Since most of us like to keep
things trouble-free, here's a useful list of steps on how to be successful in
any endeavor in life. Picked up from Gems of Thought, I hope everyone can make
this a habit in everything they do in life.
Ten Steps to Success in Work
First: Don't get the idea that you are
Atlas, carrying the world on your shoulder. The world would go on even without
you. Don't take yourself so seriously.
Second: Tell yourself that you like your
work. Then it will become a pleasure, not a drudgery. Perhaps you do not need
to change your job. Change yourself, and your work will seem different.
Third: Plan your work- and work your plan.
Lack of system produces that, "I'm swamped" feeling.
Fourth: Don't try to do everything at once.
That is why time is spread out. Operate on that wise advise advice from the
Bible, "This one thing I do".
Fifth: Get a correct mental attitude. Think
a job is hard, and you will make it hard. Think it is easy, and it will tend to
become so.
Sixth: Become an expert in your work. It is
always easier to do a thing right.
Seventh: Practice being relaxed . Easy
always does it. Don't press or strain.
Eight: Do not put off until tomorrow what
you can do today. It only makes tomorrow's job harder. It piles up on you. Keep
your work on schedule.
Ninth: At the start of every day, pray about
your work. You will get some of your best ideas that way.
Tenth: Take along your "unseen
Partner." It is surprising the load
He will take off you. God is as much at home on offices and shops as in
churches. He knows more about your business than you do.
