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　　You feel happiest when you create a healthy balance between giving and receiving．If you give and give without making time to fill your own needs, then it’s likely you will burn out, or feel upset．When you take and take without giving anything back, you never feel fulfilled, so you are always searching for ways to fill the void in your life．

　　The way to create a healthy balance between giving and receiving is to know and then live by your values．I break values up into two groups which I call being and having values．Your being values are the character traits of the ideal person you would like to be．I suggest to my clients that they choose three being values that they are willing to make a commitment to live by．An example of some being values are：kind, loving, generous, inspirational, peaceful, wise and even powerful．By acting on these values you give to others through your actions and you inspire others by being a positive role model．Mastering being these character traits becomes your life purpose．

　　Your having values are the feelings you need to create in order to be happy．These could be companionship, achievement, support, being valued or financial security．This is what you receive．You take responsibility for filling your own needs by taking steps to create these feelings and conditions in your life．

　　When you make a commitment to live by your being values, it becomes easier to make conscious choices rather than reactionary ones．If your usual pattern is to talk about your problems, you could choose to think and act like a calm person．A calm person might go for a walk, meditate(沉思)，or set a time limit before responding．If your usual pattern is to worry, you could choose to act like a responsible or wise person．In other words, you would act like the person you choose to be－this is the key to personal power．

　　When you choose to act on your values, you not only feel good about yourself, you reinforce(加強(qiáng))your chosen beliefs．Over time acting in this way changes how you see the world, and in turn the way other people think of you．

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　　Ever since I was a child, my mouth has caused me trouble．I’m not a bad person; I have a hard time learning when to keep my mouth closed．

　　My mom has told me again and again,“Robert, your constant bad words are hurting me．If you continue to be this rude, you will get into big trouble．”

　　It’s been a problem at school several times too when teachers have told me something I didn’t want to hear．I used to feel it was my duty to stand up for myself．

　　One day in English class I began working on my homework until I heard a classmate talking behind me．It was Nathaniel, talking to himself as usual．

　　I said ever so nicely,“Nathaniel, would you be quiet?”

　　Nathaniel continued talking to himself．I quickly shouted“Nathaniel, shut up!”

　　For the next five minutes, we threw hurtful words back and forth at each other．

　　“At least I don’t have an ugly lazy eye like you!”I shouted．

　　I knew this would upset him deep inside．It would hurt his feelings and shut him up．

　　What I said filled him with anger．He tried to reach over my seat and grab me as he shouted,“That’s it!That’s it!”

　　Surprised at his reaction, I sat back in my seat．Never had I seen Nathaniel act like this before．

　　Later on, we were taken to the principal’s office．

　　There, Mr．Black, the principal, told us to discuss the matter．It wasn’t until then that I finally found that when I hurt someone physically, the wounds eventually heal．But when I hurt them with my words, sometimes the pain(痛苦)never goes away．

　　At the end of the discussion, I said sorry to Nathaniel．

　　When I headed back to my room, I spent some time praying．I began to think about how often what I said hurt others．But I believe that as I keep praying and asking God to help me he’ll tell me when to keep my mouth closed．

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　　“No man is an island” is a well-known line from John Donne's Devotion．It was written more than three hundred years ago．Even now people still agree with him．No one can live a completely lonely life．Without other people, life will become empty and sad．We all need to have friends．

　　For some of us, although making friends is not difficult, feeling shy, we may not want to make the first move．It is also difficult at times to keep the friends we already have．

　　There are many books about friendship, but Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People, written in 1936, is the most famous．This “how to” book about getting along with other people became a best seller．It was later put into 28 languages．

　　Dale Carnegie's advice seems to be simple, but can his advice help you? Do you need to change the way you act? Here is the list of advice from his book：

　　Be friendly and polite．

　　Always greet with a smile．Begin with “Excuse me” or “Would you please” when you want to ask somebody．Remember to say “Thank you” and try to be as helpful as you can．

　　Go out of your way to be nice．

　　Find some time to do special things for other people．Making some soup for a sick neighbour may seem like a little thing to you, but it will make your neighbor feel a lot better．

　　Remember names．

　　They say that the sweetest music to a person's ears is the sound of his or her own name．

　　Be open-minded．

　　Try to understand other people's ways and ideas and learn something from them．

　　Listen patiently．

　　When someone is talking to you, look at him or her, listen carefully and say something when necessary．

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