Do things which are just outside your comfort zone.
This – I believe – is the best thing you can do. It introduces some inconvenience in your life, but only in a bearable way. As a result, your mental muscles will grow stronger and your mental capacity will increase.
http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2007/08/02/30-ways-to-increase-your-mental-capacity/
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Get and stay out of your comfort zone.
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I believe that not much happens of any significance when we're in our comfort zone. I hear people say, "But I'm concerned about security." My response to that is simple: "Security is for cadavers."
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Never give up.
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Almost nothing works the first time it's attempted. Just because what you're doing does not seem to be working, doesn't mean it won't work. It just means that it might not work the way you're doing it. If it was easy, everyone would be doing it, and you wouldn't have an opportunity.
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When you're ready to quit, you're closer than you think.
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There's an old Chinese saying that I just love, and I believe it is so true. It goes like this: "The temptation to quit will be greatest just before you are about to succeed."
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With regard to whatever worries you, not only accept the worst thing that could happen, but make it a point to quantify what the worst thing could be.
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Very seldom will the worst consequence be anywhere near as bad as a cloud of "undefined consequences." My father would tell me early on, when I was struggling and losing my shirt trying to get Parsons Technology going, "Well, Robert, if it doesn't work, they can't eat you."
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Focus on what you want to have happen.
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Remember that old saying, "As you think, so shall you be."
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Take things a day at a time.
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No matter how difficult your situation is, you can get through it if you don't look too far into the future, and focus on the present moment. You can get through anything one day at a time.
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Always be moving forward.
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Never stop investing. Never stop improving. Never stop doing something new. The moment you stop improving your organization, it starts to die. Make it your goal to be better each and every day, in some small way. Remember the Japanese concept of Kaizen. Small daily improvements eventually result in huge advantages.
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Be quick to decide.
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Remember what General George S. Patton said: "A good plan violently executed today is far and away better than a perfect plan tomorrow."
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Measure everything of significance.
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I swear this is true. Anything that is measured and watched, improves.
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Anything that is not managed will deteriorate.
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If you want to uncover problems you don't know about, take a few moments and look closely at the areas you haven't examined for a while. I guarantee you problems will be there.
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Pay attention to your competitors, but pay more attention to what you're doing.
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When you look at your competitors, remember that everything looks perfect at a distance.
Even the planet Earth, if you get far enough into space, looks like a peaceful place. |
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Never let anybody push you around.
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In our society, with our laws and even playing field, you have just as much right to what you're doing as anyone else, provided that what you're doing is legal.
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Never expect life to be fair.
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Life isn't fair. You make your own breaks. You'll be doing good if the only meaning fair has to you, is something that you pay when you get on a bus (i.e., fare).
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Solve your own problems.
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You'll find that by coming up with your own solutions, you'll develop a competitive edge. Masura Ibuka, the co-founder of SONY, said it best: "You never succeed in technology, business, or anything by following the others." There's also an old Asian saying that I remind myself of frequently. It goes like this: "A wise man keeps his own counsel."
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Don't take yourself too seriously.
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Lighten up. Often, at least half of what we accomplish is due to luck.
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There's always a reason to smile.
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Find it. After all, you're really lucky just to be alive. Life is short. More and more, I agree with my little brother.
He always reminds me: "We're not here for a long time, we're here for a good time!" |
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when i have projects to work out, i am thinking more broadly and planning better.
when i work physically, i can tell my peripheral awareness is much better.
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it's really cool stuff.
hey, i found a way to prolong the lottery ticket purchase high. you know you buy a lottery ticket for the dream. that dream feels good. it's a chance to go from $1.00 to $100,000,000, in one drawing. now, most people who buy the lottery are poor and they buy it for that chance, that dream to become rich. it's a cheap euphoria. it's almost like alcohol or cigarettes. but, at least it isn't damaging to one's health. and, it's only a buck. and, part of it goes towards education if you live in california. now, since you are putting a buck into this "dream-euphoria" investment, might as well prolong that high right?
ok, after they draw the winning numbers, usually you go check if you have the winning numbers immediately. you see you don't have the winning numbers and you feel a disappointed, fucked up feeling. the high is gone.
the solution: just don't check the ticket even after the winning numbers are drawn. leave it be for another month or until the jackpot reaches the threshold in which it makes it worthwhile for you to buy another $1.00 ticket. i usually wait till a jackpot goes above 100m to buy another ticket. this way, you go check your ticket, see it's a fail and then, re-buy for another immediate high.
the only drawback is that if you really have the winning numbers, you will have spent 2-3 months living your normal lifestyle while you could have been living in a mansion, sittin' on 100m.
ps: i checked the back of my lottery ticket and it says that it's void after 180 days. mega millions you have up to 1 year. damn, that' a long-term euphoria for 364 days, just for a buck.
i don't quite know how to perfectly do it yet. but there's a way to emotionally dodge people. i mean, they can come at you with all the anger or intention they want, but it just hits nothing. it just gets dodged, and they are left feeling like fools talking to themselves. i kinda like it. i need to learn exactly how to do it. but i think it has something to do with being really really really relaxed and flexibile. and you kinda temporarily melt away and allow nothing to touch you. it's like them shooting steel bullets into a waterfall or into the ocean, it just doesn't do much damage at all. or maybe it has to do with size, maybe your soul has to expand larger than them, then, when they attack you, their soul energy droplets have zero effect on your pond or ocean level-sized soul.
also, another empowering thing i discovered, is to just become silent around people you don't want to interact with. i mean some customers are really jerks or bitches. i just don't even say hi or thank you. i just let them be by themselves, throughout the whole transaction. i think i am learning to become honest with my feelings and not just be a robotic person who is kind and nice to everyone equally. i am starting to actually pick and choose who i like, don't like. my actions and emotions mean something extra this way. i'm not doing it because i have to, it's because i want to.
why does it seem like in order to get up in the workplace, you have to stomp on others? it's almost like the more brutal and selfish you are the more you are rewarded. it's almost like a pyramid of selfishness. the more adept you get at it, the higher you go. i'm actually going higher... but i'm not exactly sure if i like what i am doing to get there. i mean, for me to take a position, someone else loses one. that's the brutality that i have to endure to find myself in a cozier situation. now, if i show any sympathy or doubt, it will not go forward because someway, somehow the universe has a way of giving me exactly what i want. so fuck it, i'm just gonna take it for myself and appreciate it.
omgordita.
Get rid of what you don't need. Immediately. This is something you have to take action on right away if you want to get anywhere in this whole organizing thing. Get. Rid. Of. It. You don't need it. Yeah, yeah, I know, you might need it someday. No, you won't. Trust me. I get rid of things all the time and do you know how many of those things I have later needed? None of them. Maybe I've wanted a few of them back, but never have I ever needed them back. Go through all of your stuff (and I do mean all of it) and get rid of the things you don't need or want. Give it away if you can. If you can't, throw it away. I know it's hard but you CAN do it. Don't waste another second. Do it now. Don't think about it. Don't weigh the pros and cons of keeping it or not. If you don't need it, don't use it, and don't love it (and, no, you do not love those beat up old boots of yours)...get rid of it. I'm serious, people. The only way to get organized is to get rid of all of the stuff you don't need. And don't you dare make excuses...especially excuses that involve the words "sentimental," "gift," or "special." No matter what you believe comes after this life, I'm pretty darn sure you can't take any of those special things with you so get rid of what you don't need. NOW.
http://www.positivelypresent.com/2009/09/unclutter-your-life-unclutter-your-mind.html
Eliminate Self Criticism. Do you often berate yourself over the tiniest thing? Is there a little voice inside your head that often tells you that you are no good because you are stupid or make mistakes. If you find that you criticise yourself often, make an effort to stop the self criticism.
“I CAN is 100 times more important than IQ.” — unknown
http://www.abundancetapestry.com/how-to-love-yourself-in-17-ways/
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