Change is the only thing that is
permanent.
21st century- either change or
extinct
How do school operates?
“If your business is not
growing, your business is DYING.”
Why do people resist change?
* routine
* fear
- good
- bad
What should we change?
MINDSET- dictates way of thinking
MINDSET + ACTION = RESULT
“ What you sow, what you reap.”
“Do not listen to the negative
things people tell you, fight in
order to win/ success.”
• Change must start INSIDE not OUTSIDE.
Ten Commandments of Positive
Living
by
CHINKEE TAN
1. Thou shalt not meditate on
negative thoughts.
Way of thinking = Way of Living
SIPAG + TIYAGA + KARUNUNGAN +
DISKARTE
Wrong Mindset: Experience is the best
teacher.
Instead: Learning from other’s
mistakes & failures is the best teacher.
“Stay AWAY from NEGATIVE
people.”
21st Century- No permanent
employment
Permanent employability
2. Thou shalt not compare thyself
with others.
“ Compare yourself to yourself everyday”
Do not focus on the wrong things in life.
“Jealousy and envy are poisons to a man’s soul.”
• Be content of who you are.
• “ Every year our life should elevate/ develop.”
* If the money you are earning make
your life easier, you are using it
properly.
* Start associating YOURSELF with
POSITIVE people.
If ever, I made a mistake, can I
recover?
3. Thou shalt not complain under any
circumstances.
“ I will be happy once I have ____”
“Happiness depends on happening.”
Why do people complain?
“ Life is not fair.”
- unfair (victim mindset)
“We can NEVER CHOOSE what
happens to us but we can SURE
CHOOSE how we RESPOND”
If you are not part of the SOLUTION,
then you are part of the PROBLEM.
“Be always be grateful and thankful.”
“ If you are not HAPPY with what
you have TODAY, you will NEVER be
HAPPY with what you are going to
have TOMORROW.”
1 inc. person + 1 inc. person = 2
incomplete persons
4. Thou shalt not QUIT.
Why do people quit?
- fear
- short-term thinking
- hopelessness
“Man cannot live without hope.”
“ Use words to change your life.”
“Word has power.”
Always PERSIST.
How can you persist?
- Have a compelling reason &
determination.
“ Life is a gift from God.”
“Work hard, stay focused & never
quit.”
5. Thou shalt not talk negatively about
others.
- crab mentality
- jealousy
- insecurity
Negative effects:
- destructive
- unjust
- bad culture
Be part of the SOLUTION not a
PROBLEM.
* Always speak GOOD about OTHERS.
How can we talk good about others?
- Practice self-control
- Confront them personally
- Practice the golden rule
“ People who try to RUIN others are
usually UNHAPPY & LONELY.”
6. Thou shalt not focus on the
PROBLEM.
“ Do not find fault; find remedy.”
(Henry Ford)
“ To every problem there is a
solution, if you are not part of the
SOLUTION, then you are PART of
the PROBLEM.”
Is this a system problem?
Is this a people problem?
Is this a resource problem?
7. Thou shalt not live in fear, doubt,
worry and unbelief.
“Worry is like a rocking chair- it’s
always in motion but it never gets you
anywhere.
“ Always live in faith, hope, love
and belief.”
How can I remove fear, doubt,
worry & unbelief?
- Live one day at a time
-Admit that you are not in control
- Have faith in God.
“ Afar from God, I am NOTHING.”
8. Thou shalt not tell a lie.
Why do people lie?
- don’t want to face the consequences
of their mistakes
“ Always tell the TRUTH.”
3 A’s
-Admit
- Apologize
- Accept
“ You can always CHOOSE the
DECISION to make but you can NEVER
choose the CONSEQUENCE it brings.”
“ Do not make a DECISION if you are
NOT EMOTIONALLY HEALTHY.”
9. Thou shalt not live in
unforgiveness.
Forgiveness is a matter of choice and
decision.
Why do you need to forgive?
It is because you need PEACE.
Forgive others for your own sake.
“The people CLOSEST to us are the
people who HURT us most.”
10. Thou shalt not put your trust in
yourself.
“ Always put TRUST in the LORD.”
“We should not live our LIFE based
on the criteria of OTHERS, but
according to what GOD wants us
to. Live according to GOD’S WILL
and NOT the WILL of PEOPLE”
Thank you for listening!
Start to THINK, ACT & LIVE
POSITIVE