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by
Robin Sharma
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September 3 - September 13, 2018
ensure that your habits move you forward rather than hold you back.
“Powerful indeed is the empire of habit.”
Forgiveness is a great act of spirit and personal courage. It is also one of the best ways to elevate the quality of your life.
your thoughts form your world.
What you focus on in your life grows, what you think about expands and what you dwell on determines your destiny.
Life is a self-fulfillin...
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the first step to becoming a happier, more serene person is to manage your thoughts and purify your thinking.
improve the quality of your personal environment.
Your thoughts are shaped by the people you associate with, by the books you read, by the words you speak and by your daily physical surroundings.
“Through the window of the eye, the soul regards the world’s beauty…
Our minds are extremely potent devices.
“Seeing what others don’t have keeps me awake to all the good things I do have.
the law of attraction says that we attract into our life that which we focus on,
Music can lift your mood, put the smile back on your face and add immeasurably to your quality of life.
Get serious about listening to music that inspires you. Build a collection of your favorite pieces and play something that fills your heart with joy every single day of the week.
Listening to even a few minutes of music every day is a simple yet exceptionally powerful way to manage your moods and remain at your best.
The time to start building your legacy is today,
Reflect on what it is you want to create in your life
Cultivating great friendships is one of the surest ways to find more happiness and joy in your life.
“There is nothing in the world more valuable than friendship.
We are all creative beings.
every single one of us has an almost limitless wellspring of creativity deep within us.
Unlocking your creative spirit will fuel your upward path of self-discovery and make every single one of your days far more fulfilling.
“All man’s miseries derive from not being able to sit quietly in a room alone.”
Without the ability to concentrate, a full and complete life is not possible.
Meditation is a method to train your mind to function the way it was designed to function.
the peace and tranquility you
will feel after twenty minutes of daily meditation will infuse every remain...
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the time to live life greatly is not tomorrow but today.”
life is now.
“The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can’t find them, make them.”
Stop complaining and start living.
“If you can fill the unforgiving minute with sixty seconds’ worth of distance run, yours is the earth and everything that’s in it.”
the monetary reward you receive is determined not by how long you work but by how much value you add.
the best way to begin adding value to the world is to start becoming a more valuable person.
Acquire skills no one else has. Read books no one else is reading. Think thoughts no one else is thinking.
To get more from life, you need to be...
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being a parent is a great joy, it is also a privilege that involves tremendous responsibility.
“Take the course opposite to custom, you will almost always do well.”
“Think Different.”
run your own race.
“Read every day something no one else is reading. Think every day something no one else is thinking.
the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.”
rethink the way you do things. Don’t just do things because everyone else does them. Do the things that are right for you. Being different for all the right reasons is a wise way to live.
“The great and glorious masterpiece of men is to live to the point.”
you spend your life focusing on only the worthiest pursuits, it is certain to end in complete joy.
We are not our thoughts. Instead, we are the thinkers of our thoughts. We are the creators of the thoughts
we can change our thoughts if we choose to do so.
you are not your thoughts, you are not your moods. You are the creator of the moods you experience, moods that you can change in a single instant. If you choose to do so, you can feel peace in a moment of stress, joy in a time of sadness and energy during a time of fatigue.
best memories come from life’s simplest things.
