The understanding of divine wisdom and mercy as it relates to the concealment of the future has practical implications for daily living. It encourages individuals to adopt a balanced approach to life, where they plan and strive for their goals while remaining flexible and adaptable to unforeseen changes.

This perspective promotes resilience, enabling individuals to recover from setbacks and view challenges as opportunities for growth. It also fosters a sense of gratitude, as people learn to appreciate the present moment and the blessings they currently enjoy, without being overshadowed by the fear of future losses.

The uncertainty surrounding death and other adverse events is not merely an act of mercy but also a profound expression of divine wisdom. This uncertainty compels humans to cultivate virtues such as patience, resilience, and faith. It encourages them to develop a deeper reliance on the divine and to seek solace in the spiritual rather than the temporal.

In the face of uncertainty, faith becomes a vital anchor. The belief in a wise and merciful divine being who orchestrates the universe with perfect knowledge and compassion provides a profound sense of security and peace. Trusting in the divine plan, even when the future is obscure, allows individuals to navigate life’s challenges with courage and hope.

This trust is not a passive resignation but an active engagement with life’s trials and tribulations. It involves striving to do one’s best in every situation, with the confidence that the divine wisdom will ensure the best possible outcome. It transforms the fear of the unknown into an opportunity for spiritual growth and self-discovery.

By embracing the uncertainty of the future and trusting in the divine plan, individuals can navigate life’s challenges with courage and hope. They can live more fully in the present, appreciating the moments of joy and tranquility without being overshadowed by the fear of the unknown. In this way, the veil of the unseen becomes not a barrier but a blessing, guiding humanity toward a more meaningful and purposeful existence.

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The concept of divine wisdom and mercy often intrigues and perplexes those who ponder the mysteries of life and existence. This contemplation is deeply rooted in the theological traditions that have…

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Embracing the Hidden: How Divine Wisdom and Mercy Shape Our Lives

Mindfulness is at the heart of monk philosophy. It involves being fully present and engaged in the moment. Shetty emphasizes the importance of regular meditation and mindfulness practices to reduce stress, improve focus, and increase overall well-being.

1. The Power of Mindfulness

Finding and living your purpose is a central theme in the book. Shetty encourages readers to discover their true calling by aligning their actions with their values and passions. Living with intention means making conscious choices that are in line with your deeper goals and purpose.

2. Purpose and Intention

Detachment is not about renouncing material possessions but rather not being overly attached to them. Shetty explains that true freedom comes from detaching from the outcome of our actions and focusing on the process. This helps in managing expectations and reducing anxiety.

3. Detachment

Rituals and routines provide structure and discipline, which are essential for personal growth. Shetty suggests starting the day with a morning routine that includes meditation, gratitude, and exercise. Consistent practices like these can set a positive tone for the day.

4. Rituals and Routines

Self-reflection is crucial for personal development. Shetty advocates for regular self-inquiry to understand your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Journaling and reflective exercises can help you gain clarity and insight into your life's direction.

5. Self-Reflection

One of the key teachings of monk philosophy is the importance of service. Shetty highlights that serving others not only benefits the community but also brings a sense of fulfillment and joy to the giver. Acts of kindness and volunteer work can significantly enhance your sense of purpose.

6. Service to Others

Embracing minimalism and simplicity leads to a clutter-free mind and environment. Shetty suggests decluttering your physical space as a way to also clear mental clutter. Simplifying your life allows you to focus on what truly matters.

7. Minimalism and Simplicity

Healthy relationships are built on trust, respect, and communication. Shetty offers advice on how to nurture meaningful connections by practicing empathy, active listening, and being present with loved ones. Healthy relationships are a cornerstone of a happy life.

8. Building Healthy Relationships

Learnings from "Think Like a Monk": Cultivating a Mindful and Purposeful Life "Think Like a Monk" by Jay Shetty offers profound insights into how ancient wisdom can be applied to modern life. Drawing from his experiences as a monk and his journey thereafter, Shetty provides actionable advice on how to live a more meaningful, fulfilling, and mindful life. Here are some key learnings from "Think Like a Monk":

Jay Shetty, social media superstar and host of the #1 podcast On Purpose, distills the timeless wisdom he learned as a monk into practical steps anyone can take every day to live a less anxious, more meaningful life. When you think like a monk, you’ll understand: -How to overcome negativity -How to stop overthinking -Why comparison kills love -How to use your fear -Why you can’t find happiness by looking for it -How to learn from everyone you meet -Why you are not your thoughts -How to find your purpose -Why kindness is crucial to success -And much more... Shetty grew up in a family where you could become one of three things—a doctor, a lawyer, or a failure. His family was convinced he had chosen option three: instead of attending his college graduation ceremony, he headed to India to become a monk, to meditate every day for four to eight hours, and devote his life to helping others. After three years, one of his teachers told him that he would have more impact on the world if he left the monk’s path to share his experience and wisdom with others. Heavily in debt, and with no recognizable skills on his résumé, he moved back home in north London with his parents. Shetty reconnected with old school friends—many working for some of the world’s largest corporations—who were experiencing tremendous stress, pressure, and unhappiness, and they invited Shetty to coach them on well-being, purpose, and mindfulness. Since then, Shetty has become one of the world’s most popular influencers. In 2017, he was named in the Forbes magazine 30-under-30 for being a game-changer in the world of media. In 2018, he had the #1 video on Facebook with over 360 million views. His social media following totals over 38 million, he has produced over 400 viral videos which have amassed more than 8 billion views, and his podcast, On Purpose, is consistently ranked the world’s #1 Health and Wellness podcast. In this inspiring, empowering book, Shetty draws on his time as a monk to show us how we can clear the roadblocks to our potential and power. Combining ancient wisdom and his own rich experiences in the ashram, Think Like a Monk reveals how to overcome negative thoughts and habits, and access the calm and purpose that lie within all of us. He transforms abstract lessons into advice and exercises we can all apply to reduce stress, improve relationships, and give the gifts we find in ourselves to the world. Shetty proves that everyone can—and should—think like a monk.

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Jay Shetty is a storyteller, podcaster, and former monk. Shetty’s vision is to Make Wisdom Go Viral. He is on a mission to share the timeless wisdom of the world in an accessible, relevant, and practical way. Shetty has created over 400 viral videos with over 5 billion views, and hosts the #1 Health and Wellness podcast in the world, On Purpose. Learn more at JayShetty.me.

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but is, in fact, a crucial necessity of man's proper survival. Every bit of your mental contents is derived from some theory, and your success and happiness hinge on whether it is true or false, good or evil.

Theoretical knowledge is not the exclusive domain of ivory tower

Nietzsche was the only other philosopher who stimulated me. It was be of his sense of life. He had a marvelous feeling about the greatness of man... nature in order to be commanded has to be obeyed

That the actual contests, like the consummation of all goals, are but single points, standing out like glowing peaks against the tapestry of our lives. It’s the travel from peak to peak, the interior process of goal fulfillment in which one must seek enjoyment—that is what makes life worth living

In order to lead the orchestra, you must first turn your back to the crowd.

I would languish in the sack until noon, hoping reality would somehow go away by virtue of my simply refusing to acknowledge it

Don’t however worry about your individual potential. Potential is only the expression of a possibility, something that can only be assessed accurately in retrospect. In other words, you’ll never know how good you might have become, unless you try.

A PAPERBACK ORIGINAL High-intensity bodybuilding advice from the first man to win a perfect score in the Mr. Universe competition This one-of-a-kind book profiles the high-intensity training (HIT) techniques pioneered by the late Mike Mentzer, the legendary bodybuilder, leading trainer, and renowned bodybuilding consultant. His highly effective, proven approach enables bodybuilders to get results--and win competitions--by doing shorter, less frequent workouts each week. Extremely time-efficient, HIT sessions require roughly 40 minutes per week of training--as compared with the lengthy workout sessions many bodybuilders would expect to put in daily. In addition to sharing Mentzer's workout and training techniques, featured here is fascinating biographical information and striking photos of the world-class bodybuilder--taken by noted professional bodybuilding photographers--that will inspire and instruct serious bodybuilders and weight lifters everywhere.

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“DREAMS ARE THE SEEDS OF TOMORROW’S REALITY; PLANT THEM WITH CARE AND NURTURE THEM WITH ACTION”.

WORDS TO LIVE BY

“Cultivate Curiosity; Asking Questions Leads To A Deeper Understanding Of The World And Yourself”

“The Journey Of A Thousand Miles Begins With A Single Step, But It’s The Persistence That Brings You Home.”

“The Secret Of Being Strong is Enduring The Pain And Understanding The Pain, For There Is A Reason To That Pain.”

“YOU ARE FOOLED BY YOUR MIND INTO BELIEVING THERE IS TOMORROW SO YOU MAY WASTE TODAY”

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If we could learn to handle our envy correctly, if we think it through with sympathy and skill, then it could play a key role in alerting us to what we genuinely want. Envious thinking can be the gateway to deeper self-knowledge and a profound understanding of our underlying ambitions.

Envy - A Warning To Know Our True Ambitions

We feel envy when someone else has access to an area of happiness that eludes us. The natural response to this feeling is shame; we feel we lack the generosity of spirit to celebrate their achievement. Perhaps we feel guilty for not sufficiently appreciating the lot we have. Yet envy, while uncomfortable, provides us with a message from confused but important parts of our personality about what we should be doing.

Think What Makes You Envious

Instead of trying to repress our envy, we should examine it. Each person we envy is a piece of the jigsaw puzzle that is our future. There is a portrait of a ‘true self’ waiting to be assembled out of the envious hints we receive when we turn the pages of a newspaper or hear updates about the successes of old school friends or witness a friend’s excitement about a new career move. We should calmly ask one essential and redemptive question of all those we envy: ‘What could I learn about here?’

Act On The Emotion?

How Can the infamous emotion, 'Envy', be our friend?

A guide to identifying, nurturing and growing our insight and creativity for more effective thinking. We know that our minds are capable of great things because, every now and then, they come out with a very brilliant idea or two. However, our minds are also tantalisingly unpredictable, spending worryingly large stretches of time idling or distracting themselves. This is a book about how to optimise these beautiful yet fitful instruments so that they can more regularly and generously produce the sort of insights and ideas we need to fulfil our potential – and achieve the contentment we deserve. We learn – among other things – how to grasp fragile and flighty thoughts before they disappear through anxiety and fear, at what times of day to try to work and for how long, how to make use of our boredom and instincts – and how to overcome timid and predictable approaches to the largest problems.

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When born into a world we are decided on how we’re going to live by the environment we grow in. Let’s say that your family is a part of a big company and making big profit that even those kids will grow up and will not want to get a job because of their family business. Easygoing life’s lead to weak performance which can lead to hardship later on in life.

Born Into A World Of Luxury.

Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times.

When born into a poor household it can have a significant effect on your standpoint of living. When you’re born into a family with no stability it can heavily influence your decision making process and money interests. Coming from a place where you are only allowed to have a limited supply of supplies and needs it will teach you to make better choices for yourself and others .

Hardened Life

Be mindful that not everyone is the same and everyone has had their different experiences and journeys. When thinking about something someone has said just think about why they might have that opinion instead of trying to think they are ignorant or stupid just think to yourself “why might this person think this way, “what might have happened to this person for them to think this way”?

Mindfulness Of People.

"An unchecked ego is the single greatest enemy of growth. A properly tamed ego is the greatest enabler of success".

This book takes a different approach on how humans evolve around the world around us and how we adapt to it with a philosophical standpoint.

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How environments impact our lives. 

Oleg Antonovich Gordievsky, CMG is a former colonel of the KGB who became KGB resident-designate and bureau chief in London.He was a double agent, providing information to the British Secret Intelligence Service from 1974 to 1985.Oleg was the highest ranked double agent from inside KGB and provided the British with information about the inside organisational structure of KGB, how it was ran and the decision making process behind it. He also provided inside information in the critical period of heightened nuclear tensions between NATO and the Soviet Union.

Introduction

Oleg Gordievsky was raised by a father who worked in KGB and by a mother who secretly and silently detested the communist regime. His older brother also worked at KGB and helped Oleg secure a position in KGB. The duty came with a lot of benefits such as the opportunity to travel outside of Russia, something that was unavailable to most. During his early life, it was obvious that he had a really good memory and attention to details. This served him well during his prime years as a spy. He was able to memorize in details secret documents and later provide the information to Britain's MI6.

Origin

"Every act of espionage requires a betrayal of trust, not just once but constantly and repeatedly."

The 4 core motives for people to betray their country are known as MICE:<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Money </li></ul> <ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Ideology </li><li class="ql-align-justify">Coercion</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Ego</li></ul>During his work visit to Denmark, Oleg was fascinated by the country with all of  the free music, the happy, free people and the community as a whole. He fell in love with democracy and the fruits that it bears. On the other side, he saw the destructive powers of communism in the face of the Berlin Wall and roll of the Soviet tanks during the Prague Spring. It was the ideology as his primary motive that made him switch sides.

Motives behind the betrayal

He had a loving family, who he had to keep secrets from. His wife was a daughter of a KGB agent as well, he couldn't risk telling her as he didn't know if she would understand the reason behind the betrayal of their country. Plus, even if she understood it would put his family in danger, as if they knew and didn't tell KGB they would be viewed as traitors as well. So, he had to live a second life, which would eventually separate him from his closest ones.

The most difficult choice

Due to his sacrifice and dedication to the freedom and democracy, the west had the edge in some situations. For example in the Able Archer 83 (nuclear escalation), NATO knew that the Soviets viewed this training as a direct threat and a preparation for a real nuclear launch against the soviet block, instead of just a regular training. Having this information, NATO was able to de-escalate the situation, before it became a nightmare reality.

The significance of his sacrifice

When the Iron Lady was planned to meet Mikhail Gorbachev, Gordievsky was the one who was able to prepare Margaret Thatcher for the meeting. Since he had inside information from the Soviets, he knew what was their plan about the interview. What key aspects would they mention and how would the whole meeting play out. He gathered the information, summarized it, outlined the fundamental points and gave it to the prime minister to prepare. The preparation paid off, the discussion with Gorbachov was a huge success.

Thatcher meets Gorbachev

The fascinating story of Oleg Gordievsky, the man who sacrificed it all

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Spy & Traitor: The Fascinating Story Of Oleg Gordievsky

Problems are different type of juices where the key ingredient is the lessons which upon filtering won't lead you to digest the same juice again.

The key takeaway of the quote above is this : when you are confronting a problem they're not just problems but lively lessons of life in disguise. And once you find the true form (lesson) you have the power to throw the external disguise away and forge a sheild to the same kind of problem. "If you extract the main ingredient away you can't drink the same juice (problem) again"

History Repeats, but Lessons Don't!

Well, relax. If you think you've learnt the lesson from a problem and still the same problem repeats itself, then your perception as 'The lesson' should be transformed into 'A lesson' . will you eat plain rice with interest? Nope. Likewise exist problems of life. You know how problems are! Are they boring like plain rice? Damn not they are a blend of splendid tasted which one can experience the true form of the utter disguise

Problems Repeat, Lessons Don

Use this as a framework on how to aspire optimal key ingredients from the juice you're given.<ul><li>Recall the whole issue from the beginning and hit the initial point and learn the cause Even if there is no fault of yours relate yourself with it so that you can extract the key ingredient</li><li>Think of 'If I did and did'nt do this I could've avoided this whole ruckus'. and implement it over the next course </li><li>Shift perspectives and imagine yourself as the person you're going to be giving advice upon. Provide and listen from your own perspective. </li></ul>

Don't Feel By Heart, Squeeze Your Brain

Yes, the lessons can be countless aswell. The number puts entire dependency upon your brain to assess as many as possible. If you don't agree with me, well wait until you witness off applying the principles or read thisYour partner promised you that they'll never leave you; but did. Here are the lessons<ol><li>Not all promises are real cuz you trust them</li><li>You can't absolutely know if they're trustworthy just bcuz you trust them</li><li>Never believe in promise of this kind, may it be a surprise at the end of your life ifbthey never left or feel happy that you were right if they left.</li><li>Change in person is constant!</li></ol>

It Can Be One, It Can Be One O One.

"You can't solve a problem with the mindset you had while you created them "

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LAW 1 - NEVER OUTSHINE THE MASTERLAW 2 - NEVER PUT TOO MUCH TRUST IN FRIENDS, LEARN HOW TO USE ENEMIESLAW 3 - CONCEAL YOUR INTENTIONSLAW 4 - ALWAYS SAY LESS THAN NECESSARYLAW 5 - SREPUTATION—GUARD IT WITH YOUR LIFELAW 6 - COURT ATTENTION AT ALL COSTLAW 7 - GET OTHERS TO DO THE WORK FOR YOU, BUT ALWAYS TAKE THE CREDITLAW 8 - MAKE OTHER PEOPLE COME TO YOU—USE BAIT IF NECESSARYLAW 9 - WIN THROUGH YOUR ACTIONS, NEVER THROUGH ARGUMENTLAW 10 - INFECTION: AVOID THE UNHAPPY AND UNLUCKYLAW 11 - LEARN TO KEEP PEOPLE DEPENDENT ON YOULAW 12 - USE SELECTIVE HONESTY AND GENEROSITY TO DISARM YOUR VICTIM

Volume 1

NEVER OUTSHINE THE MASTERAlways make those above you feel comfortably superior. In your desire to please and impress them, do not go too far in displaying your talents or you might accomplish the opposite﻿—inspire fear and insecurity. Make your masters appear more﻿brilliant than they are and you will attain the heights of power﻿.

LAW 1

NEVER PUT TOO MUCH TRUST IN FRIENDS, LEARN HOW TO USE ENEMIES.Be wary of friends—they will betray you more quickly, for they are easily aroused to envy. They also become spoiled and tyrannical. But hire a former enemy and he will be more loyal than a friend, because he has more to prove. In fact, you have more to fear from friends than from enemies. If you have no enemies, find a way to make them.

LAW 2

To have a good enemy, choose a friend: He knows where tostrike.

CONCEAL YOUR INTENTIONSKeep people of-balance and in the dark by never revealing the purpose behind your actions. If they have no clue what you are up to, they cannot prepare a defense. Guide them far enough down the wrong path, envelop them in enough smoke, and by the time they realize your intentions, it will be too late.

LAW 3

ALWAYS SAY LESS THAN NECESSARYWhen you are trying to impress people with words, the more you say, the more common you appear, and the less in control. Even if you are saying something banal, it will seem original if you make it vague, open-ended, and sphinxlike. Powerful people impress and intimidate by saying less. The more yousay, the more likely you are to say something foolish.

LAW 4

Oysters open completely when the moon is full; and when the crab sees one it throws a piece of stone or seaweed into it and the oyster cannot close again so that it serves the crab for meat. Such is the fate of him who opens his mouth too much and thereby puts himself at the mercy of the listener.

SO MUCH DEPENDS ON REPUTATION — GUARD IT WITH YOUR LIFEReputation is the cornerstone of power. Through reputationalone you can intimidate and win; once it slips, however, you are vulnerable, and will be attacked on all sides. Make your reputation unassailable. Always be alert to potential attacks and thwart them before they happen. Meanwhile, learn to destroy your enemies by opening holes in their own reputations. Then stand aside and let public opinion hang them.

LAW 5

COURT ATTENTION AT ALL COSTEverything is judged by its appearance; what is unseen counts for nothing. Never let yourself get lost in the crowd, then, or buried in oblivion. Stand out. Be conspicuous, at all cost. Make yourself a magnet of attention by appearing larger, more colorful, more mysterious than the bland and timid masses.

LAW 6

It is easier to cope with a bad conscience than with a badreputation.

GET OTHERS TO DO THE WORK FOR YOU, BUT ALWAYS TAKE THE CREDITUse the wisdom, knowledge, and legwork of other people to further your own cause. Not only will such assistance save you valuable time and energy, it will give you a godlike aura of efficiency and speed. In the end your helpers will be forgotten and you will be remembered. Never do yourself what others can do for you.

LAW 7

MAKE OTHER PEOPLE COME TO YOU—USE BAIT IF NECESSARYWhen you force the other person to act, you are the one in control. It is always better to make your opponent come to you, abandoning his own plans in the process. Lure him with fabulous gains—then attack. You hold the cards.

LAW 8

When I have laid bait for deer,I don’t shoot at the first doe that comes to snif ,but wait until the whole herd has gathered round.

WIN THROUGH YOUR ACTIONS, NEVER THROUGH ARGUMENT Any momentary triumph you think you have gained through argument is really a Pyrrhic victory: The resentment and ill will you stir up is stronger and lasts longer than any momentary change of opinion. It is much more powerful to get others to agree with you through your actions, without saying a word. Demonstrate, do not explicate.

LAW 9

INFECTION: AVOID THE UNHAPPY AND UNLUCKY You can die from someone else’s misery—emotional states are as infectious as diseases. You may feel you are helping the drowning man but you are only precipitating your own disaster. The unfortunate sometimes draw misfortune on themselves; they will also draw it on you. Associate with the happy and fortunate instead.

LAW 10

Thus a wise prince will think of ways to keep his citizens of every sort and under every circumstance dependent on the state and on him; and then they will always be trustworthy

LEARN TO KEEP PEOPLE DEPENDENT ON YOUTo maintain your independence you must always be needed and wanted. The more you are relied on, the more freedom you have. Make people depend on you for their happiness and prosperity and you have nothing to fear. Never teach them enough so that they can do withoutyou.

LAW 11

USE SELECTIVE HONESTY AND GENEROSITY TO DISARM YOUR VICTIMOne sincere and honest move will cover over dozens of dishonest ones. Open-hearted gestures of honesty and generosity bring down the guard of even the most suspicious people. Once your selective honesty opens a hole in their armor, you can deceive and manipulate them at will.

LAW 12

Everything turns gray when I don’t have at least one mark on the horizon. Life then seems empty and depressing. I cannot understand honest men. They lead desperate lives, full of boredom.

LAW 12 - USE SELECTIVE HONESTY ANDGENEROSITY TO DISARM YOUR VICTIMLAW 13 - WHEN ASKING FOR HELP, APPEAL TO PEOPLE’S SELF-INTERESTLAW 14 - POSE AS A FRIEND, WORK AS A SPYLAW 15 - CRUSH YOUR ENEMY TOTALLYLAW 16 - USE ABSENCE TO INCREASE RESPECT AND HONORLAW 17 - KEEP OTHERS IN SUSPENDED TERRORLAW 18 - DO NOT BUILD FORTRESSES TO PROTECT YOURSELFLAW 19 - KNOW WHO YOU’RE DEALING WITHLAW 20 - DO NOT COMMIT TO ANYONELAW 21 - PLAY A SUCKER TO CATCH A SUCKERLAW 22 - USE THE SURRENDER TACTICLAW 23 - CONCENTRATE YOUR FORCESLAW 24 - PLAY THE PERFECT COURTIER

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The most important of these skills, and power’s crucial foundation, is the ability to master your emotions.

Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this multi-million-copy New York Times bestseller is the definitive manual for anyone interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control – from the author of The Laws of Human Nature. In the book that People magazine proclaimed “beguiling” and “fascinating,” Robert Greene and Joost Elffers have distilled three thousand years of the history of power into 48 essential laws by drawing from the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, and Carl Von Clausewitz and also from the lives of figures ranging from Henry Kissinger to P.T. Barnum.   Some laws teach the need for prudence (“Law 1: Never Outshine the Master”), others teach the value of confidence (“Law 28: Enter Action with Boldness”), and many recommend absolute self-preservation (“Law 15: Crush Your Enemy Totally”). Every law, though, has one thing in common: an interest in total domination. In a bold and arresting two-color package, The 48 Laws of Power is ideal whether your aim is conquest, self-defense, or simply to understand the rules of the game.

Robert Greene is an American author of books on strategy, power, and seduction. He has written six international bestsellers, including The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction, The 33 Strategies of War, The 50th Law, Mastery, and The Laws of Human Nature.

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<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Too often for fear of selfishness, we do what others tell us to do or what we think they think we are supposed to do. It’s understandable why we react this way. Society values selflessness a great deal.</li></ul>

Stop living for others and live for yourself

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Sincero’s book also challenges you to stop and pinpoint what it is that’s holding you back — or more specifically, what are your negative beliefs and where are they coming from?</li></ul>Your parents might have told you no one in the family has ever been any good at making money, Sincero reasons, adding that as a result, “You shy away” from your potential, leading to what Sincero calls “The Big Snooze.”

Your negative beliefs are the biggest obstacle between you and your dreams.

The book argues that younger people tend to be more intuitive. What they lack in experience, they make up for in instincts and confidence.<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">However, something happens to a person the older they get and the more times they get knocked down by life.</li></ul>

Discover the person you want to be, and don’t let anyone tell you to quit.

Sincero’s You Are A Badass observes that one’s time is limited, so it is important to make the best of it.<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Each day offers you an opportunity to find value, and if you’re not taking advantage of that, then you have changes to make.</li></ul>

Express a desire to learn, cultivate gratitude, and learn how to forgive for a happier, richer life.

When trying to enact meaningful change and find your inner badass, it is important to stay hyper-focused on action.<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">If there is a huge project you’re unsure of how to approach, take some time to break it down into actionable steps.</li></ul>Uncover the “how” of the process.

Your thoughts are powerful, so make them work for you!

Procrastination is the devil’s tool, if you believe in such entities. It allows you to delay what needs done now and wastes precious time you’ll never get back. Worse, it manages to do so without you realizing it. Sometimes it can even convince you genuine wastes of time are necessary parts of the work. Essentially you fool yourself into thinking you’re working when you are not doing anything at all.

Tackle procrastination, excuses, and hesitation, and nothing will stop you from taking action.

Rejection, the book argues, is part of every journey, but quitting should never be an option. Just allow your failures to lead you toward thoughtful changes and responsible pivots.<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">And remember: to reach any goal, it helps to surround yourself with people, who have similar passions. By understanding this, you can give yourself permission to live your dreams.</li></ul>

From your friends to your habits to your money, focus all aspects of your life toward your goal.

7 most important lessons from the book "you are a badass"

YOU ARE A BADASS IS THE SELF-HELP BOOK FOR PEOPLE WHO DESPERATELY WANT TO IMPROVE THEIR LIVES BUT DON'T WANT TO GET BUSTED DOING IT. In this refreshingly entertaining how-to guide, bestselling author and world-traveling success coach, Jen Sincero, serves up 27 bitesized chapters full of hilariously inspiring stories, sage advice, easy exercises, and the occasional swear word, helping you to: - Identify and change the self-sabotaging beliefs and behaviours that stop you from getting what you want. - Create a life you totally love. And create it NOW! - Make some damn money already. The kind you've never made before. By the end of You Are a Badass, you'll understand why you are how you are, how to love what you can't change, how to change what you don't love, and how to use The Force to kick some serious ass.

Jen Sincero is an accomplished writer whose work has resonated with readers around the world. Jen Sincero has published several books that explore a range of topics, from fiction to nonfiction, and has received critical acclaim for the ability to weave compelling narratives. Jen Sincero's writing style is known for its depth and authenticity, and has earned quite a loyal following of readers.

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