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Shower your loved ones with affection

John Dewey, one of America's most profound philosopher said that the deepest urge in human nature is "the desire to be important." Lincoln once began a letter saying: "Everybody likes a compliment." William James said: "The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated." Dewey and James said something similar, the desire to be important and the craving to be appreciated. Craving is a strong desire for something. Everybody wants to be a great human. We got to to keep one thing in mind, nothing can be achieved by criticizing, condemning or complaing others. Showing love and respect to others will help in yielding a healthy relationship Instead of condemning people, let's try to understand them. Let's try to figure out why they do. That's a lot more profitable and intriguing than criticism, and it breeds sympathy, tolerance and kindness. "To know all is to forgive all"- Nixon Waterman Bob Hoover, a

Purpose - WHY? + HOW? = SUCESS

The value of thinking about "WHY".... Benefits of asking "Why?" will help you in understanding what you are trying to accomplish. It defines success. It creates decision making criteria. It aligns resources. It motivates. It clarifies focus. It expands options. In order to reach our short term or long term goals, we have to analyze the purpose of the action to be performed. Purpose defines Success Lets jump on to the "How" part. Once we have gone through all the stages such as defining goals, aligning resources, clarifying focuses etc. Then comes the implementation. i.e We need to know how those resources and goals can be attained. We all are familiar with the most brilliant, complex and the creative planner in world: our brain. Knowingly or unknowingly we are in ourselves a planning machine. We are planning when we get dressed, go out for dinner or even talk. Human mind instantaneously plans and organizes actions.  For example: when