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RokZRooM Special ! You Can Win by Shiv Khera

When you don't know your limitations, you go out and surprise yourself. In hindsight, you
wonder if you had any limitations. The only limitations a person has are those that are
self-imposed. Don't let education put limitations on you.

Do Something for Others Who Cannot Repay
You in Cash or Kind

Dr. Karl Menninger, a world-renowned psychiatrist, was once asked, "What would you
advise someone if you knew that person was going to have a nervous breakdown?" The
audience expected Dr. Menninger to advise consulting a professional. But he didn't. He
said, "I would advise that person to lock home, go to the other side of town, find someone
in need and help that person. By doing that we get out of our own way." A lot of times we
get in our own way, don't we?
Be a volunteer. It builds self-worth. Helping others as you would expect others to help
you gives a feeling of gratification. It is a good feeling which represents high self-esteem.
The process of giving without having expectations or getting anything in return raises
one's self esteem.
A healthy personality has the need not only to get but also to give.

Learn to Give and Receive Compliments

Don't miss out on any opportunity to give sincere compliments. Remember, the key word
is sincerity. When others give you a compliment, accept it graciously and gracefully with
two words, "Thank you." That is a sign of humility.

Accept Responsibility

We need to accept responsibility for our behavior and our actions and insulate ourselves
from excuses. Don't be like the student who failed just because he didn't like the teacher
or the subject. Who is he hurting the most? We have to accept responsibility and stop
blaming others, then, and only then, will productivity and quality of life improve.

Our privileges can be no greater than our obligations. The protection of our rights can
endure no longer than the performance of our responsibilities.

-John F. Kennedy

Excuses make the problem worse than the problem itself. We owe responsibility

♦ to self
♦ to family
♦ to work
♦ to society
♦ environment

We can add to the greenery by planting trees, stopping soil erosion, preserving natural
beauty.

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