Kurt’s Postulates for Life
Postulate:
1. To make claim for; demand.
2. To assume or assert the truth, reality, or necessity of, especially as a basis of an argument.
3. To assume as a premise or axiom; take for granted. See Synonyms at presume.
noun.
1. Something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted, especially when used as a basis for an argument: “the postulate that there is little moral difference between the superpowers” (Henry A. Kissinger).
2. A fundamental element; a basic principle.
3. Mathematics An axiom.
4. A requirement; a prerequisite.
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KurtTurrell’s Postulates (Principles)
Postulate #1:
Integrity is everything; one either has it, or not. It can never be compromised or shaken. It is an absolute.
Postulate #2:
“The only way to ‘change’ the past is to make the future what the past could have been.” (Quote of my father
)
Postulate #3:
Change the world by making your corner of it better than you found it!
Postulate #4:
A person should not be measured by how much they love, but by how much they are loved by others.
Postulate #5:
Business need not be complicated: provide true value at a great price, and serve the world excellently.
Postulate #6:
Ultimately it is ignorance that is the heart of all human shortfalls.
Postulate #7:
Live life with laughter; never grow up completely; play every day.
Postulate #8:
You gain the attention of others by doing the unexpected and the extra with goodness in your heart.
Postulate #9:
Children are the future of our world and therefore they are our real treasure to be valued above all else.
Postulate #10:
Don’t treat other people as you want to be treated! Treat them better than you want to be treated.