Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Be Happy- You're Married Book Review

I am currently reading this book. The title of the book is Courtship After Marriage written by Zig Ziglar. It is a book that I borrowed from the library in Shah Alam. The name of the library is Perpustakaan Raja Tun Uda. It looks old and the cover is not as exciting as any other book but what inside of it that caught my eyes.
Only one part i would like to touch in this book that is be happy you are married.

At the end, only two things really matter to a man, regardless of who he is, and they are the affection and understanding of his family. Anything and everything else he creates are insubstantial. They are ships given over to the mercy of the winds and the tides of prejudice, but the family is an everlasting anchorage, a quiet harbor where a man's ships can be left to swing to the moorings of pride and loyalty.

Admiral Richard Byrd, written on his deathbed

Stable marriages for personal and career success

Evidence is overwhelming that a good marriage gives the individuals involved an infinitely better chance of being successful in their careers and personal lives. This is not to imply that those who are not in stable marriages cannot achieve these objectives, but the evidence is clear that a good marriage is a marvelous base from which build a more successful personal life and business career.
Four independent studies all proved that higly paid (one study included 1,139 CEO's with the average annual income of $356,000) and successful (all studies included "executive level only") men and women had some similiar qualities:

1. Loyalty to their spouse Most were married over twenty-five years, and many were still married to their high-school or college sweetheart.
2. A commitment to family. Eight out of ten had two, three, four or more children, and nine out of ten claimed their families to be their first priority.
3. A religious affiliation. The majority of the thousands of participants regularly attended church or synagogue.
4. A balanced life-style. Nine out of ten exercise regularly, don't smoke, have a resonable amount of leisure time, and get an adequate amount of sleep. Interestingly enough, their work week fits into the fifity-to-fifty-five-hour category-long hours, but no means workaholic hours.

when you think about it for a moment, it certainly makes sense that if people can establish a loving and compatible realtionship at home, they have a better chance of establishing winning relationships with those with whom they work on a regular basis. realistically, you can't seperate your personal, family and business life. You might not discuss your personal and family problems with you associates on the job, but you takethose problems with you and they do affect your performance.

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