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The Correct Use of the Imagination

“Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.” – Albert Einstein The imagination is probably the most powerful tool that we have at our disposal. Everything that man has created [...]

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Handling Rejection with Style

“A rejection is nothing more than a necessary step in the pursuit of success.” – Bo Bennett One of the major roadblocks to self-expression is the fear of rejection. People will go to their grave with the song still in them because of that fear. Wonderful opportunities have been lost and the quality of life [...]

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Live With Passion – Here’s How and Why

“Live every day as if it were your last, because one of these days, it will be.” – Jeremy Schwartz Our little trip on Planet Earth is a one-time deal and it does not last forever. Depending on how we look at it, that may be a very somber thought or it could be a [...]

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Designing and Building a Life v/s Survival Mode

The position that we are presently holding in life matters little. What is really important is how we feel about it. A person who has the right attitude but only has a penny left in his name is in better position than the man who is desperate because he only has a million dollars left. [...]

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Thinking Outside the Box

“Some men see things as they are, and say, “Why?” I dream of things that never were, and say, “Why not?” – George Bernard Shaw Life is about balance and equilibrium. One of the best ways to learn and grow is by emulating the Greats of this world. On the other hand, since each of [...]

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Climbing the Ladder of Success

“Don’t wish it were easier, wish you were better.” – Jim Rohn The best way of climbing the ladder of success is by outgrowing the situation that we are presently holding. A person’s worth leaves clues and these clues don’t go unnoticed. Sooner or later, we gravitate to our level of competence. Contrary to popular [...]

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The Best of Tony Robbins – Life Changing Words

One of the greatest milestones in my life came about the day that I stumbled upon the following citation by Tony Robbins, “Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more.” When it is well understood and assimilated, this one sentence contains an entire [...]

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The A B C of Self-improvement

According to a Marketdata Enterprises market report, the U.S. self-improvement market is worth $9.6 Billion. It’s a huge business and it attracts a lot of attention. Yet, for all its importance, most people fail to understand what it’s all about. A lot of people who are attracted to the art and science of self-improvement are [...]

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The Seeds of Success

“Champions aren’t made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them a desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.” – Muhammad Ali The outer layer of the brain, called the cerebral cortex or grey matter, [...]

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The Art of Selective Ignorance

“Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.” – Confucius Strange as it may seem, in some cases, ignorance can be a blessing. Most of the world’s greatest achievements came to be because someone simply did not know that it could not be done. That’s when it would be appropriate to invoke the [...]

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Beware of Mental Spammers

Mental Spammers. They are the ubiquitous victims. They keep on bombarding us with messages that we don’t need and don’t want to hear. The only thing that keeps them going is the ever-unfolding dramas that fill their lives. In their book, everything is black, everything is negative. It’s never their fault. The world is dedicated [...]

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Changing the Self-image

Few things are as important in life as a winning self-image. The self-image is the lens through which we see the world. The main difference between the guy who’s sitting on top of the world and the guys who feels that he carries the weight of the world on his shoulders is the self-image. In [...]

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The Obsession to Win – A Component for Success

“A loser doesn’t know what he’ll do if he loses, but talks about what he’ll do if he wins, and a winner doesn’t talk about what he’ll do if he wins, but knows what he’ll do if he loses.” – Unknown Success is the end result of multiple victories honorably won. For that reason, anyone [...]

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The Theory of Egoistic Altruism

You cannot give what you don’t have. Just as you cannot give away money that you don’t have, you cannot spread happiness if you’re not happy yourself. Same thing with love. Unless you are able to love yourself, you simply cannot truly love others. These may be shocking words for some but it’s the truth. [...]

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The Power of Massive Action

“The truth of the matter is that there’s nothing you can’t accomplish if: (1) You clearly decide what it is that you’re absolutely committed to achieving, (2) You’re willing to take massive action, (3) You notice what’s working or not, and (4) You continue to change your approach until you achieve what you want, using [...]

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Guiding Lights for Turbulent Times

“Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.” – Dalai Lama We live in a fast paced world. What was true yesterday should be questioned today. Either we develop the ability to change and adapt or we fall by the wayside. The age of dogmas is now passé. Everything is open [...]

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Stick to the Basics and Succeed

“Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals.” – Jim Rohn Reading self-improvement books serves an essential purpose however that purpose is not what you may think it is. We read self-improvement books because they motivate and inspire. Not because they inform. We already know what [...]

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Finding your Mission on Planet Earth

We were all conceived for a specific reason. We all have a role to play in the grand scheme of the Universe. It could even be said that we were divinely ordained to fulfill a specific mission. Those are scary words for some, self-evident statements for others and food for thoughts for everyone. Our notion [...]

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The Reason that we Act the Way that we Do

As we forge our way through life, we are guided by our values and our personal map of the world. These two elements determine the way that we think and the way that we act. An understanding of this guiding mechanism is essential for anyone who wants mastery over his own life. Albert Einstein said, [...]

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How to Avoid Frustration

“To live for results would be to sentence myself to continuous frustration. My only sure reward is in my actions and not from them.” – Hugh Prather Crushed expectancies create frustration which in turn leads to crushed self-image, blows to self-worth and major damage to self-confidence. The number one cause of procrastination is the very [...]

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