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Introduction - Life's Symphony

Investing isn't just about money; it's about wisely allocating resources in all life areas. Learn to invest time and love in relationships, self-care, and personal growth, just as you would in financial ventures.

The Art of Smart Investments

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The best investment you can make is in yourself.

Music isn't just a form of entertainment; it's a source of daily inspiration. It can lift spirits, motivate us, and even help in parenting, offering a rhythm to our life’s narrative.

Inspiration in Every Tune

Parenting is more than a responsibility; it's a source of endless inspiration. It teaches patience, resilience, and the joy of watching someone grow - principles that echo in all life aspects.

Parenting: A Motivational Journey

The stories and characters in movies and shows often reflect our struggles, dreams, and triumphs, offering motivation and insights into our own lives and the roles we play.

Movies & Shows as Mirrors to Life

Every moment is a fresh beginning.

From smart money management to the harmonious blend of music and parenting, this guide illustrates how various life facets intertwine, creating a richer, more balanced existence. It's a reminder that the best investments are often in our health, relationships, and personal growth.

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“The ego we see most commonly goes by a more casual definition: an unhealthy belief in our own importance. Arrogance. Self-centered ambition.”﻿

💡At any given time in life, we’re aspiring to something, we have achieved success, or we have failed.💡We must cultivate humility, diligence, and self-awareness if we are to remove ego.💡Maintain your own scorecard.💡Don’t fake it ’til you make it—make it.💡Always stay a student.

The Five Big Ideas

The book is structured as short essays split into three parts: Aspire, Success, and Failure. These being three phases that one invariably finds themselves in at any given moment, often alternating between them over the course of a life. As the book says, “Aspiration leads to success (and adversity). Success creates its own adversity (and, hopefully, new ambitions). And adversity leads to aspiration and more success. It’s an endless loop.”

Aspire, Success, Failure

In addition to these three phases, there are a few major themes running through each part of the book, as well as how people can successfully conquer their ego in each phase.

Three Key Themes From Ego Is The Enemy

Having purpose will help you accomplish life changing work. Holiday says the first thing you need to do is ask yourself, “why do I do what I do?” If you don’t have an answer to this question, you should take some time to figure it out.On the other hand, many harmonious and effective people have found that answering the following questions helped them live with purpose: Why do I do what I do? Who am I? What purpose am I serving?

1. Live with Purpose Not Passion

The Greeks used the word Euthymia for this which is a sense of our own path and how we can stay on it without getting distracted. Prioritize your goals with clarity and then follow through. True confidence comes from putting in the time; it comes from discipline and mastery. One important point to note is that critical work is not helped by passion. It requires deliberation, not blind emotion, otherwise it is subject to the delusions of ego.

People who are passionate will tell you all the things they are going to do, but they can never show you any progress, because there usually isn’t any. They talk a lot, but get little done. People who are driven by purpose don’t need to talk about their work because you will see the results.It’s okay to be passionate, but be passionate with discipline. Execute with excellence. Remain humble; know that you always have more to learn:

“The critical work that you want to do will require your deliberation and consideration. Leave passion for the amateurs. Make it about what you feel you must do and say, not what you care about and wish to be.”

Get to know your ego, but once you make the choice to manage your ego and pursue your purpose, be prepared for when people try to sabotage you.Our adversities likely pale but the only thing we can be sure of when we are embarking on an endeavor is that there will be adversity and we will very likely be treated poorly. In these situations, there are two things to remember: 1) It degrades others, not you, when they treat you poorly and unfairly2) Choose alive time over dead time.

When They Treat You Poorly 

Alive time is time when you are actively using your time usefully and improving; dead time is time you spend passive. We may not always be able to choose our circumstances, but we can always choose whether we want to make our time alive time or dead timeThe question the book leaves hanging:“…this moment is not your life. But it is a moment in your life. How will you use it?”

Choose alive time over dead time.

The greatest leaders and wisest thinkers have all been students of life. They possessed a unique curiosity about life and had the discipline to constantly be learning. Many people get overly confident in one area and forget that they know so little about everything else. The ego tries to build an identification with success, withholding you from learning moreThe book explains that when you are just starting out you need to remember: You aren’t as good as you think you are, you probably need your attitude readjusted, and the things you learned in books or school are out of date or wrong.

2. Always Be a Student

Many factors will determine the success you will reach as you’re starting out, one of them being your willingness to listen to feedback, especially critical feedback. The book discusses an amateur as being defensive to critical feedback, but a professional as delighted in being challenged to learn more.To become the best you can be, and to maintain that greatness you need to have a student mindset. You need to always be learning.

Everything in life has something to teach you, but ego gets in the way of opportunities you have had or will have. The ego tells you that you shouldn’t do an internship because you are overqualified for it. The ego doesn’t want to do the grunt work because it thinks it’s too good for that. People living with purpose look past this, and they focus on what is important, believing in what they need to do. Appreciate the opportunity. Take the internship. Put in the time and effort, and learn.

“Humility is what keeps us there, concerned we don’t know enough and that we must continue to study. Ego rushes to the end, rationalizes that patience is for losers (wrongly seeing it as a weakness), and assumes we’re good enough to give our talents a go in the world.”

The stoics used the word sympatheia for this state of mind, which means “a connectedness with the cosmos.” This connection makes you ask yourself: Who am I? What am I doing and why? The book elaborates on how material success can take you away from this perspective. Don’t let your ego convince you the world revolves around you. Intentionally seek out the cosmos and your purpose will be revealed to you over time, which is also a part of the stoic view: “Purpose deemphasizes the I. Purpose is about pursuing something outside yourself as opposed to pleasuring yourself.”

Find and follow your purpose, and then do the work. The book explains that you should make it so you don’t have to fake it: “Can you imagine a doctor trying to get by with anything less? Or a quarterback? So why would you try otherwise?” Be a lifelong student even after—especially after, your major accomplishments. Eliminate what isn’t necessary. Stay open-minded. Set goals and live on purpose.

When you begin to live with purpose instead of passion your ego will begin to lessen, and you will gain the quiet confidence the philosopher Seneca referred to as Euthymia: having a sense of your own path and not getting distracted by externals.

3. Talk & think less; do more

Talking is easy, everyone does it, but silence is rare in today’s world. Your ego tells you that you need recognition from others, but real confidence doesn’t need to talk, it produces work. Talking destroys action. Sit quietly and work. Let go of the distractions of social media and of the news, and focus on your work.

“So what is scarce and rare? Silence. The ability to deliberately keep yourself out of the conversation and subsist without its validation. Silence is the respite of the confident and the strong.”

Thinking too much can also lead you into living with a psychological term marked as “imaginary audience,” which is explained in the book. Many adolescents go through this and many adults hold on to it. It’s the idea that people are watching and thinking about you when they are not. It’s the teenager who misses a week of class because they are so embarrassed of spilling juice on their pants and think that everyone in the school is talking about it. They are not. This is the imaginary audience. People don’t think about you as much as you think they do, which is a relief.

Imaginary Audience

The ego loves the imaginary audience and thrives on it, so remember the bigger picture, let go of your wandering thoughts and bring yourself into the present moment:“Living clearly and present takes courage. Don’t live in the haze of the abstract, live with the tangible and real, even if—especially if—it’s uncomfortable. Be part of what’s going on around you. Feast on it, adjust for it.”

In short, the book says we must manage our ego or see it get the best of us.Be an eternal student, absorbing everything around you like a sponge, knowing that there is always more to learn. As well as living with purpose and remaining a student, focus on doing the work instead of seeking recognition, letting your confidence show with results.

💡 Ego is an unhealthy belief in our own importance.
💡 Ego is there undermining us on the very journey we’ve put everything into pursuing.
💡 Ego can be managed and directed.

The Book in Three Sentences

“Ego is the enemy of what you want and of what you have: Of mastering a craft. Of real creative insight. Of working well with others. Of building loyalty and support. Of longevity. Of repeating and retaining your success. It repulses advantages and opportunities. It’s a magnet for enemies and errors. It is Scylla and Charybdis.”

“Instead of pretending that we are living some great story, we must remain focused on the execution—and on executing with excellence. We must shun the false crown and continue working on what got us here.”

The Most Remarkable Quotes From Ego Is The Enemy By Ryan Holiday

“You must practice seeing yourself with a little distance, cultivating the ability to get out of your own head.”

The Power of Detachment

“What is rare is not raw talent, skill, or even confidence, but humility, diligence, and self-awareness.”

What Is Rare

“Your ego screams for people to acknowledge you. But you must do nothing. Take it. Eat it until you’re sick. Endure it. Quietly brush it off and work harder. Play the game. Ignore the noise; for the love of God, do not let it distract you.”

Wanting Attention 

“Most successful people are people you’ve never heard of. They want it that way. It keeps them sober. It helps them do their jobs.”

The Successful Ones

“You can lie to yourself, saying that you put in the time, or pretend that you’re working, but eventually someone will show up. You’ll be tested. And quite possibly, found out.”

Self Awareness 

“Greatness comes from humble beginnings; it comes from grunt work. It means you’re the least important person in the room—until you change that with results.”

Be Humble 

“This is what the ego does. It crosses out what matters and replaces it with what doesn’t.”Ryan Holiday, Ego Is The Enemy, Pg. 33

What Ego Does

“You can’t learn if you think you already know.”-EpictetusRyan Holiday, Ego Is The Enemy, Pg. 41

The Beginner’s Mindset

“Ego is the enemy- giving us wicked feedback, disconnected from reality. It’s defensive, precisely when we cannot afford to be defensive. It blocks us from improving by telling us that we don’t need to improve. Then we wonder why we don’t get the results we want, why others are better and why their success is more lasting.”Ryan Holiday, Ego Is The Enemy, Pg. 42

Ego Is The Enemy

“Just because you are quiet doesn’t mean that you are without pride. Privately thinking you’re better than others is still pride. It’s still dangerous.”Ryan Holiday, Ego Is The Enemy, Pg. 78

Quiet Ones

“So: Do we sit down, alone, and struggle with our work? Work that may or may not go anywhere, that may be discouraging or painful? Do we love work, making a living to do work, not the other way around? Do we love practice, the way great athletes do? Or do we chase short-term attention and validation — whether that’s indulging in the endless search for ideas or simply the distraction of talk and chatter?”Ryan Holiday, Ego Is The Enemy, Pg. 82

The Grind

“And why should we feel anger at the world? As if the world would notice!”-EuripidesRyan Holiday, Ego Is The Enemy, Pg. 200

The instant Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and international bestseller “While the history books are filled with tales of obsessive visionary geniuses who remade the world in their image with sheer, almost irrational force, I’ve found that history is also made by individuals who fought their egos at every turn, who eschewed the spotlight, and who put their higher goals above their desire for recognition.” —from the prologue   Many of us insist the main impediment to a full, successful life is the outside world. In fact, the most common enemy lies within: our ego. Early in our careers, it impedes learning and the cultivation of talent. With success, it can blind us to our faults and sow future problems. In failure, it magnifies each blow and makes recovery more difficult. At every stage, ego holds us back.   Ego Is the Enemy draws on a vast array of stories and examples, from literature to philosophy to his­tory. We meet fascinating figures such as George Marshall, Jackie Robinson, Katharine Graham, Bill Belichick, and Eleanor Roosevelt, who all reached the highest levels of power and success by con­quering their own egos. Their strategies and tactics can be ours as well.   In an era that glorifies social media, reality TV, and other forms of shameless self-promotion, the battle against ego must be fought on many fronts. Armed with the lessons in this book, as Holiday writes, “you will be less invested in the story you tell about your own specialness, and as a result, you will be liberated to accomplish the world-changing work you’ve set out to achieve.”

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Ryan Holiday is media strategist for notorious clients like Tucker Max and Dov Charney. After dropping out of college at 19 to apprentice under the strategist Robert Greene, he went on to advise many bestselling authors and multi-platinum musicians. He is the Director of Marketing at American Apparel, where his work in advertising was internationally known. His strategies are used as case studies by Twitter, YouTube, and Google, and have been written about in AdAge, the New York Times, Gawker, and Fast Company. He is the author is *Trust Me, I'm Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator*, which is due out in July. He currently lives in New Orleans, with his rebellious puppy, Hanno.

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Ego Is the Enemy

1. What do you want for your kids? Are you practicing these things in your own life?2. Children tend to be terrible at doing what we say but great at doing what we do.Be their example and inspire them3. Treat a child as though he already is the person he’s capable of becomingSet them for a success 4. When we’re not meeting our own needs, we have nothing to giveTaking care of them starts with your self care.

Mindfull Parenting 

Daily reminders for busy and tired parents

“A wise and fresh approach to mindful parenting.” —Tara Brach, author of Radical Acceptance A kinder, more compassionate world starts with kind and compassionate kids. In Raising Good Humans, you’ll find powerful and practical strategies to break free from “reactive parenting” habits and raise kind, cooperative, and confident kids.Whether you’re running late for school, trying to get your child to eat their vegetables, or dealing with an epic meltdown in the checkout line at a grocery store—being a parent is hard work! And, as parents, many of us react in times of stress without thinking—often by yelling. But what if, instead of always reacting on autopilot, you could respond thoughtfully in those moments, keep your cool, and get from A to B on time and in one piece?With this book, you’ll find powerful mindfulness skills for calming your own stress response when difficult emotions arise. You’ll also discover strategies for cultivating respectful communication, effective conflict resolution, and reflective listening. In the process, you’ll learn to examine your own unhelpful patterns and ingrained reactions that reflect the generational habits shaped by your parents, so you can break the cycle and respond to your children in more skillful ways.When children experience a parent reacting with kindness and patience, they learn to act with kindness as well—thereby altering generational patterns for a kinder, more compassionate future. With this essential guide, you’ll see how changing your own “autopilot reactions” can create a lasting positive impact, not just for your kids, but for generations to come. An essential, must-read for all parents—now more than ever. “To raise the children we hope to raise, we have to learn to become the person we hoped to be…. This wonderful book will help you handle the ride.”  —KJ Dell’Antonia, author of How to Be a Happier Parent   “Hunter Clarke-Fields shares her wisdom and personal experience to help parents create peaceful families.” —Joanna Faber and Julie King, coauthors of How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen

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“WHEN WE BORN WE CRIED WHILE THE WORLD REJOICED, ENDURE YOUR LIFE IN SUCH A WAY THAT WHEN YOU DIE THE WORLD TEARS AND YOU REJOICE.”

Writing in a journal grants you the opportunity to have one-on-one conservation with yourself. A journal is not a diary. A diary is a place where you recorded events, while a journal is where you analyze and evaluate them.

1. Keep a journal

Thinking about all those obligations that you wish never happened to you is actually obstructing all the things you want to appear from invading your life.

2. Let the brightness enter your life

You convert what you think about all day prolonged. It produces no sense to worry about past mistakes or misunderstandings unless you want to undergo them for the second time.

3. Never worry about past events

It is the quality, preferably than the quantity of sleep, that matters most. Robin shares some effective tips to help sleep more deeply. They are:- ● Don’t eat after 8:00 PM.● Don’t drill the activities of your day while trying to sleep.● Don’t watch the headlines before you sleep (some sad news can make you feel distressed).● Don’t read in bed.

4. Focus on quality of sleep rather than quality

During life’s most terrifying times, we discover who we really are and the fullness of strength that lies within us.

5. Pain is the teacher, and failure is the highway to success

Norman Cousins once remarked that “The Tragedy of life is not death, but what we let die inside of us while we breathe.” Too many people spend more time focusing on weaknesses rather than developing their strengths. If you set goals, the action you take will be based on your life’s mission rather than your day-to-day mood.Are you using the best within you to its fullest capacity? If not, you are not only doing yourself a disservice.

6. Develop your talents

Life is nothing more innumerable than a contest of numbers. The more risks you take, the more rewards you will receive. Pursue the opportunity to stop spending your days searching for security and start spending your time pursuing opportunities.

7. Fortune is not on the side of the faint hearted

According to L.F. Phelan –“Youth is not a period of life; it is a state of consciousness.” Bodies grow old only by abandoning their ideals and outgrowing the consciousness of juvenility. Ages wrinkle the skin but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles your soul. You are as old as you fear, your doubt, and your despair. The way you keep young is to keep your faith young."Happiness is not a place you reach but a state you create"

8. Youth is a state of mind

Listen carefully while conserving. If you are not listening, you are not learning.Robin Sharma’s tips for better conservation- ● When you say something and the person in front doesn’t respond for 60sec, it is better to quit.● Concentrate more on what the person is talking about rather than speaking.● Take some time to reply once the person finishes saying.● Take time before keeping your opinion.

9. Get behind people’s eyeball

We treat our friends, colleagues, boss very well. But we don’t treat our family the same way. In fact, they are the person we admire and trust the most. After work, before going home, take a break of at least 10 minutes in Solitude and plan how you will make them happy. Reach your home with a smile on your face.

10. Decompress before you go home

Robin Sharma has focused chiefly on Solitude in Who will cry when you die. Solitude has the answer to your problems. But at the same time, solitude is soo addictive. If you are in complete solitude, you will least care about others. You will be completely lost in yourself

Solitude 

Solitude is dangerous. It’s very addictive. It becomes a habit after you realize how calm and peaceful it is. It’s like you don’t want to deal with people anymore because they drain your energy.

“Several of us die at twenty and are buried at eighty.”

quotes from Who will cry when you die

"Never regret a day in your life: good days give happiness, bad days give experience, worst days give lessons, and best days give memories."

“We live on a minor planet of a very average star located within the outer limits of one of a hundred thousand million galaxies.”

“It is not enough to be busy, so are the ants. The question is what are you so busy about?”

“If you can fill the unforgiving minute with sixty seconds worth of distance run, yours is the earth and everything that’s in it.”

“Read everyday something no one else is reading. Think every day, something no one else is thinking. It is bad for the mind to be always part of unanimity.”

Wisdom is knowing what to do next. Skill is knowing how to do it, and virtue is performing it.

" We are all imagining some magical rose backyard beyond the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our window today! "

“The skeleton of habit alone upholds the human frame.”

“Kindness, quite simply, is the rent we must pay for the space we occupy on the planet.”

“When you were born, you cried while the world rejoiced. Live your life in such a way that when you die, the world cries while you rejoice.”— Ancient Sanskrit saying Does the gem of wisdom quoted above strike a chord deep within you? Do you feel that life is slipping by so fast that you just might never get the chance to live with the meaning, happiness and joy you know you deserve? If so, then this very special book by leadership guru Robin S. Sharma, the author whose Monk Who Sold His Ferrari series has transformed the lives of thousands, will be the guiding light that leads you to a brilliant new way of living. In this easy-to-read yet wisdom-rich manual, Robin S. Sharma offers 101 simple solutions to life’s most complex problems, ranging from a little-known method for beating stress and worry to a powerful way to enjoy the journey while you create a legacy that lasts. Other lessons include “Honor Your Past,” “Start Your Day Well,” “See Troubles as Blessings” and “Discover Your Calling.” If you are finally ready to move beyond a life spent chasing success to one of deep significance, this is the ideal book for you.

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Robin Sharma is one of the world’s premier thinkers on leadership, personal growth and life management. The bestselling author of The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, Who Will Cry When You Die? and The Saint, the Surfer, and the CEO and four other books on self-transformation. Robin Sharma is in constant demand internationally as keynote speaker at the conferences of many of the most powerful companies on the planet including Microsoft, Nortel Networks, General Motors, FedEx and IBM. He is a resident of Ontario, Canada. (Barnes and Noble)

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Who Will Cry When You Die?

Validation is the act of acknowledging and accepting someone's thoughts, feelings, and experiences. It is a basic human need that is essential for mental and emotional well-being. When we receive validation from others, it helps us to feel understood, valued, and respected.But why we need validation?

Validation

As children, we rely on our caregivers to validate our existence and our worth. They do this by responding to our needs, showing us affection, and praising us for our accomplishments. As we grow older, we continue to seek validation from others, but we also learn to validate ourselves.We are social creatures who thrive on belonging and connection. When we receive validation from others, it makes us feel like we are part of something larger than ourselves. It helps us to cope with difficult challenges. When we are going through a tough time, it can become pancea

Why We Need Validation?

Validation is our basic need but in present scenariok world has become multi cultural, multi lingual society with different ideologies and plethora of beliefs.It becomes very pertinent that the criteria of validation has radically changed and has diversified drastically. This has created validation void in societies which is reflected in our behaviour as we go to great lengths to please others, even if it means sacrificing your own needs or values. We constantly compare ourself to others and feel inadequate. We are easily offended by criticism and take it personally. We feel abyss without it

Seeking Validation

Remember, validation is a basic human need and It is okay to seek validation from others, but it is important to understand the changed scenario around us and do it in a healthy way. Validation is justified as long as its used as feedback for improvement but must be avoided if produces unhealthy effectWe must be honest with ourself about our needs and wants and lucidly communicate them to others in a clear and assertive way. Be open to feedback from others, but don't let it define you. Learn to validate yourself and your accomplishments. Surround yourself with supportive people who value you.

Understanding The Difference 

Contemporary Issue needs to be understood.

Understand yourself and those around you.

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Play can allow girls to connect their inner world with the outer world

Nature Play

Imagination facilitates a sense of wonder and spontaneity unique to childhood

Imagination

Pretend play allows children to learn about how the real world works (pg 230)

Pretend Play

If choosing which screen to occupy your child, opt for the TV instead of a phone/iPad. Program content for children is of higher quality with 0 ads. Children also do other activities such as colouring and move about as they watch TV, compared to if they are glued to a portable screen.

Screens 

Girls can mimic behaviours like relational aggression because at a young age they don’t see the virtual world ( where these behaviours might be displayed) as different from the real world.

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“Girls are still raised with a psychology that is trained to think about other people before themselves. This is a real recipe for disaster”

Girls seem to be conditioned to seek individualisation only under certain circumstances<ol><li>Be confident but not conceited </li><li>Be smart, but no-one likes a know-it-all</li><li>Ambition is good, but trying too hard is bad </li><li>Be assertive, but only if it doesn’t upset anyone else. </li></ol>

Over-apologising 

It takes courage to “stand up for what you do and don’t want to do, especially when you feel pressured……to trust the boundaries of what [you do] and [don’t] feel comfortable with. Brave enough not to bend because the world says [you] should.”

Healthy Boundaries

Your feelings can provide insight into your reaction before the conscious mind.

Inner Voice

Humour is a healthy coping mechanism for girls and is a healthy way to regulate emotions.

Humour 

When little girls are stressed “remember just to listen, validate their feelings and ask how you can help”

'Maggie is a national treasure.' Tracey Spicer, AM '. . . sage wisdom for parenting and supporting girls.' Mona Delahooke, PhD, bestselling author and pediatric psychologist The early years of a little girl's life will shape her future in powerful ways. Maggie Dent, Australia's queen of common-sense parenting, has investigated the development period from birth to age eight. Drawing on nearly 5,000 survey results, the latest research, and her own extensive experience as an educator, counsellor, facilitator, mum and grandmother, Maggie shows us how to help our girls build an emotional and psychological base for life. Secure foundations, Maggie argues, will help insulate our girls against anxiety and other mental health challenges as they grow into their teens and feel more capable and resilient while keeping their own authentic voice as they enter womanhood. Written with all the rigour, compassion and humour we have come to expect from one of Australia's best-loved parenting voices, this is both a deeply practical guide to raising girls, as well as a celebration and intimate meditation on the state of being female, which women of all ages will relate to.

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Instead of just being stubborn or determined, be open to new ideas and feelings. It can make your life better.

Stay Flexible in Your Mind

Sometimes, your mind tricks you into thinking strange stuff. Like lightning bugs giving shocks. Learn to question your thoughts.

Don't Always Believe Your Thoughts

Think about catching lightning bugs. You can't own them. Same with life's moments, like hugs and happy times. Don't try to keep them for yourself.

Enjoy Moments, Don't Control Them

Sometimes, life is tough, and you can't fix everything. It's okay to accept that and not stress about it.

Deal with Things You Can't Control

It's like being a good team player. Your actions should fit with what's happening around you. It's like helping everyone enjoy the same game.

Do Things that Help Everyone

Right now, just pay attention to what's around you. Don't overthink or try to change things. You'll discover new things and make the most of this time.

Try This Exercise: Be in the Momen

The text encourages us to learn inner skills, like psychological flexibility, to grow personally and emotionally. This is important for kids and grown-ups.

It’s never too late to learn inner flexibility skills (and teach them to kids).

Essential Life Skills We Should've Learned as Kids

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