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Success path
#Motivation
Success by Paulo Coelho
Success comes to those who do not waste time comparing what they are doing with what others are doing; it enters the house of the person who says every day: ‘I will do my best.’
People who seek only success rarely find it, because success is not an end in itself, but a consequence.
Obsession doesn’t help at all, it becomes confused as to which path to follow and ends up taking away the pleasure of living.
The truly rich person is the one who is in contact with the energy of Love every second of his existence.
You must have a goal in mind, but, as you go along, it costs nothing to stop now and then and enjoy the view around you.
At such moments, it is important to ask yourself: ‘Are my values still intact? Am I trying to please others and do what they expect of me, or am I really convinced that my work is a manifestation of my soul and my enthusiasm? Do I want success at any price or do I want to be a successful person because I manage to fill my days with Love?’
Ask yourself 😊👍
Living Legend
I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. I felt fear myself more times than I can remember, but I hid it behind a mask of boldness. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear. ~ Nelson Mandela
Coffee on the wall
Coffee on wall :---A story from Murlidhar Gupta
I sat with my friend in a well-known coffee shop in a neighbouring town of Venice (Italy), the city of lights and water. As we enjoyed our coffee, a man entered and sat at an empty table beside us. He called the waiter and placed his order saying, ‘Two cups of coffee, one of them there on the wall.’
We heard this order with rather interest and observed that he was served with one cup of coffee but he paid for two.
As soon as he left, the waiter pasted a piece of paper on the wall saying ‘A Cup of Coffee’.
While we were still there, two other men entered and ordered three cups of coffee, two on the table and one on the wall. They had the two cups of coffee but paid for three and left. This time also, the waiter did the same; he pasted a piece of paper on the wall saying, ‘A Cup of Coffee’.
It was something unique and perplexing for us. We finished our coffee, paid the bill and left.
After a few days, we had a chance to go to this coffee shop again. While we were enjoying our coffee, a man poorly dressed entered. As he seated himself, he looked at the wall and said, 'One cup of coffee from the wall'.
The waiter served coffee to this man with the customary respect and dignity. The man had his coffee and left without paying.
We were amazed to watch all this, as the waiter took off a piece of paper from the wall and threw it in the dust bin. Now it was no surprise for us – the matter was very clear. The great respect for the needy shown by the inhabitants of this town made our eyes well up in tears.
Ponder upon the need of what this man wanted... He enters the coffee shop without having to lower his self-esteem… he has no need to ask for a free cup of coffee… without asking or knowing about the one who is giving this cup of coffee to him. He only looked at the wall, placed an order for himself, enjoyed his coffee and left.
... probably the most beautiful wall you may ever see anywhere....!!!
@Richardwaita
You Were Born To Be Great,
You were born to be great!
But somewhere along the line you stopped believing that you were destined for greatness because you couldn't look past yourself, your own environment and circumstances.
It's easy to start believing that you're not going to ever be great or be able to do what you love or make an impact...I get that.
I know it's easy to turn the TV on and see people who don't look like you, who don't have your problems or don't come from your background or environment who seem to be successful and seem to have it so much easier than you.
I know it's easy to just doubt yourself and to constantly find ways of putting yourself down and reminding yourself that you haven't got what it takes and that you don't have the money, time, education and resources that other people have to do what you really want to do.
But the truth is Greatness exists within each and every one of us but you're too busy looking at what you aren't that you completely overlook all that you can be.
I'm asking you to stop comparing yourself to everyone else you see on TV, magazines and on social media and start looking at yourself as someone who has something unique and beautiful to share with the world.
You were born to be great but that doesn't mean you're going to be a singer, actor, celebrity, doctor, lawyer, NFL player or world famous.
Greatness comes in so many different ways and you've got to get it out of your head that your going to be the next Oprah Winfrey, Peyton Manning, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tony Robbins or Lewis Hamilton.
They are great at what they do!
You have to be great at what you were born to do and that might not make you famous or financially wealthy but it still makes you great because you did something very few people ever get the change to do.....fulfil their life purpose and reach their potential.
Greatness lives within you!
Now the only question is:
What were you born to do with your time on this planet that would simply move your soul and give you the deepest sense of fulfilment?
Find your purpose and your potential will start to unfold right in front of your own eyes!
I believe in you.
Now it's time for you to believe in YOU!!
@Richardwaita
Self Development
SELF DEVELOPMENT TIPS
1. Make friends with successful people and occasionally buy them gift and surprise them with lunch because successful people always give and hardly get, so when you give them, they value the gift a lot.
2. Get a mentor and follow his instructions and respect the relationship. Never beg your mentor for money or disrespect his or her privacy.
3. Make new positive friends as often as possible and ensure you keep the communication line open. Create a network of friends and not just connections.
5. Show kindness to everyone. Some small boys today will be big boys tomorrow. The biggest dog in the neighborhood was once a puppy. And keep the information/secret to yourself.
6. Always plan ahead and be proactive. He that plans the future work less in the future.
7. Listen to speeches and messages from great teachers. Both religious and educational.
8. Attend seminars and training on any area you need to improve yourself. Train the trainer, personal development, public speaking, sales etc.
9. Have the habit of keeping a pen and a writing pad handy because ideas come in the form of flashes. The smallest pen is bigger and better than the biggest brain.
10. Make sure at every point in time you are reading a book. If you spend 20 minutes reading daily, for 52 weeks you would have consumed 1,000,000 words.
11.Stay away from television as much as possible. You can watch educational channels. Men with big TV sit in front of them to watch men with big library.
12 Put control over your mouth, never say evil of any man, what you are not certain of should not be said. Say good of all men.
13. Always show appreciation for any good deed you received.
14. Always help someone in need.
15. Live a debt free life. What you can’t pay cash for is not your size.
16. Give out loans that you can part with as gift, so that you don’t destroy your business and relationship.
17. Create legitimate multiple source of income.
18. Save at least 10 percent of your income.
19. Invest a portion of your income. And be patient to see it grow. If what you have in your hands is not good to be called a harvest then it’s a seed, sow it.
20. Keep a good financial record of all income and expenses, so you won’t ask later “where did my money go”
21. Be involved in community service. Control traffic, free lesson class for students etc.
22. Keep getting better on your daily goals and dream, develop yourself on them and make sure you get to the top 10 % of your industry.
23. Make sure you engage in exercise. It keeps your brain alert and your body fit to enjoy your success.
24. Pray often, and know that for every success,God made it possible.
Wishing you the very best. I tell you, this will keep you going in life if you practice what you just read.
@richardwaita
Definition of Success
Success is not defined by what you accumulate or what possessions you have it is defined by the person you become.
What type of person you are becoming will play the most important role in your level of success, joy and fulfilment.
Are you becoming the type of person that has a loving and kind heart?
Are you becoming the type of person who believes in abundance and feels that their life is a blessing?
Are you becoming the type of person who is dedicated and committed to their craft?
Are you becoming the type of person who doesn't just talk about making an impact but gets out there every single day to make this world a better place?
Success is defined by the person you become....What type of person are you becoming?
@Richardwaita
Life Principles
👍👍26 LIFE PRINCIPLES
A
✍🏽
ACCEPT
Accept others for
who they are and
for the choices they
have made even if
you have difficulty
understanding their
beliefs, motives
or actions.
B
✍🏽
*BREAK AWAY*
Break away from
everything that
stands in the way
of what you hope
to accomplish
with your life.
C
✍🏽
CREATE
Create a family
of friends whom
you can share your
hopes, dreams,
sorrows, and
happiness together.
D
✍🏽
DECIDE
Decide that you’ll be
successful *&* happy
come what may, and
good things will find
you. The roadblocks
are only minor
obstacles along
the way.
E
✍🏽
EXPLORE
Explore & experiment.
The world has much
to offer, and you
have much to give.
And every time you
try something new,
you’ll learn more
about yourself.
F
✍🏽
FORGIVE
Grudges only weigh
you down and inspire
unhappiness *&* grief.
Soar above it, and
remember that
everyone makes
mistakes.
G
✍🏽
GROW
Leave the childhood
monsters behind. They
can no longer hurt you
or stand in your way.
H
✍🏽
HOPE
Hope for the best
and never forget that
anything is possible
as long as you remain
dedicated to the task.
I
✍🏽
IGNORE
Ignore the negative
voice inside your head.
Focus instead on your
goals and remember
your accomplishments.
Your past success is only
a small inkling of what
the future holds.
J
✍🏽
JOURNEY
Journey to new worlds,
new possibilities, is
mostly by remaining
open-minded.
Try to learn something
new every day and you
will grow in Knowledge.
K
✍🏽
KNOW
Know that no matter
how bad things seem,
to be they will always
get better.
The harshest Winter
always follows the
Warmth of Spring.
L
✍🏽
LOVE
Let love fill your
heart instead of hate.
When hate is in your
heart, there is *NO* room
for anything else,
but when love is in
your heart, there’s
room for endless
happiness.
M
✍🏽
MANAGE
Manage your time and
your expenses wisely,
and you’ll suffer less
stress and worry.
Then you’ll be able to
focus on the important
things in life.
N
✍🏽
NOTICE
Never ignore the poor,
infirm, helpless, weak,
or suffering people.
Offer your assistance
when possible, and
always your kindness
and understanding.
O
✍🏽
OPEN
Open your eyes and
take in all the beauty
around you.
Even during the
worst of times,
there’s still much
to be thankful for.
P
✍🏽
PLAY
Never forget to have
fun along the way.
Success means nothing
without happiness.
Q
✍🏽
QUESTION
Ask many questions,
because you are here
to learn & be informed.
R
✍🏽
RELAX
Refuse to let worry
and stress rule your
Life, and remember
that things always
have a way of working
out in the end.
S
✍🏽
SHARE
Share your talent,
skills, knowledge,
and time with others.
Everything that you
invest in others will
return to you many
times Multiplied.
T
✍🏽
TRY
Even when your
dreams seem
impossible to reach,
try anyway. You’ll be
amazed by what you
can accomplish.
U
✍🏽
USE
Use your gifts to
your best ability.
Talent that is wasted
has no value. Talent
that is made into
efforts will bring
unexpected rewards.
V
✍🏽
VALUE
Value the friends and
family members who
have supported and
encouraged you *&* be
there for them as well.
W
✍🏽
WORK
Work hard every day
to be the best person
you aspire to be, but
never feel guilty if you
fall short of your goals.
Every *sunrise* offers
a second chance.
X
✍🏽
X-RAY
Look deep inside the
hearts of those around
you and you will see
the goodness and
beauty within.
Y
✍🏽
YIELD
Yield to commitment.
If you stay on track
and remain dedicated,
you will find success
at the end of the road.
Z
✍🏽
ZOOM
Zoom to a happy
place when bad
memories or sorrow
rears its ugly head.
Let nothing interfere
with your goals.
Instead, focus on
your abilities by, in
your dreams, and
a brighter tomorrow.
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Habits that will make you smart
18 Habits That Will Make You Smarter
Cultivating smart habits is the key to unlocking your potential.
To be smart is great, but it doesn't happen overnight. If you want to become smarter you have to create habits that will groom your intelligence and nourish your mind.
Here are 18 habits that can help you become your smartest self:
1. Question everything.
Don't assume anything or subscribe unthinkingly to the conventional wisdom. Keep your eyes and mind wide open.
2. Read as much as you can.
Many years ago, I started the habit of reading a book a day, and the wealth of knowledge I accumulate every week is priceless.
3. Discover what motivates you.
Find a topic that keeps you interested and dive in. It's easier to stay engaged with a topic you find stimulating.
4. Think of new ways to do old things.
To be innovative means making creativity more important than the fear of being wrong. Even in the things you do every day, you can be inventive and experimental.
5. Hang out with people who are smarter than you.
Smart people have interesting things to talk about. They know how to expand their mind and feed their brain, so spending time with them is good for you on multiple levels.
6. Remember that every expert was once a beginner.
When you have an opportunity to learn something new, you become smarter. Make a point of continuously and consistently acquiring new skills, because life will never stop teaching if you're willing to learn.
7. Make time to reflect.
We're all so distracted it's easy to dash from one thing to another without pausing to consider what it means.
8. Exercise your body.
As you're caring for your mind don't neglect your body. Build discipline in doing what you need to do in terms of diet, exercise, and sleep.
9. Push yourself to become more productive.
Being busy and being productive are two different things. The future you want is created by what you do. Smart people make the most of today.
10. Come up with new ideas daily.
Carry a journal to jot down ideas when they come to you. Push yourself to be creative and to think in new ways.
11. Do something that scares you.
Facing your fears makes you braver, smarter, and better able to withstand what life throws at you.
12. Replace TV with online learning.
Devote your break time to something more productive than social media or binge watching TV. The internet is filled with awesome learning tools.
13. Be mindful of what you are absorbing.
Everything you take part in is either uplifting or detrimental to your mind.
14. Read something you normally wouldn't.
Every day, look online and in other media for topics, interests, or other sources that fall off your usual path. When you do, you can absorb wisdom you would never have seen. Try to read something that engages you every day.
15. Share what you know.
Learning something new is important, but sharing that knowledge makes what you've learned actionable and meaningful.
16. Apply your new knowledge.
There really is no point in learning something if it doesn't make you smarter or inspire you to improve. The smartest people apply what they know not to become a person of success but rather to become a person of value.
17. Keep a journal.
It turns out that journaling is an important way to become smarter. Taking a few minutes each day to reflect in writing has been shown to boost your brainpower. Smart happens when you learn from your experiences.
18. Be selective.
Intelligent people tend to have fewer friends than the average person--at least in part because the smarter you are, the more selective you become. Who you spend time with reflects who you are.
Start building smart habits today and see what happens to your thinking tomorrow.
@Richardwaita
#productivity
Theory vs Actions
Knowing what to do and doing what you know are completely different.
Here's the thing, we know how to do so many things "theoretically" - however - it's the application of what we know in theory that can completely make or break anything in our lives.
I'll give you an example.
We know that we should give love everyday of our lives towards our significant others. But - do we really DO WHAT WE KNOW? My guess is no, not always.
We know we should do some sort of exercise a certain number of days a week - but that's also something we don't all do, is it?
Action is power. Taking action and doing what you know is complete power.
There's more to it - what if you don't know? How can you find out? There's so many ways to get answers to just about anything, today. If you don't know something, you can figure it out in just a few seconds.
If you know what to do, then I urge you today to go and do it. Make sure it's done. Action is where the journey always begins.
Perfection
How many hours a day are you practicing, training and rehearsing?
The truth is a lack of practice is the biggest reason most people never perform at a high enough level to ever reach their potential and be considered world class.
Whether you look at Jerry Rice or Ayrton Senna or Bill Gates or Beyoncé they all have one thing in common and that is they practiced, trained, rehearsed and developed their skills when you weren't watching so that when you were watching you would see a truly epic performance!
It's the work you do behind the scenes when no one is watching and when nobody knows who you are that determines the level of your performance and it doesn't matter what your industry, job or craft you've got to be committed to practising and training and rehearsing every single day!
How many hours a day should you practice, train and rehearse?
As many hours as it takes for you to become world class and reach your potential.
Entrepreneur Dose.
Dailydose, As an entrepreneur you’re startup is fueled by your desire and conviction. If you start losing interest in your startup it could become the main reason for its decline. Is it natural for you to lose interest in your startup? What can you do to retain interest in it?
That’s the first thing I’m saying. Remember that you are human and it is likely that you at some point might lose interest in something that you started with passion. It’s like starting a painting and then when you reach out to fill it up with color you suddenly feel it’s not worth the effort.
The thing to do then is to start thinking like a painter, take a break and come back with a fresh perspective. Who knows in the interim period you might think about how beautiful your painting will become if you add color to it.
Similarly if you are losing interest in your start up, don’t admonish yourself. Take a break and come back recharged.
Talk to someone you can rely on for advice. Talking to other people who have been there, done that helps. So if you know anyone whose launched a small business talk to them and you’ll probably learn about how they dealt with burn out or loss of passion.
Stifling dissatisfaction makes it worse. So go on talk to friends, family or anyone you think can help.
Sometimes you lose interest because something is not working as it should. The “should” here is the key. “Should” is actually a dangerous word. People succeed at things they really want to do. When you feel it “should” be this or that then it fizzles out.
When you experience burn out, step back and take a look at what is not working. You will find a pattern or weak link and you can take it from there.
Lastly, remember; give it your best shot before you decide to give up. When you indulge in self doubt it’s the most self damaging thing you can do. So as a founder losing interest in his/her startup is not a crime, it’s not abnormal but you might just want to take a short break before you give up on it.
@Richard Waita.
True Leader
Quick Habits To Boost Your Energy Levels
Science says do these things to be at your peak
When opponents criticized Donald Trump for tweeting at 3am, he responded that when the phone rings in the middle of the night, he'd be awake to answer it. His critics might have countered that when the meeting starts in the Situation Room in the middle of the day, he'd be half-asleep. Experts offer all sorts of advice to boost energy levels but none involve tweeting in the small hours. Here are three ways that successful leaders boost their energy levels and stay enervated throughout the day.
Early To Bed, Early To Rise, Early To Exercise
Elon Musk has talked of going to bed at 1am and rising around 7am, giving himself a good six hours of sleep. Richard Branson would already have been awake for two hours by then. The Virgin founder says that he wakes up at 5am, then heads out to put to his body to work.
"I get up early to exercise because it gives me energy, improves my focus and concentration, and even helps me sleep better at the end of the day," he told his company's blog. Branson kite surfs, which is the kind of exercise you can take when you've bought your own Caribbean island, but any kind of gym routine, he says, keeps you focused throughout the day.
Take Time Alone
A recent study by the Wellcome Collection asked 18,000 people in 134 countries what they did to rest. The answers were surprising. Nearly one in four said that they rested by seeing friends and family but top of the list were reading, being outside, and just spending time alone. Those figures included extroverts as well as introverts who you might expect to enjoy their own company.
When you want to recharge your batteries, the best way to do it may be to steer clear of other people.
That solitude won't just give you a chance to focus on yourself though. Scientists have found that doing nothing gives your mind a chance to wander. Those moments of you-time will give you a chance to rebuild your energy levels but they'll also help you to find creative solutions and exciting new ideas.
Do Work That Matters
Work is exhausting when it feels like work. But leaders like Elon Musk are able to put in their famed 100-hour workweeks because what they're doing doesn't feel like work. That time isn't a trade they make for money. It's what they do to give their lives meaning outside of their family. Writing in the Harvard Business Review about the work they did to boost energy levels among employees in the finance sector, consultants Tony Schwartz and Catherine McCarthy explained how Ernst and Young partner Jonathan Anspacher would ask himself what he wanted to be remembered for. The exercise, they said, "was both illuminating and energizing."
When what you're doing matters, you can't wait to jump out of bed and do it some more. And you never get tired of it, not while you're working out, not while you're sitting alone, and not while you're doing
@Richard Waita
#productivity
Focusing on 2017
5 Things To NOT Do If You Want To Be Successful and Happy In 2017
The human mind is a masterpiece of evolution. Not only because of its intelligence but even more so due to the ability of its owners to rewire themselves through conscious discipline. Despite our predisposition (genetic, environmental or otherwise) the human brain has what's called amazing plasticity.
Five of common behaviors the overwhelming majority of impediments and obstacles to our success and happiness.
Complaining
Complaining is not only futile but it also comes with dire consequences for your self-esteem, confidence, your mental, emotional, and physical well being. As Jessica Stillman wrote in a previous Inc.com article, Complaining Rewires Your Brain For Negativity, regular complaining actually causes your brain to feed on negativity and to become addicted to it.
Instead of complaining what if you simply focused on solving the problem you're complaining about?
Blaming
Once you establish a steady diet of complaints the natural progression is to go on to blaming--everyone and everything other than yourself. And here's the greatest irony. The smarter you are the better your ability to construct scenarios under which there are bulletproof reasons why you are the only one who should not take responsibility for your actions or your outcomes.
Avoiding
Rather than be ruled by the behavior of avoidance what if you regarded the fear of what you are trying to avoid as a compass setting for what you need to overcome? When I look at my own life it is those things that I was once most fearful of, which, when overcome and ultimately mastered, were the greatest contributors to my success and happiness. Funny how that works!
Denying
If you practice avoidance long enough you get really good at actually denying that there is anything to avoid to begin with! Living in the state of denial is perhaps the sorriest place of all to take up residence because now the thing you most need to overcome has become invisible to you.
Regretting
Ah, yes, the most seductive and counter productive behavior of all, regret. But, wait, you want to learn from your mistakes, right? So, isn't a bit of contemplation about what went wrong required in order to make sure you've learned the lessons of the past? Well, here's a radical idea, what if nothing went wrong? What if it all happened exactly as it was supposed to happen for a reason that can only be understood by moving forwards rather than looking backwards?
Better yet, subscribe to the school of thought summed up in this quote from Sydney J. Harris, "Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable.
In other words, if you tried but have not yet succeed then congratulate yourself for having the courage to try — thereby extinguishing the word regret from your vocabulary.
Now What?
So, now that you you know what not to do the question still remains, how do you not do it? Well, I have a suggestion for your first resolution of 2017 — if you're up to the challenge. It's called the 7-day behavioral cleanse. Only this one won't have you running to the john every 15 minutes.
What I'd like you to do is commit for just the first seven days of 2017 to eliminating each of these five behaviors from your behavioral vocabulary. No complaining, blaming, avoiding, denying, or regretting. Adopt a zero tolerance rule. If you catch yourself doing any of them just STOP!
Instead of complaining solve.
Instead of blaming take responsibility.
Instead of avoiding face your fear.
Instead of denying a problem embrace it.
Instead of regretting celebrate having tried.
Go ahead. It's only seven days out of 365. Who knows, maybe you'll find that after losing a few pounds of negativity and rewiring brain you'll take up piano and learn Mandarin as well.
@Richard Waita
#motivation #succes
Friendship Is good for you
Friendship Is Good For You—Unless it Is Strained
We know that friendship can benefit health. What we don’t know is what kind of friendships are most beneficial. Robert M. Sapolsky on new research.
Suppose you’re a stressed baboon. You’re having a bad hair day, or the alpha male is harassing you. Maybe, more tragically, your infant has died. In all these cases, spending more time with friends, grooming and sitting in contact with them, will lower your stress-hormone levels.
We know that friends are good for the health of baboons and of humans, too.
Recent research suggests, however, that the kind of friend makes all the difference—and the link between bad friends and health problems can be stronger than the one between good friends and their positive impact on health.
Studies have long associated social isolation in humans with poor health, on roughly the same scale as smoking or obesity. Conversely, social affiliation—a significant other, best friend and/or close group of friends—is linked to good health. Some studies have given insight into the chicken-and-egg nature of this relationship, showing that levels of social connection precede and predict aspects of health at later times.
In work published in January in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Yang Claire Yang and Kathleen Harris of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and colleagues examined all these issues. They combined existing data sets containing information about health and social connections in people studied at multiple points in time. The researchers looked at nearly 15,000 subjects, a large number in this field, ranging from adolescents to the elderly.
The authors confirmed that beginning in adolescence, more social connections predicted less hypertension, inflammation, obesity and other signs of bad health at later times of life. This connection between isolation and health problems was weakest in middle age, probably because during those years people tend to build large social networks around work, community and parenting. The type of health problems tied to sociality seemed to vary according to different stages of life. For adolescents, social isolation was best at predicting subsequent obesity, while among the elderly, isolation most often predicted hypertension.
None of this proves that social factors caused the changes in health.
But the findings align with animal research showing that altering an individual’s social setting does “get under the skin,” as health psychologists like to say. A wide range of animal studies have uncovered some of the hormonal, immune-system and neurobiological mechanisms that are responsible for these effects.
The PNAS authors also turned their attention to the quality of people’s relationships. They asked subjects to rate on a scale the level of support they perceived from family, friends and significant others. (Adolescents were asked about school instead of significant others.) In many respects, these qualitative measures predicted health outcomes more accurately than did the quantitative ones. It’s probably better for your health, for instance, to have a few good friends than thousands of Facebook acquaintances.
The authors also studied the negative aspects of relationships, asking subjects to rate the level of strain that they felt with friends, family and significant others. Back came the key finding: Supportive ties to others had positive effects, but they were outweighed by the adverse effects of strained relationships.
What does this tell us?
From a health point of view, it’s good to form a new, supportive relationship, but it’s even better to jettison that high-maintenance, exasperating friend whom you don’t really want to see. It may well help you more in keeping your blood pressure down and your waist size in check.
@Richard Waita
#life #ideas
Making you more Interesting!
7 Simple Habits That Automatically Make You More Interesting
How do we become more intelligent and have better conversations?
Do all of the obvious things that people are going to suggest and that you could probably figure out yourself.
Chief among these is, of course, reading more. Read all the time, even when you are waiting in line at the DMV, even when you are in the bathroom.
Don't forget reference books.
When I was a kid I would pore over encyclopedias. These days you can do much better with Wikipedia. Read the articles you like, look at the pictures, try to understand the tables. Go on Wikipedia adventures, clicking from one thing to the next, and try to figure out how you started at Woodwinds and ended up at Beastie Boys.
Try to unlock fine art.
Try really hard to read poems and figure out what they mean or what the author was talking about. Pick out one picture in a museum and stare at it for an hour. This will feel like an exercise in futility at first, but it will get easier over time and you will be amazed at how enlightening it can be.
Spend more time in coffee shops (or any other social, creative space).
Listen to the conversations around you. Even if you think people are morons for what they are talking about, just listen to them. Try to determine if you agree or disagree and why. If you feel compelled, butt into a conversation and see what happens.
Watch more documentaries.
Documentaries zero in on a small slice of life and pull it apart for nearly two hours. The specific illuminates the whole - this the key to increasing intellect. Try to see the connections to how small microcosms represent larger working systems. This is how you better acquaint yourself with metaphor. Metaphor is the great tool of the human mind, and it's what separates us from the beasts.
Spend less time trying to absorb the "noise" and pay attention to the specific "signals" that interest you.
There is a deluge of bullshit information that is thrown at you every day, and I don't hesitate to say ignore most of it. Pop culture deadens the senses and fills up important storage space in your finite brain. If you must take it in, do so with a critical and suspicious eye. For more on this, watch Carpenter's "They Live."
Find the others.
Find other smart people and make friends with them. Don't look to argue with them. Try to understand them, debate respectfully, and learn from them. For more on this: a quote by Timothy Leary.
@Richard Waita
#life #ideas
Stop Smoking, Stop the blame!
Even Smoking One Cigarette a Day Can Lead to Early Death
Along with increasing your risk for lung cancer
When it comes to smoking, a new study says even one cigarette a day can greatly increase your chances of an early death.
Researchers at the National Cancer Institute compared the life expectancy of those who consistently smoked an average of less than one cigarette per day to those who never smoked in their lives. Those who smoked even at that low rate had a 64% higher risk of early death than those who never smoked at all. Those who smoked between one and 10 cigarettes every day over the course of their lifetimes had a 87% higher risk of dying early.
The new study, which was published Monday in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, also examined the risk of lung cancer among those who smoked at low rates, or no more than one cigarette per day. They were still nine times more likely to die of lung cancer than those who never smoked at all, and the risk for those who smoked between one and 10 cigarettes per day was 12 times greater.
Though the study’s scope is limited—the majority of the subjects were older and white, and were asked to recall habits as far back as age 15—it is one of the few to examine the health impacts of “low intensity” smoking. In fact, many smokers believe that smoking at low rates has a less intense impact on their health and life expectancy.
“The results of this study support health warnings that there is no safe level of exposure to tobacco smoke,” said the study’s lead author, Maki Inoue-Choi, National Cancer Institute’s Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, in a statement.
@Richard Waita
#health
The Story of an EAGLE
The Story of an EAGLE:
The Eagle has the longest life-span of its species. It can live up to 70 years. But to reach this age, the eagle must make a very difficult decision!
In its 40th year, the eagle's long and flexible Talons can no longer grab a prey which serves as food. Its long and sharp beak becomes bent.
Its old-aged and heavy wings, due to their thick feathers, stick to its chest and make it difficult to fly.
Then, the eagle is left with only two options: DIE or go through a painful process of CHANGE!
This process lasts for 150 days (5 months).
The process requires the eagle to fly to a mountain top and sit on its nest. There the eagle knocks its beak against a rock until it plucks it out.
Then the eagle will wait for the new beak to grow back after which it will pluck out its talons. When its talons grow back, the eagle starts plucking its old aged feathers.
And after this the eagle takes its famous flight of rebirth and LIVES for 30 more years!!
Why is Change needed???
In order to survive and live.
We too have to start the change process.
We sometimes need to get rid of the unpleasant old memories, negative habits and our fixed mind set.
Only when freed from the past burdens can we take advantage of the present.
If an eagle can make a life saving and life changing decision at the age of 40, why can't we?
In order to take on a new journey ahead, let go of your negative old limiting beliefs.
Open up your mind and let yourself fly high like an eagle!
When it rains, all birds occupy shelter. But the EAGLE avoids the rain by flying above the clouds!
The problem is common to all but the attitude to solve it makes the difference.
Don't be afraid of change. Accept it gracefully.
My questions to you is this!
Do you want to fly with the eagles or scratch with the turkeys?
Over to you!
The Journey Is So Short
A young lady sat in a public transport. An old grumpy lady came and sat by her side as she bumped into her with her numerous bags. The person sitting on the other side of her got upset, asking the young lady why she did not speak up and say something.
The young lady responded with a smile: "It is not necessary to be rude or argue over something so insignificant, the journey together is so short. I get off at the next stop."
The response deserves to be written in golden letters in our daily behaviour and everywhere:
It is not necessary to argue over something so insignificant, our journey together is so short
If each one of us could realize that our passage down here has such a short duration; to darken it with quarrels, futile arguments, not forgiving others, ingratitude and bad attitudes would be a waste of time and energy.
Did someone break your heart? Be calm, the journey is so short..
Did someone betray, bully, cheat or humiliate you? Be calm, forgive, the journey is so short..
Whatever penalty anyone serves us, let's remember that our journey together is so short..
Let us therefore be filled with gratitude and sweetness. Sweetness is a virtue never likened to bad character nor cowardice, but better likened to greatness.
Our journey together down here is really short and cannot be reversed...
No one knows the duration of his journey.
No one knows if he will have to alight at the next stop..
Let us therefore cherish and hold on to friends and family! The journey down here is so short...
Don't Quit
Don't Quit!
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will.
When the road you’re trudging seems all up hill.
When the funds are low and the debts are high.
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh.
When care is pressing you down a bit.
Rest, if you must, but don’t you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns.
As every one of us sometimes learns.
And many a failure turns about When he might have won had he stuck it out:
Don’t give up though the pace seems slow — You may succeed with another blow.
Success is failure turned inside out — The silver tint of the clouds of doubt.
And you never can tell how close you are.
It may be near when it seems so far:
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit —
It’s when things seem worst that you must not QUIT.
Goals, and Vision
Vinod Katarya:
A clear vision for life and, effective goals to realise that vision, are essential if you want to live your best life. However, goals and a vision are only dreams unless you take consistent action to bring them to life. To take this consistent action requires motivation. Motivation rarely happens by accident and, when it does, it rarely lasts for long. If you want to experience the long-lasting motivation which will help you to stick with your most important goals, from conception to achievement, you are going to need to work on it. No matter what goal you set, never lose sight of your need for motivation as it will be the one thing that will push you through the tough times.
The Elephant Rope
The Elephant Rope
As a man was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped, confused by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg. No chains, no cages. It was obvious that the elephants could, at anytime, break away from their bonds but for some reason, they did not.
He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these animals just stood there and made no attempt to get away. "Well," trainer said, "when they are very young and much smaller we use the same size rope to tie them and, at that age, it’s enough to hold them. As they grow up, they are conditioned to believe they cannot break away. They believe the rope can still hold them, so they never try to break free."
The man was amazed. These animals could at any time break free from their bonds but because they believed they couldn’t, they were stuck right where they were.
Like the elephants, how many of us go through life hanging onto a belief that we cannot do something, simply because we failed at it once before?
Failure is part of learning; we should never give up the struggle in life.
Change
You need to be willing to sacrifice. Either time, sleep, money, social life - whatever. Something will be given up for you to succeed. Then you must give it all you've got!
You need to feel emotionally involved with your dream. You must feel the passion and use your purpose as fuel. The rewards are beyond worth it. You are worth it! You owe it to yourself to provide you with an opportunity.
If you're not happy with what you have, create change. Don't wait for
Do that will work for you!
I used to try to get everything done, be across everything and try to be all things to all people!
That was the fast track to being broke, unhappy and not really achieving anything significant.
So now days I live by a few simple rules that help me to be effective and allow me to perform at my highest level and most importantly allow me to stay exclusively focused on my life's work....my vision!
It's not always easy to remove everything out of your life that doesn't add value, that doesn't improve your skill set and make you wealthier and doesn't move you closer to your dreams....But it may very well be the best move you ever make.
Keep in mind a Strategy like this won't work for everyone, this is for those who want to make an impact, make a difference and couldn't imagine living a life without ever experiencing their dreams!
If you value comfort, security, a sense of community and your family is your main focus then you will find your values in conflict with this...and that's not a bad thing!
It works well for me because I'm a young guy, no kids and my greatest priority in life is making an impact on the lives of millions of people through my work...I've dedicated my entire being and life to that one mission.
So it's important to do what will work for you!
However, we can all benefit from doing less and being more effective rather than trying to be more productive.
The best way to implement a strategy like this is to remove everything from your day to day schedule and then only put the tasks & actions that will make you better, wiser and wealthier back on your plate.
Once you've done all the BIG things then you can move your attention to the smaller or mundane tasks that take up your time but don't really move your life forward in any great way!
What is best for you!
I used to try to get everything done, be across everything and try to be all things to all people!
That was the fast track to being broke, unhappy and not really achieving anything significant.
So now days I live by a few simple rules that help me to be effective and allow me to perform at my highest level and most importantly allow me to stay exclusively focused on my life's work....my vision!
It's not always easy to remove everything out of your life that doesn't add value, that doesn't improve your skill set and make you wealthier and doesn't move you closer to your dreams....But it may very well be the best move you ever make.
Keep in mind a Strategy like this won't work for everyone, this is for those who want to make an impact, make a difference and couldn't imagine living a life without ever experiencing their dreams!
If you value comfort, security, a sense of community and your family is your main focus then you will find your values in conflict with this...and that's not a bad thing!
It works well for me because I'm a young guy, no kids and my greatest priority in life is making an impact on the lives of millions of people through my work...I've dedicated my entire being and life to that one mission.
So it's important to do what will work for you!
However, we can all benefit from doing less and being more effective rather than trying to be more productive.
The best way to implement a strategy like this is to remove everything from your day to day schedule and then only put the tasks & actions that will make you better, wiser and wealthier back on your plate.
Once you've done all the BIG things then you can move your attention to the smaller or mundane tasks that take up your time but don't really move your life forward in any great way!
The Living Treasure
TheLivingTreasure:
Dear,
Why are you surprised at the heat churning within your soul?
I understand that you don’t want me around and my job is not to stay long.
I am a warning system that you have been hurt. Notice me, be aware….and wait, patiently. The lesson is coming and there is nothing you must do except notice me.
Sit with the pain. Let it pass, and I will retreat.
I’m sorry that you have been hurt and I hope you will never feel me again, but you are human. Stay present and feel the moment. Notice your breathing and be aware of your surroundings. Slow your breath and sit in the stillness. You may not have any answers, but that is alright, for there may not be any at this moment.
Feelings are neither good nor bad, right or wrong, they just are. As human beings, we will feel them all.
What do we do with them though? How do we treat others? How do we treat ourselves? Are we compassionate when we are confused or do we lash out in pain? Do we hurt others in retaliation or do we try to understand each other? Do we make judgments or do we ask questions to seek understanding? Do we hold space for others when they are hurting or do we demand that they respond before they are ready?
Do we offer kindness and a loving hand or do we abandon others if we feel slighted?
Do we expect perfection or do we forgive mistakes? Do we act impulsively or do we wait patiently? Do we yell and scream or do we breathe and calm our hearts? Do we feed the rage within us by acting out or do we seek the stillness of nature to soothe our soul? Do we let go when we should let it be?
For it is not our feelings which define us, but our actions—what we do with the feelings that we have—that determine who we are.
Sincerely,
Your Pain
Changing people
Stop trying to change the people you love and change yourself! Stop trying to change people who take your money but won't take your advice. You will only drain your own mental, spiritual, emotional, and financial reserves. The truth is...people change when they are sick and tired of being sick and tired, or hit rock bottom. If you're dealing with addiction or irresponsible behavior from grown adults ~ protect your wallet and your mind. It doesn't mean you don't love them. Your attempts to help may only delay what is inevitable. Allow them to take the journey they have chosen for themselves. Choose to let go of the guilt, and be at peace. You may require counseling or emotional support to stop being an enabler. If necessary, give yourself some distance so that you can stop being used or manipulated because they know that you care, and you love them. You have the right to enjoy a guilt-free, happy and productive life. Commit yourself to changing the only person you really can - YOU!! You deserve!
Success mind
Success Messenge
To everyone having a difficult time. To everyone currently suffering. To everyone who just needs a break. Who just needs an opportunity. Who just wants it to stop hurting, open your hearts for a moment.
Eric Thomas said, pain is temporary. It can last for a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. IF YOU QUIT however, it will last forever.
I want all of you to know that you're not alone. There are many people out there who are in the same position as you. There are people willing to help.
Pain will defeat you if you let it. It will take over forever if you let it. But if you fight, and fight, and keep going, it will never take over.
I know you're tired! I know you want to give up! I know you're emotionally and physically drained, but you can't quit. You lose if you quit. And if you're still reading this, just know that you proved to yourself that you're not a quitter. You proved that you're still looking for an answer. That's great. You need to keep looking because those who seek, shall find.
You got this. I know you do.
Success message
Success messenge
You need a few more ingredients to achieve success.
You need a strategy. The right strategy. Something you have planned that will point you in the right direction.
You need mentors.People that have gotten the results you want and who can help you achieve them.
You need persistence. The mindset that you won't give up until you have achieved what you want.
You need patience. Rome was not built in a day and neither will your goals be.
So once you have all these put into place.. now I can officially say - "One day, all your hard work will pay off. Be patient. Your time is coming!"
Success is on Mind
Strategise your plans to achieve your objectives, your objectives to vision, then vision to success.
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