Brain Teaser and Riddle Masters

We are not doing him or her a favour by interacting with him or her. He or she is doing us a favour by giving us an opportunity to do so.” – Gandhi
2. A MEMBER OF BTARM will avoid or stop having relationships with unreasonable people or MEMBERS.
3. A MEMBER OF BTARM will always endeavor to be a good corporate citizen of the country he or she lives in and of the country he or she work and/or operates in; or from.
4. A MEMBER OF BTARM will always be the best MEMBER he or she can be and will simply do the best to his or her ability to avoid regret - this always under any and all circumstances.
5. A MEMBER OF BTARM is goal directed, energetic, a team player, service oriented, highly motivated and passionate about what he or she does.
6. A MEMBER OF BTARM has a zero tolerance towards corruption.
7. A MEMBER OF BTARM should develop him or her in a positive manner and avoid anything that will reduce his or her physical health or his or her mental growth.
8. A MEMBER OF BTARM fully understands that ci******es, alcohol, drugs and gambling destroy lives, may cause rejection and death.
9. A MEMBER OF BTARM should always seek knowledge and truth and practice it in everything that he or she does.
10. A MEMBER OF BTARM knows that all information belonging to other parties, employers, and stakeholders are confidential and that such information can never be disclosed to a third party without the full agreement from the party, employer or stakeholder who owns such information.
11. A MEMBER OF BTARM will never do anything to damage his or her image as he or she knows that this will be permanent damage.
12. A MEMBER OF BTARM understands that there is nothing good about ego and arrogance and that it is nothing but pride in an inflated form. An arrogant man or woman is unduly or excessively proud of his or her wealth, status, learning, etc. He or she is unwarrantably overbearing and haughty. His or her head is swollen. He or she thinks very highly of himself or herself and poorly of others. He or she claims much for him or herself and concedes little to others. Arrogance is an absorbing sense of one’s own greatness. It is a feeling of one’s superiority over others. In the presence of superiors; overweening pride manifests itself as arrogance. Pride is too self-satisfied to care for and for seeing the good in others and in praising them.
13. A MEMBER OF BTARM will not allow others to loose trust and respect in him or her.
14. A MEMBER OF BTARM always attends to detail.
15. A MEMBER OF BTARM is a humble person.
16. A MEMBER OF BTARM knows that anger and aggression may bully and aggressively hurt others – and that aggression and anger may later cause you to feel guilt and shame about your actions, and lower your self-esteem – on a deep level we all need to feel compassion for others and when we act counter to that need, it comes back to attack and destroy our own self esteem.
17. A MEMBER OF BTARM should adhere to and maintain the highest professional integrity and standards in his or her duties and relationships as well as in all that he or she does.
18. A MEMBER OF BTARM has excellent communications skills.
19. A MEMBER OF BTARM should be impeccable with his or her word, should speak with integrity, and say only what he or she means - a MEMBER OF BTARM should avoid the word to speak against stakeholders or others.
20. A MEMBER OF BTARM should use the power of his or her word in the direction of truth and should remember that his or her word includes facial expressions and body language.
21. A MEMBER OF BTARM should know that to listen well, is as powerful a means of influence as to talk well, and is as essential to all true conversation.
22. A MEMBER OF BTARM should not take anything personally; nothing others do or say is because of you; what others say or do is a projection of their own reality; be immune to the opinions and actions of others.
23. A MEMBER OF BTARM should not make assumptions; find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want - communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings.
24. A MEMBER OF BTARM should be comfortable with himself or herself.
25. A MEMBER OF BTARM should always live in the moment.
26. A MEMBER OF BTARM should promote trust and cooperation amongst all people and work together with all classes of people without regard to ethnic groups, s*x and s*xual orientation, able or disable people, politics, race, age or religion.
27. A MEMBER OF BTARM will always under-promise and over-deliver and will make sure that delivering on promises is more important than anything they have to do for themselves.
28. A MEMBER OF BTARM when interacting with someone who is being unreasonable will stay professional. While it can be frustrating to interact with this type of person, the MEMBER OF BTARM should never take things personally. The MEMBER OF BTARM should simply stand firm. Patience and professionalism are the best response when others overstep their boundaries.
29. If someone insults a MEMBER OF BTARM; the MEMBER should simply walk away and be the more emotional intelligent and bigger person.
30. A MEMBER OF BTARM builds friendships and never burns bridges.
31. If a MEMBER OF BTARM sees someone doing something unethical, illegal, corrupt or immoral - the MEMBER OF BTARM should blow the whistle but the MEMBER OF BTARM should blow it wisely, for the right reason or reasons and with minimal involvement.
32. A MEMBER OF BTARM obeys and upholds any law or regulation duly enacted by any government body whose authority has been established by law.
33. A MEMBER OF BTARM strongly supports the progress towards world-wide standardization.
34. A MEMBER OF BTARM always plans to be early.
35. A MEMBER OF BTARM plans, plan and plan again.
36. A MEMBER OF BTARM respects other people’s property; asks before entering or borrowing; takes care as if it was their own and repair or replace it, if necessary.
37. A MEMBER OF BTARM always has utmost fun and enjoys life to its fullness, no matter what the circumstances
38. A MEMBER OF BTARM should not stop from feeling the joy. It’s okay to step back once in a while and just enjoy the moment. Even in tough situations - it's important to smile and laugh here and there. Don't restrict yourself from doing things you love because they're "not important" or because you think you'll be criticized for doing them. Let yourself enjoy life even if you're not at the best place you could be. You only live once - make the best of it.
39. A MEMBER OF BTARM will ensure that he or she understand general acceptable norms of etiquette and will use this diligently in his or her private life as well as in business.
40. A MEMBER OF BTARM considers general acceptable norms around his or her hygiene.
41. A MEMBER OF BTARM knows that he or she must call back, if he or she initiated a telecommunication call; when the call is cut off.
42. A MEMBER OF BTARM does not make use of any strong words.
43. A MEMBER OF BTARM will ensure that he or she understand general acceptable norms of etiquette around technology, social networks, internet, cell phones and email and will use this diligently in his or her private life as well as in business and does not make use of CAPS and/or bold letters when communicating on SMS, email or the internet.
44. As part of modeling a good code of ethics for junior MEMBERS – it is specifically necessary for SENIOR MEMBERS, BRAIN TEASER AND RIDDLE MASTERS and DOCTORS, the Committee of BTARM and all BTARM Chapter Presidents to diligently practice these same rules

General Definition of Creed - written by BTARM President

A Creed is a system that summarizes the principles it represents, it is a brief and comprehensive reading or a written statement of a particular set of beliefs and etiquette that is concerned with preserving the essential spirit and character of a person, body or group