You are your greatest investment. The better the things you put into yourself the greater your returns are going to be. At least, that’s how I look at it.
It’s typical to think of investment as just stocks, bonds and mutual funds. But that’s too narrow a definition of investment for me. I like to think of investment as something you can do for yourself right now that will cause you to get a much better life in the future.
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Sometimes I get the feeling I am destined to do something great. It’s hard to explain, but it’s as if I’m meant to do something before I die and I don’t know quite what that is yet. Most of the time, I shrug it off as my own ego. I’m not someone who really believes in fate.
But there does seem to be something beneficial about having a sense of destiny. I’ve heard many people claim their key to success was their undying belief that they would make it. It’s as if they knew they would succeed no matter what.
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One of the dictionary definitions of inspire is “to communicate to the spirit”. I think that’s about as perfect a definition as you can get for the word. If you’re like me you get a big uplifting feeling inside you, which is hard to describe, when you listen to someone who inspires you.
And even though everyone can communicate, most people can’t communicate in an inspirational way. That’s too bad since inspirational communication would be a great skill to learn. You’d not only be reaching someone’s head, you’d be reaching into that person’s soul. That can be a powerful skill to know. So what can you do to really reach others in that way?
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I’m fascinated with the movie Super Size Me. The idea of eating nothing but McDonald’s food for an entire month just to see what happens instantly piqued my curiosity. But what I didn’t realize while I was watching it was how good and versatile the general idea of it is.
At its core, the movie is about someone who took an idea, turned it into a project and reported the results. You can take that format and fit it into so many different areas. In fact, many people have already done that successfully. And if you know what you’re doing, you can too.
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Note: This is a guest post submitted by Jimmy Tong from My Life Architects.
“Thoughts become things. If you see it in your mind, you will hold it in your hand.”
— Bob Proctor
We are who we are because of our thoughts in the past. Thoughts become things. We are consciously or subconsciously always thinking about something. The problem with that is we usually think more about things we don’t want than about the things we do want. And we will get what we mostly think about.
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Every day you’re faced with thousands of choices. Most are small and inconsequential so they have no long term effect on your life. However, there are a few decisions you’ll have to face that can do some real damage.
Not only can the wrong decision cost you a huge opportunity, it can lead to a much longer emotional drain in regret. It would be great to not have to deal with such a negative emotion. So couldn’t you just find a way to avoid regret altogether?
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Nobody likes to be criticized. Criticism is one of those things people wish would just go away, but inevitably find it hard to avoid. But avoiding criticism for the rest of your life is impossible. Someone, somewhere is eventually going to find fault with something you do. However, despite a reasonable aversion to it, criticism is actually a good thing.
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