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by
Robin Sharma
‘Real generosity toward the future consists in giving all to what is present.’
everything happens for a reason,”
Never regret your past. Rather, embrace it as the teacher that it is.”
life is all about choices. One’s destiny unfolds according to the choices one makes,
Great dreamers’ dreams are never fulfilled, they are always transcended. Alfred Lord Whitehead
How can you care for others if you cannot even care for yourself? How can you do good if you don’t even feel good?
“When the student is ready, the teacher appears,”
Worry drains the mind of much of its power and, sooner or later, it injures the soul.”
on an average day the average person runs about sixty thousand thoughts through his mind. What really amazed me, though, was that ninety-five percent of those thoughts were the same as the ones you thought the day before!”
what separates those people who achieve more than others or those that are happier than others is the way that they use and refine these raw materials.
every setback offers an equivalent benefit if they took the time to search for it.
the Chinese character for ‘crisis’ is composed of two sub-characters: one that spells ‘danger’ and another that spells ‘opportunity.’
You see, things are always created twice: first in the workshop of the mind and then, and only then, in reality.
‘The boundaries of your life are merely creations of the self.”
Persistence is the mother of personal change.
Ironically, the less you focus on the end result, the quicker it will come.”
With one eye fixed on the destination, there is only one left to guide you along the journey.’”
“Alright, the secret of happiness is simple: find out what you truly love to do and then direct all of your energy towards doing it.
Their attention is fully and completely on the task at hand. Therefore, there are no energy leaks.
When you figure out what your main aim or destiny really is, you will never have to work another day in your life.” “Early retirement?” “No,” said Julian in the no-nonsense tone he had mastered during his days as an eminent lawyer. “Your work will be play.”
“Stop being so practical. Start doing the things you have always wanted to do. I have known lawyers who have quit their jobs to become stage actors and accountants who have become jazz musicians.
“My friend, saying that you don’t have time to improve your thoughts and your life is like saying you don’t have time to stop for gas because you are too busy driving. Eventually it will catch up with you.”
‘One must not allow the clock and the calendar to blind him to the fact that each moment of life is a miracle — and a mystery.’
Never
the early morning possessed magical qualities
‘imagination is more important than knowledge.’
Understand once and for all that your mind has magnetic power to attract all that you desire into your life.
‘There is nothing noble about being superior to some other person. True nobility lies in being superior to your former self All I’m really.’
It doesn’t matter what other people say about you. What is important is what you say to yourself.
‘Every second you spend thinking about someone else’s dreams you take time away from your own.’”
Trust yourself. Create the kind of life you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into the flames of achievement. Foster C. McClellan
as you strive to improve the lives of others, your own life will be elevated into its highest dimensions.
who serves the most, reaps the most, emotionally, physically, mentally and spiritually.
I once read that people who study others are wise but those who study themselves are enlightened.
“If I have seen further than others, it is simply because I have stood on the shoulders of great teachers,
‘we are shaped and fashioned by what we love.’
never do anything because you have to. The only reason to do something is because you want to and because you know it is the right thing for you to do.”
a day without laughter or a day without love was a day without life.”
Never neglect to see the exquisite beauty in all living things.
what lies behind you and what lies in front of you is nothing when compared to what lies within you.”
“In our society, we all too often label the ignorant as weak.
‘The only limits on your life are those that you set yourself.’
“The first strategy was known to the sages as the Ritual of Solitude.
second ritual. This is the Ritual of Physicality.”
I do my yoga every morning and it is one of the best things that I do for myself. It not only rejuvenates my body, it completely focuses my mind. It has even unblocked my creativity. It is a terrific discipline.”
‘To breathe properly is to live properly.’”
most of us know how to breathe to survive, we have never learned how to breathe to thrive.
Third Ritual of Radiant Living,”
the most powerful animals on the planet, ranging from gorillas to elephants, wear the badge of proud vegetarians.
Did you know that a gorilla has about thirty times the strength of a man?”
