Monday, June 19, 2006

Do not criticize, condemn or complain

1. It is foolish to scold
2. Criticism is futile because it usually puts a person on the defensive and usually makes him strive to justify himself
3. Criticism is dangerous because it wounds a person’s precious pride, hurts his sense of importance and arouses resentment
4. Rewarding good behavior will cause a person to learn much more rapidly and retain what he learns much more easily
5. As much as we thirst for approval, we dread condemnation
6. Instead, Ask questions that would lead a person to their own understanding of a rule, regulation or policy and the importance of compliance
7. Again, criticism is futile
8. Criticism leads to condemnation on both sides
9. Ghandi, “An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind”
10. Assignment: Abraham Lincoln “”The most perfect ruler of men that the world has ever seen – Read Lincoln The Unknown
11. A valuable lesson: never criticize anybody for anything
12. Malice toward none with charity for all
13. Judge not that ye be not judged
14. Lincoln: “Don’t criticize them, they are just what we would be under similar circumstances
15. The Five Dollar Bill Principle
16. Confucious: “Don’t complain about the snow on your neighbor’s roof when your own doorstep is unclean
17. When dealing with people, we are dealing with creatures of emotion, bristling with prejudices and motivated by pride and vanity
18. Benjamin Franklin, tactless in his youth became so diplomatic, so adroit at handling people, that he was made ambassador to France
19. Benjamin Franklin: “I will speak ill of no man and speak all the good I know of everybody” This is the secret to success
20. It takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving
21. “A great man shows his greatness” said Carlyle, “by the way he treats little men”.
22. Bob Hoover – Big Hug
23. Father Forgets by W Livingston Larned
24. Understanding breeds sympathy, tolerance and kindness
25. “To know all is to forgive all”
26. God himself does not propose to judge man until the end of his days” Why Should you or I?”

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