1NothingsucceedsliketheAppearanceofSuccessIfyouwantagoodimpressionwithothers,yourfirstconcernmustbeawinningself-image.Apersonwithalosingself-imagewillneverprojectawinningself-imageinothers.Thiskindofpersonsmayfoolsomepeopleforawhile,buthispoorself-imagewillnevermakeitpossibleforhimtorelatefavorablytotheotherpeople.Throughtheages,somegreatphilosophershavestated:“Youarewhatyouwantyouare.”It’simperativetohaveawinningself-imageofyourselfifyouwanttocreatesameimpressioninothers.Nomatterwhoyouare,everythingworthwhileyouhaveisalldeterminedbyyourself-image.Yourhappinessisbasedonit.Youwillonlyliveonelife,andinordertoenjoyit,youmusthaveawinningself-image.Sincewecanallchoosehowwewanttothinkourselves,ourthoughtsshouldtrytobepositiveandwinning.Inanattempttobuildawinningimage,youmustbeginwiththeself,otherwise,theimageyoustriveforwillbesupportedbynothingbutasand-likefoundation.Anyathletewilltellyouthatyoushouldknowyouareawinnerinordertobeone.Tomany,thismessagesoundslikeadouble-talk,butitcontainsatrueessential.Althoughyoucanapplythisshortmessagetoanythinginyourlife,Istillwanttouseaathleticasabasisofillustratingmythoughtsaboutself-imagebecausesportsinvolvesphysicalexertionbywhichdesiredresultscanbeachieved.2HowtowinloveAsweknow,peoplearestarvedforlove.Theywatchendlessnumbersoffilmsabouthappyandunhappylovestoriesandlistentohundredsoftrashysongsaboutlove,yethardlyanyoneconsidersthatthereisanythingthatneedstobelearnedabouthowtowinlove.Franklinhadsaidthat:”Ifyouwouldbeloved,loveandbelovable.”Ithinkhewanttotellusthatifyouaregoingtoloveaboyoragirl,youmustdotwothings,tolovewithyourheartandtoknowhowtobelovable.Generallyspeaking,youshouldmakeyourselfattractiveandlovable,sinceloveusuallystartsfromphysicalattraction.Toachievethisgoal,youmaydeveloppleasantmanners,interestingconversation,tobehelpful,modestandinoffensive.Forfurtherrelationship,youmustknowthatloveisrespect,wantingtohelpthatpersoninanyaspectofhisorherlive.Youshouldmakeyourloverfeelsafewithyou,beproudofbeingwithyouandsharehopesanddreamswithyou.Thatistosay,youwillbetogetherwithyourlovernomatterwhathappenednoworlateruntilthedayyoupassaway.Mayloveliveforever!4E-mail,aBlessingoraCurseE-mailhasbecomeacertainimportantpartinalmosteverybody'sdailylife,andbillionsofemailsareexchangedontheinterneteveryday.Butwiththequickdevelopmentofinternetandemailtechnologies,therealsoaresomebadimpactsofemailtopeople'slife.Forexample,theworstcanbecalledjunkmails.There’snothingthatmatterswithyouandevensomeofthemcontainsomekindsofvirus.Imaginethis,youarebusywithyourworkeveryday,andamostimportantpartofyourjobeverymorningistochecktheemailandreplytoyourcustoms,butwhenyouopenyoumailbox,allyoufindisthosejunkmails!Theymightbecalledcursebysomepeople,asitreallyinfluencesyourmoodinlifeorwork.Whenyouopenthemailwithvirusunconsciously,youmayhaveabigproblemtodealwith,nobodywantsittohappen.Ijustwonderwhytherearesomanypeoplecreatingjunkmaileverydayandsendittopeopleallaroundtheworld!Yeah,it'sbettertofindsomethingusefulinsomejunkmails,butseldomcanyoudothat.However,wehavetosayallthethingsintheworldhavetheirbadandalsogoodaspectsatthesametime,wejustcan'tdoubtaboutit.Peopleuseemailstotransferinformationlikeemotionsandotherfeelings!Forastudentstudyingabroad,it'sdefinitelysignificantforhimorhertosendemailstoparents.Asyoucansee,emailsaremuchcheaperthanphonecallsandmuchconvenientinsomesituations.Ifyoucan'tsayIloveyouinarealworld,youmaychoosethewayofsendinganemailtohimorherinsteadwhichismucheasierandefficient.Sowhentalkingaboutthingsjustlikeabove,wehavetoadmitthate-mailsareblessing,atleastit'smuchmoreablessingthanacurse.Allinall,inmyopinion,theadvantagesoftheemailfaroutweighthedisadvantages.Ihavetosaythatitdosetakealotofconvenienttoourdailylives,somaybewecanputupwithitslittleshortcomings.5Humor-APillowThatCushionstheBlowAsenseofhumorisuniversallythemostimportantassetinaperson’spersonality.It’sbornwithinthepeople’sheartbutithastobecultivated.Apersonwithoutasenseofhumorislikeaspringwithoutflowersoradishwithoutseasoning.Inasense,yourpersonalityliesinyoursenseofhumor.Humorcanenhanceourphysicalaswellasmentalwellbeing.Itcanhelpusrelievepressure,reducetension,helpusovercomefrustrations,dissolutethecountlesstriflesandirritationsofferedbydaytodaylife.Withthecrackofajoke,allourworries,sadnessandfatiguedisappearlikethemistandwe’refullofvigoronceagain.Besides,humorcanhelpusstayinaharmonywithothers,withityoucanalwaysstayongoodtermswithotherpersons.Onewaytocultivateasenseofhumoristohaveawidevarietyofknowledgesothattheslightestdifferencescanbeunderstood.Otherwise,youwillbesimplyatalossinsuchasituation.Ontheotherhand,acrucialpointofdevelopingasenseofhumoristohavearichimagination.Nothingismuchworsethanlackofthecapabilityofimaginationtokillaotherwisefunnyjoke.Asenseofhumorisoneofwaysinwhichwecanrelaxandrecreateourselves.Thethingswefindhumorcanvary,buttohaveasenseofhumorisveryimportantandshouldbecultivatedpositivelytogetthemostoutoflife7Myattitudetowardslifeiamanindependentfreegirl,nothingshouldbindmyfingersandfeet,nothingcouldkillmypassiontowar