Cardinal Rules
11 CARDINAL RULES
Cardinal Rule 1
Every Citizen Has a Moral Obligation To Be Politically Involved But Does Not Have to Be a Politician
Political involvement is crucial for every citizen to contribute towards social and civic improvement. Find out if your elected officials are your representatives or rulers? If they're good, support them. If they're bad, throw them out.
Cardinal Rule 2
Reputation Like Good Looks Can Last Only So Long And Then Fades Away
Cheats and crooks can be very charming and convincing. They're good at creating sensations. It is crucial to do due diligence. One should check out the trail they have left. It will save you a lot of headache and heartaches.
Cardinal Rule 3
Your Journey To Success Should Be As Rewarding And Enjoying As The Arrival At The Destination.
If the journey is painful, even when you achieve success, you don't enjoy it. Every action should bring some form of fulfillment and gratification. Nobody has a lease on life. The pursuit of success must be rewarding and enjoyable.
Cardinal Rule 4
Always Leave a Legacy. Ask Yourself – What Am I Leaving? Am I Leaving This World a Little Better Place Than I Found It? If Not, Then Life Is Wasted.
Cardinal Rule 5
The Decision Making Process In Life Is More Important Than The Decision Itself.
If the process is right, chances are, 8 out of 10 times, your decisions will be right. If the process is wrong, then, chances are, 8 out of 10 times, your decisions will go wrong. Two by default may be right but that is not the way to take decisions in life.
Cardinal Rule 6
Indecision Is The Worst Kind Of Decision In Life.
Indecision is also a decision by default. I decide not to decide. That's what it means. The window of opportunity does not remain open forever. It requires the right decision at the right time.
Cardinal Rule 7
Either We Are Going Forward, Or We Are Going Backward. There Is No Status Quo.
Either we are growing or we are dying.
Cardinal Rule 8
Always Respect The Dignity Of The Other Person. Make Sure You Build Other People's Self-esteem. Give Sincere Appreciation To Others And Let The Other Person Save Face.
Cardinal Rule 9
Always Write Down Your Problem. Why? It Cristalizes It. Now You Know What The Real Problem Is, Rather Than What You Think Is The Real Problem. They Could Be Two Different Things. Many Times We Keep Looking For Answers Not Realizing That We May Not Even Have The Right Question.
90% of the solution lies in properly identifying the problem. Problems do not get resolved by avoiding them. Continued problems generally point to the cause being people, rather than things.
Cardinal Rule 10
All Progress Is Change But All Change Is Not Progress.
Evaluate change. Some change need to be persisted, some need to be resisted. Every change is uncomfortable, no matter what.
Cardinal Rule 11
Every Wrong Teaches The Wise What Is Right.
Wise people learn from their mistakes, but wiser people learn from other people's mistakes because our lives are not long enough to make all of our own.
