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Progress is a natural result of staying focused on the process of doing anything. When you stay on purpose, focused in the present moment, the goal comes toward you with frictionless ease.
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What we practice will become a habit.
When we say something is a habit, it means that it is natural way we do something. We do it intuitively, without having to think about it.
Being aware that all your motions, be they physical or mental, are habits and that you have the power to cho...
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The four “S” words are Simplify, Small, Short, and Slow.
Simplify
When you work at a specific project or activity, simplify it by breaking it down into its component sections. Don't set goals that are too far beyond your reach.
Small
Focus...
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With deliberate and repeated effort, progress is inevitable.
When we make staying focused on the process our real goal, we experience a sense of success in every moment.
Houses, cars, jobs come and go; you, however, are eternal.
Take time regularly to review all the things that ...
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We have a very unhealthy habit of making the product — our intended result — the goal, instead of the process of reaching that goal. When we practice something, we are involved in the deliberate repetition of a process with the intention of reaching a specific goal.
When you focus your mind...
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Most of the anxiety we experience in life comes from our feeling that there is an end point of perfection in everything that we involve ourselves with.
We consciously or unconsciously pick a point of reference in whatever we do and decide t...
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None of us learn anything except through our own direct experiences
Teach with your actions.
Children have much more to offer because we can learn from them if we listen to ourselves as we teach them.
Wisdom is not a by-product of age. Teach and learn from all those around you
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If you force your mind to stay in the present moment and to stay in the process of what you are doing, many of your problems will melt away.
Staying in the present in the process is the first part of the perspective change that creates patience.
The second step in creating patience is...
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Equanimity is defined as even-temperedness and calmness. It comes from the art of non judgment. Non judgment quiets the internal dialogue of our mind.
Judgments are necessary for us to function in life, but they have a downside : They are not executed with a detached nature. The more closel...
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The problem with patience and discipline is that developing each of them requires both of them.
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The ego is subjective. It judges everything, including itself, and it is never content with where it is, what it has, or what it has accomplished.
The observer is objective. It does not judge anything as good or bad. It just sees the circumstance or action as “being”.
Thus the observ...
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Visualize the ideal process, instead of obsessing over desired results. Picture yourself performing the task brilliantly and with ease.
Imagine how you will feel when the goal is achieved. Use these positive vibes to inspire you, pull you in, and take focused action.
The challenge with consistency is that it’s quite difficult to sustain. One strategy incredibly useful is Seinfeld’s “Don’t Break The Chain,” whereby on the very days you show up to work toward your goal, you mark an X on your calendar. Your objective then becomes very simple: Do...
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