586. A Wolf

Learn to be a Wolf. Know that you will often have to create your own opportunities. You can get on in the world either by your own industry alone or in combination with the weaknesses of others.

510. Strengths and Weaknesses

It may be more fun to leverage your strengths and you should certainly do so but you should not fail to strengthen your weaknesses. From time to time, (about every 90 days) you should carry out a SWOT analysis. On a quadrant, you should list your Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats. Keep these in front of you for the next 90 days and repeat and so on and so forth.

349. Strength

Develop strength in your physical, mental, emotional and spiritual being. Every day do a little practice in each of these areas. Never borrow strength. Constantly work to build your own. If you borrow strength you will build a weakness in yourself, in others and in the relationship you have with others.

347. Empowerment and Disempowerment

Any time you allow your emotional life to be a function of the weaknesses of others, you disempower yourself and empower those weaknesses to continue messing up your life. Seize control and wrest the helm back into your own hands. Remember the story of the student who went with his teacher when he was buying a newspaper. The newsvendor was very rude to the teacher and this offended the student who respected his teacher. He asked furiously why his teacher allowed the man to speak to him like that and how he could remain so calm. The teache smiled and replied "He is always like that, so why should I let his behaviour affect my inner peace?"

299. Know Thyself

Find out who you are, what you stand for, what your values are, what your strengths and weaknesses are. Do the exercise where you list your values and re-order them by which you put first. Do this prioritising exercise at least once a year. Once you know, just carry on being yourself. Never try to be someone else.