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3 sentences to live by

bradenbetts — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 19:39:41 +0000

I’ve come up with three concise sentences to help guide how I want to live my life. Thought I’d share.

Love your family.

Be a positive influence on others.

Enjoy your life.

Each sentence should be interpreted and extended to apply to various aspects of life. Starting with the first line, “love your family” should extend to:

Being respectful of the family members you might not like, being a good son/daughter, doing things because you know its important to them, consciously make an effort to stay in touch, remember birthdays, appreciate the time you have.

“Being a positive influence on others” mainly means that you should be someone who contributes rather than only receives. I also apply it to being nice to those who need a friend, being courteous, and contributing time/value to charity.

“Enjoy your life” is something people lose sight of. Life is short, I’m gonna make sure I enjoy as much of it as possible. Do things that make you happy. Don’t make decisions based on money, choose based on what overall will make you and your family happy. Don’t coast and hope the fun will come to you. Be proactive and create the good times.

I realize I’m preaching. Hopefully you got something out of it.

its what you make it

bradenbetts — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:32:36 +0000

just finished my week of training at nike. we went over their 11 maxims (which are pretty cool). we were told to think about how we could apply the maxims to our daily work as a sales associate. This got me thinking about my own personal maxims.

my current maxim for myslef has been “its what you make it”.

I had the “Aha!” moment on a drive to portland with Joey Mucha, an AMA colleague of mine. As we were driving, I was talking about my previous summer internship with the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes. I talked about how those who got the most out of the internship were those who took the initiative to get involved in more than just what was required. My co-worker got involved in group ticket sales and variety of events. he came in early, got to know people better, and our supervisor eventually took him under his wing. I did more than expected, but i didn’t go the extra mile this guy did. I learned my lesson. from this experience, i realized that each internship, each job, getting to know a professor, an introduction to someone in your field…whatever you do, Its what you make it. It can valuable if you put in the effort to make it valuable. It’ll be a waste if you just sit there and expect it to do the work for you. make it worthwhile