Do you want to become successful in life? Consider these as necessary steps to do so:
16. Make an effort to be humorous throughout the day. Not only is it beneficial from a physical viewpoint but it diffuses tension in difficult circumstances and creates an excellent atmosphere wherever you are. It was recently reported that members of the Tauripan tribe of South America have a ritual where they awake in the middle of the night to tell each other jokes. Even tribesmen in the deepest sleep wake to enjoy the laugh and then return to their state of slumber in seconds.
17. Become a highly disciplined
time manager. There are roughly 168 hours in a week. This surely allows plenty
of time for achievement of the many goals we desire to accomplish. Be ruthless
with your time. Set aside a few minutes each morning to plan your day. Plan
around your priorities and focus on not only those tasks which are immediate
but not important (i.e., many telephone calls) but especially on those which
are important but not urgent, for these allow for the greatest personal and professional
development. Important but not immediate activities are those which produce
long-term, sustainable benefits and include exercise, strategic planning, the
development of relationships and professional education. Never let the things
which matter most be placed in the backseat as compared to those that matter
least.
18. Associate only with positive,
focused people who you can learn from and who will not drain your valuable
energy with complaining and uninspiring attitudes. By developing relationships
with those committed to constant improvement and the pursuit of the best that
life has to offer, you will have plenty of company on your path to the top of
whatever mountain you seek to climb.
19. Stephen Hawking, one of the
great modern physicists of the world, is reported to have said that we are on a
minor planet of a very average star located within the outer limits of one of a
hundred thousand million galaxies. Are your problems really significant in
light of this? You walk this Earth for but a short time. Why not become devoted
to having only a wonderful experience. Why not dedicate yourself to leaving a
powerful legacy to the world? Sit down now and write out a list of all that you
have in your life. Start first with your health or your family - the things we
often take for granted. Put down the country we live in and the food we eat. Do
not stop until you have written down fifty items. Once every few days, go
through this list - you will be uplifted and recognize the richness of your
existence.
20. You must have a mission
statement in life. This is simply a set of guiding principles which clearly
state where you are going and where you want to be at the end of your life. A
mission statement embodies your values. It is your personal lighthouse keeping
you steadily on the course of your dreams. Over a period of one month, set a
few hours aside to write down five or ten principles which will govern your
life and which will keep you focused at all times. Examples might be to
consistently serve others, to be a considerate citizen, to become highly
wealthy or to serve as a powerful leader. Whatever the mission statement of
your life, refine it and review it regularly. Then when something adverse
happens or someone tries to pull you off course, you quickly and precisely
return to your chosen path with the full knowledge that you are moving in the
direction that you have selected.
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