Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - L. Da Vinci

My personal blog

My personal mission statement

August 03rd, 2006 | Category: Ethics, General
  1. Succeed at home first
  2. Seek and merit divine help
  3. Never compromise with honesty
  4. Remember the people involved
  5. Hear both sides before judging
  6. Obtain counsel of others
  7. Defend those who are absent
  8. Be sincere yet decisive
  9. Develop one new proficiency a year
  10. Plan tomorrow’s work today
  11. Hustle while you wait
  12. Maintain a positive attitude
  13. Keep a sense of humor
  14. Be orderly in person and in work
  15. Do not fear mistake – fear only the absence of creative, constructive, and corrective responses to those mistakes
  16. Facilitate the success of subordinates
  17. Listen twice as much as you speak
  18. Concentrate all abilities and efforts on the task at hand, not worrying about the next job or promotion
  19. Fulfill commitments
  20. Aim for clarity

7 Comments so far

  1. Aadi August 16th, 2006 5:47 am

    Live a dynamic life

  2. akdugar August 20th, 2006 11:56 pm

    Highly creative and motivated

  3. priya October 7th, 2006 5:13 am

    nice pts. but its not possible for eveyone to do them.
    for eg if u know a truth wil hurt some one then u vont say it.u wil keep mum.but by doing so you have a part of a lie
    thank you

  4. akdugar October 7th, 2006 5:31 am

    To be honest, even I don’t follow all of them. like “Never compromise with honesty”. Sometimes I lie, usually when under pressure. But having it on my mission statement means I’ll always strive towards it. As far as truth or lie goes, I think if telling lies will ultimately lead to a positive solution, it’s allright to lie.

  5. akdugar October 7th, 2006 5:48 am

    “As far as truth or lie goes, I think if telling lies will ultimately lead to a positive solution, it’s allright to lie.” - I take these words back because I can’t think of a situation that can justify this.

  6. Bharat Surana November 30th, 2006 4:27 am

    hey adi, good thoughts.I really appreciate it. And love to add one point which i felt, it really missed out and that is know yourself.
    Keep it up and always have the integrity to follow it

  7. akdugar December 1st, 2006 5:46 am

    I agree Bharat, Knowing thyself is so important. For me knowing myself is to understand my strengths, weaknesses, looking at my actions & thoughts, in an objective way and most importantly accepting them.

    To say it’s easy, but to objectively look at them especially thoughts without getting “caught in” takes a lot of time, commitment and patience.

Leave a reply