There are so many self-help books and articles, you'll probably need help with your self. Every month more books and more words are printed, all promising the "key to success" or a "better life" in one way or another . The volume and the choice of this material lies in the very confusing.
But it must not be so. The people are longing for brevity, simplicity and clarity. We live in an "instant age", where good and powerful ideas simple and easy toto remember and should be expressed in a single paper sheet. Self-Help is an area where less really more!
Ironically, last look into, that we help, a short, simple and clear plan for self-employed. Writing in 1784, in the second part of his autobiography, says Benjamin Franklin to us that, while in his twenties, he is the bold and difficult project conceived at the arrival of moral perfection. "He devised a list of thirteen virtues, which he considered important andClarity and simplicity every virtue has only one name and a brief bid to express its meaning.
The virtues are with their bids:
Temperance, Eat not dullness, drink not to elevation.
Silence, do not talk, but what may benefit others or yourself, avoid trifling conversation.
Order, Let all your things have their place, let every part of your business have its time.
Resolution to ResolvePerform what you ought, perform without fail what you resolve.
Frugality, Make no expense but to do good to others or himself, ie, waste nothing.
Industry Lose no time; useful will be used more in something, cut off all unnecessary actions.
Sincerity, Do not think hurtful deceit; innocent and just, and when you speak, speak accordingly.
Justice Wrong none by doing injuries or omitting the benefitsthat your duty.
, Avoid extremes; avoid moderation, insults, bad as you think they deserve.
Clean tolerate no uncleanliness in body, clothes or habitation.
Tranquillity, Be not disturbed at trifles, or accidents or unavoidable in common.
Chastity, rarely Practice sexual intercourse, but for health or offspring, never to dullness, weakness, or the injury of his own or foreign peace orReputation.
Humility to imitate Jesus and Socrates.
This is a short list, but with great intentions and Franklin tells us that he not attempt to try all the virtues at once.
He decided on any date to fix and then move on to the list. Therefore, he ordered the list of what he considered in order of importance to him, believes that success would in Temperance, peace and order, help to lead to success in the resolution, frugality and industry, and soon. At all times, his intention was to improve his habits.
He also believed that the daily reflection was important in his success. To this end, he kept a notebook to record his mistakes. Each page was ruled out with seven columns and thirteen rows. A column for each day of the week, and one row for every virtue. He took his mistakes every day with a black spot in the appropriate place.
Franklin admitted he would never achieve perfection in all these virtues, but he also knew thatSearch for moral perfection to achieve improved his life in many ways.
Franklin's 187 words are as relevant today as when he invented.
In modern parlance, Franklin
a clear objective, moral perfection,
developed a simple set of goals, thirteen virtues
worked on his objectives,
measured its success against these goals,
reflects on his success,
returned to start the process again.
Why does not Franklin's model for themselves. Print out theCome thirteen virtues, you are a small notebook and start self-help today.
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