Powerful Ideas for an Extraordinary Life

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No one can insult or hurt you without your permission. One of the golden keys to

happiness and great success is the way you interpret events which unfold before

you. Highly successful people are master interpreters. People who have attained

greatness have an ability which they have developed to interpret negative or

disempowering events as positive challenges which will assist them in growing

and moving even farther up the ladder of success. There are no negative

experiences only experiences which aid in your development and toughen your

character so that you may soar to new heights. There are no failures, only

lessons.

 

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Take a speed reading course. Reading is a powerful way to gain many years of

experience from a few hours of study. For example, most biographies reflect the

strategies and philosophies of great leaders or courageous individuals. Read

them and model them. Speed reading will allow you to digest large quantities of

material in relatively small periods of time.

 

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Remember people's names and treat everyone well. This habit, along with

enthusiasm, is one of the great success secrets. Everyone in this world wears an

imaginary button that screams out " I WANT TO FEEL IMPORTANT AND APPRECIATED! " .

Leave people better than you found them and just watch your own life change.

 

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Be soft as a flower when it comes to kindness but tough as thunder when it comes

to principle. Be courteous and polite at all times but never be pushed around.

Ensure that you are always treated with respect.

 

25

Do something each day to improve yourself and your life. Even a daily

enhancement of only 1% will lead to a 30% improvement just four weeks from

today.

 

26

Be truthful, patient, persevering, modest and generous. And be the kindest

person you know.

 

27

Soak in a warm bath at the end of a long, productive day. Reward yourself for

even the smallest of achievement. Take time out for renewal of your mind, body

and spirit. Soon all your more important goals will be met and you will move to

the next level of peak performance.

 

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Learn the power of breathing and its relationship with your energy source. The

mind is intimately connected with your breathing. For example, when the mind is

agitated, your breathing becomes quick and shallow. When you are relaxed and

focused, your breathing is deep and calm. By practicing deep, abdominal

breathing, you will develop a calm, serene demeanor that will remain cool in the

hottest of circumstances. Remember the rule of the Eastern mountain men: " to

breathe properly is to live properly. "

 

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Recognize and cultivate the power of self-suggestion. It works and is an

essential tool in maintaining peak performance. We are all performers in one way

or another and it is particularly valuable to use such techniques of athletes

and public figures for our own enhancement. If you want to become more

enthusiastic, repeat " I am more enthusiastic today and am improving this trait

daily " . Repeat it over and over. Purchase a legal notepad and write out this

mantra 500 times. Do it for three weeks with regular practice and feel that this

quality is developing. Very soon it will come. This is a strategy that Indian

sages have employed for thousands of years to aid their spiritual and mental

development. Do not be discouraged if the results are not immediate, they will

certainly develop. The spoken word is a powerful influencer of the mind.

 

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Maintain a journal to measure your progress and to express your thoughts.

Writing out not only your successes but your troubles is one of the world's most

effective methods of erasing the worry habit, staying in optimum state and

developing precision of thought. Your life is worth living so your life is worth

recording.

 

By Robin Sharma

 

to be continued...