This is a Japanese concept that means your ‘reason for being.’ ‘Iki’ in Japanese means ‘life,’ and ‘gai’ describes value or worth. Your ikigai is your life purpose or your bliss. It is what brings you joy and inspires you to get out of bed every day. Find it.

1. Ikigai:

This means letting go. It means accepting what you cannot change and focus on what you can change.

2. Shikata ga nai:

This concept is all about finding beauty in imperfection. It teaches us that nothing in life is perfect including yourself and others. Instead of striving for flawlessness, find joy in the imperfection that makes life unique.

3. Wabi-Sabi:

This is a Japanese term that originates from Zen Buddhism. It is usually translated as “perseverance,” “patience,” or “tolerance,” but it really means “bearing the seemingly unbearable with patience and dignity.” It teaches you to preserve your dignity during tough times.

4. Gaman:

The ancient Japanese idiom, Oubaitori, comes from the kanji for the four trees that bloom in spring: cherry blossoms, plum, peach, and apricot. Each flower blooms in its own time, and the meaning behind the idiom is that we all grow and bloom at our own pace. It teaches you not to compare yourself to others.

5. Oubaitori:

Kaizen is a compound of two Japanese words that together translate as "good change" or "improvement." However, Kaizen has come to mean "continuous improvement". It teaches you to always seek to improve in all areas of your life. Even small change can add up and make a big impact over time.

6. Kaizen:

This is a Japanese martial art concept and describes the stages of learning to mastery. The word shuhari roughly translates to "first learn, then detach, and finally transcend.". It is a way of thinking about how to learn and master a technique.

7. Shu Ha Ri means:

However, a popular quote relating to this says that “When the student is ready, the teacher will appear. But when the student is truly ready the teacher will disappear” – Tao Te Ching. This means that the teacher will teach you if you are ready to learn but the application of the knowledge is absolutely your responsibility.
Good luck.

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The author explained how fighting against provocation in our daily lives is important to keep our minds calm and make decisions for our benefit. 
An example is given of Arthur Ashe's father, who worked as a driver for a wealthy Jewish man named William Thalhimer, visiting to buy a piece of land. Ashe's father witnessed firsthand the discrimination faced by Jews in the unreconstructed South in the 1950s.

Importance of Fighting Provocation

Throughout the negotiation, Thalhimer was insulted, condescended to, and bullied by a man who seemed particularly disgusted at the thought of doing business with a Jew. However, Thalhimer remained surprisingly quiet and calm throughout all the provocation he faced during the entire negotiation process.

Thalhimer's Remarkable Composure in Negotiation

On their way back home, Ashe's father, while driving, couldn't resist asking Thalhimer how he could remain so calm despite constant provocation. Thalhimer replied, "I came here to purchase that piece of land, and I got that piece of land. It belongs to me now, not to him. That man can go on cursing me for as long as he wants, but it doesn't change the fact that I own that land." This is what Thalhimer wanted all along. Of course, Thalhimer wished to punch the man in the face, but that might not have ended the way Thalhimer had hoped.

Thalhimer's Tranquil Triumph in Land Purchase

After any provocation, with the distance offered by the passage of time, any rational person can appreciate the calmness and self-control shown by Thalhimer. It would be fantastic if all this with Thalhimer hadn't happened. If no one was ever subjected to slurs or discrimination, if there were no bullies, and everyone was kind to us, if no one was ever deprived, judged, or assaulted. But that is not life.

Sometimes It Helps To Be A Little Deaf.

Remember always: As wrong as they are, as annoying as it is, it takes two for a real conflict to happen. As the stoics said, when we are offended, when we fight, we are complicit. We have chosen to engage. We have traded self-control for self-indulgence. We allowed our cool head to turn hot, even though we know hot heads rarely makes right decisions.Life... people... they're going to give you the opportunity. You can decline to accept it.

It's the easiest thing in the world to respond to intemperance with intemperance. We have to remember: Someone else's lack of self - control is not a justification for abandoning our own. Nor is it a good look or a recipe for success and achievement.

Truth is, we will have to deal with people in our daily lives who may provoke us from time to time. But this doesn't mean we have to indulge ourselves and respond to such situations by losing our self-control because you have work to do. They want you to get upset. If you end up responding to every attack, then, as Lincoln said, you might as well admit defeat right now. You may never get any work done. You'll certainly never be happy. And they'll have won.

No Distractions, No Setbacks

There will always be people around us who will end up provoking us for no reason, just to get a response out of us, making us lose our self - control. Believe it or not this can greatly hamper our productivity and concentration we put in our daily tasks and learning how to handle ourself against provocation can help us becoming better versions of ourselves.

The instant New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestseller! In his New York Times bestselling book Courage is Calling, author Ryan Holiday made the Stoic case for a bold and brave life. In this much-anticipated second book of his Stoic Virtue series, Holiday celebrates the awesome power of self-discipline and those who have seized it. To master anything, one must first master themselves–one’s emotions, one’s thoughts, one’s actions. Eisenhower famously said that freedom is really the opportunity to practice self-discipline. Cicero called the virtue of temperance the polish of life. Without boundaries and restraint, we risk not only failing to meet our full potential and jeopardizing what we have achieved, but we ensure misery and shame. In a world of temptation and excess, this ancient idea is more urgent than ever. In Discipline is Destiny, Holiday draws on the stories of historical figures we can emulate as pillars of self-discipline, including Lou Gehrig, Queen Elizabeth II, boxer Floyd Patterson, Marcus Aurelius and writer Toni Morrison, as well as the cautionary tales of Napoleon, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Babe Ruth. Through these engaging examples, Holiday teaches readers the power of self-discipline and balance, and cautions against the perils of extravagance and hedonism. At the heart of Stoicism are four simple virtues: courage, temperance, justice, and wisdom. Everything else, the Stoics believed, flows from them. Discipline is Destiny will guide readers down the path to self-mastery, upon which all the other virtues depend. Discipline is predictive. You cannot succeed without it. And if you lose it, you cannot help but bring yourself failure and unhappiness.

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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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First modern human was appeared on the plains of Africa at least 200,000 years ago, and scientists estimate that life, in some form, will persist for another 1.5 billion years or more, until the intensifying heat of the sun condemns the last organism to death.But you?Assuming you live to be eighty, you’ll have had about four thousand weeks.

In the Long Run, WE'RE ALL DEAD

All the productivity apps, devices and hacks cause a myth that by using them you'll save your time. They save it but in the sense that you'll get more done like<ul><li>Race to more meetings</li><li>Ferry your kids to more after-school activities</li><li>Generate more profit to your employer</li></ul>And become more busy, anxious and emptier.In modern world, time is like a conveyer belt, it's bringing in new tasks/bags so that we can dispatch the old ones. And becoming more productive seems to cause the belt to speed up as it is taking more baggage on itself as quickly we dispatching the previous ones and eventually break down.

Productivity TRAP

<ul><li>We are now cooking food in 10-20 minutes, which used to take 2 hours</li><li>We're just a few seconds away from the information that used to take few days by post.</li></ul>But why we still don't have time to wait for 2 minutes in a queue and we become impatient if a webpage doesn't load in 10 seconds?Question- Where did the saved time go?Answer- We didn't used the saved time for the things we actually need to do, but just filled it with other tasks.As Parkinson's Law says- Work expands to fill time.

Where did the SAVED TIME go?

When people make enough money to meet their needs, they finds new things to need and new life style to aspire to. So, they work harder and harder and then get busier and busier.This busyness becomes the emblem of prestige.But the completely absurd thing is that for almost whole of the history, the entire point of being rich and wealthy was NOT HAVING TO WORK SO MUCH.

Point of Being RICH

Being More efficient just makes you more rushed and trying to clear all the decks simply makes them fill up again faster. Nobody in the history has ever achieved the Work-Life Balance, the day will never arrive when all lights would be green and you have everything in control.In fact, it is the Paradox of Limitation- more you try to manage time, more stressful, empty and frustrating life gets. But more you confront the facts of finitude, more productive, meaningful and joyful life becomes.

Time Management TRAP

Nobody in the Busytown is idle- or if they're- they're carefully hidden by the authorities, what they are not is OVERWHELMED.Even the winners and toppers of great universities, who keep highest salaries, they find their reward in the unending pressure to work with crushing intensity in order to maintain the income, status and lifestyle.

Efficiency TRAP

Every one of us have gone through the story of a professor with a jar and some big rocks, small stones, pebbles, sand and water, who fill them according to their sizes and telling them the priorities of life.The story in today's time is a LIE.Problem is that we are bad at prioritising the big rocks. There are too many rocks and most of them are never making it anywhere near that jar.

Prioritisation TRAP

<ol><li>Pay Yourself First- when it comes to time. There is no moment in future when you'll magically be done with everything and have loads of time for the things you are postponing now.</li><li>Limit Your Work In progress- Fix a hard upper limit on the number of things that you allow yourself to work on at any given time. No more than 3 tasks, all others can wait.</li><li>Resist The Allure Of Middling/Ranking Priorities- According to Warren Buffet, Make a list of 25 things you want to do, organise top 5. And avoid remaining 20 at all costs.</li></ol>Good procrastinator knows what task to focus on and what to neglect.

3 Principles for life from wisest minds

What we all think that SOCIAL MEDIA is free. But, when something is given free, you yourself are the PRODUCT. And, here the product is your most important thing- Your ATTENTION.Attention is life, it is your experience of being alive that consists of nothing other than sum of everything to which you pay attention to. Whatever compelled your attention, is your life moment to moment.This is how this business model worksTech companies profits from seizing your attention, and then selling it to advertisers, who collect your database and sell/show you the related products, services and content.

Business Model of SOCIAL MEDIA

Distractions are not the ultimate cause of our being distracted, they are just the places we go to seek relief from the discomfort of confronting limitation.We check the phone under the dinner table because we find it hard to focus on the conversation because listening and interaction takes effort, patience and a spirit to surrender. but scrolling the phone is easy and pleasant.Remember- A thousand people on the other side of screen are paid to keep you there.﻿

Why we get DISTRACTED?

All the human suffering is because of the effort to resist paying full attention to the way things are going, and we wish they were going differently.

When I finally get time after retirement or so, then only I can relax and live life according to my choices. THAT DAY NEVER ARRIVES.You are losing everyday every moment for an imaginary tomorrow. The tomorrow will come with its own challenges, problems and requirements.Enjoy your time here and now (wastefully sometimes) without any thought of future-focused self-improvement.<ul><li>Rest for the sake of rest.</li><li>It is fun to have fun, but you have to know how.</li><li>Nothing is more alien to the present age than IDLENESS.</li><li>Technological progress made us fretful but we need to acquire this superpower called PATIENCE.</li></ul>

Escape "WHEN I FINALLY" Mindset

A person with a flexible schedule and average resources will be happier than a rich person with everything except a flexible schedule

<ol><li>Adopt a 'FIXED VOLUME' Approach to productivity.</li><li>Focus on one big project at a time.</li><li>Decide in advance what to fail at (Strategic Underachievement).</li><li>Focus on what's already completed (Keep a DONE list).</li><li>Consolidate what you care about (Otherwise media has an unending library of topics).</li><li>Choose devices with only one purpose to not get distracted (i.e. Kindle reader for reading only).</li><li>Pay more attention to every moment, however mundane.</li><li>Be a researcher in relationships.</li><li>Cultivate instantaneous generosity.</li><li>Practice 'DOING NOTHING'. (discomfort of doing nothing leads you to make poor choices with time.</li></ol>

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Oliver Burkeman challenged the productivity, efficiency and time management completely. He has given points to prove that too. Read and open your mind for new ideas.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER   “This is the most important book ever written about time management.”  —Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and host of WorkLife What if you stopped trying to do everything, so that you could finally get around to what counts? We're obsessed with our lengthening to-do lists, our overfilled inboxes, the struggle against distraction, and the sense that our attention spans are shrivelling. Still, we rarely make the connection between our daily struggles with time and the ultimate time management problem: the question of how best to use our ridiculously brief time on the planet, which amounts on average to about four thousand weeks. Four Thousand Weeks is an uplifting, engrossing and deeply realistic exploration of the challenge. Rejecting the futile modern obsession with 'getting everything done,' it introduces readers to tools for constructing a meaningful life by embracing rather than denying their limitations. Drawing on the insights of both ancient and contemporary philosophers, psychologists, and spiritual teachers, Oliver Burkeman sets out to realign our relationship with time - and in doing so, to liberate us from its tyranny. Embrace your limits. Change your life. Make your four thousand weeks count.

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<li>Wait it out for few days or hours, whatever suits it, higher the cost, more the wait.</li>
<li>List out the Pros and Cons of buying the item.</li>
<li>Avoid temptations, avoid going on to Amazon for example, don't window shop. You never know when the window shopping turns into actual shopping.</li>
<li>Always look at ads and offers skeptically.</li>
<li>Find a hobby or any other free/cheap alternative, to replace shopping.</li>
<li>Research affordable options carefully and patiently.</li>
<li>Think about your overarching/long term financial goals. Remember that every impulse purchase is a step opposite to your goal.</li>
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Most goals fail because of a lack of motivation. We build so many systems that it pains us to admit it. But motivation is the true cause of the problem .You can work with low motivation. Thanks to the healthy habits you build around your projects, you can even work without it for a short period. But after a while, you will give up if you don’t find a way to reignite motivation . And one of the simplest ways to do it is through a life review .

Why do most goals fail?

A life review helps you keep track of your long-term goals and understand how you are working towards them.Usually, you have to split long-term goals into smaller pieces you can track easier. But this way, you may lose focus on why you are doing certain things instead of others and, therefore, lose motivation.Yet, with a life review, you can reignite the passion and motivation that made you choose those goals in the first place.

What is a Life Review?

You can do a simple life review analyzing four things:<ul><li>your weaknesses </li><li>successes </li><li>time management </li><li>and improvement. </li></ul>But you must be honest while doing it. Otherwise, you will never achieve the desired results, and your motivation will never reignite.So be critical. Be honest. And let’s dive into it.

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First, review your pain points — a.k.a. the problems that prevent you from working at your best.Those problems might be temporary, like a stressful period at work, or recursive, like procrastinating too long.In both cases, you must acknowledge them and the effects on your performance.

1 — The Pain Points

The best way to review your problems is to note them as soon as you notice them.Also, your mind will start troubleshooting and problem-solving them passively once it becomes aware. Therefore, the best way to review your problems is to keep a pain points notebook or sheet that is easily available and that you can always reach every time you meet a new issue.So during the life review, you can write the effects and solutions of the problems in your notebook.

A - Review your problems.

When you ask people to review their problems, they start brainstorming whatever comes to their mind. But that’s ineffective because there’s only a slim chance you will get the real problem this way. Yet, to solve a problem, you must get personal. So it would be better, during the life review, to spot problems by starting from the effects.You can find the real pain point going backwards. So, my issue was not binge-watching videos. I was afraid of eating alone in silence. And I should have worked on that.

B - Review the effects.

Once you find the personal issue that keeps you from working consistently, it becomes easier to solve it. And instead of solving procrastination, you only have to solve eating alone in silence, which is way easier.So during your life review, find solutions to your pain points because you will use them as your goals later.

C - Review the solutions.

A life review doesn’t only focus on the negatives. Otherwise, it will never reignite your motivation. Therefore, focus on your accomplishments and the feelings they triggered.

2 — The Success Stories

You can review the accomplishments in a similar way to the pain points. You only need a notebook or a piece of paper.But you don’t have to fill it as soon as they happen. You will probably remember them for longer. So you can fill the success stories in one iteration during the life review.Also, build a clear definition of a success story. Otherwise, you will put everything in there only to feed your pride. <ul><li>What courses did you follow?</li><li>Which book have you read?</li><li>Which strategies did you try? Did they work?</li><li>And how much progress did you make?</li></ul>

A - Review the accomplishments.

Success stories help your motivation grow stronger because they remind you everything is doable. But besides factual data, you should also collect emotive ones.How did you feel when you accomplished the first milestone of your project? And how does it make you feel now?Do you want to replicate the same feelings? And how could you do it?Again, if you recognize those desires, your mind will troubleshoot them and search for solutions to live those moments again.

B - Review the feelings.

How much time do you spend doing the things you want to do?Time management is fundamental in a life review because time is your currency. And you have to make sure to spend it efficiently.This doesn’t mean you have to work every minute of the day. On the contrary, breaks are a strong ally <a href="https://www.cosmopolitanmindset.com/how-to-use-periodization-to-boost-your-side-hustle/">if done right</a>. But you must be in control of your time and make sure you are not losing it to external stimuli that come from marketing campaigns and social networks.So how do you do that?You can work towards two things: flexibility and strictness.

3 — The Time Management

If your friend asks you to take a 30-minute walk tomorrow, could you fit it into your schedule without ruining the week’s planning?Suppose you have a weekly plan (otherwise, <a href="https://www.cosmopolitanmindset.com/3-time-management-secrets-that-doubled-my-productivity/">you should build one</a>). Then, your flexibility defines how much you know about your task's length and how fast you can finish it.The more you know, the more flexible you will be. And improving this parameter is not that hard. You only need to keep track of the repetitive tasks in your day and note how much they take until completion.So, if you want to achieve flexibility and more free time, <a href="https://www.cosmopolitanmindset.com/how-to-achieve-flexibility-and-more-free-time/">here 3 steps that could help you</a>.

A - Review the flexibility.

How strict are you with your plan?The importance of flexibility might suggest you should not be strict, but it’s the opposite.Flexibility is a short-term value. You must be flexible to take that opportunity in the moment or the near future. But strictness is a long-term value. And you can’t miss the deadlines of your tasks.So flexibility allows you to move your working hours around, while strictness guarantees you finish each task before its deadline.

B - Review the strictness.

Now that you have all this data from your life review, you should finally trigger your motivation again. And you can do it in two ways:<ul><li>update your goals</li><li>and set new goals.</li></ul>

4 — The Space for Improvement

The first thing to do once you finish your life review is to update your goals with the new problems and solutions you found.Most times, you set long-term goals in a state of ecstasy or blind luck when everything is going great. But after a while, you might realize that wasn’t the norm. So you might want to scale back your goals based on that data.Also, old goals are the ones that need the most motivation. Their level diminishes over time, and you might be in disbelief. So take care of them. And don’t overestimate your abilities this time.

A - Update your goals.

Practicing your old goals might have uncovered pain points you didn’t even know you had. Or you might want to try different strategies that work better (at least in theory).So, besides updating old goals, you might also set new ones based on your life review and how well you did.But don’t try to improve everything at once. If you have many pain points to fix, start with the first. Make a goal for it, solve it, and then go to the next.You can’t make the same error you made with your old goals and overestimate yourself. So take one step at a time, and you will succeed.

B - Set new goals.

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A life review can help you understand what is going wrong in your life and fix it before it's too late. Here's a guide on how to do it!

Most goals fail because of a lack of motivation. But if you learn how to make a life review, you could reignite your motivation in only 4 simple steps.

How To Make a Life Review To Reignite Your Motivation

"The Entrepreneur Mind: 100 Essential Beliefs, Characteristics, and Habits of Elite Entrepreneurs" by Kevin D. Johnson offers valuable insights into the mindset and behaviors of successful entrepreneurs. Here are ten key lessons from the book.

Elite entrepreneurs understand that taking calculated risks is an integral part of achieving success. They are willing to step outside their comfort zones to pursue their goals. 2. Think Big: Successful entrepreneurs have grand visions for their businesses. They think beyond the present and aim for substantial growth and impact. 3. Focus on Solutions, Not Problems: Elite entrepreneurs are solution-oriented. They see challenges as opportunities to create innovative solutions rather than insurmountable obstacles.

1. Embrace Risk:

4. Continuous Learning: Lifelong learning is a hallmark of successful entrepreneurs. They are committed to expanding their knowledge and skills to stay competitive. 5. Network Effectively: Building and nurturing a strong network is crucial. Successful entrepreneurs know the value of relationships, both for business opportunities and personal growth. 6. Resilience: Elite entrepreneurs bounce back from setbacks and failures. They view adversity as a chance to learn and improve.

7. Discipline and Productivity: Time management and discipline are essential. Successful entrepreneurs efficiently allocate their time and energy to achieve their objectives. 8. Stay Committed: Persistence is key. Elite entrepreneurs remain dedicated to their goals, even when they face challenges or slow progress. 9. Hire and Delegate Wisely: Effective delegation is crucial for growth. Successful entrepreneurs surround themselves with talented individuals and trust them to execute tasks.

10. Monitor Finances Closely: Elite entrepreneurs maintain a keen eye on their financials. They understand the importance of financial health and sustainability for long-term success. "The Entrepreneur Mind" is a comprehensive guide to the mindset and habits of successful entrepreneurs. These lessons can serve as a roadmap for aspiring entrepreneurs and those looking to elevate their businesses to the next level.

To achieve unimaginable business success and financial wealth-to reach the upper echelons of entrepreneurs, where you'll find Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, Sara Blakely of Spanx, Mark Pincus of Zynga, Kevin Plank of Under Armour, and many others-you have to change the way you think. In other words, you must develop the Entrepreneur Mind, a way of thinking that comes from learning the vital lessons of the best entrepreneurs. In a praiseworthy effort to distill some of the most important lessons of entrepreneurship, Kevin D. Johnson, president of multimillion-dollar company Johnson Media Inc. and a serial entrepreneur for several years, shares the essential beliefs, characteristics, and habits of elite entrepreneurs. Through the conviction of his own personal experiences, which include a life-changing visit to Harvard Business School, and the compelling stories of modern-day business tycoons, Johnson transforms an oftentimes complex topic into a lucid and accessible one. In this riveting book written for new and veteran entrepreneurs, Johnson identifies one hundred key lessons that every entrepreneur must learn in seven areas: Strategy, Education, People, Finance, Marketing and Sales, Leadership, and Motivation. Lessons include how to think big, who makes the best business partners, what captivates investors, when to abandon a business idea, where to avoid opening a business bank account, and why too much formal education can hinder your entrepreneurial growth. Smart and insightful, The Entrepreneur Mind: 100 Essential Beliefs, Characteristics, and Habits of Elite Entrepreneurs is the ultimate primer on how to think like an entrepreneur. ADVANCE PRAISE "Kevin Johnson is definitely playing a pivotal role in contributing to our entrepreneurship age." -Vivian Giang, reporter, Business Insider "Kevin Johnson has written a phenomenal book that will inspire readers to become high-achieving entrepreneurs. He exemplifies and articulates the great opportunity, fulfillment, and value that pursuing entrepreneurship brings. Well done." -Andrew Young, former mayor of Atlanta, U.S. congressman, and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations "This book is an important resource for current and aspiring entrepreneurs." -Eric Overby, Ph.D., assistant professor, Scheller College of Business, Georgia Institute of Technology "Kevin stitches together actual life scenarios and outcomes that every entrepreneur needs to understand. This book doesn't live in the clouds like some others do. Real life for real business builders... read it!" -Devon Wijesinghe, serial entrepreneur; chairman, Insightpool; director, Atlanta Technology Angels "Kevin has just given us the next best how-to handbook on starting, building, and sustaining your own business. It is written with such clarity and with commonsense lessons that truly hit the mark, turning complex concepts into simple applications." -Kent Matlock, CEO, Matlock Advertising and Public Relations "In this commendable work, Kevin has emboldened a movement very dear to my heart: making entrepreneurship accessible and a viable option for millions of young people around the world." -Scott Gerber, founder, Young Entrepreneur Council; author, Never Get a "Real" Job "Wow! Within minutes of reading this book, the business strategies and secrets that Kevin shared more than paid for the price. I highly recommend this book to entrepreneurial newbies, seasoned pros, and everybody in between. Buy it, use it, and watch your business grow!" -Shaun King, founder, HopeMob "Kevin's book is thought-provoking and insightful. It is full of rich ideas on how to develop an entrepreneurial mindset and how to build a business the right way, avoiding the issues that have caused others to stumble." -Christopher Hanks, director of Entrepreneurship Program, University of Georgia

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Establish a consistent morning routine to start your day. Wake up at the same time each day to create structure and consistency.

Set A Routine 

Identify your most critical tasks for the day and tackle them first thing in the morning when your energy and focus are at their peak.

Prioritize Important Tasks

Divide larger projects into smaller, manageable tasks. This makes your goals more achievable and helps maintain motivation.

Break Tasks into Smaller Steps

Use time-blocking techniques to allocate specific time slots for various tasks. This helps you stay organized and avoid distractions.

Time Blocking 

Set goals and deadlines for your tasks. Share these with a friend or use productivity tools to hold yourself accountable.

Stay Accountable

Remember that staying motivated as a self-employed individual can be challenging, so it's crucial to find what works best for you and adjust your morning routine as needed.

Reminder

Understand yourself and those around you.

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Success is fleeting, but character is enduring. A person with good character will be successful in the long run, even if they don't achieve all of their immediate goals.

1. Character is more important than success

It is easy to be virtuous when everything is going well, but the true test of character comes when faced with adversity. We can develop our character by overcoming challenges and setbacks.

2. Character is developed through struggle

We are shaped by the people we spend time with. If we want to develop good character, we need to surround ourselves with people who are virtuous.

3. Character is formed by our relationships

A humble person is aware of their own weaknesses and limitations. They are also open to learning from others.

4. Humility is the foundation of character

Courage is the willingness to do what is right, even when it is difficult. It is also the willingness to stand up for what you believe in, even when you are in the minority.

5. Courage is essential for character

Self-control is the ability to manage our emotions and desires. It is also the ability to resist temptation and make wise choices.

6. Self-control is necessary for character

Justice is the desire to treat others fairly and equitably. It is also the willingness to stand up for what is right, even when it is inconvenient.

7. Justice is a key component of character

Generosity is the willingness to give of our time, money, and talents to help others. It is also the willingness to forgive those who have wronged us.

8. Generosity is another important aspect of character.

Gratitude is the appreciation for the good things in our lives. It is also the willingness to be thankful for the people who have helped us along the way.

9. Gratitude is a virtue that enhances character.

Humility is the recognition that we are all flawed human beings. It is also the willingness to learn from our mistakes and to grow as individuals.

10. Humility is the mother of all virtues.

Brooks argues that character is essential for living a good and meaningful life. He also argues that character can be developed through struggle, relationships, and the cultivation of virtues such as humility, courage, self-control, justice, generosity, gratitude, and forgiveness.
Here are some tips for developing good character:
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<li>Be mindful of your thoughts and actions. Pay attention to your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Notice when you are acting in accordance with your values and when you are not.</li>
<li>Set goals for yourself. What kind of person do you want to be? What values do you want to live by? Set goals for yourself and make a plan for how to achieve them.</li>
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Tips:

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<li>Find role models. Look for people who embody the qualities that you admire. Learn from them and model your own behavior after theirs.</li>
<li>Be patient. It takes time and effort to develop good character. Don't get discouraged if you don't see results immediately. Just keep working at it and you will eventually reach your goals.</li>
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Additional tips:

Developing good character is a lifelong journey. But it is a journey that is well worth taking.
By following the lessons above, you can become a better person and live a more fulfilling life.📚📚✍️✍️
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Ten lessons from The Road to Character by David Brooks:

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • David Brooks challenges us to rebalance the scales between the focus on external success—“résumé virtues”—and our core principles.   NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE ECONOMIST   With the wisdom, humor, curiosity, and sharp insights that have brought millions of readers to his New York Times column and his previous bestsellers, David Brooks has consistently illuminated our daily lives in surprising and original ways. In The Social Animal, he explored the neuroscience of human connection and how we can flourish together. Now, in The Road to Character, he focuses on the deeper values that should inform our lives. Looking to some of the world’s greatest thinkers and inspiring leaders, Brooks explores how, through internal struggle and a sense of their own limitations, they have built a strong inner character. Labor activist Frances Perkins understood the need to suppress parts of herself so that she could be an instrument in a larger cause. Dwight Eisenhower organized his life not around impulsive self-expression but considered self-restraint. Dorothy Day, a devout Catholic convert and champion of the poor, learned as a young woman the vocabulary of simplicity and surrender. Civil rights pioneers A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin learned reticence and the logic of self-discipline, the need to distrust oneself even while waging a noble crusade. Blending psychology, politics, spirituality, and confessional, The Road to Character provides an opportunity for us to rethink our priorities, and strive to build rich inner lives marked by humility and moral depth. “Joy,” David Brooks writes, “is a byproduct experienced by people who are aiming for something else. But it comes.” Praise for The Road to Character “A hyper-readable, lucid, often richly detailed human story.”—The New York Times Book Review “This profound and eloquent book is written with moral urgency and philosophical elegance.”—Andrew Solomon, author of Far from the Tree and The Noonday Demon “A powerful, haunting book that works its way beneath your skin.”—The Guardian “Original and eye-opening . . . Brooks is a normative version of Malcolm Gladwell, culling from a wide array of scientists and thinkers to weave an idea bigger than the sum of its parts.”—USA Today

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Our habits are integral to our daily lives. They shape our behavior and influence our success. While starting them can be relatively easy, maintaining them can be a more difficult challenge.

One method to increase your chances of maintaining a new habit is to be specific about when and where you will do it. For example, instead of a vague goal like "I want to exercise more," you can set a specific habit such as "I will go to the gym for 30 minutes every day at 6 PM." This specificity makes it easier for you to stick to the habit because you will precisely know what to do and when to do it. It is not always obvious when or where we should do something.

Being Specific 

When we are not specific about the details, we often get sucked into doing other things instead. Many things can get in the way. Determining a specific time and place will stop you from leaving things up to chance. It will help you follow through with your commitments.

The power of being specific: Tracking your habits and making them stick

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