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This is the 8th in a 12-part series of questions to help you prepare an annual report on your life for the past year.
The first question appeared on December 20.
Question #8: How did you help others?
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This is the 7th in a 12-part series of questions to help you prepare an annual report on your life for the past year.
The first question appeared on December 20.
Question #7: What special activities did you have with your family or friends?
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This is the 6th in a 12-part series of questions to help you prepare an annual report on your life for the past year.
The first question appeared on December 20.
Question #6: What did you sell?
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This is the 5th in a 12-part series of questions to help you prepare an annual report on your life for the past year.
The first question appeared on December 20.
Question #5: What major purchases did you make?
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This is the 4th in a 12-part series of questions to help you prepare an annual report on your life for the past year.
The first question appeared on December 20.
Question #4: What did you learn?
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This is the 3rd in a 12-part series of questions to help you prepare an annual report on your life for the past year.
The first question appeared on December 20.
Question #3: What books did you read?
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This is the 2nd in a 12-part series of questions to help you prepare an annual report on your life for the past year.
The first question appeared on December 20.
Question #2: What changes did you make?
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Every business prepares an annual report on the previous year. This serves to document how the leaders have run the business.
Since your life is more important than any business, you may want to prepare such a report. It will help you note trends, find opportunities, and make plans.
Over the next twelve issues, I will provide questions to help you prepare your annual report.
Give each question careful consideration, as if you were preparing this report for your board of directors.
Question #1: What did you accomplish during the past 12 months?
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If you exchange gifts at this time of the year (or at any time) here are three treasures that will be remembered long after that video game is obsolete.
1) Praise
Everyone enjoys a compliment. Find something good about the other person. It might be a skill, an achievement, or a characteristic. Then tell the person about it in a sincere way that expresses how it makes things better.
2) Time
Spend time with people. For example, you could read a book to children, go for a walk with a friend, or simply sit together in the same room.
3) Attention
Listen fully and completely when people talk to you. Make sure that your conversation is occurring in a place that allows privacy without distractions.
Bonus: All of these gifts are free. All they require is the commitment to give them.
Much success,
Here are five ways to make a holiday party enjoyable for everyone.
1) Leave Home Without It
Unless you visit like-minded people, leave your private cause at home. Avoid wearing pins that commemorate specific causes because these invite comments. Refrain from delivering editorials, lectures, or sermons. Remember: it's a holiday party. No one came to be fixed, changed, or converted.
2) Make Them Special
Encourage others to talk by asking friendly questions (e.g., “What are your plans for your vacation?”). Then let them be the expert, regardless how much you know. Let them be right, even if they seem to be wrong. Be impressed (or at least interested) with what they say. Remember: Appreciation is a gift that lasts a lifetime.
3) Detach
Avoid taking anything personally. Accept what people say, regardless of how outrageous it may sound. Avoid correcting, criticizing, or complaining. Avoid telling a better story. Ignore bait that lures you into saying something foolish. Remember: People respect those who manage themselves.
4) Talk Friendly
Offer compliments. Praise everything and anything, such as people's clothes, cooking, shoes, pets, new toaster, or front yard. Then be positive. Find diplomatic ways to express your ideas. Avoid sarcasm, satire, and criticism. Remember: People are attracted to warmth.
5) Behave
Avoid baiting people into arguments with comments on sensitive issues. Avoid subtle insults, trick questions, and unfair exaggerations. Avoid punitive stories that describe other people's failings. Remember: It is always a bad idea to start an argument.
Much success,