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Be careful about your reputation. If it is good it will take you to the highest of heights. But once tarnished, it will be difficult to retrieve. Always reflect
on your course of action. Never do anything you wouldn't be proud to tell your mother about.
Make a list of all your weaknesses. A truly confident and enlightened person will note a weakness and seek to methodically improve.
Never complain. Be known as a positive, strong, energetic and enthusiastic person. Someone who complains, is cynical and always looks for the negative in everything, will scare people away and rarely will succeed at anything.
Be so mentally tough that nothing takes you off your planned course to success. Visualize and firmly believe in what you want. It will most certainly come true.
Overlook the weaknesses of your friends. If you look for flaws you will most surely find them. Be mature enough to ignore the petty failings of others and see the good that each one inherently possesses. We can learn from everyone.
You must keep a distance from all but your closest of relations. Once people see everything of a leader he loses his aura and with it the authority and mystique he may have created.
Good time management offers more time for fun and relaxation
When choosing your life partner, remember that this is the most important decision of your lifetime. The marriage relationship offers 90% of all your support, happiness and fulfillment so choose it wisely.
Never discuss your personal development activities with anyone. Your strategies for expanding your mind and spirit are your own. Others might not understand the value of self-mastery
83% of our sensory input comes from our eyes. To truly concentrate on something, shut your eyes and you will remove much distraction.
Peak performers are physically relaxed and mentally engaged.
Readers are leaders.
The more you know, the less you fear.
Get into the excellent habit of reading something positive and inspirational before you go to bed and as soon as you awake in the morning.
single conversation across the table with a wise man is worth a month's study of books." Seek out the wise and learn from them.
"When you cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action you should take - choose the bolder,"
it is always better than going nowhere by standing still. Take chances, take smart risks and you will meet with success beyond your dreams.
It has been rightly said that "you sow an action, you reap a habit. You sow a habit, you reap a character. You sow a character, you reap a destiny." The essence of a person is his character - make yours unique, unblemished and strong.
Speak the truth and measure your words wisely. Be humble, straightforward and peaceful.
"if you conquer your mind, you conquer the world."
Contrary to popular opinion, stress is not a bad thing. It allows us to perform at peak levels and can assist us through the flood of chemicals it releases within our bodies. What is harmful is too much stress, or more particularly, a lack of relief from stress.
Develop that elusive quality known as charisma. The following are ten qualities of a charismatic leader:
Be committed to what you are doing
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Have grace under pressure.
Do not talk when you are listening. Interrupting is one of the most common discourtesies. Listen
aggressively with the full scope of your attention. You will be amazed at what you learn and how your counsel will soon be sought by many.
Knowledge is power. People who have achieved great success are not necessarily more skillful or intelligent than others. What separates them is their burning desire and thirst for knowledge. The more one knows, the more one achieves.
you must be ruthless in what you consume. Focus on your goals and read only those materials that will be an asset to you. Do not attempt to read everything
If you have a choice of taking two paths, always take the more daring of the two. Calculated risk taking often produces extraordinary results.
Recognize the tremendous power of opposition thinking. This simple technique simply involves the substitution of a positive thought each and every time a negative or limiting thought enters your mind and begins to detract from your focus. For example, on a Sunday evening, you may think "I wish I did not have to return to work tomorrow after such a pleasant and relaxing weekend." Immediately replace this defeating thought pattern before it begins to take hold by thinking the opposite.
Get deep into the habit of personal introspection.
Spend ten minutes every night before you go to bed in self-examination. Think about the good things you did during the day and the bad actions you may have taken which you must change in order to excel and grow. Successful people are simply more thoughtful than others. Daily reflection will soon allow for the eradication of your negative qualities (ranging from procrastination to gossiping to insulting others) and will sharpen the mind. After steady practice, a time will eventually arrive when the mistakes you make are few indeed and your personal power will move to the highest level.
Repeat the following command to yourself at least twenty times: "I will awake at (the desired time) feeling fresh, alert and enthusiastic." This command must be said with feeling and emotion. Then take a few seconds to visualize yourself waking up at the desired time (the more detailed the mental picture the better) and imagine how great you will feel. You will soon wake up at the desired moment after little or no practice.
Use these strategies to improve the quality of your mind-calming meditation: Practice meditation at the same time each day and in the same place so that your mind becomes accustomed to entering the desired serene state as soon as you enter the peaceful place. The early morning is undoubtedly the most powerful time to meditate.
Before you start, command your mind to be quiet by using affirmations such as "I will be focused and very calm now."
If thoughts do enter, do not force them out but simply let them pass like clouds making way for the beautiful blue sky.
Sit for ten minutes at first and then increase the time every few sittings.
Develop the essential habit of punctuality for it is most important for high success. Punctuality reflects discipline
The telephone is there for your convenience, not for the convenience of others who are attempting to contact you. If you are busy with a task, do not answer the phone or have someone answer the call so that you may return it at a more suitable time. Do not let such interruptions waste your time. Most phone calls are not important and last far too long anyway.
