We all have our favorite resources. Many say “It’s in the Good Book” and reach for their Bible. That’s always a good answer, but sometimes you’re looking for something specific. That list can get thick. Let’s start small.
Your Personal Mindset
I’m not saying you’re an angry person. But if people keep asking you to chill even after your vacation or social media cleanse, try…
The Four Agreements, by don Miguel Ruiz.
In The Four Agreements, don Miguel Ruiz reveals the source of self-limiting beliefs that rob us of joy and create needless suffering. Based on ancient Toltec wisdom, the The Four Agreements offer a powerful code of conduct that can rapidly transform our lives to a new experience of freedom, true happiness, and love.
The purpose of your mind is to dream so if you’re in a nightmare, it’s YOUR dream. You are part of life so there is heaven and hell NOW – pick which one you want to live in. The warrior’s goal is to transcend this world, to escape from this hell, and never come back.
The Agreements will help. Check it out.
Finding Your Personal Mission
Don’t call it destiny. It’s not about some existential thing but figuring out ideas and pursuing your bliss. How do you define that?
Best-selling author of Choose Yourself, James Altucher busts the 10,000-hour rule of achieving mastery, offering a new mindset and dozens of techniques to help you Skip the Line:
Spiritual: Surrender to the things you cannot control… Only focus on the things within your control.
Physical: Eat, move, sleep. If you’re in bed sick, then a purpose will do you no good.
Emotional: Trim the toxic people (even if they are “friends” or family) and be with the people who love you and support you and whom you love and support.
Mental: Exercise your creativity muscle every day. Just write down ten ideas a day on a pad. It will become a creativity superpower.
Organization and Time Management
Once you know what you want to focus on, it’s time to zero-in and get organized. There are many habit-forming books out there but they all owe gratitude to…
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change, by Stephen Covey
You knew the 7 Habits was on the list, right? This book practically invented the personal growth movement. Over 40 million copies worldwide, it is recognized as one of the most influential business books of the 20th century.
Start your own Personal Victory over the clutter in your life:
- Habit 1 is Be Proactive, taking responsibility for one’s responses.
- Habit 2 is Begin with the End in Mind, defining clear long-term goals and a personal mission statement.
Consider your 4-Quadrant. You want to stay in Quad 2, the important but not immediate. And stay out of that useless time-waster quad.
There, only a few more habits to go, along with a ton of other tips and strategies for moving your life forward.
The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results, by Gary Keller
Okay, I’m going to do you a solid here: I’m going to tell you The One Thing:
“What’s the ONE thing I can do, such that by doing it everything else will become easier or unnecessary?”
You’re welcome. The whole book is great but it all boils down to this one concept that you should post on your bathroom mirror.
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