I've always tried to refer to this at least once a month for a refresher, helps me get by...
- Manage in good times for bad times.
- Define your own targets. Don't settle for conventional standards: create your own.
- Keep things simple. Streamline your systems and your life.
- Bigger isn't always better. Don't confuse market share with profitability.
- At the peak of success, look for things you can do even better.
- Be humble: success is hardly ever all your own doing and rarely irreversible.
- Live within your budget.
- Hire people with a sense of humor.
- Quit pretending. Give yourself the freedom to be yourself.
- Train for skill. Hire for spirit, spunk, and enthusiasm.
-Treat family members as best friends; don't take them for granted.
- Do whatever it takes. Remember, there is very little traffic in the extra mile.
- Define your own standard of professionalism.
- Treat everyone with kindness and equal respect; you never know whom you're talking to.
- Think like an owner-about your job and your
life. Owners focus on results regardless of who's watching.
- Don't act like a victim. Believe you can make a difference in everything you do.
- Put your trust in others. It tells them they are trustworthy and they will act accordingly.
- Show your people what you think they're worth.
- Negotiate with an abundance mentality.
- Make your organizational and personal mission, vision, and values clear--then hold the reins loosely.
- Practice the Golden Rule. Do what you expect and want others to do.
- Take on a childlike curiosity. Seek to learn something from everyone.
- Develop a genuine interest in the knowledge of others: ask to learn, listen to learn, watch to learn.
- Train yourself to look beyond what you see.
- Create a "Cutting Edge" program of your own. Find ways to understand other people's jobs.
- Make information interesting, meaningful, and relevant to everyone. Show everyone what's in it for them.
- Give people more responsibility to develop their strengths and grow.
- Blaze new trails. Don't rest on others'
- Ask yourself how you can do it before you ask others how it's been done.
- Become a "risk doctor": help people recover from mistakes by accepting, encouraging, and laughing.
- Stand behind your commitments and those of your people.
- Own mistakes, share mistakes, learn from mistakes, and move on.
- Play to win!
- Make your life and work adventurous.
- Align systems, policies, and practices with your values.
- Measure, reward, and recognize people who protect and promote the culture.
- Do whatever it takes to get the job done.
Examine your checkbook and your calendar periodically to see if the way you spend your money and your time is consistent with what you value.
- Equip people to make decisions by clearly defining the culture.
- Memorialize and display your fondest memories. Make pictures of people your artwork.
- Make the vision the boss.
- Develop a sincere interest in every family member.
- Do what you value: practice what you preach, walk the talk.
- Become a storyteller for your company and your family.
- Say "Thank you" often.
- Always celebrate people from the heart.
- Make heroes and heroines of employees who glorify your company's values.
- Find people who serve behind the scenes and celebrate their contributions.
- Create a celebration signature--balloons, photos, trophies.
- Celebrate at work like you do at home.
- Work in play clothes!
- Be the first to find humor in tense moments.
- Try to make someone smile or laugh every morning and every night.
- Laugh at yourself at least once a day!
-Lighten up: don't take yourself so seriously. Associate with fun people. Identify six ways you can lighten up, then work on them for six months.
- Show love more often.
- Make love a decision, not just a feeling; then stick to it.
- Recognize other people's need for love--and your own.
- Don't be afraid to be vulnerable and express your needs. Love often insists on vulnerability.
- Life is short: forgive and forget!
- Love people by speaking the truth in loving ways.
- Be gracious. Polish your politeness.
- Don't withhold love when you disapprove of others. Don't view others' disapproval as holding back love. Show your gratitude to the community for supporting your success.
- Give more than your money. Give your time, heart, soul.
- Make serving the community a team-building event for your employees.
- Love not to get, but to give. Let love be the motivator.
- Volunteer for the greater good and become better for it.
