Money. It has been said that money makes the world go around. I am not sure that money is truly has that level of importance, but having money does make life easier.
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7 Principles To Live By For A Great Life
By DLS # Suny Skys, # News, # NY TIMES, # Happy Life, # successful life
A reasonable life can be achieved by anyone. An OK life, an OK job, OK relationships – anyone can have these. If you want a great life, you must commit to it. Doing things, the majority do not do. Commit to thinking like the minority, not the majority.
Here are 7 principles to live by for an abundant, happy, succesful life:
1. One day you will be gone.
Maybe in 50 years, maybe in fifty weeks, maybe next week, or even today. Nobody knows. And rather than live in fear of this, we should embrace the fact that this life is short, and unpredictable. Knowing this, we must live fully today. Give your all, your very best today. In everything you do, give your greatest energy to your family, to everyone you encounter today. It is a reminder for you to live your best self in each moment. What if tomorrow you’ll be gone? What would they speak of you? What can you do that will leave a lasting, positive memory in the lives of everyone you come into contact with? Be light hearted, knowing that in the end, none of this stuff matters. The only thing that ever matters, is how you made others feel, and how you felt.
2. There is nothing you cannot be, do or have
If there has been someone, even one person in this planet that done it before, that means: you can too. It doesn’t mean it will be easy, but it does mean, it is possible. As long as it is possible, you can work towards it. You can make a plan. Learn what needs to be done your craziest, most abundant life.
3. Nothing is worth it, if it doesn’t make you happy
If it doesn’t a) make you happy, or b) make you better, dont make time for it. It means if it doesn’t make you happy now while you are doing it, or if it isn’t going to make you happy as a result of doing it, it most likely is not worth it. Almost anything worth fighting for is going to require a real fight to win a great prize. You will have to sacrifice for almost anything worthwhile in this life. But you should ask yourself this question about everything you do in your life: Does this make me happy?
If the answer is no, ask yourself, will this sacrifice I am making, lead to more happiness in the long term? If no, you should let it go.
4. Be yourself
Always. No exceptions. The only way you can live happy in this life, the only way you can be successful, is if you be you. You will never be truly happy in life if you are constantly doing things to please others, to compete with others, or to be like another. You are unique, and that is your greatest gift. When you follow your own path, regardless if that fits in with others, you open up space for great things to enter your life. Compare yourself to noone, compete with no other. Make your own decisions, and it will lead to your greatest life.
5. Everything you need is already within you
In this world, we see endless examples of people who seemingly have it all. But they are empty. Things will never complete you. Other people will never complete you. There is a saying: Needing nothing attracts everything. When you come from a place of needing nothing, of seeking nothing outside yourself to make you happy, you open up space for more amazing things to come in your life. Happiness is a state of mind, it is the highest level of success. Do what feels good, the rest will follow.
6. There is no room for toxic people
Sorrounding yourself with negative people is the worst things you can do if you want to live a great and happy life. Unfortunately not everyone including families and friends will share the same positive energy you have. Some will take a while, some might never get there. Let them run their own race, while you focus on living your own happiness. Those who are truly aligned with you will never hold you back from living the life you want to live.
7. Whatever you focus on, you will find
If you search for negativity in this world, you will find plenty of it. The same is true on the flip side. If your only intention is to search for the good, you will find only the good. Whatever meaning you give your life, becomes your life. It can be a failure, or a lesson. Heartbreak, or character building. Life is against you, or making you stronger. Because there is no such thing as reality. We choose our own reality by the meaning we give each moment in our lives. Make your intention to look for the good in your life, to notice the good in others, to be grateful for everything you have, to see challenges as opportunities to show your true character.
Practice seeing the good in your life, think the best, expect the best, and always ask yourself, how can this benefit my life?
Leave who you were, love who you are, and look forward to who you will become.
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Success And Happiness
What is success? There are many definitions, but there’s one thing all the greats agree on: Success only comes by persevering
“Stop chasing the money and start chasing Tony Hsieh”
“I made a list of the happiest periods in my life, and I realized that none of them involved money. I realized that building stuff and being creative and inventive made me happy.”
Have you ever really thought about what makes you happy? Is it a successful career? Your family? Giving back to the community? Track your “highs” and “lows” to determine your own personal core values by taking the “Mountains and Valleys Core Values” exercise.
Watch “Marshmello ft. Bastille – Happier (Official Music Video)” on YouTube
How To Believe In Yourself
Everything you have in your life is a result of your belief in yourself and the belief that it’s possible. Here are the four most important steps to learning how to believe in yourself. Practice them and you’ll be amazed at the results:
- Believe it’s possible. Believe that you can do it regardless of what anyone says or where you are in life.
- Visualize it. Think about exactly what your life would look like if you had already achieved your dream.
- Act as if. Always act in a way that is consistent with where you want to go.
- Take action towards your goals. Do not let fear stop you, nothing happens in life until you take action.
“So much of success is seeing yourself as victorious. You have to see yourself. You have to really believe in yourself. And sometimes it’s hard, you had failures, you had weaknesses, you had other things. You have to see yourself as a one man band. Don’t rely too much on other people, because they will let you down. You have to see yourself as victorious. And to be a winner, you have to think like a winner, if you don’t think like a winner it’s just never going to happen.”
Riches And Generosity
Indian tech billionaire gives $7.5 billion to charity
#cnn; # business
New Delhi (CNN Business)India’s second-richest man is giving billions to charity in what may be the country’s biggest single donation ever.
Azim Premji, the billionaire chairman of Wipro(WIT), is handing shares in the tech company worth nearly 530 billion rupees ($7.5 billion) to his philanthropic foundation.
The tech tycoon has now donated a total of $21 billion to the Azim Premji Foundation over several years, including 67% of Wipro’s shares, the foundation said in a statement.
How to Think Long-Term:
Long-term thinking is one of the most important criteria when it comes to achieving remarkable success in business and life. Take a look at all the extraordinary people like Elon Musk and Steve Jobs, you will see that they have long-term visions and they think far into the future.
Jeff Bezos as one of the world’s 7 richest retail billionaires
The Amazon founder and CEO has a fortune of US$131 billion, according to Forbes’ latest list of the planet’s wealthiest people.
We (Bezos and Amazon shareholders) can’t realize our potential as people or as companies unless we plan for the long term.
Every subsequent year, Bezos has ended shareholder letters by attaching the original 1997 essay with a reminder of the importance of thinking long term. And every year, he is proven right.”
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