-A judicious mixture of hard work, clear thinking, humor and self-confidence are ingredients of effective living.
-An insight must be repeated, and repeated, and repeated again.
-You are the sum total of your choices.
-Feelings are reactions you choose to have.
-A feeling is a physical reaction to a thought.
-You make yourself unhappy because of the thoughts that you have about the people or things in your life.
-You are too worthy to be upset by someone else, especially someone who is so unimportant in your life.
-It is up to you to take control of your own mind.
-If you are growing you are alive. If you are not growing then you might as well be dead.
-Love: the ability and willingness to allow those that you care for to be what they choose for themselves, without any insistence that they satisfy you.
-Once you recognize how good you are, you won't have to have others reinforce your value or values by making their behavior conform to your dictates.
-Learn from the error and resolve not to repeated but don't associate it with your self-worth.
-Never confuse your self-worth with your behavior or the behavior of others toward you.
-You may not life your behavior in a given instance, but that has nothing to do with your self-worth. You can choose to be worthy to yourself forever, and then get on with the task of working on your self-images.
-The happier you make yourself, the more intelligent your are.
-You are as smart as you choose to be.
-By comparing yourself you make others more important than you.
-Your children are not your children. They came through you but not from you. Kahlil Gibran
Friday, December 30, 2016
Wednesday, December 28, 2016
26 lessons from 2016. Robin Sharma
#1. A superb mindset without an elevated heartset [a word I've been introducing in my work along with "healthset" and "soulset"] is a fake win. You need all four of these interior arenas operating at world-class to bring your brightest fire into the world.
#2. Being productive at your craft is important. Being productive in your devotion to grow as a human is essential. [Inner empires precede outer ones].
#3. Be a warrior when it comes to delivering on your ambitions. And a saint when it comes to treating people with respect, modeling generosity and showing up with outright love.
#4. The most important things in life have nothing to do with things.
#5. Creative masters get that time in solitude is the A-Player's peak protocol. [There's a difference between being busy and being productive. And there's a reason why the legends spend a lot of time alone].
#6. Being out on the jagged edges of your abilities is a scary place to be. So few have the guts to play here. Your weaker self thinks you're being foolish. People think you're strange. Peers will copy you when you get good. But this is where the great ones live.
#7. Your income reflects your self-identity. Your impact reveals your personal story.
#8. What society calls impossible, the visionary sees as the untried.
#9. Everyone alive today is doing the best they can do based on the way they see the world. Their level of perception is driving the quality of their behavior. Don't judge them. Understand them.
#10. People who cause others pain are people in a lot of pain.
#11. Your elite performance routines will not work if you don't do the work to make them work.
#12. Own your morning and you'll win your day [yes--I'm still writing The 5 AM Club. It's been two years. I just want to get every word right for you. Thank you for your patience. And the tremendous encouragement].
#13. Your past was perfect preparation for your gorgeous future. Honor it versus regret it.
#14. Long meals with loved ones, sunsets and full moons, walks in the woods on crisp Autumn days and deep talks with new friends [in the South of Italy] are massive forms of wealth. Money doesn't buy true riches like these.
#15. Humility shows your greatness. [When I hung out with Woz--the co-founder of Apple--at The Titan Summit in Zurich a few weeks ago, I met one of the most modest + kindest people I've ever met. Powerful experience for me]. True Titans don't brag.
#16. To lead is to serve. [This past July, standing in Nelson Mandela's prison cell on Robben Island, I got that insight deeper into my core than ever before].
#17. Most people have really good hearts. They're just really scared to take down the armor that has allowed them to survive. Your job is to inspire them to do so.
#18. My life works a lot better when I'm reading every day. And a house full of books [analog] is a magical home.
#19. Make the time to mentor, coach and develop your team. You'll grow your business swiftly by helping your people unleash their gifts beautifully. And it's the right thing to do. [Leaders grow more leaders].
#20. Less ego. More authenticity. Less me, more we. Less talk, more do.
#21. The toxic people you've allowed into your life are costing you your dreams.
#22. The more I invest in personal growth + professional game, the more my ability to influence positively rises exponentially.
#23. Talk to yourself like you love yourself. You wouldn't speak to your loved ones the way you sometimes speak to you.
#24. The more powerful you become the less you'll need to advertise how powerful you are.
#25. You really can Lead Without a Title. I met the JoBurg janitor again this past year. The Michelangelo of The Washroom. Still sees himself as an Ambassador for South Africa [someone please give this man a medal]. Still works like it's the most important job on the planet. Still smiles like a little kid. Still teaches me what being a good person is all about.
#26. Stop waiting for the world to provide more heroes. And--today--start becoming one of them.
#2. Being productive at your craft is important. Being productive in your devotion to grow as a human is essential. [Inner empires precede outer ones].
#3. Be a warrior when it comes to delivering on your ambitions. And a saint when it comes to treating people with respect, modeling generosity and showing up with outright love.
#4. The most important things in life have nothing to do with things.
#5. Creative masters get that time in solitude is the A-Player's peak protocol. [There's a difference between being busy and being productive. And there's a reason why the legends spend a lot of time alone].
#6. Being out on the jagged edges of your abilities is a scary place to be. So few have the guts to play here. Your weaker self thinks you're being foolish. People think you're strange. Peers will copy you when you get good. But this is where the great ones live.
#7. Your income reflects your self-identity. Your impact reveals your personal story.
#8. What society calls impossible, the visionary sees as the untried.
#9. Everyone alive today is doing the best they can do based on the way they see the world. Their level of perception is driving the quality of their behavior. Don't judge them. Understand them.
#10. People who cause others pain are people in a lot of pain.
#11. Your elite performance routines will not work if you don't do the work to make them work.
#12. Own your morning and you'll win your day [yes--I'm still writing The 5 AM Club. It's been two years. I just want to get every word right for you. Thank you for your patience. And the tremendous encouragement].
#13. Your past was perfect preparation for your gorgeous future. Honor it versus regret it.
#14. Long meals with loved ones, sunsets and full moons, walks in the woods on crisp Autumn days and deep talks with new friends [in the South of Italy] are massive forms of wealth. Money doesn't buy true riches like these.
#15. Humility shows your greatness. [When I hung out with Woz--the co-founder of Apple--at The Titan Summit in Zurich a few weeks ago, I met one of the most modest + kindest people I've ever met. Powerful experience for me]. True Titans don't brag.
#16. To lead is to serve. [This past July, standing in Nelson Mandela's prison cell on Robben Island, I got that insight deeper into my core than ever before].
#17. Most people have really good hearts. They're just really scared to take down the armor that has allowed them to survive. Your job is to inspire them to do so.
#18. My life works a lot better when I'm reading every day. And a house full of books [analog] is a magical home.
#19. Make the time to mentor, coach and develop your team. You'll grow your business swiftly by helping your people unleash their gifts beautifully. And it's the right thing to do. [Leaders grow more leaders].
#20. Less ego. More authenticity. Less me, more we. Less talk, more do.
#21. The toxic people you've allowed into your life are costing you your dreams.
#22. The more I invest in personal growth + professional game, the more my ability to influence positively rises exponentially.
#23. Talk to yourself like you love yourself. You wouldn't speak to your loved ones the way you sometimes speak to you.
#24. The more powerful you become the less you'll need to advertise how powerful you are.
#25. You really can Lead Without a Title. I met the JoBurg janitor again this past year. The Michelangelo of The Washroom. Still sees himself as an Ambassador for South Africa [someone please give this man a medal]. Still works like it's the most important job on the planet. Still smiles like a little kid. Still teaches me what being a good person is all about.
#26. Stop waiting for the world to provide more heroes. And--today--start becoming one of them.
62 Ways to make 2017 your best year yet. Robin Sharma
62 WAYS TO MAKE 2017 YOUR BEST YEAR YET
1. Remember that leadership isn’t about your position. It’s about your influence.
2. Get fit like a pro athlete.
3. Lift people up versus tearing people down.
4. Protect your good name. An impeccable reputation takes a lifetime to build. And 60 seconds to lose.
5. Surround yourself with positive, ethical people who are committed to excellence.
6. Remember that even a 1% daily innovation rate amounts to at least a 100% rate of innovation in 100 days.
7. Believe in your dreams (even when others laugh at them).
8. Measure your success, not by your net worth but by your self worth (and how happy you feel).
9. Take an intelligent risk every 24 hours. No try-No Win.
10. Read “Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist“.
11. Watch “Man on Wire“.
12. Regardless of your title at work, be a team builder.
13. Remember that business is all about relationships and human connections.
14. Say “please” more.
15. Say “thank you” more.
16. Know your Big 5: the five things that need to happen by the end of this year for you to feel its been your best year yet.
17. Read your Big 5 every morning while the rest of the world is asleep.
18. Read “As You Think“. At least twice this year.
19. Be willing to fail. It’s the price of greatness.
20. Focus less on making money and more on creating value.
21. Spend less, save more.
22. Leave everything you touch better than you found it.
23. Be the most positive person in every room you’re in.
24. Run your own race.
24. Stay true to your deepest values and best ideals.
25. Write a handwritten thank you note to a customer/friend/loved one every day.
26. When you travel, send love letters to your kids on hotel stationery. In time, they’ll have a rich collection to remember your travels by.
27. Read “Atlas Shrugged“.
28. Be a problem solver versus a trouble maker.
29. Rather than doing many things at mediocrity do just a few things-but at mastery.
30. Honor your parents.
31. Commit to doing great work-whether anyone notices it or not. It’s one of life’s best sources of happiness.
32. Give more than you receive (another of the truths of happiness).
33. Have your 1/3/5/10/25 years goals recorded on paper and review them weekly.
34. Be patient. Slow and steady wins the race. The only reason businesses that went from zero to a billion in a year or two get featured in magazines is because 99% of businesses require a lot more time to win.
34. Underpromise and then overdeliver.
35. See part of your job as “a developer of people” (whether you work in the boardroom or the mailroom).
36. Wear your heart on your sleeve. When people see you’re real, they’ll fall in love with you.
37. Be authentic versus plastic.
38. Read “The Alchemist“.
39. Remember that life wants you to win. So get out of your own way.
40. Consider that behind every fear lives your next level of growth (and power).
41. Eat less food.
42. Drink more water.
43. Rest when you need to.
44. Read “SUCCESS” magazine.
45. Write your eulogy and them live your life backwards.
46. Demand the best from yourself.
47. Remember that the more you go to your limits, the more your limits will expand.
48. See everything that happens to you as an opportunity to grow (and therefore, as a precious gift).
49. Be obsessed with learning and self-development.
50. Become comfortable alone (you are the only person you get to be with your whole life).
51. Smile. It’s a stunningly effective way to win in business and life.
52. Reflect on the shortness of life.
53. Be bold when it comes to your dreams but gentle with those you love.
54. Remember that success is dangerous because it can kill drive/innovation/passion and going the extra mile. Be successful yet stay hungry.
55. Read “The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin“.
56. Be of deep value to this world.
57. Own beautiful things but don’t let them own you.
58. Use excellent words.
59. Laugh more.
60. Don’t complain, gossip or be negative.
61. Plan as if you’ll live forever but live as if you’ll die tomorrow.
62. Feel free to pass these lessons on to those you want to help.
Monday, December 26, 2016
Principles of leadership
1. The leader is always responsible. Leaders must always "own" the mistakes and shortcomings of their teams.
2. Everyone on the team must believe in the mission.
3. Work with other teams to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.
4. Keep plans simple, clear, and concise.
5. Check your ego.
6. Figure out your priorities, and then act on them one at a time.
7. Clarify your mission (i.e., your plan).
8. Engage with your higher-ups; keep them in the loop--especially when they frustrate you.
9. Act decisively, even when things are chaotic.
10. Contradictory qualities of a leader.
2. Everyone on the team must believe in the mission.
3. Work with other teams to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.
4. Keep plans simple, clear, and concise.
5. Check your ego.
6. Figure out your priorities, and then act on them one at a time.
7. Clarify your mission (i.e., your plan).
8. Engage with your higher-ups; keep them in the loop--especially when they frustrate you.
9. Act decisively, even when things are chaotic.
10. Contradictory qualities of a leader.
8 frases de Michael Jordan
1. "He fallado más de 9000 tiros en mi carrera. He perdido casi 300 juegos. 26 veces han confiado en mí para tomar el tiro que ganaba el juego y lo he fallado. He fracasado una y otra vez en mi vida y eso es por lo que tengo éxito".
2. "Algunas personas quieren que algo ocurra, otras sueñan con que pasará, otras hacen que suceda".
3. “Debes esperar cosas de ti mismo antes de que las puedas hacer”.
4. "Para tener éxito debes ser egoísta o nunca lo lograrás. Y cuando llegues a tu nivel más alto, entonces debes ser desinteresado. Mantente accesible. Mantente en contacto. No te aísles".
5. "Quien dice que juega al límite, es porque lo tiene".
6. “Nunca pienso en las consecuencias de fallar un gran tiro. Cuando piensas en las consecuencias, estás pensando en un resultado negativo”.
7. “Siempre he creído que si trabajas, los resultados vendrán solos. No hago las cosas a medias, porque sé que si lo hago entonces solo puedo esperar tener resultados a medias”.
8. "Solo juega. Diviértete. Disfruta el juego".
2. "Algunas personas quieren que algo ocurra, otras sueñan con que pasará, otras hacen que suceda".
3. “Debes esperar cosas de ti mismo antes de que las puedas hacer”.
4. "Para tener éxito debes ser egoísta o nunca lo lograrás. Y cuando llegues a tu nivel más alto, entonces debes ser desinteresado. Mantente accesible. Mantente en contacto. No te aísles".
5. "Quien dice que juega al límite, es porque lo tiene".
6. “Nunca pienso en las consecuencias de fallar un gran tiro. Cuando piensas en las consecuencias, estás pensando en un resultado negativo”.
7. “Siempre he creído que si trabajas, los resultados vendrán solos. No hago las cosas a medias, porque sé que si lo hago entonces solo puedo esperar tener resultados a medias”.
8. "Solo juega. Diviértete. Disfruta el juego".
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