Ikigai, the Japanese concept, roughly translates as "the happiness of always being busy". It is the reason we get up in the morning.<ul><li>What you are good at + What you love = PASSION</li><li>What you love + What the world needs = MISSION</li><li>What the world needs + What you can be paid for = VOCATION </li><li>What you can be paid for + What you are good at = PROFESSION</li></ul>If you find something that satisfies all of the above, that is your IKIGAI.

Introduction

The keys to longevity of the Okinawans are diet, exercise, finding their ikigai, and strong forming social ties.<ul><li>They consume a daily average of 1800 to 1900 calories. </li><li>They have a Body Mass Index (BMI) between 18 to 22.</li><li>Their diet is rich in tofu, sweet potatoes, fish, green tea and vegetables served on small plates.</li><li>They only consume food until their belly is about 80 percent full. </li><li>They have a strong sense of community and they always look out for one another. </li></ul>

Okinawa - The Blue Zone

<ul><li>Expose yourself to change and do challenging things. This keeps your neurons from deterioration. </li><li>Stress wears down the body much faster. Do yoga, meditation, body scans, etc. to reduce stress.</li><li>Being sedentary can lead to hypertension, imbalanced eating, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, and cancer. Walk for atleast 20 mins everyday. Use stairs instead of elevators. </li><li>Participate in social and leisure activities. </li><li>Replace your junk food with fruits.</li><li>Get 7 to 9 hours of sleep. </li><li>Be conscious of your daily routine. </li><li>Maintain a positive attitude and emotional awareness in every situation. </li></ul>

Antiaging Secrets

Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms- to choose one attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose ones own wat

<ul><li>We don't create the meaning of our life, we only discover it.</li><li>Everyone has a unique reason for being and this can transform many times over the years.</li><li>Humor can help break negative cycles.</li><li>Excessive attention to a desire can keep that desire from being fulfilled.</li><li>We don't control what happens to us, we only control how we react.</li></ul>

Better Living Through Logotherapy

Morita therapy focuses on accepting emotions without trying to control them.<ol><li>Accept your feelings. Don't try to control them or get rid of them. </li><li>Do what you should be doing. Make discoveries through experience. </li><li>Discover your life's purpose.</li></ol>

Morita Therapy

Naikan meditation is a type of introspective meditation where you self-reflect by asking yourself the following: <ol><li>What have I received from person X?</li><li>What have I given to person X?</li><li>What problems have I caused person X?</li></ol>

Naikan Meditation

Flow is a state where you are completely immersed in the experience, not thinking about or distracted by anything else. You become a part of what you're doing. Strategies to achieve flow:<ol><li>Choose a difficult task (slightly outside your comfort zone but not too difficult) </li><li>Have a clear objective</li><li>Focus on a Single task (No Multitasking)</li></ol>Flow is mysterious. It is like a muscle: the more you train it, the more you will flow, and the closer you will be to your Ikigai.

Flow

<ul><li>Eat healthy and sleep well. Learn to relax.</li><li>Don't eat meat.</li><li>Don't consume alcohol.</li><li>Eat fewer calories</li><li>Have a sense of humor.</li><li>Keep your mind and body busy.</li><li>Exercise daily.</li><li>Help others. </li><li>Always keep learning.</li><li>Smile and open your heart. Spend time with people.</li><li>Don't be afraid of death.</li></ul>

Wisdom From Centenarians

A quick summary of the book Ikigai with important points only.

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • 1.5 MILLION+ COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE “Workers looking for more fulfilling positions should start by identifying their ikigai.” ―Business Insider   “One of the unintended—yet positive—consequences of the [pandemic] is that it is forcing people to reevaluate their jobs, careers, and lives. Use this time wisely, find your personal ikigai, and live your best life.” ―Forbes Find your ikigai (pronounced ee-key-guy) to live longer and bring more meaning and joy to all your days. “Only staying active will make you want to live a hundred years.” —Japanese proverb   According to the Japanese, everyone has an ikigai—a reason for living. And according to the residents of the Japanese village with the world’s longest-living people, finding it is the key to a happier and longer life. Having a strong sense of ikigai—where what you love, what you’re good at, what you can get paid for, and what the world needs all overlap—means that each day is infused with meaning. It’s the reason we get up in the morning. It’s also the reason many Japanese never really retire (in fact there’s no word in Japanese that means retire in the sense it does in English): They remain active and work at what they enjoy, because they’ve found a real purpose in life—the happiness of always being busy. In researching this book, the authors interviewed the residents of the Japanese village with the highest percentage of 100-year-olds—one of the world’s Blue Zones. Ikigai reveals the secrets to their longevity and happiness: how they eat, how they move, how they work, how they foster collaboration and community, and—their best-kept secret—how they find the ikigai that brings satisfaction to their lives. And it provides practical tools to help you discover your own ikigai. Because who doesn’t want to find happiness in every day?

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Books

Hector Garcia was born in Spain in 1981 and has been living in Tokyo since 2004. During his spare time he writes aGeekinJapan.com, one of the most widely-read blogs in the world in Spanish and in English, as well as books about his experiences in Japan. He is the author of the bestsellers: Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life and A Geek in Japan. You can find more of Hector's musings at ageekinjapan.com

Héctor García

Francesc Miralles Contijoch is a Catalan writer, essayist, translator, and musician.

Francesc Miralles

Ikigai

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Deep Work: focused, distraction-free work that uses maximum cognitive capabilities, resulting in creation of value and improvement of skills.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Shallow Work: non-cognitively demanding replicable work that can be done in a distracted state and that creates no value.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">The information economy requires us to master the art of quickly learning complicated things.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Knowledge workers are unable to perform deep work due to distractions from social media.</li></ul>

Deep Work v/s Shallow Work

Three groups of people will have a particular advantage in the new economy:<ol><li class="ql-align-justify">High-skilled - those who can work well and creatively with intelligent machines.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Superstars - those who are the best at what they do.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Owners - those with access to capital to invest in new technologies driving the new economy.</li></ol>Two core abilities to thrive in the new economy:<ol><li class="ql-align-justify">The ability to quickly master hard things.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">The ability to produce at an elite level, in terms of both quality and speed.</li></ol><ul><li class="ql-align-justify">If you can't learn, you won't thrive.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">If you don't produce, you won't thrive- no matter how skilled or talented you are.</li></ul>

Winning in the New Economy

Performing deliberate practice requires:<ol><li class="ql-align-justify">Tightly focused attention on a skill you're trying to improve or an idea you're trying to master.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Feedback to correct your approach and improve productivity.</li></ol>Attention Residue: when you switch from Task A to another Task B, your attention doesn't immediately follow- a residue of your attention remains stuck thinking about the original task.Therefore, batch hard/intellectual work into long, uninterrupted stretches.High Quality Work = (Time Spent) x (Intensity of Focus)

Deliberate Practice

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Clarity about what matters provides clarity about what does not.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Who you are, what you think, feel and do, what you love- is the sum of what you focus on.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Free time is unstructured and requires much greater effort to be shaped into something that can be enjoyed.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Knowledge workers do lots of stuff visibly to appear busy. However, this busyness is a proxy for productivity.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Deep work is an activity well-suited to generate a flow state.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">You don't need a rarified job; you instead need a rarified approach to your work.</li></ul>

Productivity & Depth

<ol>
<li>Monastic Philosophy - attempts to maximize deep efforts by eliminating shallow obligations.</li>
<li>Bimodal Philosophy - divide your time, dedicating some clearly defined stretches to deep pursuits and leaving the rest open to everything else.</li>
<li>Rhythmic Philosophy - generate a rhythm by transforming consistent deep work sessions into a simple regular habit.</li>
<li>Journalistic Philosophy - switch into deep work mode any time you find some free time. This approach is not for beginners.</li>
</ol>

Depth Philosophies

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Specify where you'll work and for how long.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Specify the rules and processes once you start to work.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Specify how you'll support your work (Ex: coffee, food, light exercise, etc.)</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Sometimes to go deep, you must first go big. Make a grand gesture (go to a library, book/rent a room, etc.)</li><li class="ql-align-justify">The Whiteboard Effect: for some types of problems, working with someone else can push you deeper than if you were working alone.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Focus on a few "wildly important goals".</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Track your activities and perform a weekly review.</li></ul>

Deep Work Ritual

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Some decisions are better left to your unconscious mind to untangle.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Attention Restoration Theory: spending time in nature can help improve your ability to concentrate.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Don't try to squeeze a little more work out of your evenings. It can reduce your effectiveness the next day.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Your capacity to perform deep work on a given day is limited.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Schedule in advance when you'll use social media, and then avoid it altogether outside these times.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Put more thought into your leisure time. Don't default to whatever catches your attention at the moment.</li></ul>

Be Lazy

E-mails deliver a steady stream of distractions addressed specifically to you.<ol><li class="ql-align-justify">Use a sender filter - "I'll only respond to those proposals that are a good match for my schedule and interests". Send this to everyone to set their expectations.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">It's the sender's responsibility to convince the receiver that a reply is worthwhile. Do not reply to e-mails if they are ambiguous, or uninteresting, or nothing really good would happen if you did respond and nothing really bad would happen if you didn't.</li></ol>

Use E-mail Mindfully

Develop the habit of letting small bad things happen. If you don't, you'll never find time for the life-changing big things.

Check out the following link for vocabularies from this book and more book summaries:https://whealthlab.blogspot.com/2024/07/book-simplified-deep-work-by-cal-newport.html

Final Words

Master one of our economy’s most rare skills and achieve groundbreaking results with this “exciting” book (Daniel H. Pink) from an “exceptional” author (New York Times Book Review). Deep work is the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. It's a skill that allows you to quickly master complicated information and produce better results in less time. Deep Work will make you better at what you do and provide the sense of true fulfillment that comes from craftsmanship. In short, deep work is like a super power in our increasingly competitive twenty-first century economy. And yet, most people have lost the ability to go deep-spending their days instead in a frantic blur of e-mail and social media, not even realizing there's a better way. In Deep Work, author and professor Cal Newport flips the narrative on impact in a connected age. Instead of arguing distraction is bad, he instead celebrates the power of its opposite. Dividing this book into two parts, he first makes the case that in almost any profession, cultivating a deep work ethic will produce massive benefits. He then presents a rigorous training regimen, presented as a series of four "rules," for transforming your mind and habits to support this skill. 1. Work Deeply 2. Embrace Boredom 3. Quit Social Media 4. Drain the Shallows A mix of cultural criticism and actionable advice, Deep Work takes the reader on a journey through memorable stories-from Carl Jung building a stone tower in the woods to focus his mind, to a social media pioneer buying a round-trip business class ticket to Tokyo to write a book free from distraction in the air-and no-nonsense advice, such as the claim that most serious professionals should quit social media and that you should practice being bored. Deep Work is an indispensable guide to anyone seeking focused success in a distracted world. An Amazon Best Book of 2016 Pick in Business & Leadership Wall Street Journal Business Bestseller A Business Book of the Week at 800-CEO-READ

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Productivity

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Personal Development

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Learning & Education

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Time Management

Cal Newport is Provost’s Distinguished Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University, and the author of seven books. His ideas and writing are frequently featured in major publications and on TV and radio.From his website: "I write about the intersection of digital technology and culture. I’m particularly interested in our struggle to deploy these tools in ways that support instead of subvert the things we care about in both our personal and professional lives."

Cal Newport

Deep Work

You reap what you sow; you can't get out of life what you're not willing to put into it.Success isn't about doing five thousand different things well. Success is doing the right things well five thousand times over.You do not need new information; you need a new plan of action.

The Compound Effect is the principle of reaping huge rewards from a series of small, smart choices.Small Choices + Consistency + Time = Radical DifferenceThe most challenging aspect of the compound effect is that we have to keep working consistently for a long time, before we begin to see the payoff.

What is the Compound Effect?

Option 1: You are offered $3 million.Option 2: You are offered a single penny that doubles in value every day for 31 days.After 31 days:<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">If you chose option 1 - You have $3,000,000.00 (if you don't spend it)</li><li class="ql-align-justify">If you chose option 2 - You end up with $10,737,418.24. FUN FACT- on day 29, you will only have $2.7 million. You beat option 1 only on day 30.</li></ul>

The Magic Penny

Your life is the product of your moment-to-moment choices.
Everything in your life exists because you first made a choice about something. Each choice starts a behavior that over time becomes a habit.
You have to be willing to give 100 percent with zero expectation of receiving anything in return.
Preparation + Attitude + Opportunity + Action = Luck
Action Step:
<ul>
<li>The first step toward change is awareness- Start tracking your behaviors for at least one week.</li>
</ul>

Choices

We are what we repeatedly do.

Our habits and routines allow us to use minimal conscious energy for everyday tasks.While forming habits, all of the hows will be meaningless until the whys are powerful enough.When your actions conflict with your values, you will end up unhappy and frustrated.If you want to have more, you need to become more.Action Step:<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">A goal that is not in writing is merely a fantasy- Make a list of your important goals for your business, finances, health, family and lifestyle.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">What stands between you and your goal is your behavior-Make a list of bad habits that might sabotage your progress.</li></ul>

Habits

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge.

<ol><li class="ql-align-justify">Identify your triggers (the "who", the "what", the "where", the "when")</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Get rid of the triggers.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Replace or swap out bad behaviors with good ones.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Take small steps to unwind your bad behaviors.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Some researchers have found that changing multiple bad habits at the same time can be helpful.</li></ol>Action Step:<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Every 3 months, pick one vice and abstain for 30 days.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">If you find it difficult to abstain for those 30 days, you may have found a habit worth cutting out of your life.</li></ul>

Eliminating Bad Habits

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Life is simply a collection of experiences. Our goal should be to increase the frequency and intensity of good experiences.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Use consistency to gain momentum.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">You cannot hang out with negative people and expect to live a positive life.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Don't wish it were easier; wish you were better.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Add a little audacity to your repertoire.</li></ul>Learning without execution is useless. So go out there and get shit done.

Final Thoughts

Compounding is the eighth wonder of the world - Einstein. Check out: https://whealthlab.blogspot.com/2024/07/book-simplified-compound-effect-by.html

The New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, based on the principle that little, everyday decisions will either take you to the life you desire or to disaster by default. No gimmicks. No Hyperbole. No Magic Bullet. The Compound Effect is a distillation of the fundamental principles that have guided the most phenomenal achievements in business, relationships, and beyond. This easy-to-use, step-by-step operating system allows you to multiply your success, chart your progress, and achieve any desire. If you're serious about living an extraordinary life, use the power of The Compound Effect to create the success you want. You will find strategies including: <ul><li>How to win--every time! The No. 1 strategy to achieve any goal and triumph over any competitor, even if they're smarter, more talented or more experienced.</li><li>Eradicating your bad habits (some you might be unaware of!) that are derailing your progress.</li><li>The real, lasting keys to motivation--how to get yourself to do things you don't feel like doing.</li><li>Capturing the elusive, awesome force of momentum. Catch this, and you'll be unstoppable.</li><li>The acceleration secrets of superachievers. Do they have an unfair advantage? Yes they do, and now you can too! </li></ul>

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Motivation & Inspiration

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problemsolving

Problem Solving

Darren Hardy is an American author, keynote speaker, advisor, and former publisher of SUCCESS magazine. Hardy is a New York Times best-selling author, who wrote The Entrepreneur Roller Coaster, Living Your Best Year Ever and The Compound Effect. 

Darren Hardy

The Compound Effect

Life doesn't stop. And every single second we're getting closer to death.We are our actions. And our actions reveal our character. What you do today determines where you will be in the future. The recipe for a good life is: Get clear on what you want and eliminate everything else from your life.

Introduction 

You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.

We know what we have to do, but we don't do it. We prefer to escape work and that's at the core of procrastination.Rely on a system to avoid procrastination.<ul><li>Improve mental toughness with Stoicism, Pragmatism and Mindfulness</li><li>Exercise every day.</li><li>Control your life with your daily habits. Eliminate all bad habits and only concentrate on good habits.</li><li>Set a small list of important tasks to complete everyday</li></ul>It takes time to develop and use such a system to become productive. Make sure to tweak the system according to your needs and priorities and let it help you build your life.Do it TODAY, not tomorrow

Overcoming Procrastination 

<ul><li>Eliminate all ideas, work, objects, etc. that are not required right now.</li><li>Think about your past success to boost your serotonin, which will in turn boost your focus.</li><li>When you lose focus, acknowledge it first. Admit that you have a problem that needs a solution. </li></ul>Focus on your life. Think about what matters to you.Stay on the path, do the work and keep distractions to a minimum.

Tips To Focus

When you procrastinate, you might feel better in the short-term, but you will suffer in the long-term.Procrastination may lead to:<ul><li>Depression </li><li>Stress</li><li>Anxiety </li><li>Low self-esteem</li><li>Irrational beliefs</li><li>Low self-confidence </li></ul>Procrastination is not innocent behaviour. It is a sign of poor self-regulation.

Why Procrastination Is Bad

Willpower doesn't work. Systems do.Step out of your comfort zone. Freedom is your enemy.If you want to get things done, you need rules.<ul><li>Self-imposed deadlines create urgency</li><li>Accountability systems create responsibility</li><li>Working in intervals improves focus</li><li>Exercise and a healthy diet gives you energy</li><li>Eliminating distractions takes away temptations</li></ul>If you know why you're doing something, even the most annoying tasks become bearable.Take a step back, think about why you do what you do, and then rely on a system that supports it.P.S. - I'm looking for accountability partners. DM if interested

Beating Procrastination 

A big part of being productive is about getting rid of unproductive habits we all have.<ul><li>Working too much</li><li>Worrying too much</li><li>Being stubborn and sabotaging yourself and others</li><li>Unnecessarily checking emails, social media, news, etc.</li><li>Escaping your life and your issues</li><li>Saying yes to everything </li><li>Not writing things down and relying only on your memory</li><li>Being hard on yourself</li><li>Neglecting personal education </li></ul>Combine all your productivity rules to create a system and use it to avoid being unproductive

Habits Of Unproductive People

<ul><li>At the end of the everyday, reflect on your actions </li><li>Plan for the next day</li><li>Disconnect from the Internet </li><li>Find a job that you love, and are also good at</li><li>Have a Mantra and start using it. It must be something you believe in.</li><li>Manage your attention, not your time. </li></ul> Focus determines the quality of your life. No focus means no control of your attention.

Maximise Your Focus

<ul><li>Reduce the usage of smartphones</li><li>Perfectionism destroys productivity. The opposite is slacking, which is also bad. So, do great work like a perfectionist and don't give too much attention to your goals like a slacker.</li><li>Read books everyday</li><li>Take a vacation</li><li>Always cut to the chase</li><li>Say no to everything that doesn't support your goals and values</li><li>Don't consume too much information</li><li>Create routines and avoid making decisions</li><li>Don't multitask</li><li>If you're having a shitty day, press reset.</li><li>Do the work</li></ul>

Improving Productivity 

This book helps beat procrastination and improve productivity.

Are you also tired of putting off your dreams until "tomorrow?" Guess what! Tomorrow never comes. Am I right? I've procrastinated and putt off my desire to write a book for a decade. I always came up with excuses like, "it's not the right time." Or, "I need to do more research." But in 2015 I got tired of this endless procrastination, and finally took action. Six months later, my first book was published. Look, we all have limited time on our hands. And we're getting closer to death every single minute. That shouldn't scare. That should motivate you! Time is limited, that's why we must do the things we want: Today. In this "best of" collection, I've handpicked 30 of my best articles that help you to overcome procrastination, improve your productivity, and achieve all the things you always wanted. Plus, I've written an extensive introduction about my life and work philosophy. And I've made many improvements and edits to the articles. So the content of this book is different from the articles on my site. In Do It Today, you'll learn: 1.Why we procrastinate and how we can overcome it 2.How to increase your productivity without being stressful 3.How to achieve more meaningful things in your life so you can enjoy it more Are you ready to start reading this book? If so: Do it today--not tomorrow.

Are you also tired of putting off your dreams until "tomorrow?" Guess what! Tomorrow never comes. Am I right? I've procrastinated and putt off my desire to write a book for a decade. I always came up with excuses like, "it's not the right time." Or, "I need to do more research." But in 2015 I got tired of this endless procrastination, and finally took action. Six months later, my first book was published. Look, we all have limited time on our hands. And we're getting closer to death every single minute. That shouldn't scare. That should motivate you! Time is limited, that's why we must do the things we want: Today. In this "best of" collection, I've handpicked 30 of my best articles that help you to overcome procrastination, improve your productivity, and achieve all the things you always wanted. Plus, I've written an extensive introduction about my life and work philosophy. And I've made many improvements and edits to the articles. So the content of this book is different from the articles on my site. In Do It Today, you'll learn: 1.Why we procrastinate and how we can overcome it 2.How to increase your productivity without being stressful 3.How to achieve more meaningful things in your life so you can enjoy it more Are you ready to start reading this book? If so: Do it today--not tomorrow.

Darius Foroux (pronounced as Da-reeus Fo-roo) is the author of 7 books, and the creator of 6 online courses. He writes about productivity, business, and wealth building. His ideas and work have been featured in TIME, NBC, Fast Company, Inc., Observer, and many more publications. Until now, more than 30 million people have read his articles.

Darius Foroux

Do It Today: Overcome Procrastination, Improve Productivity, and Achieve More Meaningful Things

There is no point in dwelling on or feeling bad about the aspects of our life that we can't change.Who you are becoming is the single most important determining factor in your quality of life, now and for your future.When you change the way you wake up in the morning, you can change your entire life.

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">More energy</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Lowers your stress</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Improves health</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Increases productivity</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Gain clarity and confidence to overcome any adversity that holds you back</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Begin living your life's purpose</li></ul>

Benefits Of Waking Up Early

<ol><li class="ql-align-justify">Sitting in silence</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Reading</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Harness the power of affirmations</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Visualisations</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Journaling</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Exercise - motion creates emotion</li></ol>If you want your life to be different, you have to be willing to do something different first!

Things To Do For Your Morning Ritual

Acknowledge and embrace the fact that if we don't commit to thinking and living differently than most people now, we are setting ourselves up to endure a life of mediocrity, struggle, failure and regretCauses of mediocrity:<ol><li class="ql-align-justify">Rear-view Mirror Syndrome - believing who we were is who we are.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Lack of purpose </li><li class="ql-align-justify">Isolating incidents - assuming that the choices we make and the actions we take only affect that particular moment</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Lack of accountability</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Mediocre circle of influence</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Lack of personal development </li><li class="ql-align-justify">Lack of urgency to improve yourself</li></ol>Start doing things differently from TODAY

Rising Above Mediocrity

When you delay waking up to the last minute by snoozing your alarm, you're resisting your life and creating negative energy for the rest of the day.Tips:<ol><li class="ql-align-justify">Set your intentions before bed</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Move your alarm clock across the room</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Brush your teeth and splash water on your face</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Drink a glass of water</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Do some morning exercise</li></ol>

You Snooze, You Lose

<ol><li class="ql-align-justify">S for Silence - you can learn more in an hour of silence than you can in a year of books. Meditation, prayer, reflection, deep breathing, gratitude</li><li class="ql-align-justify">A for Affirmations - your self-talk has dramatic influence on your level of success in every aspect of your life</li><li class="ql-align-justify">V for Visualisation - create mental images of specific behaviours and outcomes by using your imagination</li><li class="ql-align-justify">E for Exercise - boosts energy, enhances health, improves self confidence and emotional well-being</li><li class="ql-align-justify">R for Reading - regular reading can increase knowledge on any topic</li><li class="ql-align-justify">S for Scribing - it means writing. Journal your thoughts and ideas</li></ol>

Life S.A.V.E.R.S

If you have a busy day or if you can't find time in your schedule, then invest a minimum of 6 minutes for your morning ritual.Minute 1: instead of rushing carelessly into your hectic day, spend the first minute in silence. Calm your mind, relax your body and try to meditateMinute 2: read your daily affirmations out loud Minute 3: close your eyes and visualize the day going perfectly and see yourself accomplish your goalsMinute 4: write down things that you're grateful for, and proud ofMinute 5: read a book for a minute and learn a new ideaMinute 6: spend the last minute for exercising

6-minute Miracle

Successful people aren't born that way. They become successful by establishing the habit of doing things unsuccessful people don't like to do. The successful people don't like doing these things themselves; they just get on and do them.

Our quality of life is created by the quality of our habits.If you don't control your habits, your habits will control you.Days 1-10 : UNBEARABLE PHASEFirst 10 days of implementing any new habit or ridding yourself of any old habit is the hardest and almost unbearable. But the pain is temporary.Days 11-20 : UNCOMFORTABLE PHASENext 10 days will be slightly easier but still uncomfortable and will require your discipline and commitment.Days 21-30 : UNSTOPPABLE PHASEThe final 10 days are when the transformation occurs, as your new habit becomes part of your identity.

Unbearable To Unstoppable

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"Hal Elrod is a genius and his book The Miracle Morning has been magical in my life. What Hal has done is taken the best practices, developed over centuries of human consciousness development, and condensed the 'best of the best' into a daily morning ritual. A ritual that is now part of my day." -Robert Kiyosaki, bestselling author of Rich Dad Poor Dad What's being widely regarded as "one of the most life changing books ever written" may be the simplest approach to achieving everything you've ever wanted, and faster than you ever thought possible. What if you could wake up tomorrow and any-or EVERY-area of your life was beginning to transform? What would you change? The Miracle Morning is already transforming the lives of tens of thousands of people around the world by showing them how to wake up each day with more ENERGY, MOTIVATION, and FOCUS to take your life to the next level. It's been right here in front of us all along, but this book has finally brought it to life. Are you ready? The next chapter of YOUR life-the most extraordinary life you've ever imagined-is about to begin. Buy the book and WAKE UP to your full potential!

Hal Elrod is on a mission to elevate the consciousness of humanity, one reader at a time. As the author of the international bestseller The Miracle Morning, as well as his newest book, The Miracle Equation, he is doing exactly that. After overcoming multiple near-death experiences and impacting millions of lives, he has dedicated his own life to showing others how to overcome their challenges so that they can fulfill the unlimited potential that is within each of us.

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The Miracle Morning

People can't be changed. They have to want to change.

Make a list of all the positive outcomes you expect from making a change and the negative outcomes of not making it.Try to come up with these reasons yourself to make it more effective.

Outcome Expectancies 

Write down plans and steps to implement your changes and to accomplish your goals.Keep it very detailed by including time, place and also a backup plan in case the initial plan fails.Example:I will wake up at 5am and go to the gym to exercise. (Backup plan) If gym is closed, I will exercise in my room.

Implementation Intention 

Don't waste time dreaming about being a changed person.Instead, use your imagination to visualize how you want to bring about that change into your life. This can boost your performance.

Process Imagery

Spend more time with positive and supportive people who will help you make that change. Try to find a partner who wants to make a similar change, and support and motivate each other. Try and avoid people who might distract and demotivate you from chasing your goals.

People Power

Try and be aware of your emotions at all times, and learn to manage them.Don't bottle up your emotions and try to suppress them.Exercise can be helpful to improve mental and emotional health.

Emotional Resilience 

This book uses proven research to suggest various steps  to implement changes in your life. 

Looking to make a positive change in your life? Maybe you’ve read a few self-help books and think you know what you need to do – maybe some positive thinking, making a resolution or simply wishing for happiness? Well, here’s some news: none of this is going to help; you simply don’t get things in life just by wishing for them. In You Can Change Your Life top psychologist Rob Yeung investigates ways of making change stick. He offers the most up-to-date thinking on the skills, beliefs and methods that will help you to change your life. Rooted in evidence-based research and based on proven strategies and treatments, Rob offers a new perspective and new techniques to enable you to transform your life, or simply work out what’s stopping you from achieving your goals. You can lose weight, feel more positive, give up a bad habit, get ahead at work or improve anything about yourself. Whatever you want to achieve, you will feel inspired by the practical advice in this fascination book and be able to tackle change with confidence.

Looking to make a positive change in your life? Maybe you’ve read a few self-help books and think you know what you need to do – maybe some positive thinking, making a resolution or simply wishing for happiness? Well, here’s some news: none of this is going to help; you simply don’t get things in life just by wishing for them. In You Can Change Your Life top psychologist Rob Yeung investigates ways of making change stick. He offers the most up-to-date thinking on the skills, beliefs and methods that will help you to change your life. Rooted in evidence-based research and based on proven strategies and treatments, Rob offers a new perspective and new techniques to enable you to transform your life, or simply work out what’s stopping you from achieving your goals. You can lose weight, feel more positive, give up a bad habit, get ahead at work or improve anything about yourself. Whatever you want to achieve, you will feel inspired by the practical advice in this fascination book and be able to tackle change with confidence.

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