
Each chapter has a number of headings followed by some text. If you want just the meat from the book, you could read only the headings. The supporting text is mainly anecdotal stories and inspirational quotes. Of most value are the reflective questions and exercises that end each chapter. I see how these could be useful in a coaching conversation so I'll be keeping this book around for reference and inspiration.
May 16, 2012
This is without a doubt my all time favorite motivational book. Every chapter in it is full of inspiration toward leading a full and rewarding life. I've read it at least 10 times and every time I am inspired and uplifted. I'm just going to list the 12 chapter titles to give you the book in a nutshell or rather 12 nutshells.
1. Today's attirude gives me possibilities.
2. Today's priorities give me focus.
3. Today's health gives me strength.
4. Today's family gives me stability.
5. Today's thinking gives me an advantage.
6. Today's commitment gives me tenacity.
7. Today's finances give me options.
8. Today's faith gives me peace.
9. Today's relationships give me fullfillment.
10. Today's generosity gives me significance.
11. Today's values give me direction.
12. Today's growth gives me potential.
John Maxwell writes from a Christian perspective so it while the principles are applicable, the Christian perspective may not be in line with those of another faith.
1. Today's attirude gives me possibilities.
2. Today's priorities give me focus.
3. Today's health gives me strength.
4. Today's family gives me stability.
5. Today's thinking gives me an advantage.
6. Today's commitment gives me tenacity.
7. Today's finances give me options.
8. Today's faith gives me peace.
9. Today's relationships give me fullfillment.
10. Today's generosity gives me significance.
11. Today's values give me direction.
12. Today's growth gives me potential.
John Maxwell writes from a Christian perspective so it while the principles are applicable, the Christian perspective may not be in line with those of another faith.
December 19, 2022
I have read other books by John Maxwell, so I knew that 鈥淭oday Matters鈥� would be great! This is a book I definitely recommend! In these pages, Maxwell talks about the keys to success and how to make today your masterpiece. He uses personal examples from his life as well as shares historical and significant stories about failures and victories. Maxwell encourages the reader that attitudes, family, positive thinking, generosity (to name a few!) provides good results in life. Maxwell talks about the many kinds of thoughts: Big Picture thinking, creative thinking, realistic thinking, bottom-line thinking (to name a few!). After each chapter, there are application questions and exercises with spaces to write down your thoughts. Maxwell reflects on his health, priorities and finances from his teens, 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s. Maxwell tells his readers to always strive for excellence and not to compare yourself to others. In Chapter 10, John Maxwell talks about his faith and how his belief in God gives him peace. I read this book with my bible study at church and it was a great discussion piece! Awesome words of wisdom!
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July 8, 2017
Today Matters. It's a such a simple concept yet most of us tend to ignore it.
"I'll do it tomorrow" ... ring any bells?
Johny boy has put together a list 0f 12 simple yet powerful principles.
As with any book of this type, the 'principles' are all very common sensical. Yet there is something reaffirming and, dare I say it, empowering in reading them and if you're so inclined - taking notes.
It's a fucking horrible feeling when days blur into each other and if someone asked you about yesterday, last week, last month; nothing jumps out at you.
Screw that, today matters and so does this book.
"I'll do it tomorrow" ... ring any bells?
Johny boy has put together a list 0f 12 simple yet powerful principles.
As with any book of this type, the 'principles' are all very common sensical. Yet there is something reaffirming and, dare I say it, empowering in reading them and if you're so inclined - taking notes.
It's a fucking horrible feeling when days blur into each other and if someone asked you about yesterday, last week, last month; nothing jumps out at you.
Screw that, today matters and so does this book.
June 14, 2020
Dup膬 lecturarea acestei c膬r葲i mi-am dat seama c膬 am o list膬 de f膬cut 卯n care s膬 卯mi prioritez ideile 葯i aspira葲iile, dar 葯i s膬 卯ncep s膬 lucrez mai mult pe partea cu dezvoltarea personal膬 pentru c膬 via葲a merit膬 tr膬it膬 bine 葯i la 卯ntreg poten葲ialul dorit.
February 12, 2024
This had some good points, but for the most part, this book did not resonate with me.
June 19, 2012
I love John Maxwell books! Inspirational! Educational! They make me happy!
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February 14, 2024overall this was pretty interesting and informative. this book is almost 20 years old so some parts felt a bit outdated to me. for example, the author didn鈥檛 really talk about taking time for rest/ taking breaks/giving yourself grace on difficult days, but again i do think that is probably due to when it was published. i still thought there were some valuable takeaways & i liked how he explained the habits and gave some actionable tips for how to develop a solid routine. i would definitely recommend if you鈥檙e looking to be more productive and well rounded in your day to day life.
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June 8, 2020
Good book with practical and honest points that will help most become far more productive. WARNING for some people: This has a heavily religious slant, but, in Maxwell's defense (as if he needs that) it's done in a way that is ADDED as he sees it... NOT intertwined in his reasoning. (His religious notes are NOT like "do X solely because of biblical thought Y." it's much more like "do X because of reason Z and that's bolstered by biblical thought Y.")
This book gives valuable tips too on how to increase happiness in the life journey. These are great fundamental concepts that are a good sanity check for points you might be missing or for which you might be underperforming.
This book gives valuable tips too on how to increase happiness in the life journey. These are great fundamental concepts that are a good sanity check for points you might be missing or for which you might be underperforming.
March 28, 2025
Probably 6 stars, everyone should read this, if you follow the advice Maxwell gives and truly value your personal growth, this will change your life.
May 27, 2017
Audiobook. I listened to this one off and on as I was travelling for work and leadership training. Mr. Maxwell was a good narrator. The book itself was decent but nothing jaw-dropping. I do admit it may have suffered from the fact I've spent the past week and a half with similar messages being thrown at me in class almost non-stop at work. But I thought it was pretty good. There's a lot of focus on values and trust which resonates. Good for a car ride or a long walk, especially if you are trying to keep focused on the higher ideals of leadership rather than the difficulties.
March 27, 2022
4.5
This is a reread for me and it was good to revisit this book in particular and Maxwell as a whole.
Maxwell is the master of condensing important things into understandable, relatable, and actionable points. This book highlights the importance of each day, and how handling each day well will lead to immediate and long-term improvements.
This book deserves a real review but I am swamped at the moment and will be sure to reread this again soon.
This is a reread for me and it was good to revisit this book in particular and Maxwell as a whole.
Maxwell is the master of condensing important things into understandable, relatable, and actionable points. This book highlights the importance of each day, and how handling each day well will lead to immediate and long-term improvements.
This book deserves a real review but I am swamped at the moment and will be sure to reread this again soon.
December 4, 2015
I read this book as part of a leadership class. The findings and information were developmental and beneficial. Naturally, I needed to read more of John Maxwell's books.
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September 1, 2012
This book is practical in every way. Good for folks who have what I would call Self Inflicted Attention Deficit Disorder. Key I think though is having a clear purpose statement.
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February 14, 2018
Really great read,
Motivates one to consider ways to better utilize, focus on, and embrace the same 24 hours we all have.
Motivates one to consider ways to better utilize, focus on, and embrace the same 24 hours we all have.
March 1, 2019
As always can never go wrong with John Maxwell. definatly want to start applying the principals stated so that my tomorrow can be better.
February 14, 2021
袞芯薪 袦邪泻褋胁褝谢懈泄薪 "莹薪萤萤写萤褉 邪屑褜写褉邪褏 蟹邪褉褔懈屑" 斜褍褞褍 Today Matters by John C. Maxwell
袣袨袙袠袛-19-懈泄薪 薪褝谐 褋邪泄薪 褌邪谢 薪褜 褏萤谢 褏芯褉懈芯薪写 芯褉褋芯薪 爷械写褝褝 褑邪褏懈屑邪邪褉 邪卸懈谢, 褏懈褔褝褝谢褝褝 邪屑卸褍褍谢邪褏褘薪 褏邪卸褍褍谐邪邪褉 萤萤褉褌萤萤 谐邪褉谐邪褏 褑邪谐 蟹邪胁 邪褉邪泄 懈谢爷爷 斜芯谢芯褏 褞屑. 袟邪 褌褝褉 褔 褟邪褏邪胁, 鈥溠呉� 褏褝谢褝褏褝褝褋 薪邪邪褕, 褑邪邪褋 褔懈褔懈褏褝褝褋 褑邪邪褕鈥� 谐褝写褝谐 褕懈谐 褏爷薪 萤萤褉萤萤 屑褝写褝卸 斜邪泄谐邪邪 褏褝褉薪褝褝 褏褝谢爷爷谢褝褏褝褝褋 薪邪邪褕 薪褝谐 懈褏 斜邪泄薪谐邪 褍褏邪邪褉褔 褏懈泄写褝谐谐爷泄, 褏褝褉褝谐卸爷爷谢写褝谐谐爷泄 蟹邪褉懈屑 蟹爷泄谢褋 斜邪泄写邪谐 褌褝褝. 孝懈泄屑 斜芯谢芯褏芯芯褉 萤萤褉褌 褏褝褉褝谐褌褝泄, 褏褍胁褜 褏爷薪懈泄 褏萤谐卸懈谢 褌邪谢 褉褍褍谐邪邪 薪芯屑 斜邪褉懈邪写 谐芯谢 邪卸谢褘薪褏邪邪 褏邪卸褍褍谐邪邪褉 褏邪邪褟邪 褍薪褕褔懈褏胁邪谢 蟹爷谐褝褝褉 褋邪薪邪谐写写邪谐 褞屑. 啸邪褉懈薪 斜邪泄薪谐邪 褍薪褕胁邪谢 褏芯褉褌芯泄 褞屑 褕懈谐 褋邪薪邪谐写写邪谐. 袘爷爷褉 薪褝谐 褏褝写 褏褝写 褝褏谢爷爷谢褋褝薪 褔 褍薪褕懈谐写写邪谐谐爷泄 斜邪泄褋邪薪 薪芯屑芯芯 褋邪褟 褍薪褕懈卸 写褍褍褋谐邪谢邪邪. 鈥溣ㄐ接┯┬从┭€ 邪屑褜写褉邪褏 蟹邪褉褔懈屑鈥� 斜褍褞褍 鈥淭oday Matters鈥� 薪芯屑芯薪写 萤薪谐萤褉褋萤薪 斜芯谢 薪褝谐褝薪褌 萤薪谐萤褉萤萤写 斜邪泄褏谐爷泄 斜芯谢褋芯薪 褑邪谐 褏褍谐邪褑邪邪, 褏邪褉懈薪 懈褉褝褝写爷泄 斜芯谢 萤薪萤萤写褉懈泄谐 褏褝褉褏褝薪 萤薪谐萤褉爷爷谢褋薪懈泄 爷褉 写爷薪 褍褔褉邪邪褋 萤薪萤萤写褉懈泄谐 褏褝褉褏褝薪 褌褍谢褌邪谢 薪褜 爷褉 写爷薪褌褝泄 萤薪谐萤褉爷爷谢褝褏 12 蟹邪褉褔懈屑 斜芯谢芯薪 褌褝写谐褝褝褉懈泄谐 褏褝褉褏褝薪 萤萤褉褌萤萤 写邪写邪谢 蟹褍褉褕懈谢 斜芯谢谐芯褏 褌褍褏邪泄 谐邪褉写邪谐.
孝褍褋 薪芯屑芯薪写 袞芯薪 袦邪泻褋胁械谢谢 褌褍褏邪泄薪 12 蟹邪褉褔屑褍褍写褘薪 邪谐褍褍谢谐邪褌邪泄 薪懈泄褑褋褝薪 萤萤褉懈泄薪 斜芯谢芯薪 斜褍褋写褘薪 褌褍褏邪泄 褌爷爷褏, 斜芯谢褋芯薪 褟胁写谢褍褍写, 芯薪褔 屑褝褉谐褝薪 爷谐薪爷爷写懈泄谐 卸懈褕褝褝 褌邪褌邪薪 斜懈褔褋褝薪 斜邪泄写邪谐. 啸褍胁褜 褏爷薪懈泄 褏萤谐卸谢懈泄薪 薪芯屑薪褍褍写 写褝褝褉 褏爷屑爷爷褋懈泄薪 褌褍褍谢卸 萤薪谐萤褉爷爷谢褋褝薪 褌褍褉褕谢邪谐邪, 褌爷爷褏懈泄谐 褝褕 褌邪褌邪卸 斜懈褔写褝谐 褔 谐褝褋褝薪 褝薪褝 薪芯屑芯薪 写褝褝褉 褏褝褌褝褉褏懈泄 芯谢芯薪 褏爷薪懈泄 斜芯谐懈薪芯, 斜芯谐懈薪芯 卸懈褕褝褝, 芯薪褔 屑褝褉谐褝薪 爷谐薪爷爷写懈泄谐 懈褏 写褍褉写褋邪薪 斜邪泄褋邪薪 薪褜 写褝薪写爷爷 蟹邪谢褏屑邪邪褉 褋邪薪邪谐写褋邪薪. 袦萤薪 屑懈薪懈泄 谐邪褉褌 斜邪泄褋邪薪 薪褜 屑芯薪谐芯谢 褏褝谢 写褝褝褉褏 芯褉褔褍褍谢谐褘薪 薪芯屑 斜邪泄褋邪薪 斜芯谢芯芯写 褔 褌褝褉 褞屑 褍褍, 鈥溞夹拘葱拘解€� 爷谐 褏褝谢谢褝谐爷爷写 懈褏褌褝泄, 蟹邪褉懈屑 卸懈褕褝褝 薪褜 谐芯谢 邪谐褍褍谢谐邪褌邪泄谐邪邪 邪胁褑邪谢写邪褏谐爷泄, 械褉 薪褜 谢 薪褝谐 褌懈泄屑 鈥溞叫靶靶恍葱把喲傂靶光€� 褋邪薪邪谐写邪邪谐爷泄. 协褋胁褝谢 斜懈 懈泄屑褝褉褏爷爷 薪芯屑薪褍褍写褘谐 薪褝谐 懈褏 褋芯薪懈褉褏芯卸, 邪褔 褏芯谢斜芯谐写芯谢 萤谐萤褏萤萤 斜芯谢褜褋芯薪 褔 斜邪泄卸 屑邪谐邪写谐爷泄 谢 褞屑.
袟邪, 械褉萤薪褏懈泄 邪谐褍褍谢谐褘薪 褏褍胁褜写 薪褝谐 褌懈泄屑褝褉褏爷爷 褋邪薪邪谐写谢邪邪. 啸邪褉懈薪 萤写萤褉 褌褍褌邪屑 邪薪褏邪邪褉胁邪谢 蟹芯褏懈褏 12 蟹邪褉褔懈屑 薪褜 邪屑褜写褉邪谢写 芯泄褉, 萤萤褉褌 写邪写邪谢 蟹褍褉褕懈谢 斜芯谢谐芯褋芯薪 斜邪泄褏邪写 褏褝褉褝谐褌褝泄 谢 蟹爷泄谢褋 斜邪泄谢邪邪. 耶爷薪写:
1. 啸袗袧袛袥袗袚袗. 莹写萤褉 斜爷褉 邪谢懈胁邪邪 蟹爷泄谢写 褝械褉褝谐 褏邪薪写谢邪谐邪褌邪泄 斜邪泄卸, 蟹萤胁 蟹邪薪 斜邪泄写谢褘谐 褏邪褉褍褍谢邪褏. 莹薪萤萤谐懈泄薪 薪懈泄谐褝屑写 褋褌褉械褋褋褌褝泄 褌褍谢谐邪褉邪褏 爷械写褝褝 褏邪邪褟邪 褍褏褉邪褏 薪褜 褔褍褏邪谢 斜邪泄写谐懈泄谐 褋邪薪褍褍谢邪胁.
2. 效校啸袥蝎袧 协袪协袦袘协. 莹写萤褉 斜爷褉 鈥溠囇冄呅谎嬓� 褝褉褝屑斜褝鈥�-懈泄谐 褌芯谐褌芯芯褏. 袟邪褉懈屑 薪褝谐 褕邪谢写邪褉 斜褍谢写邪褉 邪卸谢褍褍写褘谐 褏芯泄褕 薪褜 褌邪胁褜卸, 褋芯褕懈邪谢 屑械写懈邪谐邪邪 褏邪邪卸, 褏邪屑谐懈泄薪 褔褍褏邪谢 谐褝卸 爷蟹褋褝薪 邪卸谢褍褍写邪邪 写邪褉邪邪谢谢褍褍谢卸, 写褍谐邪邪褉谢邪邪写, 褝褏薪褝褝褋 薪褜 褌爷爷薪 写褝褝褉褝褝 谐芯谢 邪薪褏邪邪褉谢邪邪 褌萤胁谢萤褉爷爷谢褝褏 褏褝褉褝谐褌褝泄谐 邪薪褏邪邪褉褍褍谢邪胁.
3. 协袪耶耶袥 袦协袧袛. 莹写萤褉 斜爷褉 褝褉爷爷谢 屑褝薪写懈泄薪 屑萤褉写谢萤谐懈泄谐 斜邪褉懈屑褌谢邪褏. 袟萤胁 褏芯芯谢谢芯褏, 斜芯谐懈薪芯 褏褍谐邪褑邪邪薪写 褔 谐褝褋褝薪 写邪褋谐邪谢 褏萤写萤谢谐萤萤薪 褏懈泄褏 (写邪褋谐邪谢 褏懈泄褋薪懈泄 写邪褉邪邪 褝屑 褏爷薪懈泄 褏懈泄屑芯褉褜 褟邪卸 褋褝褉谐褝写谐懈泄谐 褋邪薪邪卸 斜邪泄谐邪邪 斜懈蟹写褝褝 褏邪褏邪), 蟹邪 褌褝谐褝褝写 谐邪写褍褍褉 谐邪褉邪褏邪邪褉 斜芯谢 泻芯褉芯薪邪谐懈泄薪 褏邪谢写胁邪褉 褏邪屑谐邪邪谢谢褘薪 写褝谐谢褝屑褝褝 屑邪褉褌褍褍蟹邪泄.
4. 袚协袪 袘耶袥. 莹写萤褉 斜爷褉 谐褝褉 斜爷谢褌褝泄谐褝褝 褟褉懈谢褑邪卸, 褏邪屑褌 斜邪泄褏 褑邪谐 蟹邪胁 蟹邪褉褑褍褍谢邪褏. 袟邪邪胁邪谢 薪褝褝褏 褋爷褉褌褝泄 褞屑 斜邪泄褏 邪谢斜邪谐爷泄, 萤萤褉懈泄薪 褏褍胁邪邪褉褜褌 褌邪邪褉褋邪薪 褏邪屑褌 褏懈泄褏 褏萤萤褉褏萤薪 邪屑邪褉褏邪薪 蟹爷泄谢褋 褔 斜邪泄卸 斜芯谢薪芯芯.
5. 袘袨袛袨袥. 莹写萤褉 斜爷褉 萤萤写褉萤谐 褋邪薪邪邪 斜芯写芯谢褌芯泄 斜邪泄褏. 袨褞褍薪 褍褏邪邪薪褘 褑褝胁褝褉谢褝谐褝褝 谢 谐褝卸 斜芯写. 袘芯写芯卸 褋褍褍褏邪写 萤萤褉褌 褌芯褏懈褉芯屑卸褌芯泄 褏邪邪薪邪 褔 褞屑 谐邪蟹邪褉 芯谢卸, 写芯褉 褏邪褟卸 薪褝谐 褑邪谐懈泄谐 萤萤褉懈泄谐萤萤 写爷谐薪褝褏, 褏懈泄卸 斜褍泄 蟹爷泄谢褋褝褝 褝褉谐褝褑爷爷谢褝薪 斜芯写芯褏芯写 蟹邪褉褑褍褍谢邪邪褉邪泄.
6. 耶耶袪协袚 啸袗袪袠校笑袥袗袚袗. 莹写萤褉 斜爷褉 萤萤褉懈泄薪 蟹芯褏懈褏 爷爷褉褝谐 褏邪褉懈褍褑谢邪谐邪邪 斜懈械谢爷爷谢卸 邪屑褜写褉邪褏. 袗屑褜写褉邪谢写 褏爷谢褝褝褋褝薪 褏邪褉懈褍褑谢邪谐邪邪 褏芯泄褕谢褍褍谢卸 褝褋胁褝谢 蟹褍谐褌邪邪谢邪邪 谐褝褝写 褍谐邪邪褋邪邪 谢 萤萤褉懈泄薪 褔懈薪褜 褏懈泄褏 褢褋褌芯泄 蟹爷泄谢褋 褞屑 褔懈薪褜 芯写芯芯 褟邪褏邪邪褋 褔 邪褉谐邪谐爷泄 褕爷爷 写褝褝. 孝懈泄屑 斜芯谢芯褏芯芯褉 褌爷爷薪懈泄谐褝褝 褋邪泄褏邪薪 褍褏邪屑褋邪褉谢邪邪写, 爷爷褉褝谐 褏邪褉懈褍褑谢邪谐邪邪 褏爷谢褝褝谐褝褝写, 萤褋萤卸 写褝胁卸懈褏懈泄薪 褌萤谢萤萤 褏萤写萤谢屑萤褉谢萤萤褉褝泄. 效邪写邪褏谐爷泄 谐褝胁褝谢 褌萤褉 蟹邪褋谐懈泄谐 斜褍褉褍褍褌谐邪邪写 斜邪泄谢谐爷泄 萤萤褉褌萤萤 谢 谐芯屑写 写芯芯 薪邪泄蟹邪邪 泻泻泻.
7. 袦莹袧袚莹, 小袗袧啸耶耶. 莹写萤褉 斜爷褉 屑萤薪谐萤 芯谢卸, 蟹芯褏懈褋褌芯泄 蟹邪褉褑褍褍谢邪褏. 袦萤薪谐懈泄谐 蟹萤胁 邪褉谐邪邪褉 褔邪写邪褏 褔懈薪褝褝谐褝褝褉褝褝 芯谢卸, 褔邪写邪褏 褔懈薪褝褝谐褝褝褉褝褝 褏褍褉懈屑褌谢褍褍谢卸, 褔邪写邪褏 褔懈薪褝褝谐褝褝褉褝褝 褏褝褉褝谐褌褝泄 褏爷薪写 薪褜 褌褍褋谢邪邪褉邪泄. 袗邪薪 斜邪褋, 蟹邪褉写邪谢 斜爷褉褌褝褝 褍褏邪邪谢邪谐 斜邪泄谐邪邪褉邪泄.
8. 袠孝袚协袥. 莹写萤褉 斜爷褉 懈褌谐褝谢褝褝 谐爷薪蟹谐懈泄褉爷爷谢卸, 褏邪写谐邪谢邪褏. 效懈屑褝褝谐爷泄 斜褟褋邪谢谐邪谢 褏懈泄卸, 芯褞褍薪 褋邪薪邪邪薪褘 褋褍褍褉懈邪 斜褝褏卸爷爷谢胁褝褝褋 褌邪薪褘 懈褌谐褝谢 褌邪薪褘谐 褏邪屑谐邪邪谢邪褏 斜芯谢薪芯芯.
9. 啸袗袪袠袥笑袗袗 啸袨袥袘袨袨. 莹写萤褉 斜爷褉 谐爷薪 斜邪褌 褏邪褉懈谢褑邪邪谐 斜爷褉写爷爷谢褝褏. 啸爷薪 斜芯谢 薪懈泄谐屑懈泄薪 邪屑褜褌邪薪 褍褔褉邪邪褋 斜褍褋邪写褌邪泄 斜邪泄薪谐邪 谢 褏邪褉懈谢褑邪邪 褏芯谢斜芯芯褌芯泄 斜邪泄褏 褏褝褉褝谐褌褝泄. 袚褝褏写褝褝 芯谢芯薪 褏爷薪褌褝泄 褏邪褉懈谢褑邪卸, 芯谢芯薪 褏爷薪 褌邪薪褜写邪谐 斜邪泄谢邪邪 谐褝褝写 100% 邪屑卸懈谢褌褌邪泄 褟胁薪邪 谐褝褋褝薪 爷谐 斜懈褕, 褏邪褉懈薪 褌芯芯褔薪褘 褋邪泄褏邪薪 褏爷屑爷爷褋褌褝泄 懈褌谐褝谢褑褝卸, 蟹萤胁 褏邪褉懈谢褑邪邪褌邪泄 斜邪泄褏褘谐 褏褝谢卸 斜褍泄 斜芯谢芯泄.
10. 莹袚莹莹袦莹袪 小协孝袚协袥. 莹写萤褉 斜爷褉 斜褍褋写邪写 褌邪谢邪褉褏邪褏. 孝邪谢邪褉褏褋邪薪 褋褝褌谐褝谢褝褝 懈谢褝褉褏懈泄谢卸 斜邪泄胁邪谢 蟹芯褏懈褋褌芯泄 褌邪谢邪邪褉 谢 褟褉懈邪写 斜邪泄褏 褕懈谐 斜邪泄褋邪薪 写邪邪.
11. 耶袧协孝 袟耶袡袥小. 莹写萤褉 斜爷褉 褋邪泄薪 爷薪褝 褑褝薪褝褌褝泄 斜邪泄卸, 褏褝褉褝谐卸爷爷谢褝褏. 袦褝写褝褝卸 屑邪褌械褉懈邪谢谢邪谐 蟹爷泄谢褋懈泄薪 褌邪谢邪邪褉 褟褉懈邪谐爷泄. 莹萤褉懈泄薪 褌邪薪褜 写芯褌芯芯写 爷薪褝褌 蟹爷泄谢褋褝褝 褏爷薪写褝谢卸, 褟屑邪褉 褔 爷械写 褌邪薪褘 爷薪写褋褝薪 爷薪褝 褑褝薪褝褌褝泄 薪懈泄褑褝褏谐爷泄 斜邪泄谐邪邪 蟹爷泄谢懈泄谐 褏爷谢褝褝薪 蟹萤胁褕萤萤褉萤谢谐爷泄 褏邪褋邪邪写 褟胁褔懈褏 谐褝褋褝薪 褋邪薪邪邪谐 萤谐谢萤萤.
12. 莹小莹袥孝. 莹写萤褉 斜爷褉 萤褋萤谢褌懈泄谐 褝褉褝谢褏懈泄谢卸, 屑褝写褉褝褏. 楔懈薪褝 褌褍褉褕谢邪谐邪 芯谢卸 邪胁邪褏 褝褋胁褝谢 懈写褝胁褏褌褝泄 褋褍褉邪谢褑邪褏 谐褝褏 屑褝褌 萤萤褉褌萤萤 褏褝褉褝谐褌褝泄 蟹爷泄谢褋懈泄谐 萤写萤褉 斜爷褉 斜邪谐邪 褔 谐褝褋褝薪 褏懈泄卸 斜邪泄谐邪邪邪褉邪泄. 孝褝谐褝褝写 褋褍褉褋邪薪 蟹爷泄谢褝褝 萤萤褉懈泄谐萤萤 斜芯谢芯薪 斜褍褋写褘谐 褋邪泄卸褉褍褍谢邪褏邪写 褏褝褉褝谐谢褝卸 褔邪写胁邪谢 褌邪薪褘 褋褍褉邪褏 谐褝卸 褏懈褔褝褝褋薪懈泄 爷褉 写爷薪, 邪褕懈谐 谐邪褉褋邪薪写 褌芯芯褑芯卸 斜芯谢薪芯.
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孝褍褋 薪芯屑芯薪写 袞芯薪 袦邪泻褋胁械谢谢 褌褍褏邪泄薪 12 蟹邪褉褔屑褍褍写褘薪 邪谐褍褍谢谐邪褌邪泄 薪懈泄褑褋褝薪 萤萤褉懈泄薪 斜芯谢芯薪 斜褍褋写褘薪 褌褍褏邪泄 褌爷爷褏, 斜芯谢褋芯薪 褟胁写谢褍褍写, 芯薪褔 屑褝褉谐褝薪 爷谐薪爷爷写懈泄谐 卸懈褕褝褝 褌邪褌邪薪 斜懈褔褋褝薪 斜邪泄写邪谐. 啸褍胁褜 褏爷薪懈泄 褏萤谐卸谢懈泄薪 薪芯屑薪褍褍写 写褝褝褉 褏爷屑爷爷褋懈泄薪 褌褍褍谢卸 萤薪谐萤褉爷爷谢褋褝薪 褌褍褉褕谢邪谐邪, 褌爷爷褏懈泄谐 褝褕 褌邪褌邪卸 斜懈褔写褝谐 褔 谐褝褋褝薪 褝薪褝 薪芯屑芯薪 写褝褝褉 褏褝褌褝褉褏懈泄 芯谢芯薪 褏爷薪懈泄 斜芯谐懈薪芯, 斜芯谐懈薪芯 卸懈褕褝褝, 芯薪褔 屑褝褉谐褝薪 爷谐薪爷爷写懈泄谐 懈褏 写褍褉写褋邪薪 斜邪泄褋邪薪 薪褜 写褝薪写爷爷 蟹邪谢褏屑邪邪褉 褋邪薪邪谐写褋邪薪. 袦萤薪 屑懈薪懈泄 谐邪褉褌 斜邪泄褋邪薪 薪褜 屑芯薪谐芯谢 褏褝谢 写褝褝褉褏 芯褉褔褍褍谢谐褘薪 薪芯屑 斜邪泄褋邪薪 斜芯谢芯芯写 褔 褌褝褉 褞屑 褍褍, 鈥溞夹拘葱拘解€� 爷谐 褏褝谢谢褝谐爷爷写 懈褏褌褝泄, 蟹邪褉懈屑 卸懈褕褝褝 薪褜 谐芯谢 邪谐褍褍谢谐邪褌邪泄谐邪邪 邪胁褑邪谢写邪褏谐爷泄, 械褉 薪褜 谢 薪褝谐 褌懈泄屑 鈥溞叫靶靶恍葱把喲傂靶光€� 褋邪薪邪谐写邪邪谐爷泄. 协褋胁褝谢 斜懈 懈泄屑褝褉褏爷爷 薪芯屑薪褍褍写褘谐 薪褝谐 懈褏 褋芯薪懈褉褏芯卸, 邪褔 褏芯谢斜芯谐写芯谢 萤谐萤褏萤萤 斜芯谢褜褋芯薪 褔 斜邪泄卸 屑邪谐邪写谐爷泄 谢 褞屑.
袟邪, 械褉萤薪褏懈泄 邪谐褍褍谢谐褘薪 褏褍胁褜写 薪褝谐 褌懈泄屑褝褉褏爷爷 褋邪薪邪谐写谢邪邪. 啸邪褉懈薪 萤写萤褉 褌褍褌邪屑 邪薪褏邪邪褉胁邪谢 蟹芯褏懈褏 12 蟹邪褉褔懈屑 薪褜 邪屑褜写褉邪谢写 芯泄褉, 萤萤褉褌 写邪写邪谢 蟹褍褉褕懈谢 斜芯谢谐芯褋芯薪 斜邪泄褏邪写 褏褝褉褝谐褌褝泄 谢 蟹爷泄谢褋 斜邪泄谢邪邪. 耶爷薪写:
1. 啸袗袧袛袥袗袚袗. 莹写萤褉 斜爷褉 邪谢懈胁邪邪 蟹爷泄谢写 褝械褉褝谐 褏邪薪写谢邪谐邪褌邪泄 斜邪泄卸, 蟹萤胁 蟹邪薪 斜邪泄写谢褘谐 褏邪褉褍褍谢邪褏. 莹薪萤萤谐懈泄薪 薪懈泄谐褝屑写 褋褌褉械褋褋褌褝泄 褌褍谢谐邪褉邪褏 爷械写褝褝 褏邪邪褟邪 褍褏褉邪褏 薪褜 褔褍褏邪谢 斜邪泄写谐懈泄谐 褋邪薪褍褍谢邪胁.
2. 效校啸袥蝎袧 协袪协袦袘协. 莹写萤褉 斜爷褉 鈥溠囇冄呅谎嬓� 褝褉褝屑斜褝鈥�-懈泄谐 褌芯谐褌芯芯褏. 袟邪褉懈屑 薪褝谐 褕邪谢写邪褉 斜褍谢写邪褉 邪卸谢褍褍写褘谐 褏芯泄褕 薪褜 褌邪胁褜卸, 褋芯褕懈邪谢 屑械写懈邪谐邪邪 褏邪邪卸, 褏邪屑谐懈泄薪 褔褍褏邪谢 谐褝卸 爷蟹褋褝薪 邪卸谢褍褍写邪邪 写邪褉邪邪谢谢褍褍谢卸, 写褍谐邪邪褉谢邪邪写, 褝褏薪褝褝褋 薪褜 褌爷爷薪 写褝褝褉褝褝 谐芯谢 邪薪褏邪邪褉谢邪邪 褌萤胁谢萤褉爷爷谢褝褏 褏褝褉褝谐褌褝泄谐 邪薪褏邪邪褉褍褍谢邪胁.
3. 协袪耶耶袥 袦协袧袛. 莹写萤褉 斜爷褉 褝褉爷爷谢 屑褝薪写懈泄薪 屑萤褉写谢萤谐懈泄谐 斜邪褉懈屑褌谢邪褏. 袟萤胁 褏芯芯谢谢芯褏, 斜芯谐懈薪芯 褏褍谐邪褑邪邪薪写 褔 谐褝褋褝薪 写邪褋谐邪谢 褏萤写萤谢谐萤萤薪 褏懈泄褏 (写邪褋谐邪谢 褏懈泄褋薪懈泄 写邪褉邪邪 褝屑 褏爷薪懈泄 褏懈泄屑芯褉褜 褟邪卸 褋褝褉谐褝写谐懈泄谐 褋邪薪邪卸 斜邪泄谐邪邪 斜懈蟹写褝褝 褏邪褏邪), 蟹邪 褌褝谐褝褝写 谐邪写褍褍褉 谐邪褉邪褏邪邪褉 斜芯谢 泻芯褉芯薪邪谐懈泄薪 褏邪谢写胁邪褉 褏邪屑谐邪邪谢谢褘薪 写褝谐谢褝屑褝褝 屑邪褉褌褍褍蟹邪泄.
4. 袚协袪 袘耶袥. 莹写萤褉 斜爷褉 谐褝褉 斜爷谢褌褝泄谐褝褝 褟褉懈谢褑邪卸, 褏邪屑褌 斜邪泄褏 褑邪谐 蟹邪胁 蟹邪褉褑褍褍谢邪褏. 袟邪邪胁邪谢 薪褝褝褏 褋爷褉褌褝泄 褞屑 斜邪泄褏 邪谢斜邪谐爷泄, 萤萤褉懈泄薪 褏褍胁邪邪褉褜褌 褌邪邪褉褋邪薪 褏邪屑褌 褏懈泄褏 褏萤萤褉褏萤薪 邪屑邪褉褏邪薪 蟹爷泄谢褋 褔 斜邪泄卸 斜芯谢薪芯芯.
5. 袘袨袛袨袥. 莹写萤褉 斜爷褉 萤萤写褉萤谐 褋邪薪邪邪 斜芯写芯谢褌芯泄 斜邪泄褏. 袨褞褍薪 褍褏邪邪薪褘 褑褝胁褝褉谢褝谐褝褝 谢 谐褝卸 斜芯写. 袘芯写芯卸 褋褍褍褏邪写 萤萤褉褌 褌芯褏懈褉芯屑卸褌芯泄 褏邪邪薪邪 褔 褞屑 谐邪蟹邪褉 芯谢卸, 写芯褉 褏邪褟卸 薪褝谐 褑邪谐懈泄谐 萤萤褉懈泄谐萤萤 写爷谐薪褝褏, 褏懈泄卸 斜褍泄 蟹爷泄谢褋褝褝 褝褉谐褝褑爷爷谢褝薪 斜芯写芯褏芯写 蟹邪褉褑褍褍谢邪邪褉邪泄.
6. 耶耶袪协袚 啸袗袪袠校笑袥袗袚袗. 莹写萤褉 斜爷褉 萤萤褉懈泄薪 蟹芯褏懈褏 爷爷褉褝谐 褏邪褉懈褍褑谢邪谐邪邪 斜懈械谢爷爷谢卸 邪屑褜写褉邪褏. 袗屑褜写褉邪谢写 褏爷谢褝褝褋褝薪 褏邪褉懈褍褑谢邪谐邪邪 褏芯泄褕谢褍褍谢卸 褝褋胁褝谢 蟹褍谐褌邪邪谢邪邪 谐褝褝写 褍谐邪邪褋邪邪 谢 萤萤褉懈泄薪 褔懈薪褜 褏懈泄褏 褢褋褌芯泄 蟹爷泄谢褋 褞屑 褔懈薪褜 芯写芯芯 褟邪褏邪邪褋 褔 邪褉谐邪谐爷泄 褕爷爷 写褝褝. 孝懈泄屑 斜芯谢芯褏芯芯褉 褌爷爷薪懈泄谐褝褝 褋邪泄褏邪薪 褍褏邪屑褋邪褉谢邪邪写, 爷爷褉褝谐 褏邪褉懈褍褑谢邪谐邪邪 褏爷谢褝褝谐褝褝写, 萤褋萤卸 写褝胁卸懈褏懈泄薪 褌萤谢萤萤 褏萤写萤谢屑萤褉谢萤萤褉褝泄. 效邪写邪褏谐爷泄 谐褝胁褝谢 褌萤褉 蟹邪褋谐懈泄谐 斜褍褉褍褍褌谐邪邪写 斜邪泄谢谐爷泄 萤萤褉褌萤萤 谢 谐芯屑写 写芯芯 薪邪泄蟹邪邪 泻泻泻.
7. 袦莹袧袚莹, 小袗袧啸耶耶. 莹写萤褉 斜爷褉 屑萤薪谐萤 芯谢卸, 蟹芯褏懈褋褌芯泄 蟹邪褉褑褍褍谢邪褏. 袦萤薪谐懈泄谐 蟹萤胁 邪褉谐邪邪褉 褔邪写邪褏 褔懈薪褝褝谐褝褝褉褝褝 芯谢卸, 褔邪写邪褏 褔懈薪褝褝谐褝褝褉褝褝 褏褍褉懈屑褌谢褍褍谢卸, 褔邪写邪褏 褔懈薪褝褝谐褝褝褉褝褝 褏褝褉褝谐褌褝泄 褏爷薪写 薪褜 褌褍褋谢邪邪褉邪泄. 袗邪薪 斜邪褋, 蟹邪褉写邪谢 斜爷褉褌褝褝 褍褏邪邪谢邪谐 斜邪泄谐邪邪褉邪泄.
8. 袠孝袚协袥. 莹写萤褉 斜爷褉 懈褌谐褝谢褝褝 谐爷薪蟹谐懈泄褉爷爷谢卸, 褏邪写谐邪谢邪褏. 效懈屑褝褝谐爷泄 斜褟褋邪谢谐邪谢 褏懈泄卸, 芯褞褍薪 褋邪薪邪邪薪褘 褋褍褍褉懈邪 斜褝褏卸爷爷谢胁褝褝褋 褌邪薪褘 懈褌谐褝谢 褌邪薪褘谐 褏邪屑谐邪邪谢邪褏 斜芯谢薪芯芯.
9. 啸袗袪袠袥笑袗袗 啸袨袥袘袨袨. 莹写萤褉 斜爷褉 谐爷薪 斜邪褌 褏邪褉懈谢褑邪邪谐 斜爷褉写爷爷谢褝褏. 啸爷薪 斜芯谢 薪懈泄谐屑懈泄薪 邪屑褜褌邪薪 褍褔褉邪邪褋 斜褍褋邪写褌邪泄 斜邪泄薪谐邪 谢 褏邪褉懈谢褑邪邪 褏芯谢斜芯芯褌芯泄 斜邪泄褏 褏褝褉褝谐褌褝泄. 袚褝褏写褝褝 芯谢芯薪 褏爷薪褌褝泄 褏邪褉懈谢褑邪卸, 芯谢芯薪 褏爷薪 褌邪薪褜写邪谐 斜邪泄谢邪邪 谐褝褝写 100% 邪屑卸懈谢褌褌邪泄 褟胁薪邪 谐褝褋褝薪 爷谐 斜懈褕, 褏邪褉懈薪 褌芯芯褔薪褘 褋邪泄褏邪薪 褏爷屑爷爷褋褌褝泄 懈褌谐褝谢褑褝卸, 蟹萤胁 褏邪褉懈谢褑邪邪褌邪泄 斜邪泄褏褘谐 褏褝谢卸 斜褍泄 斜芯谢芯泄.
10. 莹袚莹莹袦莹袪 小协孝袚协袥. 莹写萤褉 斜爷褉 斜褍褋写邪写 褌邪谢邪褉褏邪褏. 孝邪谢邪褉褏褋邪薪 褋褝褌谐褝谢褝褝 懈谢褝褉褏懈泄谢卸 斜邪泄胁邪谢 蟹芯褏懈褋褌芯泄 褌邪谢邪邪褉 谢 褟褉懈邪写 斜邪泄褏 褕懈谐 斜邪泄褋邪薪 写邪邪.
11. 耶袧协孝 袟耶袡袥小. 莹写萤褉 斜爷褉 褋邪泄薪 爷薪褝 褑褝薪褝褌褝泄 斜邪泄卸, 褏褝褉褝谐卸爷爷谢褝褏. 袦褝写褝褝卸 屑邪褌械褉懈邪谢谢邪谐 蟹爷泄谢褋懈泄薪 褌邪谢邪邪褉 褟褉懈邪谐爷泄. 莹萤褉懈泄薪 褌邪薪褜 写芯褌芯芯写 爷薪褝褌 蟹爷泄谢褋褝褝 褏爷薪写褝谢卸, 褟屑邪褉 褔 爷械写 褌邪薪褘 爷薪写褋褝薪 爷薪褝 褑褝薪褝褌褝泄 薪懈泄褑褝褏谐爷泄 斜邪泄谐邪邪 蟹爷泄谢懈泄谐 褏爷谢褝褝薪 蟹萤胁褕萤萤褉萤谢谐爷泄 褏邪褋邪邪写 褟胁褔懈褏 谐褝褋褝薪 褋邪薪邪邪谐 萤谐谢萤萤.
12. 莹小莹袥孝. 莹写萤褉 斜爷褉 萤褋萤谢褌懈泄谐 褝褉褝谢褏懈泄谢卸, 屑褝写褉褝褏. 楔懈薪褝 褌褍褉褕谢邪谐邪 芯谢卸 邪胁邪褏 褝褋胁褝谢 懈写褝胁褏褌褝泄 褋褍褉邪谢褑邪褏 谐褝褏 屑褝褌 萤萤褉褌萤萤 褏褝褉褝谐褌褝泄 蟹爷泄谢褋懈泄谐 萤写萤褉 斜爷褉 斜邪谐邪 褔 谐褝褋褝薪 褏懈泄卸 斜邪泄谐邪邪邪褉邪泄. 孝褝谐褝褝写 褋褍褉褋邪薪 蟹爷泄谢褝褝 萤萤褉懈泄谐萤萤 斜芯谢芯薪 斜褍褋写褘谐 褋邪泄卸褉褍褍谢邪褏邪写 褏褝褉褝谐谢褝卸 褔邪写胁邪谢 褌邪薪褘 褋褍褉邪褏 谐褝卸 褏懈褔褝褝褋薪懈泄 爷褉 写爷薪, 邪褕懈谐 谐邪褉褋邪薪写 褌芯芯褑芯卸 斜芯谢薪芯.
April 8, 2023
Motivational!
"Today Matters" is a motivational and inspirational book written by my favorite author John C. Maxwell.
The central theme of "Today Matters" is that success is not just about what you achieve in the future but what you do today. Maxwell emphasizes that every day counts, and how we spend our time, our attitude, and our actions, determine the success or failure of our lives.
The book is divided into 12 chapters, each addressing an essential aspect of personal growth and success. Maxwell uses practical examples, inspiring stories, and personal experiences to convey his message. The chapters cover topics such as attitude, priorities, health, relationships, self-discipline, and goals, among others. The author believes that if we focus on these areas every day, we can achieve success in all areas of our lives.
One of the strengths of the book is that it is very practical. The author provides clear steps and action plans that readers can follow to make positive changes in their lives. Maxwell also encourages readers to keep a journal to track their progress and stay accountable.
Another strength of the book is that it is very relatable. Maxwell shares personal stories of his own struggles and successes, making the book more engaging and inspiring. The language is simple and easy to understand, making it accessible to a wide range of readers.
Overall, "Today Matters" is a highly motivational and practical book that offers valuable insights and practical strategies for personal growth and success. The author's emphasis on the importance of daily habits and actions is a valuable reminder that success is not just about setting goals but also about taking action every day.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to achieve success in all areas of their lives.
"Today Matters" is a motivational and inspirational book written by my favorite author John C. Maxwell.
The central theme of "Today Matters" is that success is not just about what you achieve in the future but what you do today. Maxwell emphasizes that every day counts, and how we spend our time, our attitude, and our actions, determine the success or failure of our lives.
The book is divided into 12 chapters, each addressing an essential aspect of personal growth and success. Maxwell uses practical examples, inspiring stories, and personal experiences to convey his message. The chapters cover topics such as attitude, priorities, health, relationships, self-discipline, and goals, among others. The author believes that if we focus on these areas every day, we can achieve success in all areas of our lives.
One of the strengths of the book is that it is very practical. The author provides clear steps and action plans that readers can follow to make positive changes in their lives. Maxwell also encourages readers to keep a journal to track their progress and stay accountable.
Another strength of the book is that it is very relatable. Maxwell shares personal stories of his own struggles and successes, making the book more engaging and inspiring. The language is simple and easy to understand, making it accessible to a wide range of readers.
Overall, "Today Matters" is a highly motivational and practical book that offers valuable insights and practical strategies for personal growth and success. The author's emphasis on the importance of daily habits and actions is a valuable reminder that success is not just about setting goals but also about taking action every day.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to achieve success in all areas of their lives.
November 14, 2021
I thoroughly enjoyed learning about John C. Maxwell's 12 Daily Practices. He outlines each of the 12 into real world examples and walks the reader through his personal journey of how those maxims evolved throughout his lifetime (20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s). The progression of both the daily practices and lifetime examples keeps the reader yearning for more. I plan to implement some of the Daily Practices immediately, and one day hope to live by all of them.
January 6, 2023
Not my favorite from John C. Maxwell. Ultimately felt like there was only one message supported by multiple quotes and stories that made the whole confusing and all over the place. I did enjoy his few points on family, marriage and his honesty with health.
April 3, 2023
Another good book by Maxwell. Lots of pointers on how to make today count. I admit, I don't think I could be as committed as he is to some of the daily practices, but I still learned a lot from reading this book.
May 12, 2020
Essentially. self-help books centre around "know thy self", this book is like that too but utilising Biblical principles. If you desire to change for the better, don't let fear hinder you: it's really never to late to start anew.
January 29, 2021
We often exaggerate yesterday, overestimate tomorrow and underestimate today.
Today is the only time you have. It鈥檚 too late for yesterday. And you can鈥檛 depend on tomorrow. That鈥檚 why today matters.
The 12 Daily Practices (Daily Dozen)
Attitude: Choose and display the right attitudes daily.
Priorities: Determine and act on important priorities daily.
Health: Know and follow healthy guidelines daily.
Family: Communicate with and care for my family daily.
Thinking: Practice and develop good thinking daily.
Commitment: Make and keep proper commitments daily.
Finances: Earn and properly manage finances daily.
Faith: Deepen and live out my faith daily.
Relationships: Initiate and invest in solid relationships daily.
Generosity: Plan for and model generosity daily.
Values: Embrace and practice good values daily.
Growth: Desire and experience improvements daily.
Misconceptions of Success
We believe success is impossible 鈥� So we criticize it.
We believe success is mystical 鈥� So we search for it. (No Quick Fix)
We believe success comes from luck 鈥� So we hope for it.
We believe success is productivity 鈥� So we work for it.
We believe success comes from an opportunity 鈥� So we wait for it.
We believe success comes from leverage -So we power up for it.
We believe success comes from connections 鈥� So we network for it.
We believe success comes from recognition 鈥� So we strive for it.
We believe success is an event 鈥� So we schedule it.
The secret of your success is determined by your daily agenda. If you make a few key decisions and then manage them well in your daily agenda, you will succeed. You will never change your life until you change something you do daily.
You will never change your life until you change something you do daily. You see, success doesn鈥檛 just suddenly occur one day in someone鈥檚 life. For that matter, neither does failure. Each is a process. Every day of your life is merely preparation for the next. What you become is the result of what you do today. In other words . . .YOU ARE PREPARING FOR SOMETHING.
鈥淭he secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his time when it comes.鈥� -Benjamin Disraeli.
The most successful people in life are the ones who settle their critical issues early and manage them daily . The earlier you settle the critical issues in your life, the greater your potential for success.
When it comes to change, there are really only three kinds of people:
1. Those who don鈥檛 know what to do
2. Those who know what to do but don鈥檛 do it
3. Those who know what to do and follow-through
Attitude: Choose and display the right attitudes daily.
Your Attitude at the beginning of a task affects its outcome more than anything else. When you approach a task鈥攅specially an important one you don鈥檛 relish鈥攆ix your mind on the facts, not on your feelings. Focus on the possibilities, not the problems. That will put your attitude on the right track. And if it starts on the right track, it鈥檚 more likely to end up at the right destination.
Your Attitude towards others often determines their attitude toward you.
鈥淎ll things being equal, attitude wins. All things not being equal, attitude sometimes still wins.鈥�
Your attitude is a choice. If you desire to make your day a masterpiece, then you need to have a great attitude. If it鈥檚 not good now, you need to change it. Make the decision.
鈥淭hings turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.鈥� 鈥� 鈥淛ohn Wooden
2. Priorities: Determine and act on important priorities daily.
鈥淕uard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value will never be known. Improve them and they will become the brightest gems in a useful life.鈥�
British prime minister William Gladstone said,
鈥淗e is a wise man who wastes no energy on pursuits for which he is not fitted; and he is wiser still who from among the things he can do well, chooses and resolutely follows the best.鈥�
VALUATE PRIORITIES DAILY
Priorities don鈥檛 stay put; you have to revisit them every day. Why? Because conditions continually change. So do methods of getting things done. Your values, once defined, are going to be steady. You will be able to rely on them. But how you carry them out needs to be flexible.
According to a survey taken by Day-Timers, Inc., only one-third of American workers plan their daily schedules. And only 9 percent follow through and complete what they planned.6 If you want to be effective, you must be able to make the transition to planning.
鈥淏esides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists of the elimination of nonessentials.鈥� 鈥� Lin Yutang
3. Health: Know and follow healthy guidelines daily.
鈥淧eople are funny. When they are young, they will spend their health to get wealth. Later, they will gladly pay all they have trying to get their health back.鈥�
HAVE A PURPOSE WORTH LIVING FOR
Nothing is better than perspective for helping a person want to do the right thing. When you have something to live for, not only does it make you desire a long life, but it also helps you to see the importance of the steps along the way. Seeing the big picture enables us to put up with little irritations.
It鈥檚 hard to find motivation in the moment when there is no hope in the future. A sense of purpose helps a person to make a decision to change and then to follow through with the discipline required to make that change permanent.
鈥淭hough you cannot go back and make a brand-new start by You can start now, and make a brand-new end.鈥�
4. Family: Communicate with and care for my family daily.
When you have a strong family life, you receive the message that you are loved, cared for, and important. The positive intake of love, affection and respect . . . gives you inner resources to deal with life more successfully.
鈥淏efore going to War鈥攑ray once. Before going to Sea鈥攑ray twice. Before getting Married鈥攑ray three times.鈥� 鈥� Russian Proverb
5. Thinking: Practice and develop good thinking daily.
Success doesn鈥檛 come by accident. People don鈥檛 repeatedly stumble into achievement and then figure it out afterward. Whether you鈥檙e a doctor, a businessperson, a carpenter, a teacher, or a parent, your level of success will increase dramatically if you place high value on thinking. The greater your thinking, the greater your potential.
鈥淓very time a person puts an idea across, he finds ten people who thought about it before he did鈥攂ut they only thought about it.鈥� Ideas, put into action, give an advantage.鈥� 鈥� Alfred Montapert
6. Commitment: Make and keep proper commitments daily.
Anyone who desires to achieve and become successful must be like a fine craftsman: committed to excellence. A great craftsman wants you to inspect his work, to look closely at its finest details. In contrast, sloppy people hide their work. And if anyone finds fault with it, shoddy workers find fault with their tools. Which are you most like? Excellence means doing your very best in everything, in every way. That kind of commitment will take you where halfhearted people will never go.
In general, people approach daily commitment in one of two ways. They focus on the external or the internal. Those who focus on the external expect conditions to determine whether they keep their commitments. Because conditions are so transitory, their commitment level changes like the wind. In contrast, people who base their actions on the internal usually focus on their choices. Each choice is a crossroad, one that will either confirm or compromise their commitments.
鈥淣othing is easier than saying words. Nothing is harder than living them, day after day. What you promise today must be renewed and redecided tomorrow and each day that stretches out before you.鈥� 鈥� Arthur Gordon
7. Finances: Earn and properly manage finances daily.
To know whether your attitude about money and possessions is what it should be, ask yourself the following five questions:
1. Am I preoccupied with things?
2. Am I envious of others?
3. Do I find my personal value in possessions?
4. Do I believe that money will make me happy?
5. Do I continually want more?
Having money may not make people happy, but owing money is sure to make them miserable鈥�
鈥淚f you owe $1,000, you鈥檙e a piker. If you owe $100,000, you鈥檙e a businessman. If you owe $1 million, you鈥檙e a tycoon. If you owe $1 billion, you鈥檙e a magnate. If you owe $100 billion, you鈥檙e the government.鈥� 鈥� Rose Sand
Materialism is not about possession鈥攊t鈥檚 an obsession. I鈥檝e known materialistic people with no money and nonmaterialistic people who possess lots of money.
鈥淢oney is like manure. If you let it pile up, it just smells. But if you spread it around, you can encourage things to grow.鈥� 鈥� Gun Denhart
8. Faith: Deepen and live out my faith daily.
Faith not only can help you through a crisis, it can help you to approach life after the hard times with a whole new perspective. It can help you adopt an outlook of hope and courage through faith to face reality.
鈥淎 faith that hasn鈥檛 been tested can鈥檛 be trusted鈥�
In the past, many people hoped that science would provide all the answers to life鈥檚 questions. But science cannot do that. Ironically, what is embraced as scientific fact changes from generation to generation. Just look at the way scientists have viewed our solar system. Ptolemy believed the earth was at its center. Copernicus asserted that the sun was at its center and the planets moved in circular orbits around it. Kepler proved that the orbits were elliptical. Today, scientists no longer argue the structure of the solar system, but ideas about how it was formed change continually.
鈥淔aith is to believe what we do not see; and the reward of this faith is to see what we believe.鈥�
9. Relationships: Initiate and invest in solid relationships daily.
Most people give away their relational energy on a first-come, first-served basis. Whoever gets their attention first gobbles up their time and relational energy. That鈥檚 why the squeaky wheels instead of the high producers at work consume so much attention and why so many people have nothing left to give when they get home from work.
鈥� When people don鈥檛 like you . . . they鈥檒l try to hurt you.
鈥� If they can鈥檛 hurt you . . . they won鈥檛 help you.
鈥� If they have to help you . . . they won鈥檛 hope you succeed.
鈥� When they hope you don鈥檛 succeed . . . life鈥檚 victories feel hollow.
鈥淚f you have one true friend in life, you are very fortunate. If you have two real friends, it is highly unusual.鈥� 鈥�
If you desire to improve your understanding of people so that you can build positive relationships, then keep in mind the following truths about people鈥攁nd actions you can take to bridge the gap often caused by them:
鈥� People are insecure . . . give them confidence.
鈥� People want to feel special . . . sincerely compliment them.
鈥� People desire a better tomorrow . . . show them hope.
鈥� People need to be understood . . . listen to them.
鈥� People are selfish . . . speak to their needs first.
鈥� People get emotionally low . . . encourage them.
鈥� People want to be associated with success . . . help them win.
10. Generosity: Plan for and model generosity daily.
鈥淵ou are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of home and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.鈥� 鈥� U.S. President Woodrow Wilson
True generosity isn鈥檛 a function of income鈥攊t begins with the heart. It鈥檚 about serving others and looking for ways to add value to them. That鈥檚 the way to achieve significance in your life.
鈥淭oday, 2.5 percent of our income goes to charitable giving. That鈥檚 lower than it was during the Great Depression (2.9 percent). And 80 percent of Americans who earn at least $1 million a year leave nothing to charity in their wills.鈥�
鈥淕reatness is not defined by what a person receives, but by what that person gives.鈥�
11. Values: Embrace and practice good values daily.
鈥淧eople without values are adrift on the ocean of life. When the waves come crashing down, they have no place to rest. Any big storm can threaten to put them under. Any current is liable to take them places they don鈥檛 want to go. However, when you have strong values, you have something that holds you steady, even when the weather gets nasty.鈥�
鈥楳ethods are many, Values are few. Methods always change, Values never do.鈥�
Discrepancies between values and practices create chaos in a person鈥檚 life. If you talk your values but neglect to walk them, then you will continually undermine your integrity and credibility. And that will happen even if you are unaware of your behavior and are not doing it intentionally.
12. Growth: Desire and experience improvements daily.
Often the most difficult part of the upward climb of growth is putting into practice what you learn. Yet that is where the true value is. The final test of any learning is always application. If what you鈥檙e learning can be used in some way to help and improve you or others, then it is worth the effort.
Author William Feather said:
鈥淭he only thrill worthwhile is the one that comes from making something out of yourself.鈥� To make something out of yourself, you need to be willing to change, for without change, there can be no growth. The problem most people have is that they want things to stay the same yet also get better. Obviously, that can鈥檛 happen. If you truly want to grow, then commit yourself to not only accepting change, but seeking it.鈥�
Today is the only time you have. It鈥檚 too late for yesterday. And you can鈥檛 depend on tomorrow. That鈥檚 why today matters.
The 12 Daily Practices (Daily Dozen)
Attitude: Choose and display the right attitudes daily.
Priorities: Determine and act on important priorities daily.
Health: Know and follow healthy guidelines daily.
Family: Communicate with and care for my family daily.
Thinking: Practice and develop good thinking daily.
Commitment: Make and keep proper commitments daily.
Finances: Earn and properly manage finances daily.
Faith: Deepen and live out my faith daily.
Relationships: Initiate and invest in solid relationships daily.
Generosity: Plan for and model generosity daily.
Values: Embrace and practice good values daily.
Growth: Desire and experience improvements daily.
Misconceptions of Success
We believe success is impossible 鈥� So we criticize it.
We believe success is mystical 鈥� So we search for it. (No Quick Fix)
We believe success comes from luck 鈥� So we hope for it.
We believe success is productivity 鈥� So we work for it.
We believe success comes from an opportunity 鈥� So we wait for it.
We believe success comes from leverage -So we power up for it.
We believe success comes from connections 鈥� So we network for it.
We believe success comes from recognition 鈥� So we strive for it.
We believe success is an event 鈥� So we schedule it.
The secret of your success is determined by your daily agenda. If you make a few key decisions and then manage them well in your daily agenda, you will succeed. You will never change your life until you change something you do daily.
You will never change your life until you change something you do daily. You see, success doesn鈥檛 just suddenly occur one day in someone鈥檚 life. For that matter, neither does failure. Each is a process. Every day of your life is merely preparation for the next. What you become is the result of what you do today. In other words . . .YOU ARE PREPARING FOR SOMETHING.
鈥淭he secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his time when it comes.鈥� -Benjamin Disraeli.
The most successful people in life are the ones who settle their critical issues early and manage them daily . The earlier you settle the critical issues in your life, the greater your potential for success.
When it comes to change, there are really only three kinds of people:
1. Those who don鈥檛 know what to do
2. Those who know what to do but don鈥檛 do it
3. Those who know what to do and follow-through
Attitude: Choose and display the right attitudes daily.
Your Attitude at the beginning of a task affects its outcome more than anything else. When you approach a task鈥攅specially an important one you don鈥檛 relish鈥攆ix your mind on the facts, not on your feelings. Focus on the possibilities, not the problems. That will put your attitude on the right track. And if it starts on the right track, it鈥檚 more likely to end up at the right destination.
Your Attitude towards others often determines their attitude toward you.
鈥淎ll things being equal, attitude wins. All things not being equal, attitude sometimes still wins.鈥�
Your attitude is a choice. If you desire to make your day a masterpiece, then you need to have a great attitude. If it鈥檚 not good now, you need to change it. Make the decision.
鈥淭hings turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.鈥� 鈥� 鈥淛ohn Wooden
2. Priorities: Determine and act on important priorities daily.
鈥淕uard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value will never be known. Improve them and they will become the brightest gems in a useful life.鈥�
British prime minister William Gladstone said,
鈥淗e is a wise man who wastes no energy on pursuits for which he is not fitted; and he is wiser still who from among the things he can do well, chooses and resolutely follows the best.鈥�
VALUATE PRIORITIES DAILY
Priorities don鈥檛 stay put; you have to revisit them every day. Why? Because conditions continually change. So do methods of getting things done. Your values, once defined, are going to be steady. You will be able to rely on them. But how you carry them out needs to be flexible.
According to a survey taken by Day-Timers, Inc., only one-third of American workers plan their daily schedules. And only 9 percent follow through and complete what they planned.6 If you want to be effective, you must be able to make the transition to planning.
鈥淏esides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists of the elimination of nonessentials.鈥� 鈥� Lin Yutang
3. Health: Know and follow healthy guidelines daily.
鈥淧eople are funny. When they are young, they will spend their health to get wealth. Later, they will gladly pay all they have trying to get their health back.鈥�
HAVE A PURPOSE WORTH LIVING FOR
Nothing is better than perspective for helping a person want to do the right thing. When you have something to live for, not only does it make you desire a long life, but it also helps you to see the importance of the steps along the way. Seeing the big picture enables us to put up with little irritations.
It鈥檚 hard to find motivation in the moment when there is no hope in the future. A sense of purpose helps a person to make a decision to change and then to follow through with the discipline required to make that change permanent.
鈥淭hough you cannot go back and make a brand-new start by You can start now, and make a brand-new end.鈥�
4. Family: Communicate with and care for my family daily.
When you have a strong family life, you receive the message that you are loved, cared for, and important. The positive intake of love, affection and respect . . . gives you inner resources to deal with life more successfully.
鈥淏efore going to War鈥攑ray once. Before going to Sea鈥攑ray twice. Before getting Married鈥攑ray three times.鈥� 鈥� Russian Proverb
5. Thinking: Practice and develop good thinking daily.
Success doesn鈥檛 come by accident. People don鈥檛 repeatedly stumble into achievement and then figure it out afterward. Whether you鈥檙e a doctor, a businessperson, a carpenter, a teacher, or a parent, your level of success will increase dramatically if you place high value on thinking. The greater your thinking, the greater your potential.
鈥淓very time a person puts an idea across, he finds ten people who thought about it before he did鈥攂ut they only thought about it.鈥� Ideas, put into action, give an advantage.鈥� 鈥� Alfred Montapert
6. Commitment: Make and keep proper commitments daily.
Anyone who desires to achieve and become successful must be like a fine craftsman: committed to excellence. A great craftsman wants you to inspect his work, to look closely at its finest details. In contrast, sloppy people hide their work. And if anyone finds fault with it, shoddy workers find fault with their tools. Which are you most like? Excellence means doing your very best in everything, in every way. That kind of commitment will take you where halfhearted people will never go.
In general, people approach daily commitment in one of two ways. They focus on the external or the internal. Those who focus on the external expect conditions to determine whether they keep their commitments. Because conditions are so transitory, their commitment level changes like the wind. In contrast, people who base their actions on the internal usually focus on their choices. Each choice is a crossroad, one that will either confirm or compromise their commitments.
鈥淣othing is easier than saying words. Nothing is harder than living them, day after day. What you promise today must be renewed and redecided tomorrow and each day that stretches out before you.鈥� 鈥� Arthur Gordon
7. Finances: Earn and properly manage finances daily.
To know whether your attitude about money and possessions is what it should be, ask yourself the following five questions:
1. Am I preoccupied with things?
2. Am I envious of others?
3. Do I find my personal value in possessions?
4. Do I believe that money will make me happy?
5. Do I continually want more?
Having money may not make people happy, but owing money is sure to make them miserable鈥�
鈥淚f you owe $1,000, you鈥檙e a piker. If you owe $100,000, you鈥檙e a businessman. If you owe $1 million, you鈥檙e a tycoon. If you owe $1 billion, you鈥檙e a magnate. If you owe $100 billion, you鈥檙e the government.鈥� 鈥� Rose Sand
Materialism is not about possession鈥攊t鈥檚 an obsession. I鈥檝e known materialistic people with no money and nonmaterialistic people who possess lots of money.
鈥淢oney is like manure. If you let it pile up, it just smells. But if you spread it around, you can encourage things to grow.鈥� 鈥� Gun Denhart
8. Faith: Deepen and live out my faith daily.
Faith not only can help you through a crisis, it can help you to approach life after the hard times with a whole new perspective. It can help you adopt an outlook of hope and courage through faith to face reality.
鈥淎 faith that hasn鈥檛 been tested can鈥檛 be trusted鈥�
In the past, many people hoped that science would provide all the answers to life鈥檚 questions. But science cannot do that. Ironically, what is embraced as scientific fact changes from generation to generation. Just look at the way scientists have viewed our solar system. Ptolemy believed the earth was at its center. Copernicus asserted that the sun was at its center and the planets moved in circular orbits around it. Kepler proved that the orbits were elliptical. Today, scientists no longer argue the structure of the solar system, but ideas about how it was formed change continually.
鈥淔aith is to believe what we do not see; and the reward of this faith is to see what we believe.鈥�
9. Relationships: Initiate and invest in solid relationships daily.
Most people give away their relational energy on a first-come, first-served basis. Whoever gets their attention first gobbles up their time and relational energy. That鈥檚 why the squeaky wheels instead of the high producers at work consume so much attention and why so many people have nothing left to give when they get home from work.
鈥� When people don鈥檛 like you . . . they鈥檒l try to hurt you.
鈥� If they can鈥檛 hurt you . . . they won鈥檛 help you.
鈥� If they have to help you . . . they won鈥檛 hope you succeed.
鈥� When they hope you don鈥檛 succeed . . . life鈥檚 victories feel hollow.
鈥淚f you have one true friend in life, you are very fortunate. If you have two real friends, it is highly unusual.鈥� 鈥�
If you desire to improve your understanding of people so that you can build positive relationships, then keep in mind the following truths about people鈥攁nd actions you can take to bridge the gap often caused by them:
鈥� People are insecure . . . give them confidence.
鈥� People want to feel special . . . sincerely compliment them.
鈥� People desire a better tomorrow . . . show them hope.
鈥� People need to be understood . . . listen to them.
鈥� People are selfish . . . speak to their needs first.
鈥� People get emotionally low . . . encourage them.
鈥� People want to be associated with success . . . help them win.
10. Generosity: Plan for and model generosity daily.
鈥淵ou are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of home and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.鈥� 鈥� U.S. President Woodrow Wilson
True generosity isn鈥檛 a function of income鈥攊t begins with the heart. It鈥檚 about serving others and looking for ways to add value to them. That鈥檚 the way to achieve significance in your life.
鈥淭oday, 2.5 percent of our income goes to charitable giving. That鈥檚 lower than it was during the Great Depression (2.9 percent). And 80 percent of Americans who earn at least $1 million a year leave nothing to charity in their wills.鈥�
鈥淕reatness is not defined by what a person receives, but by what that person gives.鈥�
11. Values: Embrace and practice good values daily.
鈥淧eople without values are adrift on the ocean of life. When the waves come crashing down, they have no place to rest. Any big storm can threaten to put them under. Any current is liable to take them places they don鈥檛 want to go. However, when you have strong values, you have something that holds you steady, even when the weather gets nasty.鈥�
鈥楳ethods are many, Values are few. Methods always change, Values never do.鈥�
Discrepancies between values and practices create chaos in a person鈥檚 life. If you talk your values but neglect to walk them, then you will continually undermine your integrity and credibility. And that will happen even if you are unaware of your behavior and are not doing it intentionally.
12. Growth: Desire and experience improvements daily.
Often the most difficult part of the upward climb of growth is putting into practice what you learn. Yet that is where the true value is. The final test of any learning is always application. If what you鈥檙e learning can be used in some way to help and improve you or others, then it is worth the effort.
Author William Feather said:
鈥淭he only thrill worthwhile is the one that comes from making something out of yourself.鈥� To make something out of yourself, you need to be willing to change, for without change, there can be no growth. The problem most people have is that they want things to stay the same yet also get better. Obviously, that can鈥檛 happen. If you truly want to grow, then commit yourself to not only accepting change, but seeking it.鈥�
December 23, 2024
The premise of this book is right up my alley, and it's a principle that lasts the test of time. Though the book is twenty years old, it isn't outdated. We have no power to change yesterday, and the only power we have over tomorrow is to use today as a launching pad. That will never change until the end of time.
The book is very organized and laid out with an intro, the 12 areas Maxwell encourages readers to focus on, and a conclusion. Each chapter has applicational questions to help readers not just ingest the text, but to implement it. Now. Because now is all you have. I appreciated Maxwell's clarity that change doesn't always happen overnight (and certainly not just from reading a book), but what we learn can be the impetus for change and there is no better time to begin that change than now.
For the most part the questions were the same at the end of each chapter (with a few customized ones, and even the repeated ones tailored to the new area under consideration), but even so, I only found one of them "repetitive" per say. And that was likely because it was an abstract question about how we expect the decision we made in that area to impact our future. I just struggled with that one after answering it once or twice, mostly because I have no idea what the future is going to throw my way XD And while I want to be intentional with my time now and be proactive and responsible with plans and goals, I've also learned to take things day by day and trust the future up to God.
Speaking of, Maxwell also does a great job of being clear about his own Christian perspective while also showing how these principles and areas can apply to anyone of any faith. As a fellow Christian, I loved seeing how his faith impacted each of his points, the lessons he's learned, etc.
An inspiring, informative read. I took a chapter a day and took time to reflect as he recommended at the end of each chapter. I'd recommend it to anyone seeking a strong foundation in being intentional with our decisions, time, and resources.
The book is very organized and laid out with an intro, the 12 areas Maxwell encourages readers to focus on, and a conclusion. Each chapter has applicational questions to help readers not just ingest the text, but to implement it. Now. Because now is all you have. I appreciated Maxwell's clarity that change doesn't always happen overnight (and certainly not just from reading a book), but what we learn can be the impetus for change and there is no better time to begin that change than now.
For the most part the questions were the same at the end of each chapter (with a few customized ones, and even the repeated ones tailored to the new area under consideration), but even so, I only found one of them "repetitive" per say. And that was likely because it was an abstract question about how we expect the decision we made in that area to impact our future. I just struggled with that one after answering it once or twice, mostly because I have no idea what the future is going to throw my way XD And while I want to be intentional with my time now and be proactive and responsible with plans and goals, I've also learned to take things day by day and trust the future up to God.
Speaking of, Maxwell also does a great job of being clear about his own Christian perspective while also showing how these principles and areas can apply to anyone of any faith. As a fellow Christian, I loved seeing how his faith impacted each of his points, the lessons he's learned, etc.
An inspiring, informative read. I took a chapter a day and took time to reflect as he recommended at the end of each chapter. I'd recommend it to anyone seeking a strong foundation in being intentional with our decisions, time, and resources.
March 24, 2022
Great book
December 15, 2021
3/5 - Helpful though at times it can be pretty basic.
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