Growth correlates the strongest with applied leverage. If I had to write a formula for growth, it would be:Growth = ( Time^0.5 ) * Intensity of Effort * ( Leverage^2 ) <ul><li class="ql-align-justify">If your effort is focused (and thus, intense), you usually achieve the same amount of things in less time.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">If you work on higher-leverage stuff, you can achieve the same amount of things with less amounts of time and effort.</li></ul> Thus, the “shortest route” is not necessarily the shortest one.Don’t pick a route solely for its length.

1. Growth correlates poorly with time (and effort)

If you achieve a milestone earlier, will you be able to enjoy it for a longer time?Ideally, yes. But we never really know.<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Things in life are impermanent. We are all on God's clock.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">I could die tomorrow in some freak accident. Then, I’ll no longer be able to enjoy the fruits of my labor.</li></ul> What we can do is make the best of what we have in the present.Enjoy your days, whether you achieve something or not.

2. Earlier achievements != More enjoyment time

Objects break down over time.That Porsche, Rolex, or fancy house won’t be “as good as new” 3 decades later. But you can relive your experiences as if they happened yesterday.<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">You’ll remember that lovely honeymoon with your spouse.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">You’ll also remember the gruelling 70-hour workweeks you put in to get that Porsche.</li></ul> Collect good experiences that you can:<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">feel happy in the present</li><li class="ql-align-justify">fondly look back on</li></ul>

3. Experiences last longer than material possessions

I.e. They keep saying you’re “too old”/“too young”/“too late” to do X…or that you’ll “lag behind” if you do X…<ol><li class="ql-align-justify">Do your research. Know what you’re getting into.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">If it still resonates, do it anyway.</li></ol>

So: If Someone’s Telling You That You Shouldn’t Do It…

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3 reasons why you don't need to feel "left behind" in life

1. Get on your de*thbed
<ul>
<li>Imagine yourself on your de*thbed and speak to your loved ones about what you want them to know. This clarifies what's important.</li>
</ul>
2. Stay hungry
<ul>
<li>Create a vision of who you want to be and live into it. Stay motivated and hungry to achieve your goals.</li>
</ul>
3. Tell yourself a true lie
<ul>
<li>Imagine yourself achieving your goals, even if it seems unrealistic now. This visualizes success.</li>
</ul>
4. Keep your eyes on the prize
<ul>
<li>Stay focused on your goals, don't get distracted by obstacles.</li>
</ul>

Motivation and Visualization

5. Learn to sweat in peace
<ul>
<li>Prepare for challenges by doing even harder tasks first. It makes the real thing seem easy.</li>
</ul>
6. Simplify your life
<ul>
<li>Eliminate clutter and distractions so you can focus on what's important. Simple is strong.</li>
</ul>
7. Look for the lost gold
<ul>
<li>See opportunities in every situation, don't dwell on problems.</li>
</ul>
8. Push all your own buttons
<ul>
<li>Know what motivates you and do more of it. Listen to inspiring music, read motivating books.</li>
</ul>

Simplify your life

9. Build a track record
<ul>
<li>Prove beliefs about yourself through real accomplishments. Small wins build confidence.</li>
</ul>
10. Welcome the unexpected
<ul>
<li>Be open to surprises and new ideas. Creativity comes from the unexpected.</li>
</ul>
11. Find your master key
<ul>
<li>Discover sources of motivation to unlock your potential. Books, mentors, experiences can provide this.</li>
</ul>
12. Put your library on wheels
<ul>
<li>Use drive time to listen to audiobooks. Feed your mind while commuting.</li>
</ul>

Welcome the unexpected

13. Definitely plan your work
<ul>
<li>Make plans for what you want to accomplish each day. It brings focus and control.</li>
</ul>
14. Bounce your thoughts
<ul>
<li>Shift negative thoughts to optimistic ones through practice. Like bouncing a basketball.</li>
</ul>
15. Light your lazy dynamite 
<ul>
<li>Jumpstart motivation by easing into tasks slowly. Momentum builds.</li>
</ul>
16. Choose the happy few
<ul>
<li>Surround yourself with positive people who support your growth. Limit time with negative ones.</li>
</ul>

Bounce your thoughts

17. Learn to play a role
<ul>
<li>Act confident and motivated even if you don't feel it yet. Emotions follow action.</li>
</ul>
18. Don't just do something...sit there
<ul>
<li>Make time to reflect in solitude. It fosters creativity.</li>
</ul>
19. Use your brain chemicals
<ul>
<li>Do activities that release motivating neurochemicals: laugh, sing, hug.</li>
</ul>
20. Leave high school forever
<ul>
<li>Don't let others' opinions limit you. Focus on growth, not judgment.</li>
</ul>

Learn to play a role

21. Learn to lose your cool
<ul>
<li>Take risks socially, be vulnerable. This builds confidence.</li>
</ul>
22. Kill your television
<ul>
<li>Reduce passive entertainment. It drains energy. Read, create instead.</li>
</ul>
23. Break out of your soul cage 
<ul>
<li>Leave your comfort zone. Challenge yourself to grow.</li>
</ul>
24. Run your own plays
<ul>
<li>Be proactive in creating your day. Let life respond to you.</li>
</ul>

Kill your television

25. Find your inner Einstein
<ul>
<li>Unleash creativity by imagining solutions. Like Einstein said, "Imagination is more important than knowledge."</li>
</ul>
26. Run toward your fear
<ul>
<li>Do what scares you. Growth happens outside your comfort zone.</li>
</ul>
27. Create the way you relate
<ul>
<li>Bring creativity to your relationships. Apply this to business and personal connections.</li>
</ul>
28. Try interactive listening
<ul>
<li>Ask engaging questions. Listen fully. This builds stronger relationships.</li>
</ul>

Find your inner Einstein

29. Embrace your willpower
<ul>
<li>Know you have willpower, it can be developed like a muscle.</li>
</ul>
30. Perform your little rituals
<ul>
<li>Create routines that spark motivation like reading goals or inspirational quotes.</li>
</ul>
31. Find a place to come from
<ul>
<li>Generate happiness now, don't wait for external circumstances.</li>
</ul>
32. Be your own disciple
<ul>
<li>Build willpower through small victories, like resisting temptation.</li>
</ul>

Be your own disciple

33. Turn into a word processor
<ul>
<li>Change self-limiting vocabulary like "have to" to "choose to."</li>
</ul>
34. Program your biocomputer
<ul>
<li>Control what information you take in. Garbage in, garbage out.</li>
</ul>
35. Open your present
<ul>
<li>Appreciate and focus on the current moment. Be fully present.</li>
</ul>
36. Be a good detective
<ul>
<li>Ask questions and listen deeply to understand people and situations better.</li>
</ul>

Be a good detective

37. Make a relation-shift
<ul>
<li>Uplift others instead of focusing on yourself. This builds connections.</li>
</ul>
38. Learn to come from behind
<ul>
<li>View setbacks as natural ups and downs, expect renewal.</li>
</ul>
39. Come to your own rescue
<ul>
<li>Take responsibility for your life. Don't wait for "someone" to save you.</li>
</ul>
40. Find your soul purpose
<ul>
<li>Discover what makes you come alive and pursue that. Serve others.</li>
</ul>
41. Get up on the right side
Shift negative thinking to positive, solution-focused thoughts.
42. Let your whole brain play
Engage both creative and rational parts of your mind fully.

Find your soul purpose

43. Get your stars out
<ul>
<li>Express your gifts and talents fully. Don't play small.</li>
</ul>
44. Just make everything up
<ul>
<li>Approach goals playfully, not rigidly. Make it a game.</li>
</ul>
45. Put on your game face
<ul>
<li>Take on challenges with confidence and motivation. Be a competitor.</li>
</ul>
46. Discover active relaxation
<ul>
<li>Recharge through activities that engage the mind like games or art.</li>
</ul>
47. Make today a masterpiece
<ul>
<li>Make each day meaningful, don't just react. Create purposefully.</li>
</ul>

Discover active relaxation

48. Enjoy all your problems
<ul>
<li>See problems as opportunities to learn and grow.</li>
</ul>
49. Remind your mind
<ul>
<li>Revisit motivational ideas often. Post inspiring quotes, repeat affirmations.</li>
</ul>
50. Get down and get small
<ul>
<li>Set mini-goals and milestones. Achieve them for motivation boosts.</li>
</ul>
51. Advertise to yourself
<ul>
<li>Post your goals and vision where you'll see them daily.</li>
</ul>
52. Think outside the box
<ul>
<li>Get creative, don't limit yourself with assumptions. Break boundaries.</li>
</ul>

Think outside the box

53. Keep thinking, keep thinking
<ul>
<li>Turn obstacles into opportunities through persistent thinking.</li>
</ul>
54. Put on a good debate
<ul>
<li>Argue against your own negative thinking. Develop optimism.</li>
</ul>
55. Make trouble work for you
<ul>
<li>Reframe difficult situations positively. Ask "How can I use this?"</li>
</ul>
56. Storm your own brain
<ul>
<li>Brainstorm solutions, even unreasonable ones. Get ideas flowing.</li>
</ul>
57. Keep changing your voice
<ul>
<li>Build your vocal power through practice like singing. Energizes confidence.</li>
</ul>

Keep thinking, keep thinking

58. Embrace the new frontier
<ul>
<li>Keep growing and learning. Skills matter more than credentials.</li>
</ul>
59. Upgrade your old habits
<ul>
<li>Improve habits gradually through replacements, not elimination.</li>
</ul>
60. Paint your masterpiece today
<ul>
<li>Craft each day purposefully like a work of art. Care about details.</li>
</ul>
61. Swim laps underwater
<ul>
<li>Do exercises that increase lung power and oxygen to the brain.</li>
</ul>
62. Bring on a good coach
<ul>
<li>Seek objective feedback to stretch your abilities.</li>
</ul>

Upgrade your old habits

63. Try to sell your home
<ul>
<li>Let go of old, limiting habits and beliefs. Move forward.</li>
</ul>
64. Get your soul to talk
<ul>
<li>Dialogue with yourself for motivation and answers.</li>
</ul>
65. Promise the moon
<ul>
<li>Make public, bold commitments to drive achievement.</li>
</ul>
66. Make somebody's day
<ul>
<li>Surprise others with generosity and encouragement.</li>
</ul>
67. Play the circle game
<ul>
<li>Align daily actions with longer term goals through planning.</li>
</ul>
68. Get up a game
<ul>
<li>Add fun competition to grow beyond your current level.</li>
</ul>

Get up a game

69. Turn your mother down
<ul>
<li>Don't accept others' limiting beliefs about you.</li>
</ul>
70. Face the sun
<ul>
<li>Focus on the positive, not the negative.</li>
</ul>
71. Travel deep inside
<ul>
<li>Look within to find your potential, don't seek external validation.</li>
</ul>
72. Go to war
<ul>
<li>Create urgency, act as if your life depends on goals.</li>
</ul>
73. Use the 5% solution
<ul>
<li>Take small, gradual steps to achieve big goals.</li>
</ul>
74. Do something badly
<ul>
<li>Don't wait for perfect conditions, just start. Momentum builds.</li>
</ul>

Use the 5% solution

75. Learn visioneering
<ul>
<li>Mentally rehearse goals as if they're already real.</li>
</ul>
76. Lighten things up
<ul>
<li>Add humor and absurdity to disempower fears.</li>
</ul>
77. Serve and grow rich
<ul>
<li>Contribute value to earn more. Help others succeed.</li>
</ul>
78. Make a list of your life
<ul>
<li>Write goals, desires, people to connect with. Makes them real.</li>
</ul>
79. Set a specific power goal
<ul>
<li>Energizing goals are bold, vivid, and have deadlines.</li>
</ul>
80. Change yourself first
<ul>
<li>Lead by example. Live the change you want to see.</li>
</ul>

Set a specific power goal

81. Pin your life down
<ul>
<li>Have a clear plan of attack to drive achievement.</li>
</ul>
82. Take no for a question
<ul>
<li>Don't accept rejection, get creative. Persist.</li>
</ul>
83. Take the road to somewhere
<ul>
<li>Know your purpose. This drives motivation.</li>
</ul>
84. Go on a news fast
<ul>
<li>Limit negative input that breeds pessimism.</li>
</ul>
85. Replace worry with action
<ul>
<li>Act on anxieties instead of feeding them.</li>
</ul>
86. Run with the thinkers
<ul>
<li>Rise above complaints by proposing solutions.</li>
</ul>

Replace worry with action

87. Put more enjoyment in
<ul>
<li>Do activities that fully engage your skills.</li>
</ul>
88. Keep walking
<ul>
<li>Movement drives energy, creativity, motivation.</li>
</ul>
89. Read more mysteries
<ul>
<li>Mysteries build observational skills and wit.</li>
</ul>
90. Think your way up
<ul>
<li>Shift from emotional to rational thinking when stuck.</li>
</ul>
91. Exploit your weakness
<ul>
<li>Turn weaknesses into strengths. Know their benefits.</li>
</ul>
92. Try becoming the problem
<ul>
<li>Take full responsibility, see yourself as solution.</li>
</ul>
93. Enlarge your objective
<ul>
<li>Set wildly ambitious goals to spur creativity.</li>
</ul>
94. Give yourself flying lessons
<ul>
<li>Let heroes inspire belief in your potential.</li>
</ul>

Think your way up

95. Hold your vision accountable
<ul>
<li>Judge goals by their power to motivate, not details.</li>
</ul>
96. Build your power base
<ul>
<li>Control your knowledge intake. Garbage in, garbage out.</li>
</ul>
97. Connect truth to beauty
<ul>
<li>See honesty as empowering, not restrictive.</li>
</ul>
98. Read yourself a story
<ul>
<li>Read aloud for double impact. Like Lincoln did.</li>
</ul>
99. Laugh for no reason
<ul>
<li>Fake positive emotions until you feel them.</li>
</ul>
100. Walk with love and death
<ul>
<li>Reflect deeply on life's meaning to build courage.</li>
</ul>

Build your power base

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A man should learn to detect and watch that gleam of light which flashes across his mind from within, more than the lustre of the firmament of bards and sages. Yet he dismisses without notice his thought, because it is his. In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected thoughts: they come back to us with a certain alienated majesty.

Great works of art have no more affecting lesson for us than this. They teach us to abide by our spontaneous impression with good-humored inflexibility then most when the whole cry of voices is on the other side. Else, to-morrow a stranger will say with masterly good sense precisely what we have thought and felt all the time, and we shall be forced to take with shame our own opinion from another.

There is a time in every man’s education when he arrives at the conviction that envy is ignorance; that imitation is suicide; that he must take himself for better, for worse, as his portion; that though the wide universe is full of good, no kernel of nourishing corn can come to him but through his toil bestowed on that plot of ground which is given to him to till.The power which resides in him is new in nature, and none but he knows what that is which he can do, nor does he know until he has tried.

The nonchalance of [the young] who […] would disdain as much as a lord to do or say aught to conciliate one, is the healthy attitude of human nature. A [youth] is in the parlour what the pit is in the playhouse; independent, irresponsible, looking out from his corner on such people and facts as pass by, he tries and sentences them on their merits, in the swift, summary way of [the young], as good, bad, interesting, silly, eloquent, troublesome. He cumbers himself never about consequences, about interests: he gives an independent, genuine verdict. You must court him: he does not court you.

But the man is, as it were, clapped into jail by his consciousness. As soon as he has once acted or spoken with eclat, he is a committed person, watched by the sympathy or the hatred of hundreds, whose affections must now enter into his account. […] Ah, that he could pass again into his neutrality!

Who can thus avoid all pledges, and having observed, observe again from the same unaffected, unbiased, unbribable, unaffrighted innocence, must always be formidable. He would utter opinions on all passing affairs, which being seen to be not private, but necessary, would sink like darts into the ear of men, and put them in fear.

[There] are voices which we hear in solitude, but [which] grow faint and inaudible as we enter into the world. Society everywhere is in conspiracy against the manhood of every one of its members. Society is a joint-stock company, in which the members agree, for the better securing of his bread to each shareholder, to surrender the liberty and culture of the eater. The virtue in most request is conformity. Self-reliance is its aversion. It loves not realities and creators, but names and customs.

Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist. He who would gather immortal palms must not be hindered by the name of goodness, but must explore if it be goodness. Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind. Absolve you to yourself, and you shall have the suffrage of the world.

I remember an answer which, when quite young, I was prompted to make to a valued adviser, who was wont to importune me with the dear old doctrines of the church. On my saying, “What have I to do with the sacredness of traditions, if I live wholly from within?” my friend suggested, — “But these impulses may be from below, not from above.” I replied,“They do not seem to me to be such; but if I am the Devil’s child, I will live then from the Devil.”

No law can be sacred to me but that of my nature. Good and bad are but names very readily transferable to that or this; the only right is what is after my constitution, the only wrong what is against it.A man is to carry himself in the presence of all opposition, as if every thing were titular and ephemeral but he.

Virtues are, in the popular estimate, rather the exception than the rule. There is the man and his virtues. Men do what is called a good action, as some piece of courage or charity, much as they would pay a fine in expiation of daily non-appearance on parade. Their works are done as an apology or extenuation of their living in the world, — as invalids and the insane pay a high board. Their virtues are penances.

I ask primary evidence that you are a man, and refuse this appeal from the man to his actions. I know that for myself it makes no difference whether I do or forbear those actions which are reckoned excellent. I cannot consent to pay for a privilege where I have intrinsic right.Few and mean as my gifts may be, I actually am, and do not need for my own assurance or the assurance of my fellows any secondary testimony.

“Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.”

In Self-Reliance, Emerson expounds on the importance of trusting your soul, as well as divine providence, to carve out a life. A firm believer in nonconformity, Emerson celebrates the individual and stresses the value of listening to the inner voice unique to each of us-even when it defies society's expectations. This new 2019 edition of Self-Reliance from Logos Books includes The American Scholar, a stirring speech of Emerson's, as well as footnotes and images throughout.

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Not always sure what to say when you text? Texts and instant-messaging have become the #1 form of communication, so knowing how and what to say is crucial! Learn key texting techniques to help you improve all of your relationships through the most popular form of communication today... texting! Topics covered include: How to avoid the texting pitfalls with tips if you're in one NOW! How to improve the subtext of your text messages and tap into the true intentions of what you're trying to say. Learn modern-day texting etiquette like: when is it okay to use ALL CAPS? Are naked pictures ever okay to send? When to use acronyms? Who cares about commas? And how many emoticons is too many? Take the "Texting Personality" quiz to discover your unique texting personality and traits, and how to communicate better with others. Learn texting basics like how to schedule a text to send in the future, how to see if your text message was read, and when and why to switch between SMS and MMS. Plus spice up your daily texting with HUNDREDS of ready-to-send texts for every occasion... like 100 ways to say hello, responses to off-putting messages, flirty texts for dating, how to say 'no' and 'I'm sorry', and more! This makes a great gift for anyone who wants to improve their texting and communication abilities. BETTER texting = BETTER communication = BETTER relationships.

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<ul><li>Solutions and products should be built for all voices and bodies.</li><li>To build solutions that are used by all, we need to include all.</li><li>Having women in workforce contributing at engineering and leadership levels brings a new perspective.</li></ul>

Why We Want To Keep Women In STEM?

The journey of including women in STEM starts at the age of 5. <ul><li>When you ask a 5 year old girl what she wants to become - don’t mock when she says astronaut. </li><li>Don’t always gift your little girls, Barbie’s dressed in pink, maybe give the Barbie dressed as doctor or engineer. </li><li>When in middle school, include them in clubs like robotics, coding, problem solving. </li><li>When in high school, share information of all majors and not majors biased by number of women in them.</li><li>When in college, don’t disregard the only female in class, give her the same attention and respect you’d give to her male counterpart.</li></ul>

How To Include Women In STEM?

At workplace, the dynamic suddenly changes for when a female becomes a mom and joins the workforce again. <ul><li>At a manager level, you can ensure that you are not pushing to salary disparity and keep all members of your team at par salary based on merit and skills.</li><li>When a female colleague gets married don’t assume she will take off for maternity soon. </li><li>When a female colleague does take off for maternity, don’t count it as vacation and provide benefits on coming back-workplace day care, breastfeeding rooms, mentors like other moms.</li><li>Respect their working hours - they are handling two full time jobs. </li></ul>

How To Keep Moms In STEM?

Companies need to start catering to different generations of employees and tailor their experience for them.<ul><li>Instill trust and confidence in the employee, with regards to their role, job, and performance metrics.</li><li>Give them the floor to speak and share opinions.</li><li>Assign mentors to them, preferably another female, who can help guide them through the role and the company dynamics.</li><li>Train your employee. As a company, it’s your job to have the training materials and list of policies to share.</li><li>Understand their intrinsic motivation and values in order to rank their performance or assign salary increment.</li></ul>

How To Keep Young Women In STEM?

<ul><li>The locker room talk should be avoided in all scenarios.</li><li>The events should be tailored to fit the needs of all employees.</li><li>Provide sanitary products in the bathroom and one paid day off a month.</li><li>When sending on company travel ensure all reservations are made to customize the employee’s needs.</li><li>Encourage the culture of assigning and being a mentor.</li><li>Be open and share the salary disparity amongst your employees- will give everyone trust in the organization.</li><li>Don’t always encourage female employees to do the glue work - organizing events, taking notes, representing company.</li><li>Echo your appreciation.</li></ul>

Tips To Make Your Workplace More Female Friendly 

I’ve gathered some ideas for workforce to be more female friendly based on experiences drawn from my peers and myself.

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In our fast-paced world, finding moments of calm and clarity is essential for our well-being. Mindfulness, the practice of being fully present in the moment, offers a powerful tool to navigate the challenges of daily life. By embracing mindfulness, we can cultivate inner peace, enhance self-awareness, and foster personal growth. Let's delve into the transformative journey of mindfulness and uncover its profound benefits

Embracing Mindfulness: Discovering Inner Peace and Personal Grow

Mindfulness encourages us to let go of distractions and focus on the present moment. By anchoring our attention to the here and now, we can experience a sense of clarity, peace, and gratitude. Mindfulness allows us to fully engage with our surroundings, connect with our senses, and appreciate the beauty of each passing moment.

1. Living in the Present:

One of the remarkable aspects of mindfulness is its emphasis on accepting ourselves without judgment. By embracing self-acceptance, we can let go of negative self-talk and develop a kinder, more compassionate relationship with ourselves. Mindfulness teaches us to observe our thoughts and emotions with curiosity, allowing us to better understand ourselves and cultivate self-love.

2. Cultivating Self-Acceptance:

In a world filled with distractions, mindfulness helps us sharpen our focus and enhance our productivity. By training our minds to stay present, we become less susceptible to wandering thoughts and external disturbances. Mindfulness boosts our concentration, allowing us to accomplish tasks more efficiently and with a heightened sense of clarity.

. Enhancing Focus and Productivity:

Practicing mindfulness extends beyond our individual experiences; it also enriches our connections with others. By being fully present and attentive in our interactions, we deepen our understanding and empathy for those around us. Mindfulness fosters deeper, more meaningful connections and cultivates harmonious relationships built on mutual respect and genuine presence.

. Strengthening Relationships:

Embracing mindfulness is a transformative journey that leads to profound personal growth. By living in the present, embracing self-acceptance, nurturing emotional balance, enhancing focus, and strengthening relationships, we unlock the power of mindfulness in our lives. Let us embark on this path together, embracing mindfulness as a powerful tool for finding inner peace, fostering well-being, and unlocking our true potential.

Conclusion:

Mindfulness meditation a complete guide for your mental well being. 

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If you ask people to define success, they will often associate it with money, power or fame. Now everyone is ready to sacrifice themselves on every front just to get successful on the material front which is the source of all problems.Sure, Material Abundance does make the journey more enjoyable. But We need a more spiritual approach to success which is the abundant flow of all good things to us. So Success is not just an abundance of wealth but it also includes good health, energy and enthusiasm for life, fulfilling relationships, creative freedom and a sense of well-being.

Success is Abundant flow of all good things to you

Success is measured by How effortlessly we co-create with the universe. If we are divinity in disguise, then True success is unfolding the divinity within us. If you’re pushing yourself to the point you’re abusing your soul, mind and body altogether then it’s not really a success.But again There are twenty different ways I could define success right now. The real question is what does success in life mean for you individually? Please write it down as clearly as possible.Because if you keep it all foggy then you might end up chasing the success that doesn't have any meaning to you.

Define your own Success.

Here are some options that will help you understand what you really want from life.Material AbundanceAbundance of healthA deep relationship with familyA healthy relationship with my friendsA loyal Significant other with whom I can spend the rest of my lifeChildren or no childrenLegacyA career in an industry that I care about or a job that is less exhausting in the quiet countryside where I can enjoy my life with my loved ones.Creative Freedom etc.

Be as specific as you can be

According to this book, There are seven spiritual laws of success which can be used to create abundance in all aspects of our life. These laws are not some mystical notions but timeless teachings that should be passed from one generation to another.

Seven Laws of Success

Says that every person has endless possibilities to be anything, there are no rules that say you can’t be more than one thing entrepreneur, artist, spouse, friend or parent. Your choices of self-expression are unlimited.We have a pure spirit called the self which is capable of fulfilling every dream that we desire. Our ego is what we think of ourselves but our spirit is beyond our comprehension, it is limitless. The self is of pure potentiality and infinite creativity. It is attached to the same field that the universe uses to create forests and galaxies, everything in the material world.

1)The law of pure potentiality

1)By meditation and practising silence. Because when you’re silent you can connect yourself to this infinite organizing power in stillness. Imagine throwing a little stone into a still pond and watching it ripple. That’s what you do when you go into silence and introduce your intention.2)Stop trying to judge everything as right and wrong, just be. You will save a lot of energy and there will be less turbulence in your head.3)Spend time in nature, and connect with it. When you look at nature you realise how nature is full of magic and anything is possible.

There are three ways you can access this field through "Self"

The second spiritual law of success says that every relationship in this universe is based on that give and receive reciprocity. I genuinely believe that you can get anything in life if you learn how to give first. The more love you give, the more love you attract. The more you attract, the more you receive. If you want to be a millionaire you have to match it with the same kind of action, you have to give something worth the same amount of money. So the big question is what can you provide that is worth the same amount of money?

2)Law of Giving and Receiving

The best way to experience the law of giving and receiving is to give a gift to everyone you come in contact with. It does not always have to be material things, you can also give a compliment or even blessings goes a long way.Gratefully receive every gift life offers you. Whether it’s a material or a compliment. Silently wish everyone you encounter happiness, joy and laughter

Law of Giving and Receiving in Practice

says no debt in the universe ever goes unpaid. Karma is both action and the consequence of that action. There is nothing unfamiliar about the law of karma though most people don’t know that You can use the law of karma to attract abundance in all aspects of your life, by being careful with your words as well as actions. Once you start doing that you become conscious of all the toxic patterns you have been repeating for ages that are keeping you in a loop, often vicious and leading you to have limiting beliefs.

3)Law of Karma

Just like every light cast a shadow you will do things that you’re not proud of, you will do things that will require you to pay karmic debts. If you continue to run away from life lessons, especially the hard ones, you're never going to release the karma. The best way to make this journey a fun adventure is by asking “What can I learn from this experience? What message is the universe giving me? and pain will leave once it has finished teaching you.

How to pay your karmic debt?

1)Witness the choices you’re making by being fully present.2)Whenever you make a choice ask yourself this question. What will be the consequences of this action? Will it be fruitful to me or to the people around me? 3)Listen to your heart or gut(solar plexus) for guidance. And make choices on the level of comfort or discomfort you feel in your heart.

There are three ways you can experience the law of Karma

says that You can manifest just about anything effortlessly just like nature as long as you do it from a place of love, peace and harmony.When you look at nature, you don’t see nature hurry yet everything gets accomplished with the least effort. Grass doesn’t plan and schedule to grow, it just grows. Nature seems to accomplish more by doing less and we’re an integral part of nature. So why do we have to try so hard? The simple answer is that we want power, money and control over other people and We do things from a place of ego. Hence we cut ourselves from the infinite source.

4)The Law of Least Effort

1)Accept things as they’re, not as you wish they were at this moment. When you struggle against this moment, you struggle against the entire universe.2)Take responsibility and don’t blame anyone or anything for your situation including yourself and try to come up with solutions.3)Stop trying to convince everyone to believe in your point of view. You’ll save a lot of energy.

There are three things you can do to put this law into practice:

The universe is nothing but a fertile ground of endless possibilities and infinite creativity, so when you release your desires in the universe then the whole universe conspires to help you to achieve them. Now, You have two tools in your consciousness to put this law into practice: intention and attention.Attention energizes, So what you focus on grows and what you can take your attention from disappears. and Intention transforms so you must have to take real practical steps towards what you focus on.

5)Law of Intention and Desire

One thing we all noticed as a human is that most of our wishes come true only if we’re detached from the outcome. The more we get obsessed with a certain outcome, the more we block the universe to help us achieve something much greater than we can imagine.

6)The Law of Detachment.

Because We can't see our own life from a broader perspective. sometimes we attach ourselves to certain things, relationships and outcomes even though we are not sure if they’re right for us or not. If you look back in your past, you’ll see that you were attached to so many things that weren’t good for you And now you are grateful that things didn’t work out the way you once wanted them to. Imagine if you were not open to the idea of detachment and believe that this is the best you can do, then you would have ruined yourself and blocked yourself from the abundance of the universe.

Incapable to see Life from a Broad Perspective

says that We are not human beings having a spiritual experience, we are spiritual beings having a human experience. And We are here to fulfil a purpose. There is a deeper meaning to why we're on this planet.

7)Law of Dharma

1) We are here to discover our true selves — to find out that We are divinity in disguise.2)Each of us has a unique talent that we are here to express. When we are expressing our talents we are happy and we lose track of time. 3)We are here to serve our fellow human beings with our talents.

Three parts to the law of Dharma.

The law of dharma is not just asking you to seek the work you love but also a shift in consciousness that aligns with our highest vision so that we become the manifestation of that vision. The force that serves as a bridge to such a transformation is known as dharma.﻿The root of the word dharma, in Sanskrit, gives us a valuable clue. It means “to uphold”. So when you’re fulfilling your dharma or purpose in life the whole universe upholds and supports you.

The Universe supports you when you follow your Dharma

1)Nurture the divinity within you by meditation and feel the stillness.2)Make a list of your talents and then list all the things you love to do while expressing these talents3)Ask yourself “How can I help?” and “How can I serve?”

To experience the law of dharma there are three things you can do:

These laws are timeless lessons that should be passed from one generation to another to live an abundant life.

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Strength, beauty, intelligence – all natural gifts received at birth – are self-evidently qualities, but not on a moral plane. You can use your strength, your beauty or your intelligence to commit the most wicked crime, and you demonstrate by this alone that there is nothing inherently virtuous about natural gifts. Therefore, you can choose what use to make of them, whether good or bad, but it is the use that is moral or immoral, not the gifts themselves. ‘Free will’ becomes the determining factor of the morality of an action.

There is nothing inherently virtuous (therefore, neither unvirtuous) about natural gifts. 

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