Peaks and Valleys

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INTRODUCTION

Peaks and Valleys, authored by Mr Spencer Johnson, is the story of a youth who lives wretchedly in a valley until he meets an older man who lives on a peak, which changes his work and life substantially.

GEMS FROM PEAKS AND VALLEYS

1. It is natural for everyone everywhere to have Peaks (ups) and Valleys(downs) at work and in life.

PEAKS -moments when we appreciate what we have.

VALLEYS -moments when we long for what is missing.

To begin with, we become more peaceful when we realise that we are not our Peaks (good times) or Valleys (bad times).

2. Peaks and Valleys are not just the good and bad times we experience. They also include how we feel inside and respond to outside events.

3. Peaks and Valleys are connected as our errors in today’s good times create tomorrow’s bad times. Moreover, the wise things in today’s bad times make tomorrow’s good times.

4. We cannot always control external events, but we can control our Peaks and Valleys by what we believe and do.

5. The path out of the valley appears when we see things differently.

6. We change our valley into a Peak when we find and use the good hidden in bad times.

7. Between Peaks, there are always Valleys. How we manage our valley determines how soon we reach our next peak.

8. A plateau can be a time for us to rest, reflect, and renew.

9. We can have fewer bad times when we wisely appreciate and manage our good times.

10. The most common reason one leaves a peak too soon is arrogance, masquerading as confidence. The most common reason one stays in a Valley too long is fear, masquerading as comfort.

Our ego can make us arrogant on the Peak and

fearful in the Valley

11. A great way to get to our next peak is to follow our realistic vision. Imagine oneself enjoying a better future in such specific, believable detail that we soon enjoy doing what takes us there!

12. The pain in a valley can wake us up to a truth we have been ignoring. Our valley is fear. A personal Peak of an individual is a triumph over fear.

13. We must avoid believing things are better than when on a Peak or worse than in a Valley.

Make reality a friend.

14. We create a Peak when we truly follow our realistic vision. Wishing leads to no action, but when we truly pursue a real vision, we want to do things that make it happen. Our fear fades, and we become more peaceful and prosperous.

15. We get out of a Valley sooner when we manage to get outside of ourselves:

At work, by being of Greater service,

Moreover, in life, by being more loving.

USING OUR PEAKS AND VALLEYS AT WORK AND IN LIFE TO MANAGE OUR GOOD AND BAD TIMES:

Make Reality a Friend

Whether one is temporarily upon a Peak or down in a Valley, ask oneself: What is the truth in this situation?

TO GET OUT OF A VALLEY SOONER :

Find and also use the good hidden in the bad times

Relax, knowing that Valleys end.

Do the opposite of what put us in the Valley.

Get outside of oneself. Be of more service at work and be more loving in life.

Avoid comparisons with others.

Uncover the hidden positives in a difficult time and use them to our advantage.

TO STAY ON A PEAK LONGER :

Appreciate and manage Good Times Wisely

Be humble and grateful.

Do more of what get us there. Keep making things better.

Do more for others.

Save resources for your upcoming Valleys.

TO GET TO OUR NEXT PEAK :

Follow a Sensible Vision

Imagine enjoying a better future in such specific, believable detail that we soon enjoy doing what takes us there.

TO HELP PEOPLE :

Please share it with people!

Help others make good and bad times work for them, too.

CONCLUSION:

The author uses the analogy of Peaks and Valleys to explain how to deal with the ups and downs of life. The story is simple, filled with valuable, realistic lessons that will guide us in our work and life as what counts is not where a person lives, but how a person lives. The crux is to truly appreciate and enjoy each time for what it is while we are living it. We need to look at the truth of a situation, whether good or bad, rather than see what we wish for or fear about if we truly want to appreciate and manage our Peaks and Valleys.

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