Don’t Worry about Criticism
1. Remember that unjust criticism is
often a disguised compliment.
2. Do the very best you can.
3. Analyze your own mistakes and
criticize yourself.
Prevent Fatigue and Worry and
Keep Your Energy and Spirits High
1. Rest before you get tired.
2. Learn to relax at your work.
3. Protect your health and appearance
by relaxing at home.
4. Apply these four good working habits:
a. Clear your desk of all papers except
those relating to the immediate
problem at hand.
b. Do things in the order of their
importance.
c. When you face a problem, solve it
then and there if you have the facts
necessary to make a decision.
d. Learn to organize, deputize and
supervise.
5. Put enthusiasm into your work.
6. Don’t worry about insomnia.
Fundamental Principles for
Overcoming Worry
1. Live in “day-tight compartments.”
2. How to face trouble:
a. Ask yourself, “What is the worst
that can possibly happen?”
b. Prepare to accept the worst.
c. Try to improve on the worst.
3. Remind yourself of the exorbitant price
you can pay for worry in terms of your
health.
Basic Techniques in Analyzing Worry
1. Get all the facts.
2. Weigh all the facts – then come to a
decision.
3. Once a decision is reached, act!
4. Write out and answer the following
questions:
a. What is the problem?
b. What are the causes of the problem?
c. What are the possible solutions?
d. What is the best possible solution?
Break the Worry Habit
Before It Breaks You
1. Keep busy.
2. Don’t fuss about trifles.
3. Use the law of averages to outlaw
your worries.
4. Cooperate with the inevitable.
5. Decide just how much anxiety a thing
may be worth and refuse to give it more.
6. Don’t worry about the past.
