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The past does not determine your future and a change towards personal excellence can happen in the blink of an eye if you will make a firm commitment to raising your life to its highest level.
Self-mastery is the DNA of life mastery. If you want to lead a corporation,
learn to lead yourself first. If you want to manage a team or a family, learn to manage yourself first. Success on the outside begins with success on the inside and if you truly want to profoundly improve the quality of your outer world, you must first improve your inner world.
Peak performers, as opposed to the weak performers, have trained themselves to shape the events of their lives rather than being shaped by them.
there is no such thing as a negative circumstance, only a circumstance that you may learn from. There are no
mistakes in life, only lessons which will allow you to grow and advance higher on the path of self-mastery.
Stop being a prisoner of your past - become the architect of your future. Every event happens for a special purpose. Every problem is a special challenge from which we can learn and prosper to new heights of achievement. Every moment is perfect in nature, whether you realize it or not.
Every problem is a special challenge from which we can learn and prosper to new heights of achievement.
There are simply no limits for a person who accepts no limits.
every single thought must be one that will take you farther along the path of a perfect life.
Your thoughts can create magic and every thing you have ever wanted. Today's thoughts build tomorrow's dreams.
success on the outside begins within.
Schwarzenegger
"whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe he can achieve."
you alone are responsible for every thought you think every second of every minute of every day
"what lies behind us and what lies in front of us pales in comparison to what lies within us."
Effective people are precisely aware of their weaknesses as these are the weakest links in the chain and must be eliminated. What beliefs have kept you from success, happiness, love and self-mastery? What habitual thoughts are keeping you from the peace of mind, rich relationships and ideal health that you deserve? Note them and make a decision to eradicate them from your mind.
Make a "Dream List" of everything you desire in your lifetime.
there is phenomenal power in believing in positive mental pictures.
Infinite riches are all around you if you will open your mental eyes and behold the treasure house of infinity within you. There is a gold mine within you from which you can extract everything you need to live life gloriously, joyously and abundantly.
that your mind is the sole author of your success.
If you master your thoughts, you master your mind. Once you master your mind, you master your life and when you master your life you master your destiny.
Pain is a teacher.
If you want ideal relationships, dedicate yourself to becoming the kind of person that sustains such bonds.
you cannot do good unless you feel good.
There are no shortcuts to the success
By making small, daily changes on a gradual and consistent basis, your enthusiasm will increase as will the visible results. Small victories always lead to large victories.
Letting a day slip by without doing something, no matter how small, to improve the quality of your life will mean that you are falling backwards.
daily study and application of its principles is key to dramatic success
Work hard on this life mastery program:
mentally repeat your commitment to enhancement of all areas of your life.
A little pressure will stimulate you to positive action.
Do not compare yourself and your progress to others.
"There is nothing noble about being superior to some other person. The true nobility lies in being superior to your previous self."
But when you sleep too much, worry too much, watch television too much or eat too much, you make withdrawals in your Personal Excellence Account.
To be great you must act great.
Nothing can stop a person who refuses to be stopped. Yet most people spend their entire lives struggling for a little happiness against a current of problems or difficulties, hoping to see a small glimpse of blue sky against the mass of dark clouds which seem to blanket their lives. These people never realize the magic secret of true happiness: one must rise above the clouds to see the blue sky rather than constantly trying to push them aside.
Dedicate yourself to such self-enhancement each and every day of your life.
Does your mind sometimes feel like a bowl of pudding?
Are you easily distracted or pulled away from important tasks that require powerful thought and concentration? Do you lack will-power and discipline and get into the same limiting, destructive thought patterns over and over? If so, you must exert your personal influence (which may currently be dormant inside of you) to exercise and condition your mind.
the mind is similar to the muscles of the body: if you do not use it and give it a good workout every day, it will become flabby. A flabby mind allows weak thoughts to enter. Weak t...
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(William James said:
at this point is that you must set aside one hour each day, at the very least, to renew and revitalize your mind, body and spirit.
reading an inspirational book like The Power of Positive Thinking or Think and Grow Rich.
What distinguishes successes from failures is that the successes constantly thirst for new ideas and knowledge. Successful people are hungry for anything that will give them an edge in life's wonderful game.
A little exercise every day will keep you more relaxed, improve your concentration, your productivity, your creativity and dramatically improve your inner world.
slip off to your den to spend a couple of hours on an activity that will really make your life great. Trust me, physical excellence precedes mental excellence.