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74. 
Create a Daily Code of Conduct  
It is easy to live your life like a leaf in the fall wind, moving in whatever direction the wind blows that day. To 
create a great life, you must live more intentionally, deliberately and passionately so that you live on your own 
terms rather than on someone else’s. The real challenge is that with so much to do, it is easy to allow life to act 
on you and watch the days quickly slip into weeks, then into months and finally into years. But I have a 
solution. 
In my own life I have created what I call my Daily Code of Conduct. It is simple three paragraphs 
containing the values, virtues and vows I have determined through much reflection that I need to live by in 
order for my life to be a fulfilling one. For example, part of the first paragraph states, “Over the next twenty – 
four hours I vow to appreciate this day, as it is all I really have, and to use every minute wisely and fully. So 
much can be done over the next twenty – four hours to advance my life’s agenda and complete my legacy. I 
will, through this day, remember that this day could be my last and that no great person ever died with their 
music still within them.” My code then outlines my dearest values and vows as they relate to my family, my 
community and myself. 
Reading my Daily Code of Conduct at the very beginning of the day, during the “Base Camp” period I 
described in an earlier lesson, reminds me of the things that matter most in my life and reconnect me to my 
highest priorities, priorities that are so easily forgotten in the blur of daily events. After reading my code, I feel 
energized, committed and ready to go out into the world with a renewed sense of purpose and focus. Creating 
your own Daily Code of Conduct will do the same for you. 

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75. 
Imagine a Richer Reality 
Albert Camus once wrote, “In the midst of winter, I found there was within me an invincible summer.” We 
really don’t discover how powerful and resilient we are until we face some adversity that fills our minds with 
stress and our hearts with pain. Then we realize that we all have within us the courage and the capacity to 
handle even the greatest curves life may throw our way. 
Many of the men and women who attended my leadership seminars come to me after the session and 
reveal the challenges they face in their lives. Some speak of difficulties they have motivating their employees in 
these uncertain times. Others speak of inner longings and the need to find a greater sense of meaning and 
fulfillment through their work. And still others ask me for advice on how to restore balance within their 
personal lives. My response always begins with the same lesson: to improve your life, you must first improve 
your thinking. Or as the old saying goes, “We see the world, not as it is but as we are.” 
Our great human endowment is the ability to reframe and reinterpret a difficult circumstance in a more 
enlightened and empowering way. Dogs cannot do this. Cats cannot do this. Monkeys cannot do this. This gift 
belongs only to us and is part of what makes us human. Blaming our circumstances for the way we feel is 
nothing more than excusing ourselves. In handling any problem, we must have the courage to assume a measure 
of responsibility for whatever situation we are in and then realize that we also have the capacity to use the 
setback to our advantage. Life’s greatest setbacks always reveal life’s biggest blessings.

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