If You are Not Earning More, Maybe you Need to Change your Life Style

I like reading about how people become successful and also rich. And most importantly how they stay rich. People like Carlos Slim, Warren Buffet and so on. I always thought that these rich people live lavishly. Staying at the best hotels, have a great big mansion with lots of rooms, eat great food and even wear expensive cloths. After reading about this rich people, I foundout that the majority of themhave frugal life styles. Warren Buffet and Carlos Sim stays in the same house they bought when they were just coming up. In a moderate income neighbour hood. They also don't follow the "Keeping Up with the Joneses" mentality. Here is an article about 8 ways to change your lifetsyle to earn more money. What caught my sttention is waking up early. After converting to Islam, I had to wake up very early for morning prayers. It was a chore a bit, but later I found that after prayers I could do lots of things before other people woke up. I got any hour head start before the rest of the world. Later I found out is that is also the lifestyle habit of the successful rich and famous. Below is an excerpt from the article, if you would like to know more please click on the link below.

8 lifestyle changes to make if you want to earn more money

Wake up earlier.

They say the early bird gets the worm, and there may be truth behind those words.

Early risers get a head start on everyone else by responding to emails, exercising, meditating, or reading before many of us have even hit the snooze button — and they are happier and healthier because of it.

Some of the most powerful, successful people swear by an early wake up call — if it works for them, it could work for you.

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Money Advise from 9 Successful People

Recently I have cleared three of my four credit cards. I used to be a spendtrift, just swiping my credit card for everything. So eventually I maxed all credit card. Then I picked up two great books,"The Richest Man in Babylon" and "The Wealthy Barber". Since then, I am always interested in articles on ways to be debt free. I have also read books by Robert Kiyosaki and have a audio tape on the "Millionaire Next Door".

Here an article on 9 successful people sharing the smartest thing that they have done with their mney

Below is an excerpt from the article. If you want to know more, please click on the link.

9 successful people share the smartest thing they’ve ever done with their money

I paid myself first.

Tony Robbins, motivational speaker, author of the bestseller “MONEY: Master The Game“

“In a nutshell: Set aside a portion of my income to start to build my critical mass and committed to paying myself first.

“Explained further: One of the best pieces of advice that I received came from Ken Blanchard. I first met Ken when I was 24. At that time I was writing my very first book. It went on to land a spot on the New York Times Best Seller list, and I was gaining momentum and building my business.

“Like most people, I had already heard of George S. Clason’s 1926 classic, ‘The Richest Man In Babylon‘ the day that Ken pulled me aside for a talking-to. I was aware of a central concept in the book, the simple idea of paying yourself first — that is, taking 10% of your income and setting it aside to grow and protect you in the future. But Ken connected with me, and imparted a message at this critical time that I was coming into myself as a young businessman — he taught me something that many business owners don’t realize.

“He said:

Tony, any amount of money that you feed your business, it will eat. So in writing a book, you are doing something here that is outside of the business. You are doing something that is going to support the company hopefully by bringing in new fans of your work, who then maybe engage with your brand, and do business with your company.

Since the company is getting that benefit, make sure you take the profits of your book and set them aside, and never allow them into your company’s account. This is the most important career advice given to me by another man and I want to pass it on to you. Remember Tony: A business is always hungry.

“Decades have gone by since Ken Blanchard spoke those words to me. I now have over 20 companies and I’m actively involved in running a dozen of them. Throughout the years, those words never left me. In fact, they became the basis of financial independence as I know it.”


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Giving your 100% even if its your Last Project

Recently I was asked to assist in the discussion of our new upcoming property. They were doing the initial planning and needed some feedback from the people on the ground. Those that ran the daily operations. It got me thinking me thinking should I do it just for the sake of doing it. Cause the property is miles away and will ony be ready in about 5 years down the road. Not sure if I will ever be working there. So why should I give my 100%.
Then I remembered this story I received a few years ago. Its about a carpenter who was retiring. So his boss gave him one last project. Which was to build a house according to his specification and he could use any material in the store. So the carpenter did it half hearted. He was not going to be a carpenter anymore, so why should he care. When the house was completed, the boss presented it to him as a going away present for all his years of hardwork. He was sad cause he made the house really slipshot. The moral of the story is whatever job you get, do it 100%.
Petronas Malaysia even did a video similar to the story above. The video is below, enjoy.

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21 Life Tips From The Timeless Wisdom Of Lao Tzu- Part 1

Lao Tzu is believed to have lived in ancient China around 6th century BC.

Exact details of who Lao Tzu was and when he lived have been a topic of debate among historians.

Some even believe that Lao Tzu was not a single person and was the synthesis of many wise people of the time.

Even though the identity of Lao Tzu may not be clear, the legendary work Tao Te Ching has been illuminating the paths of millions over the centuries.

Considered one of the most profound pieces of wisdom ever written, the Tao Te Ching is a short work of 81 chapters. The Tao Te Ching is Translated as “The Classic way,” or simply “The Way.” It would be an understatement to say that it is full of timeless tips for living that are relevant even today.

In this post, we begin scratching the surface of Lao Tzu’s great work. I have been deeply influenced by Lao Tzu over the years and this post is my profound gratitude for his wisdom and guidance.

This is Part-1 of the 2-part series on the wisdom of Lao Tzu.

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The industrialist Andrew Carnegie used these 10 principles to become the richest man in the world - Business Insider

Andrew Carnegie arrived in the US in 1848 with barely a dollar to his name. By 1901, he was the head of a steel empire and the richest man in the world.

At the height of his power, he was approached by a young journalist named Napoleon Hill who was interested in telling the stories of successful people.

Carnegie saw a special drive in Hill, and in 1908 he decided that Hill would document all of the strategies that made him a legendary businessman and philanthropist.

Together, they helped pioneer the self-help genre, and Hill’s 1937 book “Think and Grow Rich” has gone on to become one of the top-selling books of all time.

When Hill began his career writing about success, Carnegie gave him his “10 Rules of Success” that provided a foundation for much of Hill’s work.

Here’s a synopsis of the rules, which appear in the collection “The Science of Success“:




1. Define your purpose.
Create a plan of action and start working toward it immediately.

2. Create a “master-mind alliance.”
Contact and work with people “who have what you haven’t,” Hill says.

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7 Habits of Self-Made Millionaires - Careers & Finance - EBONY

The Frugal Feminista offers tips on how to acquire the wealth that you've always wanted.

There are certain things that we have no control over. We have no control over when we will come out of this Great Recession and we have no control over being fired or laid off. But we do have control over our personal financial choices and our actions.

In other words, even with the grimmest of financial forecasts coming down hard you on, you can still make it to the land of milk and honey by changing some of your habits and thinking.

If you are willing to shift your thinking about money and life, you have the chance of becoming a self-made millionaire.





The Wealthy Live That #FabulousNFrugalLife. One of the key habits of the self-made millionaire is that they track their spending. Every penny has a position in their multi-million dollar empire. In other words, they keep a budget and are able to differentiate between a want and a need. If you need a budget starter tip, try the 50-30-20 rule. Use 50% of your income for your needs, 30% for your wants, and 20% for your savings and investing. If you want to jumpstart your journey to wealth, flip those last two percentages: save and invest 30% of your income and use 20% of your income for your fun, wants, and desires.



The Wealthy Take Their Grateful Pill Every Morning. Instead of complaining about what isn't working and what has yet to come, try copping an attitude of gratefulness. Being grateful is like a muscle. When you are training yourself to be grateful, you are preparing yourself to both attract and appreciate the greater and the grander.



The Wealthy Have a Crew and Seek to Expand It Strategically. The saying "misery loves company" is only partially true. Wealthy people are about networking, meeting, mentoring, being mentored in order to form meaningful relationships that will result in big dollar bottom lines for all involved.



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5 Keys to Living a Life of Success and Personal Excellence

It’s doubtful that you got out of bed this morning and said, today I’m only going to live in a half-hearted sort of way.

Who do you know who lives with the intention of not fully living?  Probably no-one.

Yet, it often seems as though we’ve forgotten how to live a genuinely joyful life. And everything that shows up in our life…every circumstance, and every event seem so concrete, so permanent, that the idea of living differently, living with genuine heartfelt passion and enthusiasm is ridiculous.

Except it isn’t.

It’s tragic. It’s tragic that we don’t or we can’t.

Stuff happens. Life happens and it can be challenging and demanding. We have all sorts of issues to handle from the day to day mundane to the extraordinary, to the ‘where on earth did that come from’ event.

Truth be told we all have those days when we’re worn out, drained and weary, and when it feels as though we’ve lost our way.

But if you prefer to live a life on your terms, to live a life of success and personal excellence here’s 5 keys to help you do just that.

1. Never give up on yourself

This is it.

This is your life and it is precious.

Don’t relinquish your power, don’t resign yourself to living a mediocre life and believing that’s all there is. That’s just how it has to be.

Don’t give up on yourself.  But…

Do give up on comparing yourself to others, because you have something unique to offer that they don’t. There is no one form of talent that we all should have. You have been blessed with gifts and talents that are all your own. You are valuable just as you are.

And do give up on seeing life as a winning or losing proposition. It isn’t. It’s up and down, it ebbs and flows;  each moment bringing an opportunity to grow or to step back into the safety that will strangle your creativity and innovation and blind you to your potential.

But never, ever give up on yourself. Remember, most of the important things in life have happened because someone simply wouldn’t give up on who they were and what they could accomplish.



2. Demand more

You are part of the divine. A being of incredible potential.

And wonderful as that is, it doesn’t come with any guarantees. It doesn’t mean you will get to live a life of abundance, health, happiness, success and personal excellence. It just means you can. And everything you do or don’t do towards that end matters.

If you sleep in, instead of going to the gym, or meditating, it matters. If you play another game on one of your devices instead of reading that book, it matters. If you don’t get to that seminar, or don’t choose a healthy diet, it matters. It affects your consciousness, your mind- set and your philosophy of life. And they matter most of all.

It all comes down to a couple of  things; learn more than you knew yesterday, and be better than you’ve been before.

Demand greater things from yourself.

Venture away from what you know.  Expand your horizons. Read more. Plan more. Expect more.

You are strong and capable and filled to overflowing with potential.

Don’t waste it.


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A self-made millionaire says these are the 4 things you should do once you achieve success - Business Insider

I agree with this guy, the more successful you are the more humble you have to be. Read the part of the article here. If you want more click the link below.

A self-made millionaire says these are the 4 things you should do once you achieve success

Almost everyone wants to be successful. Many consider it the ultimate goal in our personal and professional lives.

But what happens once we reach it?

Most people don’t think that far ahead, says Paul Scolardi, a self-made millionaire who has figured out how to continue thriving after achieving success.

Scolardi, who spent nearly two decades in corporate finance as a Certified Public Accountant, has been investing and trading in stocks for over 18 years (“I manage my own money in the stock market; I do not manage or touch other people’s money in any way,” he explains to Business Insider) and is now a financial educator through his company, Super-Trades LLC.

“I became a millionaire by trading my own money with the strategy I now teach,” he says. “My goal was always to be financially independent and to be my own boss. That is what I have achieved and that was my litmus test for success: financial independence, being my own boss, and being able to work from anywhere. I would say I have [considered myself successful] for about three years now.”  

From the moment he first felt like he had “made it,” Scolardi knew his work wasn’t done — he knew he had to keep going. That’s when (and why) he started his stock education business.

He says if you achieve your biggest goals and then lie back, put your feet up, and stop pushing yourself, “you become lost and directionless.” Instead, there are four things you should do as soon as you feel like you’ve achieved success. They are:

1. Stay humble.

Once you achieve success, fight the urge to get cocky and arrogant, he suggests. “That is what I did after becoming a millionaire the first time and I lost it all.” 

If you have that mindset, you could easily lose friends, family, and supporters — and the joy that often accompanies success will be ripped away in a second. 

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A review on my Favourite Expense Tracker App

Track your Daily Expenses with Spending Tracker App for Android

I began tracking my expenses a few years ago. My salary was increasing yearly with the yearly increment as well as promotions. But I was facing the same situation at the end of every month. The balance by the end of each was the same as before my increment. Even though there was no change in my monthly fixed expenses. After tracking my daily expenses, I discovered what was eating my money. My little coffee breaks at the little coffee shop nearby. It was taking a big chunk of my personal income combined with my lunch breaks there. It was not a necessary expense. As the company where I was working, provided breakfast and lunch free of charge. I still track my daily expenses at the moment. As there might be some unnecessary expenses in.
I used to use a notebook, but it always got lost. After switching to android operating system phone, I tried many expense tracking apps. Recently I found an excellent known as "Spending Tracker". This app is simple to use.
The first page is "Spending". Here you can get an overview of your expenses by categories and also your balance. There are also two buttons that you can input your expenses and income.

When you press the expense button, you will move to this screen. Here you can put in your expenses in categories and also add a note to it. Simple.

The 2nd page will be the "Transaction" page. Here you will see all your transaction starting the recent expense. They have even add a filter button, here you'll be able to select the category you want to see. And you will see each transaction in each category. You can also add your own category. I  have 4 categories for each associated with my kids as well as wife.

The third page is the "Categories" page. Here you can see all your categories.

This app is so easy too use and is helpful if you need to track where all your money went.

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Bob Proctor Motivational Quotes @ Wellbeing Quotes

A mentor is someone who sees more talent and ability within you, than you see in yourself, and helps bring it out of you.  ― Bob Proctor

You are the only problem you will ever have and you are the only solution. Change is inevitable, personal growth is always a personal decision. ― Bob Proctor

To believe in the things you can see and touch is no belief at all. But to believe in the unseen is both a triumph and a blessing. ― Bob Proctor

I am a spiritual person living in a human body, not a human body with a spirit. ― Bob Proctor

If you’re thinking of debt, that’s what you’re going to attract. ― Bob Proctor

The only limits in our life are those we impose on ourselves. – Bob Proctor

No amount of reading or memorizing will make you successful in life. It is the understanding and application of wise thought that counts. – Bob Proctor

Thoughts become things. If you see it in your mind, you will hold it in your hand. – Bob Proctor

If you know what to do to reach your goal, it’s not a big enough goal. – Bob Proctor

Always ask yourself the question “Is this going to help get me to my goal or not? ― Bob Proctor

You’re going to find the people that make it work NEVER quit, quitting is NOT an option. ― Bob Proctor

Science and psychology have isolated the one prime cause for success or failure in life. It is the hidden self-image you have of yourself. ― Bob Proctor

The only competition you will ever face is with your own ignorance. ― Bob Proctor

Discipline is giving yourself a command and following it up with action. ― Bob Proctor

Your purpose is why you you’re living, your vision is how you’re going to execute it. ― Bob Proctor

If you do not get the chills when you set your goal you’re not setting big enough goals. ― Bob Proctor

Set a goal to achieve something that’s so big so exhilarating that excites you & scares you at the same time. ― Bob Proctor

I think earning money is the simplest thing in the world once you learn how to do it ― Bob Proctor

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6 Simple Steps To Success In Life

Success means different things to different people. For some it is having A-list blog, for others it is marrying a millionaire or writing a bestseller.

Defining what success is for you is important. You will most probably need Q&A session with yourself for that.

When it gets crystal clear you know what your goals are and where you want to be. That’s very good.

But what happens next?

How many times have you decided to become someone, to change something, to achieve, to create, to do …?

And how many times you actually changed, achieved, created, etc… ?

And why is that?

Most probably because we did not do what it takes to succeed? Most probably it’s because we never gave our decision a chance to come to live.

When I looked back at my modest list of personal achievements I found out that the way to those achievements took the same 6 small steps.

Let me share them with you and maybe reaching success will not seem unrealistic dream anymore.

1. Start
Someday… soon… in the future… in x days or weeks or months… later… these are the usual phrases we all hide behind.

Procrastination and laziness keep us from making the first steps and we put things for ”later”.

”Later” is a very dangerous term because it has tendency of transforming into ‘‘never’’.

As a result we all have goals we never reach because we never get to the point to start.

Remember – journey starts with the first step.

So take that first step, start now.

You may as well announce about it to make sure that you feel accountable.

2. Focus
“If there are 9 rabbits on the ground, if you want to catch one, just focus on one.”
Jack Ma

There are many people fighting for your attention. There are many distractions getting on your way.

Your goal may need some sacrifices and prioritizing. You will need to give up some things or at least postpone them for later.

Focus on the most important at the moment – i.e. reaching your goal. Allocate time and effort on things, which will get you closer to the desired result.

And proceed one goal at a time, otherwise you risk having mediocre results at the end.

3. Believe
You have to believe that you will succeed all along. You need to have the true faith that your success is a matter of time.

Collect all your doubts, wrap them up and put them aside. Diminish their role and don’t let them influence your decisions and actions.

Reduce the time you spend with people who discourage you to the possible minimum.

Communicate with those, who encourage, support and believe in your success as much (or even more) as you do.

Read inspirational blog posts, books and true success stories. If others can – you can too.

As Robin Sharma points out – Your ”I Can” is more important than your IQ.

4. Keep going
Things will not work out immediately but don’t get discouraged and give up too soon. The most important one of the steps to success is to keep going forward.

Getting even millimeter closer to your goal today from where you were yesterday is already an achievement.





5. Celebrate small victories
Most probably you will not reach your goal overnight, but you will reach different small milestones in-between.

Celebrate those small victories, because they are the counter arguments to your doubts and insecurities.

With each small victory you get closer to your big goal and each small victory is equally important in getting where you want to be.

You deserve a treat and a small break after each one of them.

After all, success in life is not to be celebrated on your deathbed or read out on a eulogy, is it?. It is all about the journey.

6. Look back and say thank you
Great! You are finally there! You got where you wanted to be.

Now what?

Now look back and you will see that there were many people who helped you out along the way. Get back to all of them and thank for their help, support, advice and encouragement!

It will not take huge amount of time or effort, but it will mean a hell lot to them.

These are 6 simple steps to success in life. Each one is simple on its own. Yet surprisingly, taking these simple steps will definitely get you there.

That’s all for now. Wish you success, whatever it may mean to you.

Please feel free to share your recipe for success with us.

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6 Qualities of Wildly Successful People
Do you want to be successful? If you think the way the most successful people think and adopt the same habits they have, you can be.

But what makes someone a master achiever? Here are six characteristics:

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Be Happy, The Emotional Habits Of Successful People

Our level of emotional success is based on our choices and attitudes, some people are able to roll with the punches, others get sidelined by headwinds along the way.

In order to toughen up, such to able to live life feeling naturally strong and confident in choices and ourselves, learn to do what emotionally successful people do, as follows:

1. Take Control

Instead of letting life happen, take control and decide to make things happen. Become destiny’s ruler, and take calculated steps to achieve goals and desires.

2. Be Flexible

Life always throws curve balls. When that happens, will they throw a person off course or will you be able to pivot when you need to? Being flexible means you have an open mind and will adjust to whatever life throws your way. Everything happens for a reason, make it work. No negatives.

3. Learn from Your Mistakes

Mistakes offer valuable lessons that you can use to improve in the future. Treat them as tools for improvement rather than letting them define you.

4. Create Specific Goals

People who set goals earn 2X as much money as those who do not. Further, those who set clear, written goals setter earn 10X as much. Setting and writing out goals helps one to have a clear direction and plan for achieving the dreams.

5. Accept Yourself

Strength comes from within, so learning to accept yourself is Key to being happy. Resist the urge to look for acceptance from others. Once you are comfortable and strong in your own sense of self, relationships and success come naturally.

6. Keep Your Stress in Check

When under stress, it harder to control your emotions. Figure out what works for to keep stress levels under control: exercise, talking with a friend, alone time, meditation, and engage in it regularly.








7. Let the Little Things Slide

Stressing and fretting over circumstances one cannot control or which do not matter in the big picture will drains our mental reserves and wears a person down. Resist the urge to become a control freak and instead let go of the little inconveniences, upsets, and disappointments that come along the path.

What you will notice about the habits above is that these are primarily choices one can make.

It is thought that genetics account for about 50% of a persons innate happiness, and life circumstances make up 10%. The balance (40%) is under one’s control, and the 1st step to harnessing it is to choose it and believe in being happy.

Research shows that when people were told to attempt to feel happier when listing to music, they were, as opposed to those who were told to relax. It was the intention to become happier that made a difference.

It helps to consider your emotions as a form of energy.

According to Dr. Bradley Nelson, when you feel an emotion, what one is really sensing is the vibration of a particular energy. Each emotion has its own vibratory signature, and when intense emotions are felt, they can become trapped in the body, much like a “ball of energy.”

These “balls of energy” can become lodged just about anywhere in a persona body, where they can cause disruptions in the body’s energy system, which underlies your physical system much like an invisible matrix.

The human body cannot tell the difference between an actual experience that triggers an emotional response and an emotion fabricated through thought process alone, such as when worrying about something negative that might occur but has not actually happened, or conversely, thinking about something positive and pleasant.

The latter will help the body to express many of the health benefits associated with happiness, while ruminating or focusing on negativity can literally manifest disease.

Happiness not only feels good… it is good.

Research shows that positive emotions, including being happy, lively and calm appear to play a role in immune function. One study found that when happy people are exposed to cold and flu viruses, they are less likely to get sick and, if they do, exhibit fewer symptoms.

The association held true regardless of the participants’ levels of self-esteem, purpose, extroversion, age, education, body mass or pre-study immunity to the virus, leading the lead researcher to say: “We need to take more seriously the possibility that positive emotional style is a major player in disease risk.”

In a study of nearly 200 heart failure patients, those with higher levels of gratitude had better mood, better sleep, less fatigue, and less inflammation, which can worsen heart failure, than those with lower levels.

What this means is that investing in being happy should not be viewed as a self-indulgent luxury. Being happy represents an important piece of the puzzle when it comes to piecing together one’s overall health.

The human mind can only take so much stress before it breaks down, yet many people neglect to tend to their emotional health with the same devotion they give to their physical well-being. This is a surefire recipe for emotional breakdown.

Happiness is associated with a smile, sadness with a frown.

Smile, be happy, live longer and healthier.

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How to Get More of Everything You Want

Harder, better, faster, stronger—this is how you achieve the “er”

Kim was a wedding planner working seven days a week. She was a wife and mother to three young kids—one with Asperger’s—and she was missing out on their lives. Between client meetings, events, paperwork, errands and household obligations, Kim was constantly on the go. Each of her children had full schedules as well, and she found herself being pulled in a million different directions at once. She felt anxious, exhausted and constantly behind schedule.


Kim’s story is one we hear all too often. From burnout to a sense of overwhelm to hopelessness, the symptoms of lack vary from person to person. But they all signal the need for something more—more happiness, more health, more wealth. And the secret to gaining all three of these is the same. It’s the secret of Er.

Er is any adjective that describes something you want more of in your life. Most people want to be wealthier, happier and healthier. What they don’t realize is that the secret to getting more in your life rests in amplifying an Er already in your life. It might be that you need to risk bolder, dream bigger or connect closer. If you’re a business owner or leader, it could be that you need to be clearer, franker, kinder or steadier. In your personal life, it may be time for you to step out and be braver, stay committed and be stronger, or be vulnerable and be barer to those you love.






The secret of Er is a decision to reject your old, acceptable ways of living and working that are creating unacceptable results. Nothing changes until something changes, and, as Kim learned, one change can change everything.

For Kim, the true value of the changes you make through Er are emotionally healing, and not just financial or material gain. The secret is a strategy for whole life happiness and fulfillment, and it can (and should) impact every area of a your life—spiritual, relational, financial, physical and mental.


So, why do we get to a place of such lack in our lives in the first place? There are four reasons:

1. Bad tapes: Many of us continually play bad “tapes” in our heads, and they become the voices we hear the most. These negative beliefs echo in our minds until we believe the ideas that say we will never succeed. What we say to ourselves is a predictor for how much Er we will get—at a certain point, we must say, Enough is enough, and become willing to change.

2. Clarity: Sometimes we lose our passion. Our purpose becomes fuzzy. We become passive and procrastinate any real change. Without a clear vision of where we want to go, we can’t possibly get more of what we want in life.

This was Kim’s problem. When she started as a wedding planner, she loved the time freedom it offered her and enjoyed working events. But as her schedule became more hectic and after becoming a mother, she discovered that she no longer had the same passion for her business.

3. Lack of observation: Benjamin Franklin once said, “The eye of the master will do more than both of his hands.” When we don’t stop to truly analyze what new efforts would drive our desired results, we get stuck in a rut of unproductive action. We just throw brute force, time and money at a problem or goal without really thinking through and observing what specific changes would make that goal a reality or that problem go away.

4. Absence of faith: Often, we know what we should do, but we don’t apply the effort because fear has taken over. We feel a deep uncertainty about whether or not we will be able to achieve it. Fear must be replaced with faith, which is partly defined as the assurance of things hoped for in order for new and proper action to occur

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Samurai warriors were without a doubt some of the fiercest fighters who ever existed. The key to the samurai’s incredible fighting ability was the complete elimination of their fear of death and their complete focus on being in the present moment.

They did this by entirely de-energizing their fear of death. If a person in a fighting situation is distracted by thoughts of being hurt or dying, he will be the loser. Samurai warriors were unencumbered by these fears and were courageous in the face of the unknown. In short, they were empowered by a lack of fear, and this allowed them to completely focus, react and stay in the present moment. They fought without hesitation and with complete confidence.


They were “IN THE ZONE”, they “OWNED THE ZONE”.

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6 Qualities of Wildly Successful People

Do you want to be successful? If you think the way the most successful people think and adopt the same habits they have, you can be.

But what makes someone a master achiever? Here are six characteristics:

1.They are ambitious.

They see themselves capable of being the best. They see themselves with the capacity of being really good at what they do.

This was a really big thought for me. It held me back for many years. When I saw people who were doing better than I was, I naturally assumed they were better than I was. And if they were better than I was, then I must be worse than them. So that would mean they were superior and I was inferior.

That’s a big problem in our society—we have feelings of inferiority, and these feelings of inferiority are often translated into feelings of undeservedness. The word “deserve” comes from two Latin words meaning “from service.” You deserve 100 percent of everything you make and enjoy as long as you get it from serving other people. If you serve better and serve more and serve at a higher level and serve more enthusiastically and serve a higher quality, then you’ll have a wonderful income—and you’ll deserve every penny of it.

You just must see yourself capable of being the best.

2. They are courageous.

Successful people work to confront the fears that hold most people back. The two biggest enemies to our success are fear and doubt.

When you do something repeatedly, you develop a habit. Make a habit throughout your life of doing the things that scare you. If you do the thing you fear, the death of fear is certain.

So face your fear. The ability to confront your fear is the mark of the superior person. If you have high ambition and you decide to be at the top, and you can confront your fears and do the things that are holding you back, those two things alone will make you a great success.








3. They are committed.

The top people in every field are completely committed. They believe in themselves; they believe in their companies; they believe in their products and services; they believe in their customers. They have an intense belief.

We know that there is a one-to-one relationship between the depth of your belief and what happens in your reality. And if you absolutely believe in the rightness and the goodness of what you’re doing, you become like a catalyst. You create what is called a transfer, like an electrical transfer of enthusiasm.

People who are not committed to what they do lead very empty lives. Caring is a critical element in life—all men and women who enjoy great lives care about what they do. They have passion about what they do. They love what they do.

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How to become an Entrepreneur and if you want to succeed with your online business, you have to stop focusing on technical things. While technical competence is great and you need a lot of that to become successful entrepreneurs, what’s more important are the following lessons.

These lessons impact your mindset and better understand the Qualities of Successful Entrepreneurs. Your mindset is the most important component. It dictates how much success you attain and how quickly you will attain that success.

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10 Inspirational Books that Changed My Life and Could Change Yours Too

by Kathryn Sandford       10 min read

“Read, read, read. Read everything – trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You’ll absorb it.” William Faulkner

There are two specific events that that threw my life into a tailspin, where for a while there it felt seemed like I was losing control. These two events were, the sudden and tragic loss of my parents and being made redundant three times in eighteen months.

As a result of these events I have embarked on what I would describe as two journeys.  One was a personal journey of healing and the other was a journey of reinvention. Both of which are life long journeys’ that I am, of course, still on.

When dealing with grief, the healing process for me wasn’t about personal change or transformation. Healing was about understanding the process of grief and how I could best manage it so that it didn’t paralyse my life.

With the third redundancy I was at my lowest point in my life. I felt utterly useless.

“I have been made redundant before, and it is a terrible blow; redundant is a rotten word because it makes you think you are useless.” —Billy Connolly

My self-confidence was at zero and I could see no future for me. I am a natural optimist and I like to feel happy and to have hope in my life. So when I started to feel there was no hope for me and I had no personal worth I began to get scared. So what helped me get my self worth and my life back on track?

Well, I started to read books.

I read lots of books, inspirational stories on life, love and happiness. Personal development and motivation books that were full of information, tools and strategies about how you could take control back and change your life.

What I would like to share with you are 10 inspirational messages I got from reading these books. These books helped me to change my life and embark on my journey of reinvention.

If you are facing personal life challenges and you know you have to take action and change but not sure how, then these 10 inspirational books could help you to get started on your journey.

Awaken The Giant Within; Antony Robbins

I refer to this book as the “bible for personal development”. It is probably one of the most famous books about personal development in the world.

The main message I got from the book for me was, that I had the power right now to control how I think, how I feel, and what I do. Anything I want or desire in my life I have the power to achieve it.

I hold within me the power and the energy force to achieve all of my dreams – hence the title of the book “Awaken the Giant Within”.

Finding Your Own North Star: Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live; Martha Beck

I really love this book. Its fun, its easy to read and it also has lots of strategies and tools to help you find your North Star. Your North Star is about you finding your passion and purpose in life.

From reading this book I gained a better understanding of how to deal with internal conflict and my feelings of unhappiness, discontentment and dissatisfaction.

The tools and strategies are really good. When I completed the exercises I had more clarity about how to manage my inner conflict and dialogue. I also was able to identify the fears that for many years stopped me from chasing my dream to be a writer, speaker and coach.

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We all need heroes, someone to look up to. The  people who you choose as heroes,mentors or idol(whatever you may call them) are a reflection of who you are or who you want to be. So choose people who add true value to your life. When I was young my heroes were the firemen, nowadays they are people who have succeeded inspite of difficulties. Someone who have become successful like Bill Gates, Walt Disney, Donald Trump and many more. 

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World Of Technology: What Kindness Does to Your Health

World Of Technology: What Kindness Does to Your Health: Treating other people well isn’t just good for your karma. It’s good for your health and vitality, too. Psychology researcher Barbara Fredrickson, PhD, author of Love 2.0: Creating Happiness and Health in Moments of Connection, studies how “micro-moments” of connection with others, like sharing a smile or expressing concern, improve emotional resilience, boost the immune system, and reduce susceptibility to depression and anxiety.

In Fredrickson’s view, our psyches need affirmative human connection in much the same way that our bodies need wholesome food.

“Moments of uplifting positive emotions function like nutrients for creativity, growth, and health,” she says.

Still, while none of us wakes with the intention to curse other drivers, snap at our kids, or shame our employees, we do — more often than anyone likes.

And according to psychologist Elisha Goldstein, PhD, author of Uncovering Happiness: Overcoming Depression with Mindfulness and Self-Compassion, this may be because our brains contain a “negativity bias,” which favors cautious, fear-based thoughts over generous, positive ones.

We’ve evolved this defense mechanism to protect us from lurking danger, he notes, but it doesn’t protect our relationships very well. And in our fast-paced culture, where we compete for everything from parking spaces to pay raises, our primal survival behaviors are triggered routinely.

“We live in a kind of fundamental scarcity,” explains Kristi Nelson, executive director of A Network for Grateful Living, a nonprofit that promotes gratitude practice. “That sense of scarcity tends to run our lives.”

It also leads to perpetual rushing, which only makes matters worse. In Nelson’s view, the “preoccupation with always getting somewhere and getting more” drives an unhealthy tendency toward self-focus. We start to believe “it’s me or them.” All the time.

Under this kind of pressure, the very idea of being kind — keeping the needs and feelings of others in mind, showing care and empathy — can start to seem like a luxury at best. At worst, it just seems foolish.



Yet the act of focusing on others can reduce our eat-or-be-eaten anxieties. And in the process, it may actually improve our health and well-being.

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 It was a stormy night. an elderly couple looking for a room for a night, came to Belle Vue Hotel, Philadelphia. The young clerk at the desk informed the couple that all rooms of his hotel were booked and also that not a single hotel room was available that night in Philadelphia because of an international conference.

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5 THINGS YOU DON’T NEED TO LIVE AN AWESOME LIFE

by STEVEN BANCARZ

The pursuit of happiness is the greatest pursuit in life.  Everyone is searching for something to truly fulfill their soul and quench their thirst for meaning and purpose.  Everyone wants to wake up being in love with life and excited for what the day has in store.

But from the moment we are born, we are programmed into thinking that “happiness” comes in a variety of forms that prove time and time again to be hollow and empty.  We grow up wanting to live “the dream”, which usually consists of a bunch of dead end pursuits and egoic pleasures that end of numbing and burdening our spirit.

Here are is a list of 5 things society tells us we need to live an awesome life, when in reality some may actually prevent you from having an awesome life:

1) Fame/popularity

When we are in high school growing up, peer approval is so important to us.  We all want to be seen as “cool”, “wise” or “trendy” by the people around us.  We desire to be desired, and want to be seen as important in the eyes of our peers.  Sometimes, this deep-rooted need to impress others sticks with us into our early adulthood and persists throughout our entire life.

A huge weight gets lifted off your shoulders when you realize that you don’t need to be liked by everybody around you.  You don’t need to be popular and famous.  You just need to be you.  Don’t define yourself in relation to your position within your social network or even within society as a whole.  You came into this world as an individual, and you will leave this world as an individual.  Discover yourself and love yourself, and you will find that the pursuit of popularity and fame is just another burden preventing you from living a happy life.

2) Riches and wealth

We all want to be “rich”, but does wealth really equal freedom?  Does being buried head deep in bills, payments, and material items really satisfy the spirit?  Money can’t buy you happiness.  It can buy your ego contentment for a short while, but it will never be able to make you feel alive. It can only buy you things that give you the imitation of happiness.

If you are sad, depressed, lonely, or angry and think that winning 1 million dollars will make you  feel better, consider this:  It will only give you a more luxurious environment to feel sad, depressed, lonely, and angry in.  Whether you are unfulfilled in a 2 million dollar house or in a $200,000, it doesn’t really matter.  Happiness does not come from possessions.  It comes from your relationship to yourself.

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So you came here looking for more information on how to have a great day? Good on you! Let’s face it – in our 24/7 non-stop world of deadlines, accountability and stress, great days can be hard to come by!  But what if you could change that?

I’ve written about the topic of choosing happiness in the past and the importance of embracing different parts of ourselves.  A major message of this blog on Reaching Life Goals is to help you live your life to the fullest, using mindfulness as a conduit for change.

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Read about 60 Small Ways to Improve Your Life in the Next 100 Days

Contrary to popular belief, you don’t have to make drastic changes in order to notice an improvement in the quality of your life. At the same time, you don’t need to wait a long time in order to see the measurable results that come from taking positive action. All you have to do is take small steps, and take them consistently, for a period of 100 days.

Below you’ll find 60 small ways to improve all areas of your life in the next 100 days.

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1.  Create a “100 Days to Conquer Clutter Calendar” by penciling in one group of items you plan to declutter every day, for the next 100 days.  Here’s an example:

• Day 1: Declutter Magazines
• Day 2: Declutter DVD’s
• Day 3: Declutter books
• Day 4: Declutter kitchen appliances

2. Live by the mantra: a place for everything and everything in its place. For the next 100 days follow these four rules to keep your house in order:

• If you take it out, put it back.
• If you open it, close it.
• If you throw it down, pick it up.
• If you take it off, hang it up.

3. Walk around your home and identify 100 things you’ve been tolerating; fix one each day. Here are some examples:

• A burnt light bulb that needs to be changed.
• A button that’s missing on your favorite shirt.
• The fact that every time you open your top kitchen cabinet all of the plastic food containers fall out.

HAPPINESS

4.  Follow the advice proffered by positive psychologists and write down 5 to 10 things that you’re grateful for, every day.

5. Make a list of 20 small things that you enjoy doing, and make sure that you do at least one of these things every day for the next 100 days. Your list can include things such as the following:

• Eating your lunch outside.
• Calling your best friend to chat.
• Taking the time to sit down and read a novel by your favorite author for a few minutes.

6. Keep a log of your mental chatter, both positive and negative, for ten days. Be as specific as possible:

• How many times do you beat yourself up during the day?
• Do you have feelings of inadequacy?
• Are you constantly thinking critical thoughts of others?
• How many positive thoughts do you have during the day?

Also, make a note of the emotions that accompany these thoughts. Then, for the next 90 days, begin changing your emotions for the better by modifying your mental chatter.

7. For the next 100 days, have a good laugh at least once a day: get one of those calendars that has a different joke for every day of the year, or stop by a web site that features your favorite cartoons.

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8. Choose a book that requires effort and concentration and read a little of it every day, so that you read it from cover to cover in 100 days.

9. Make it a point to learn at least one new thing each day: the name of a flower that grows in your garden, the capital of a far-off country, or the name of a piece of classical music you hear playing in your favorite clothing boutique as you shop. If it’s time for bed and you can’t identify anything you’ve learned that day, take out your dictionary and learn a new word.

10. Stop complaining for the next 100 days. A couple of years back, Will Bowen gave a purple rubber bracelet to each person in his congregation to remind them to stop complaining. “Negative talk produces negative thoughts; negative thoughts produce negative results”, says Bowen. For the next 100 days, whenever you catch yourself complaining about anything, stop yourself.

11. Set your alarm a minute earlier every day for the next 100 days. Then make sure that you get out of bed as soon as your alarm rings, open the windows to let in some sunlight, and do some light stretching. In 100 days you’ll be waking up an hour and forty minutes earlier than you’re waking up now.

12. For the next 100 days, keep Morning Pages, which is a tool suggested by Julia Cameron. Morning Pages are simply three pages of longhand, stream of consciousness writing, done first thing in the morning.

13. For the next 100 days make it a point to feed your mind with the thoughts, words, and images that are most consistent with who you want to be, what you want to have, and what you want to achieve.

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Why You Should Be Chief Growth Officer of Your Family

It isn’t just about becoming a better person for your own sake; it’s a way to benefit the people closest to you.

by Annie Mueller

Companies benefit from having well-developed, growing, open-minded leaders. Your children (members of a different kind of company) should also benefit from having leaders who pursue personal development, understanding and growth.
Taking time for personal growth might seem selfish, but it’s not. Many self-improvement practices like keeping a journal, meditating, practicing optimism and reading come with a long list of mental, emotional and physical benefits. And when you put time and effort into becoming a better person, your children reap the rewards.
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1. Give your child a better primary influence.

A parent’s influence is the first and arguably the most influential relationship in any child’s life. On a daily basis, parents influence how their children interact socially and what habits, views and preferences they form. In the long-term, they influence everything from religious beliefs to physical development, from emotional well-being to hygiene habits to anxiety levels.
No pressure, huh? Of course, as a parent, you know you don’t have it all figured out. You do the best you can.
Pursuing personal growth can help you do better.
You can’t choose whether you will influence your child. You will. That’s a given. You can choose, however, whether you’ll be static, stuck at one level of ability, or whether you will continually seek to grow into a better person who can be a more positive influence.

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What is it that makes some people successful in life, able to reach whatever goal they like, while others get stuck in the same place for years, if not decades?
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The reality is…it’s none of the above.
In my working with thousands of people over the years to help them change their lives, to help them create both financial success and personal fulfillment, I’ve found 7 things in particular that successful people do differently.
I’ve outlined them below.  How many of these 7 things are you doing?

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