1. It’s okay to not be happy all the time.
2. Everyone has a purpose in life. Perhaps yours is playing games
3. Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
4. All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.
5. You can’t fix stupid.
6. Laugh a lot. It burns a lot of calories.
7. Trying is the first step toward success, or the failure.
8. Be stubborn about your goals, but flexible about your methods
1. Wake.
Open my eyes. No alarm. Let my brain engage. Stretch. Sit up. Embrace the day slowly and joyfully.
2. Pray.
Thank God for another wonderful day to wake up to. And then I do wonderfully.
3. Fill.
While getting ready I give thanks for all the blessings I have. And pray for the ones I desire. And start with confidence.
4. Love.
I wake up my wife with a kiss. Let her and me know love still exists. Love makes life rich.
5. Share.
Tweet, FB or IG. It fills me with fulfillment to share what I know. And helps me clarify my thoughts.
6. Help.
I head to my office. I’m blessed to have a business I enjoy and clients who are friends. I spend my day helping others achieve their dreams as I achieve mine.
7. Care.
Encouraging others and being encouraged.
8. Play.
Find something you love to play and do it on your free time.
9. Move.
Most days my wife and I take a walk and on the days we don’t I golf. Get the body moving. Catch up on the day. Stimulating.
10. Refuel.
We have dinner with our children and friends as often as possible. Or just the two of us will have dinner and watch Netflix. Refuel and enjoy.
11. Unwind.
As the day ends I climb into bed and read until I’m sleepy. Then drift off slowly in the way I’d woken up.
12. End.
As I drift off I kiss my wife good night. And give thanks for the gift of one more day that I got to enjoy. And look forward to another tomorrow.
I struggled for years trying to find happiness. When I finally found it I realized I’d had it all along deep inside of me.
A rich full life is made up of common but important moments.
First, know what success really is for you. And know what a successful life looks like.
Second, bring those you love along on the journey. The most joyful were those who were close to their spouses, family and friends.
Third, join with others in the pursuit. Those who become successful accomplish it with others.
Fourth, help and be helped. Share what you know and learn from those who are ahead of you.
Fifth, never give up. Life has setbacks. Those who succeed keep getting up and going forward.
1. Laugh in the places you’ve cried. Change the narrative.
2. Stop comparing yourself to strangers on the internet.
3. In a world where everyone wears a mask, it’s a privilege to see a soul.
4. Faces are never ugly or beautiful, minds are.
5. Your energy is currency. Spend it well. Invest it wisely.
6. Never get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life.
7. It’s okay to disconnect from everyone to connect back to yourself.
8. You can become happy just by deciding to be happy.
Attention Graduates: There is the kind of education you get in school and the kind you get afterward. Both are important. Put them together, and you have wisdom.
The trouble is, life is generally half over before you figure out what is going on. Graduating seniors can save 25 years of trial, error and hard knocks by memorizing the lessons of life listed below.
On the average, you learn about one big lesson per year after you leave high school. In really tough years, you learn two or three. Some years, you don't learn anything. After 40, you forget things and have to learn them again.
Some of this information is borrowed. Some is stolen. Some may even be original, but that's doubtful. It's pretty hard to be original in a world as old as this one.
Don't sweat the small stuff, and remember, most stuff is small.
The most boring word in any language is "I."
Nobody is indispensable, especially you.
Life is full of surprises. Just say "never" and you'll see.
People are more important than things.
Persistence will get you almost anything eventually.
Nobody can make you happy. Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.
There's so much bad in the best of us and so much good in the worst of us that it doesn't behoove any of us to talk about the rest of us.
Live by what you trust, not by what you fear.
Character counts. Family matters.
Eating out with small children isn't worth it, even if someone else is buying.
If you wait to have kids until you can afford them, you probably never will.
Baby kittens don't begin to open their eyes for six weeks after birth. Men generally take about 26 years.
The world would run a lot smoother if more men knew how to dance.
Television ruins more minds than drugs.
Sometimes there is more to gain in being wrong than right.
Life is so much simpler when you tell the truth.
People who do the world's real work don't usually wear neckties.
A good joke beats a pill for a lot of ailments.
There are no substitutes for fresh air, sunshine and exercise.
A smile is the cheapest way to improve your looks, even if your teeth are crooked.
May you live life so there is standing room only at your funeral.
Mothers always know best, but sometimes fathers know too.
Forgive yourself, your friends and your enemies. You're all only human.
If you don't do anything else in life, love someone and let someone love you.
If you are trying to get to the next level, you must:
Avoid the complainers.
Avoid the negative.
Avoid the secretly or not so secretly envious.
Avoid the close-minded.
Avoid the misfortunate.
Avoid the uncultured.
Avoid the small minds.
Avoid the aggressive and anxious.
Avoid the gossipers.
Avoid those that drag you down to their level.
And instead, you must simply:
Surround yourself with those on the same mission as you.
These people must…
Challenge your beliefs.
Help you grow.
Force you to think bigger.
Be positive and supporting.
And above all, they must make you a better person, in one way or another.
There are only two types of people you will encounter:
#1 Those who contribute energy to your life and help support your mission.
#2 Those who take energy away, and derail you from your mission.
The second type of person comes disguised in many different forms.
Your employer, who wants to hold you down, so you never reach your true potential, and outgrow your role.
Your lover, who has weird controlling issues, and doesn't want you to be able to achieve happiness without them.
Your parents, who fear you will no longer need them.
And your friends — who may be secretly envious of you, and fear that you will become “better” than them.
There is a very simple way to uncover if someone is an energy giver or an energy vampire:
Pay attention to how interactions with people make you feel.
Honor your inner intelligence, and listen to all the signs your body gives you.
Things like different breathing, tense muscles, or just having your “vibe” killed — are all powerful indicators.
If you find yourself over-analyzing your conversations or actions to accommodate someone else — worried you might offend them or "say the wrong thing" chances are, they are an energy vampire.
At the end of the day, you are the sum of your input.
So make sure to be absolutely totalitarian with…
- What you put in your body
- The media you consume
- The conversations you have (and the stories you tell yourself)
And most importantly…
The people you surround yourself with
A 2001 study found couples who really open up to each other are nearly two-thirds more likely to say they have a happy union. As Casanova once said, “Love is three-quarters curiosity.” And Gottman’s research backs him up. The happiest couples understand a lot about their partners. He calls this deep knowledge a “love map.” Knowing how they like their coffee, the little worries that bother them, what their biggest hopes and dreams are. This info not only increases closeness but also reduces conflict by what Gottman calls “preemptive repair.” We all have concerns and sensitivities, rational or not, and when you’re aware of those, you can avoid them before they become an issue.
The “Moscow Rules” is a collection of ten one-liners. They are the secret code that separates winners from losers in Russian power games.
1. Fall in love with your problems, maybe they will leave you too.
2. No pressure, no diamonds.
3. People come and go, that’s life.
4. Losing toxic people is a win.
5. Healthy relationships include uncomfortable conversations.
6. Take more chances, dance more dances.
7. Stop carrying old feelings into new experiences.
8. Before you judge someone about their anger, ask them about their pain.
9. Who you are becoming is more important than who you’ve been.
10. Do more of what makes you happy
