Wenn
Rudyard Kipling "If" 
(deutsche Übersetzung von Anja Hauptmann) 

Wenn du den Kopf behältst und alle anderen
verlieren ihn und sagen: Du bist schuld!
Wenn keiner dir mehr glaubt, nur du vertraust dir
und du erträgst ihr Misstrauen in Geduld...
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If

If you can keep your head when all about you 
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; 
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, 
But make allowance for their doubting too; 
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, 
Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies, 
Or, being hated, don't give way to hating, 
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise; ...
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DESIDERATA     
Gehe ruhig & gelassen durch Lärm und Hast & sei des Friedens eingedenk, den die Stille bergen kann. Stehe soweit ohne Selbstaufgabe möglich in freundlicher Beziehung zu allen Mitmenschen. Äußere deine Wahrheit ruhig & klar und höre anderen zu, auch den Geistlosen & Unwissenden; auch sie haben ihre Geschichte. Meide laute & agressive Menschen, sie sind eine Qual für den Geist.
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DESIDERATA
Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant, they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter;
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Tips by HUGH MACLEODS. 
 
"So you want to be more creative, in art, in business, whatever. Here are some tips that have worked for me over the years." 
 
  1. Ignore everybody.  
  2. The idea doesn't have to be big. It just has to be yours.  
  3. Put the hours in.  
  4. If your biz plan depends on you suddenly being "discovered" by some big shot, your plan will probably fail.  
  5. You are responsible for your own experience.  
  6. Everyone is born creative; everyone is given a box of crayons in kindergarten.  
  7. Keep your day job.  
  8. Companies that squelch creativity can no longer compete with companies that champion creativity.  
  9. Everybody has their own private Mount Everest they were put on this earth to climb.  
  10. The more talented somebody is, the less they need the props.  
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