Author: Chuck Lucas

I am the Editor and Founder of https://principlesneverfail.us/ a blog dedicated to principle centered personal development. The social, intellectual, physical, and spirtual challenges facing individuals and the communities in which we live in 2020 and beyond will require the best that is within us. True principles anchor us to the truths previously discovered. We can move forward into the future with confidence on the correct path if we do not forsake the truths we already know. My over 50 year quest has been to discover true principles and seek to understand and strive to apply them in my life. My hope is that some of what I have found may be of value to my family, friends, and to you.

⚡Habits Rule⚡

“People do not decide their futures, they decide their habits and their habits decide their futures.” ― F.M. Alexander

Be Kind First, Be Right Later

“Always remember that to argue, and win, is to break down the reality of the person you are arguing against. It is painful to lose your reality, so be kind, even if you are right.” —Haruki Murakami

“There’s no reason why the expansion can’t continue. There’s nothing about this expansion that is unstable or unsustainable.” Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell 2/11/2020

What they don’t teach you at the the Harvard Business School: Notes from a street-smart executive ✨

Mark H. McCormack

Be flexible & strive for consistency-

While being free with your praise never

let people rest on their laurels–

To manage consistently U have to behave

consistently–

The ability to delegate more than any-

thing else separates good managers from

bad ones–

Short term greed can be terminal

Start with the BEST—

Candor is powerful, effective & under

used

People in business want to do business

with winners–

Exposure to a good idea speaks for itself

A chance encounter presents opportunity

Position the facts to get the desired

result

80% of your business is done with 20% of

your customers

Be ethical, be moral – & be aware of the

joys of silence–

Business maturity—the ability 2 post-

pone instant gratification & 2 adjust 2

the timetable of others

A good general common sense rule of

timing: Don’t blurt out anything–

Many good ideas fail because the timing

is not correct–

Fear of failure is a positve motivator–

It shows you care

Rejection is rarely personal

Learn the trick of blending in & sticking

out at the same time

Loyalty is another form of Trust

People who merely work up to their

capabilities don’t become stars

How good are you at resisting impulsive

actions?

Discipline Yourself

Luck is the residue of diligence–

Everyone makes errors–Learn from them

The most important asset in life is a

sense of humor–an ability to laugh at

yourself or the situation

Legitimate flattery can be quite seductive

False flattery is transparent & can easily

backfire

The quickest way to make a lasting

negative impression is to waste some-

ones time

Consider doing the opposite of what

someone expects. Often it’s remarkably

effective–

It is the little things you say & do that

often make the most enduring

impression–

Nothing blocks insight into other people

more than your own ego–

Insight demands opening up your senses,

talking less and listening more

Insight allows you to see beyond the

present–

The real self – one’s true nature – can’t

change color to suit its enviroment–

Your boss is judging you by your: 1)

Commitment-2)Attention to detail-3)

Immediate Follow-up—

In retropect, life seems like a dream.

When we reach adulthood, we sense that in some ways time is a quality of the mind. The years may pass very quickly and seem, in retrospect, something like a dream. Thus, as we walk toward the sunset of our lives, we see the meaning of the ressurection with a new perspective. ― Reed H. Bradford

Details are swallowed up in principles.

In a sense, knowledge shrinks as wisdom grows, for details are swallowed up in principles. The details of knowledge which are important will be picked up ad hoc in each avocation of life, but the habit of active utilization of well-understood principles is the final possesion of wisdom. (Alfred N. Whitehead, The Aims of Education and Other Essays, p. 58.)