Gossip

Gossip is the hidden destructive force of society—they are the bombs on a besieged city. Relationships are torn, contracts broken, commitments neglected, communities eaten up from within, all because of a negative word wrongly placed. Never say a negative thing about another unless it is to build that person up.

Could You Help Get This Beam Out Of My Eye?

Always give everyone the benefit of the doubt. If someone seems to have done something evil, but you don’t have proof, don’t assume— either check it out, or let it go.

I'm Not Prejudiced! Well, Except for...

Everyone has prejudices, everyone makes judgments of people. This means that we need to be more conscious of our judgments, and make determinations based on truth and not on impressions.

According to Meyers-Briggs, I'm Like This...

Most people don’t understand themselves any better than we understand ourselves. So often it is better to observe people than to ask what they are like.

"Sure I Understand You... I Think..."

Constantly work on communication and social connections. Our social abilities are never something we can just take for granted. One day a communication technique will work and the next day it won’t. So always ask how people want to be communicated to. But believe how they react better than what they say.

Why Won't You Trust Me?

Trust is something that is earned, not given. If trust is broken, it must be earned again to the proportion of each break. We do not earn trust by doing nice things. We earn trust by proving faithfulness in related areas. The one who proves faithful in an insignificant matter is the one who will be trusted in a more significant matter.

Mother Teresa on Leadership

"Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person." - Mother Teresa