We are all familiar with the effects of gravity.Throw a ball up and it comes down. It’s a natural law or principle. Just as there are principles that rule the physical world, there are principles that rule the human world. If you live by them, you will excel. If you break them, you will fail.

Principles include things like honesty, service, love, hard work, respect, gratitude, moderation, fairness, integrity, loyalty, and responsibility.The Paradigms and Principles chapter teaches that just as a compass always points to true north, your heart will recognise true principles. A principle-centered life is simply the most stable, immovable, unshakable foundation you can build on.

Exercises:

  1. Read in particular the Paradigms of Life section on pages _
  2. Identify your principles, why they are important to you, and the negative results of not living them. Then, answer the questions that follow.

| What principles are important to you? | Why is this principle important to you? | What are the negative results of not living this principle? | | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | | |