Rumors of demise exaggerate
\nto say the least.
\nThings are on the rise each day
\nand life\u2019s a f\u00eated feast!<\/p>\n
Rumors of defeat have missed the mark
\nto be quite frank.
\nVictory\u2019s assured now
\ndespite foes on every flank.<\/p>\n
Rumors of decay would tickle
\nthose who know me well.
\nYouth and vigor ever flow
\nthrough each and every cell.<\/p>\n
Rumors of the dole have figured wrong
\nif facts be known.
\nHarvest time abounds now
\nfrom the many seeds I\u2019ve sown.<\/p>\n
Rumors of distress have got it wrong
\nif truth be told.
\nEuphoria\u2019s the norm each day
\nas miracles unfold.<\/p>\n
Rumors of my fate
\nlet loose by those who wish me ill
\nare powerless to stop me
\nwhen I use the force of will!<\/p>\n
You can only rise in your experience of and happiness in life by lifting others up, not by tearing them down. Those who are the most successful and happy add value to the lives of others and help others to succeed. It\u2019s a basic principle of the universe. Think about it. Imagine what a dismal place the world would be if the only way to succeed required that you pull someone else down, and if everyone went about their daily interactions doing this! <\/p>\n
Years ago, while part of a network marketing sales team, we would all compete to see how many compliments we could lavish on one another while introducing our teammate to a new prospect or sales associate. (e.g., \u201cHey Dylan, I\u2019d like you to meet my friend Mary. She\u2019s very humble, but the truth is, she\u2019s the top salesperson in the northeast region!\u201d Then Mary might say: \u201cNice to meet you, Dylan. Walt said a lot of nice things about me, but what I\u2019m sure he didn\u2019t tell you is that he\u2019s one of the best trainers on our team, and…..!\u201d and we\u2019d go back and forth like this!) When you give someone a heartfelt compliment, both parties leave that exchange feeling a little better about themselves! Give it a try!<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, there are those among us who never learned this lesson and, through jealousy and envy, will wish you harm and seek to tear you down. They may wish failure upon you, berate your accomplishments, negate your achievements, challenge your intelligence, question your motives, sabotage your projects, and even spread rumors about you to tarnish your character.<\/p>\n
Fear not! While such tactics may have some short-term effects, you have your own willpower combined with your knowledge of the inviolable \u201clift others first\u201d principle to elevate you above the fray! Use today\u2019s life rhyme as your motivational mantra and practice the principle to achieve success in the face of ill will and rumors of your demise!<\/p>\n
Walt\u2019s Friday Life Rhyme #488: Rumors of Demise. See www.liferhymes.com for full archive.<\/em><\/p>\n Walt F. Goodridge (Special to the Saipan Tribune) Rumors of demise exaggerate to say the least. Things are on the rise each day…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[3712],"class_list":["post-302876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-opinion","tag-walt-goodridge"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302876","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=302876"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302876\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=302876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=302876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=302876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nWalt Goodridge is author of over 24 books, and conducts writer workshops to help others pursue their writer passions! Learn more at http:\/\/www.saipanwriters.com.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"