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The Ancient Rule of 20
This ancient rule is like the 80/20 principle that says our 20% activities give 80% of the result. You must try to incorporate more 20% activities into your life to fully respect your time.
The Deathbed Mentality
To make full use of your time, you must have the courage to say no to requests. One way to increase your chances of doing so is to adopt the deathbed mentality. Live every day as if it were your last.
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4. The Power of Discipline (Cable Wire)
• The notion of discipline encourages you to consistently perform small acts of courage.
• Wage war against the weaker thoughts that have crept into the palace of your mind. These thoughts will then see that they are unwanted and leave like...
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5. Respect Your Time (Stop Watch)
• Time is the most precious commodity. We all have twenty-four hours a day, but effective time management separates the successful and mediocre. Time slips through our hands like grains of sand, never to return. Time mastery leads to life mastery
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7. Embrace the Present (Path Of Diamonds)
• Live in the “now”. Savor the gift of the present.
• Never sacrifice happiness for achievement.
• Savor the journey and live each day as your last.
• We are all here for some special reason. Stop being a p...
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“Investing in yourself is the best investment you will ever make. it will not only improve your life, it will improve the lives of all those around you.”
ROBIN SHARMA
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Short Summary
The Seven Virtues are:
1. Master Your Mind (The garden)
2. Follow Your Purpose (The Light House)
3. Practice Kaizen (Sumo wrestler)
4. The Power of Discipline (Cable Wire)
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1. Master Your Mind (Garden)
We need to cultivate our minds like a gardener cultivates a magnificent garden. Sowing good seeds will eventually produce tasty fruits and beautiful flowers. Improve your quality of life by improving your quality of thoughts. It’s impossib...
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2. Follow Your Purpose (Lighthouse)
• A lighthouse aims to show people the right direction. Similarly, we need to choose the right path in our lives. But you can only find the right path if you know your destination. Your destination is your purpose.
• Sharma believes that u...
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3. Practice Kaizen (Sumo Wrestler)
Kaizen is the Japanese method for improvement and optimization. It directly translates into continuous learning and improvement. This idea is most commonly applied to sumo wrestlers, who have to be very disciplin...
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6. Selflessly Serve Others (Fragnant Rose)
• The quality of your life is determined by the quality of your contributions to the world. To achieve wholeness, you should practice daily acts of kindness, give generously, and focus on your relationships with others. To cultivate the sacredness of each day, liv...
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The Five-Step Method to Following Your Purpose
1. Have a clear vision of your outcome.
2. Create positive pressure to keep you inspired.
3. Never set a goal without attaching a timeline to it.
4. Stay with your goal for 21 days.
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3. Apply the 80/20 Rule to Everything
The Pareto Principle or 80/20 Principle says that 20% of your activities will account for 80% of your results.
Resist the temptation to clear the small tasks first; instead, start your day by asking, “Is this task in the top 20% or bottom 80% of my activities
Stop Using Time As A Productivity Measure
- Avoid unnecessary meetings, as many meetings could be some form of excuse for the organizer to look busy and productive.
- Have clearly-defined productivity goals, instead of filling up calendars to have an illusion of productivity, ...
Living the 80/20 Life
The 80/20 rule, also known as the Pareto principle, states that we need to focus on the few things that get us the most benefit.
For a lot of events, approximately 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes. So pick the 20% of your tasks that yield 80% of the results and outsource...
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