THIS IS YOUR LIFE
By Del Mattioli
‘SCANDAL’-INSPIRED CLOTHING LINE
COMING TO THE LIMITED
IT’S BETTER TO GIVE
Helping others when we are able to benefits
everyone. If you have a lot, give your wealth.
If you have a little, give your heart. Just give
what you can. No one has ever become poor
by giving.
Life is too short to argue and fight. Let’s
count our blessings, value the people who
matter and move on from the drama with our heads held high.
When it’s all said and done, be sure you haven’t said more than
you’ve done. In the end, actions always speak louder than words.
Work hard in silence, and let our success be our noise of praise.
The bottom line is that it’s never too late to take a step in the right
direction. It’s never too late to become the person you are capable of
being. It is never too late to “soul search” and help someone. Things
can change if you want them to, at any age. Right now you have an
opportunity to write yourself a future full of peace and free
of regret.
For generations, we have focused on the individual drivers of
success: passion, hard work, talent, and luck. But today, success is
increasingly dependent on how we interact with each other. It turns
out that at work, most people operate as either takers, matchers, or
givers. Whereas takers strive to get as much as possible from others
and matchers aim to trade evenly, givers are the rare breed of people
who contribute to others without expecting anything in return.
Are we giving or taking, moving forward or stagnant, laughing or
worrying, making it happen or complaining, making others feel good
or discouraging, mentoring our children or ignoring bad behavior,
practicing being nice to others or showing selfish tendencies? Are
we born with certain skills and talents or do we learn them as we live?
We are born with the ability to help someone else. Smiles and
encouragement helps no matter how one may be feeling inside—a
split second of happiness goes a long way.
One of the most important things we can do as we work with our
youth is to commit (GIVE) time to help them develop a positive self
concept. It is important to:
~ Focus on the INDIVIDUAL
~ Facilitate SELF-PRAISE
~ Promote individual RESPONSIBILITY FOR CHOICES
~ Help our youth set REALISTIC GOALS
~ Emphasize the POSITIVE
~ Establish a warm, comfortable ENVIRONMENT
Our teens today face choices and problems that are unique to
their generation. A positive self concept does not ne