Happiness can be multiplied by sharing it with others without diminishing the original source. It is the one asset that increases when it is given away.
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With happiness, the more you give, the more you get. The greatest rewards in life do not come from the accumulation of financial assets; they result from the psychic gratification that accompanies helping others achieve happiness. Those who acquire the greatest riches in life have discovered how to link the two; they have learned how to provide a service that creates satisfaction for customers and generates profits for themselves.
When you approach your job with exuberance and a determination to make yur customers glad they chose to do business with you, great benefits will accrue to you. There are never enough happy people who share their joy with others.
** Basic Balance
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by Jim Stovall
Modern-day life here in the 21st century puts me in mind of a high-wire juggling act. It seems there are far too many things demanding our attention, and the consequences for missing a priority are very high.
Years ago, I heard a radio ad featuring a second-grade child leaving a voicemail for their father. I don’t remember what the ad was for, but I will never forget the voice of a seven-year-old saying, “Dad, it’s me. Today was my school play. I was a flower on stage and did a good job. Maybe the next time I’m in the second grade and am in my play, you can come.”
These words are haunting because we all know the second grade and the school play only happen once. Life balance is a matter of establishing and focusing on priorities. If we live lives of success and significance, there will inevitably be days, weeks, and even months when we are out of balance. In my business, I get involved with book, movie, or television projects requiring a great deal of focus and energy for several months. After those projects are concluded, I always strive to focus on other priorities in my life for several weeks or months.
Regardless of these seasons of intensity and focus, we’ve got to be prepared to create a parenthesis or an oasis for extreme priority events or activities in other areas of our lives. I’ve discovered that even the demands of a movie project involving hundreds of people and millions of dollars can be flexible enough to accommodate a wedding, a funeral, a graduation, a friend or colleague in need, or a second-grade play.
Anyone familiar with my work will likely know about me because of a bestselling book I wrote that was made into a movie entitled The Ultimate Gift. This story features a billionaire who, late in life, comes to understand that he and his money have negatively impacted his extended family. He discovers that even though we may go to extraordinary lengths to rectify the problem, we can never retrieve those magic moments in life that we’ve lost.
As a consultant, I get to interact with many high-level corporate leaders. Hopefully, I am able to impart some wisdom and knowledge to them, but each of them inevitably teaches me many things. One CEO of a direct sales group with forty-thousand distributors struggled with time management in order to hold various events across the country. When we went through her calendar, there were several days each month blacked out long before the year began. When I inquired about them, I learned that those were the priceless priority days she had dedicated to family, friends, and causes that matter to her. No amount of success or money could ever take their place.
As you go through your day today, establish your priorities and manage the rest of your days.
Today's the day!
from my Napoleon Hill Foundation email
