Tips To Guide Your Work Life

1. If you are afraid, face it.

It's okay to be afraid, just never give up because of fear. Focus on the outcome, not the journey. No matter how scared you are, do the things you want to do.

2. Persistence and perseverance always win out.

You can feel lost, fail a lot, but you must never give up. Keep trying. Sooner or later your efforts will pay off.

3. Being true to yourself is what matters most.

Remain constant in your appreciation of what you love to do. Learn to love to do the things you do, and your life will forever be happy. You are as good as anyone else and, oftentimes, a whole lot better. Don't lose sight of this.

4. Choose friends that care.

Your friends should reflect a tapestry of yourself--serious, wild or intellectual. But when the going gets tough, they are always there for you.

5. Dream big.

I'm the biggest dreamer of them all and because of that, I have led myself, and others, on a wild adventure in life. If you want to have a full life, you must dream big. Refuse to settle for anything less than turning a dream into a reality.

6. Use your brain above all else.

People have a choice to think or not think. Maximize the use of your mind. It's your only source of knowledge and survival.

7. Action makes reality.

Want to change? Then take action. If you try 100 things, maybe one will go your way.

8. Laugh everyday at yourself and along with others.

Life is what you make of it and if you take it too seriously, it will be serious. Laugh when you can, help others laugh too. Lighten up. Chew some bubble gum, go rollerskating or fly a kite. You'd be surprised at the joy the simplest things in life can bring.

Copyright (c)2002 Laurel J. Delaney. All rights reserved.

Laurel Delaney runs GlobeTrade.com, a global marketing and consulting company and is the creator of "Borderbuster," an e-newsletter MarketingProfs.com highly regards for its focus on global marketing. She just published a new e-book, "Insanely Global" and is at work on her next, "Godzilla Global Marketing." Contact her at ldelaney@globetrade.com

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