Today’s write-up put emphasis on seven vital things you can learn in life to make you successful in life 
Be more curious than clever. One of the most common mistakes people make is trying to be clever when they really should be curious. Being clever is the act of gaining knowledge to use as your own. Being curious on the other hand, is the act of examining and asking questions. These are two very different approaches but both are important. It pays to examine the situations around you. How could that object be better? How could you make life easier for others? Being curious involves a process of questioning and evaluating a situation. It’s not about being right or wrong. It’s about making decisions based on the information you have gathered. It’s not about having the most intelligent answer. It’s about having the best answer.
Be more concerned with understanding than being understood. It is a common misunderstanding that engaging in conversation means you should allow yourself to be understood. While that is a worthwhile goal, it is not the most useful thing for you to accomplish. The reason being that in conversation, the goal should be to understand the other person. By listening, focusing on what they are saying, how they are saying it and why, you will gain more information than if you were allowing yourself to be understood. Listen to what the person is saying and try to interpret their words. Once you’ve gotten a feeling for what the person is talking about, you can start talking. If you do it correctly, the person will leave the conversation with a positive impression of you and understand what you were trying to discuss. When you truly listen, you are able to get the full story. You are able to collect important details that can be used to better respond to the person. And you can use the information you’ve learned to forge stronger bonds with others.
Be more eager to learn than to be right. Being eager to learn is vital in life because it broadens your horizons. Be more willing to listen to other people’s opinions and understand what they’re saying. Your perspective is yours alone and there is always room for another opinion. Challenge your preconceived notions and see how it feels to be the one being challenged instead of the one challenging others. You might learn something new or find that you agree with the other person. Everyone has something to teach you. There are so many people in the world who could teach you something new, so don’t be afraid to ask for advice. Even if you don’t ask for advice, you can always be open to other people advising you! Moreover, asking questions to understand one another better is a great way to build connections and friendships.
Be more eager to please than to impress. While you should be eager to impress others, you should be more eager to please them. I believe that people are more impressed with a person who fulfills their duties to the best of their best ability than they are with a person who tries to do what they’re doing better than anyone else. It’s important to be yourself and not focus on impressing others.
Be more patient than important. It’s important to have things done as soon as possible, of course, but it’s best to wait for the time to be right for whatever it is you are doing. There are times where it’s best to wait for things to happen before you start working on them or to do them. And many times, the things that you want can be done without the pressure of time constraints and to meet certain deadlines. You can have all the power in the world, but sometimes it’s better to let things pass because they don’t seem worth the hassle.
Be more humble than proud. It’s important to stand tall and be proud of what you’ve accomplished. But don’t feel like you’re better than everyone else. If you’re humble, you will improve your ability to learn and grow. Be careful not to be too proud and look down on other people! While it’s one thing to appreciate your job, it’s another to take pride in it and start believing you’re superior. Remember that there is always someone more experienced and knowledgeable than you. Recognize that there are people who are smarter and more successful than you.
Deal with people on their terms. You can’t always get what you want, no matter how much you want it. If you meet someone who has a different view from you, and you can’t change it, then you should try to get what you want from that person through his terms. He will still have to deal with you and you will have a win-win situation.
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