“Your business in life is, presumably, to achieve success. To be successful, you must find peace of mind, acquire the material needs of life, and above all, attain happiness.” [Napoleon Hill: Think and Grow Rich]
I’ve stumbled over a nice video of Oprah Winfrey’s commencement speech at Stanford University. Oprah Winfrey talks about her three biggest lessons of her life – they have to do feelings, failures and finding happiness. I’ve excerpted the core ideas or if you want to watch the video, scroll down.
FEELINGS are your GPS system for life. Whether you are supposed to do something or you are not supposed to do something, your emotional guidance lets you know. The trick is to stop checking your ego and start checking your gut instead. Every right decision I’ve ever made has come from my gut. And every wrong decision I’ve made was a result of not listening to the greater voice of myself. If it doesn’t feel right, don’t do it. That’s the lesson – and that lesson alone will save you a lot of grieve. … Continue reading
If you find yourself in a difficult financial situation, you will probably discover that it is not that easy to find a way out. But no matter how difficult your situation is, do not let financial stress take over.
The following practical tips will help you reduce stress and improve your situation:
In today’s world, the adage “You get what you are able to communicate, not what you deserve” is probably more true than ever before. One very important way of communication is public speaking. Ability to speak in the public can catapult your career. Unfortunately, many people have big obstacles – and fears – when it comes to speaking in front of a group of people. It can really hold you back both personally and professionally if you are not able to speak in front of others! The good news is that it is possible to overcome the fear of public speaking. You can immediately start using some of the proven techniques:
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The ways of behavior we are accustomed to don’t necessarily work in today’s changing world. Old rituals became outdated, the questions we used to ask don’t deliver the right answers anymore. This makes many people feel insecure. Now you may ask
in such circumstances? The following video explains how focus helps to achieve what we are looking for and to establish a state of inner peace with what is.
Things happen, we give them meaning by our thoughts. In other words, our life is what our thoughts make it. So why don’t we always think the right way in order to create a perfect life? The cause of this is explained on the page Looking for this?: Our responses to what happens are not purely rational. They are very much influenced by our inner world of emotions, feelings, needs, desires, interests, expectations, unresolved past issues, …
Consequently, our ability to control the rational thinking is naturally limited by our individual inner world. We can only move or remove these limits by going into our inner world using an appropriate method like emotional detoxification, which I’ll touch on in one of the upcoming posts. Continue reading
HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR 2012 – the Year of the Dragon !!
Monday, January 23rd begins the Year of the Dragon, the most favorable and revered sign in the 12-year Chinese zodiac – a symbol of royalty, fortune and power. Let it be a magical year for all of us!
Building a high self-esteem can dramatically influence many aspects of your life. Increasing your sense of self leads to inner peace with yourself that boosts you inner power. It can improve your relationships, increase your productivity and open up career opportunities, and make you feel happier about yourself and your life.
To this end, asking
or
is also a matter of being aware of one’s self-esteem.
One major toxic emotion that erodes one’s self confidence is worry. It does so by creating self doubt, fear, anxiety, nervousness, indecisiveness, feelings of uncertainty, a sense of not feeling in control of one’s self and one’s situation, depletes one’s emotional, mental and physical energy resources and much more. It is such a common experience that most people not only take it for granted they also occasionally try to justify that it is in some way useful to them. For instance have you ever heard someone, or yourself, say “If I didn’t worry about things I would feel unprepared, vulnerable or insecure about things. Hence a little worry is a good thing”?
I like this citation by Confucius:
It is better to light up even a small candle than to curse the darkness.
Deepak Chopra adds to it:
Allow yourself and others the freedom to be who they are. Do not force solutions – allow them to spontaneously emerge.
I understand it this way:
Look after improving yourself, don’t complain about others and about circumstances. Model the way by your inner peace and your integrity. Others may follow you if they choose to.
Any insights? Please share in the comment.
Photo: Tambako the Jaguar
