Positive habits bring the tremendous rewards of success, joy, and lasting fulfillment. Here are seven habits that are very important for living joyfully and successfully.

Gratitude: offering a simple and sincere "Thank you" when someone is helpful or shows a kindness, and offering daily prayers of gratitude for all blessings.

Reliability and trustworthiness: taking personal responsibility to keep one's agreements, even if it takes longer than anticipated.

Persistence and tenacity: taking measured risks, surmounting obstacles, and with patience, completing worthwhile missions that fulfill one's purpose.

Encouragement: showing appreciation and support for the talents, dreams, efforts, and accomplishments of others.

Compassion: doing what is possible to alleviate human suffering, treating other members of our human family with love, generosity, and forgiveness.

Cooperation: welcoming necessary changes, negotiating and resolving differences in ways that achieve common goals, communicate goodwill, show strength of character, and foster supportive alliances.

Continuous learning: gaining new skills, recording experiences, and learning from both desirable and undesirable events to create clearer maps for future progress.

John Dryden wisely w

rote, "We first make our habits, and then our habits make us." So adopting new habits begins with a decision--a commitment to take actions that will align with one's values and goals.

Ask yourself the questions below. Your answers will create a valuable "habit list" to review and update from time to time:

What habits have consistently brought rewards to my personal life or career?

What rewards did they bring?

What habits could I adopt today that could have a positive impact on my future?

What rewards will I expect to receive?

May your life, today and in the future, be filled with all the rewards that you desire.

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