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Taking the time to help other people is one of the greatest joys in life. Helping others opens you up to new sides of yourself.
It helps you connect deeper with those you help and humanity in general.
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Define what wealth and happiness mean to you, in your own terms.
If we don’t, society will for us — and we will always fall short. We’ll always be left wanting. We’ll always be stuck comparing ourselves and competing with other people.
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Ordinary people seek entertainment. Extraordinary people seek education and learning.
Taking even 15–30 minutes every day (especially during the morning) to read uplifting and instructive information changes you. It puts you in the zone to perform at your highest.
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When setting goals, your locus of control should target what you can control.
Do what is right, let the consequence follow.
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Have no more than 3 items on your to-do list each day.
Instead of doing a million things poorly, the goal becomes to do a few things incredibly — or better yet, to do one thing better than anyone else in the world.
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But you don’t have to constantly be battling your fears. You only need to be courageous for 20 seconds at a time.
If you courageously confront fear for 20 seconds every single day, before you know it, you’ll be in a different socio-economic and social situation.
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Most of the possessions you own, you don’t use. Most of the clothes in your closet, you don’t wear. Get rid of them.
It will boost your motivation and give you clarity and welcome a new form of energy into your life. You can use that energy in more useful and productive ways.
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One of the most empowering things leaders can do in the face of unanswerable questions is to use broader questions to draw out people's deeper concerns.
In doing so, you may end up helping others discover their own strength, which works far better than offering the answer you think they wa...
It's easy to feel guilty about spending time on yourself, but the reality is that this time allows you to recharge so that you're better able to help others. Give yourself permission to spend time reflecting on yourself and your own life, and never feel guilty for taking the time that you need.
When you ask for help, you may feel inclined to apologize for taking up their time and energy. Don’t.
This is a bad idea because putting yourself down makes the other person feel less joy in helping you. Many of us apologize too much anyway.
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