Journey of Hearts 

The Five Roads to Meet Yourself
by Ivan H. Meyer, Ph.D.

1. Don't compete with people.

• If you compete with people than you will never realise your full potential.
• Compete with your own inner strength and determination, because this will allow you to continuously grow and develop.
• If you compete with people you may compete with less than your real talent.
• The test is to develop a personal vision statement and use this as the source of your competition. A vision is your dream your desired future. I have developed a personal vision, mission, goals and have since developed a competition within myself to fulfill my vision.

2. Develop a mental success of yourself.

• If you create a mental success than you have achieved 80% success.
• Many people reject themselves.
• Some people go to the shop and spend a lot of money on new clothes, just to go home, dress up, look in the mirror and say to themselves: " I don't look good in this dress!" What a pity that people spend money to reject themselves.
• Be happy about yourself! Show it openly, without carrying a bag of arrogance.
• Creating a positive self-image of myself has changed my life tremendously.
• If people see that you are a person of self respect than you have shaped a public opinion of yourself.
• If you have a negative opinion of yourself than you must not expect others to have a positive view of you.
• Develop a positive view of yourself.

3. I am an original person.

• There are 6 billion people on this planet and no one has the same fingerprint like mine. This is enough empirical proof that I am an original person, therefore I act and behave like an original person.
• Leo has taught us not be photocopies of other people.
• It is really sad to see how people have given up themselves and day dream to become like somebody else. Isn't it sad.
• People reject themselves without even discovering the real "me."
• I am happy God created me in his own image.
• He made me so special that I have a burning desire to be special.
• I am no ordinary person and therefore I am not going to disappoint my Creator.

4. Always respect people.

• Develop a genuine interest in people.
• You will not die if you show a genuine interest in people.
• Find out more about themselves, their families and make time to visit them.
• This is the greatest value Dr Buscaglia has taught us:

 
Respect Human Beings. Don't hurt them.

5. Finally enjoy life and remain human.

• There is nothing more exciting than being a human being.
• Enjoy it while you can.
• Don't make your life miserable and complicated. If you fail today don't give up.
• Failing is a very normal part of being human. Try to fail forward.
• I am not afraid of failing forward.

I hope some of you now understand why Dr Buscaglia is such a global teacher. The purpose of
training and teaching is to change behaviour. Dr Buscaglia can sleep well tonight because he has changed my behaviour.

Goodnight Papa!

Bye Dr Leo, a loved professor, a scholarly academic, a psycologist for the nation, a lecturer to the global university students, our mentor, and our dear father. The people of the African Continent will remember you because of your warmness, your kindness- a true reflection of the Ubuntu spirit.

Living, Loving and Learning

About the Author:

Dr. Ivan H. Meyer is a professor in the Department of Public and Development Management at the University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town South Africa http://www.sun.ac.za/oob
He is a senior lecturer teaching public management in South Africa and presents motivational seminars and workshops to underpriviledged people. Dr. Meyer states that " I never go to such talks without Leo's books."