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Law #18

Position Yourself To Be Cooperative

The more generous we are, the more joyous we become. The more cooperative we are, the more valuable we become. The more enthusiastic we are, the more productive we become. The more serving we are, the more prosperous we become. (William A. Ward)

Generous - Liberal in giving or sharing; unselfish: Free from meanness or smallness of mind or character; magnanimous.

Joyous - Happy, jubilant. The emotion of great delight or happiness caused by something exceptionally good or satisfying; keen pleasure; elation.

Cooperative - Working or acting together willingly for a common purpose or benefit.

Valuable - Having considerable monetary worth; costing or bringing a high price. Having qualities worthy of respect, admiration, or esteem. Of considerable use, service, or importance.

Enthusiastic - Full of or characterized by lively interest. Absorbing or controlling possession of the mind by any interest or pursuit. Great excitement for or interest in a subject or cause.

Productive - Having the power of producing; generative; creative. The ability to bring into existence; give rise to; cause.

Serving - The act of a person or thing to render assistance; be of use.

Prosperous - Having or characterized by financial success or good fortune; flourishing; successful. Well-to-do or well-off.

Source: Dictionary.com

What Does This Quote Suggest?

This quote suggests several things:

The more you give and share, the more delight and happiness you will have in your life.

The more you willingly act together with others for the common good, the more likely you will be to have qualities that others consider worthy of respect, admiration or esteem.

The more excited, passionate interest you have in your pursuits, the more you will have the power to be creative; to bring new, positive things into existence.

The more you render assistance to others, the more success and fortune you will have in your life.

If This Law Is About Being Cooperative, Why Are You Talking About Generousity, Joyousness, Value, Enthusiasm, Productivity, Servitude And Prosperity?

Simple. They’re ALL connected. People who are cooperative, tend to be generous, joyous, valuable, enthusiastic, productive, unselfish and prosperous.

If you work to acquire those other traits, you will, quite naturally, discover that you are a lot more cooperative than most others.

All The Laws Of Positioning™ Are Related

One of the points I will be making as we discuss these laws is that they are all related. As you work to improve yourself in one area, you will be strengthening yourself in others.

You don’t necessarily have to adopt all 100 laws simultaneously. Instead, you need to work on them one at a time and before you know it, you will see improvement in all areas of your life and in the lives of those around you.