……而且要保持謙遜和心胸開闊，以便你能動用自己的最佳思維。清楚地知道你的原則很重要，因為這些原則將影響你生活的所有方面，這會日復一日地頻繁發生。例如，當你培養人際關係時，你的原則和別人的原則將決定你們如何互動。擁有共同價值觀和原則的人才會相處融洽。沒有共同價值觀和原則的人之間將不斷產生誤解和衝突。想想和你關係最緊密的人：他們的價值觀和你一致嗎？你是否知道他們的價值觀或原則是什麼？在人際關係中很常見的是，人們的原則是不清晰的。在那些成員需要有共同的原則才能成功的組織里，這尤其會造成問題。我在寫作本書時為何要字斟句酌？就是因為我想明白無誤地展現自己的原則。
. . . and do that with humility and open-mindedness so that you consider the best thinking available to you. Being clear on your principles is important because they will affect all aspects of your life, many times a day. For example, when you enter into relationships with others, your principles and their principles will determine how you interact. People who have shared values and principles get along. People who don’t will suffer through constant misunderstandings and conflicts. Think about the people you are closest to: Are their values aligned with yours? Do you even know what their values or principles are? Too often in relationships, people’s principles aren’t clear. This is especially problematic in organizations where people need to have shared principles to be successful. Being crystal clear about my principles is why I labored so much over every sentence in this book.
