Steve
Mostly Harmless
What are the words you live by? Do you try to be honest in all things? Winner takes all? Might makes right? What are the fundamental philosophies that drive you?
I have a couple:
Anyway, this is just a short list, and I'll admit that I'm not always successful. What are the words you live by?
I have a couple:
- I'm responsible for all things in my life: simply put, things that occur either happen TO you or BECAUSE of you. If it happens because of you, you have power to influence the situation. If it happens TO you, you have no power. I prefer to have some influence.
- Someone doesn't have to lose for me to win: Some people have to have an enemy at all times. If they're working on a project at work, it has to be compared to someone else's work. If they know something, they want to hoard it because they believe that knowledge is power. I disagree. I believe that if I succeed, there's room for you.
- Creative people will always be creative/uncreative people will never be creative: In business and personally, there are people who steal ideas or take credit for things they didn't do. This can work for a while, but I believe that these people are always exposed at some point. Conversely, creative people (replace with smart, hardworking, or honest people) will always come out ahead.
- Nobody knows everything about anything: This one's pretty straightforward. Anything I say today is subject to change as I learn more about it. Anything other's say is only as credible as they are, and even then should be taken in context.
- Never argue with a crazy person. They don't play by the rules and are, by definition, irrational at least to some degree.
Anyway, this is just a short list, and I'll admit that I'm not always successful. What are the words you live by?