Why not?
A lot of people will ask themselves "why should I do something?" Just ask yourself: "Why not?" Why not try it? Why not learn it? Why not risk it? Why not enjoy it? Why not do it?
Try something new for 30 days
This is a very inspiring short TED talk. Just like Matt Cutts I try something for 30 days. Some of the stuff I still keep doing, other stuff I did not like. Go to the TED talk
Keep calm
Your children got crazy and you cannot handle them Your wife is angry and shouts at you You are late for work and the traffic jam is unbearable The deadline you got is approaching rapidly What should you do? Whatever happens, keep calm. Panic and stress won't help you. Relax, take a breath keep calm and think. If you are calm you will be able to think of a good solution from your situation.
Wake early
To get the most out of a day.... because you can sleep when you are dead.
Be humble
“A person can achieve everything by being simple and humble.” Rig Veda
Start anew
I slipped in to a rot. Slowly, step by step my situation got worse. Somehow I did not notice it, and it sneak up to me. Now I stop this situation and start anew. A new challenge and a new project. To stop the decay and renew myself. Today I decided to start anew. Start from zero, but with experience and knowledge.
Take pictures
Taking pictures doesn't cost as much as it used to cost. You had to buy a film and when done develop the pictures. This process had a hefty price tag. That's one of the reasons I don't have that many pictures of my youth. But now it is basically free to take pictures. So now no more excuses, you can take as much snapshot as you like. Later you will love to see the old pictures and remember about the good old times....
Breed confidence
Confidence does not come by itself, you need to nurture and feed it. The best way to breed confidence is to practice hard and a lot. By practising the number of mistakes will decrease, and the less mistakes you make the more confidence you will get.
No regrets
I don't regret the things I did, because I was not passive. I don't want to have regrets of the things I didn't do. I don't want to have regrets of what I didn't say. So I do the things I want and need to do and say.
Make associations
Associations are a way of connecting with people. My family is one of the first associations I made in me life. It gave me a stimulating environment to grow, I did not have to do much to create this association. My first group of friends was my first voluntary association. Association come and go, but some are strong. Later a made associations with other people. And I made a strong association with my current wife to create a new family which created the first association of my children....
Know yourself
The best investment you probably can you is investing time and effort to know yourself. So ask yourself the following questions, and try to answer them: What do you like? What do you dislike? What are you good in? What are you terrible in? What can you do? What can't you do? What excites you? What bores you? What do you need to learn? What do you need to unlearn? Who do you like to be with? Who do you hate to be with?
Say NO
Books are written about Getting to Yes. But sometime it is better to say NO. Say NO to overweight Say NO to smoking Say NO to drugs Say NO to television Say NO to mediocrity Say NO to interruption Say NO to small talk Say NO to not having a plan Say NO to not setting goals Say NO to the good, to get to the best
Speak up
If you don't like something you should speak up. Don't be silent Speak up for your family Speak up for your friends Speak up for your rights Speak up for your wants Speak up for justice
Interpret dreams
I dream dreams every day. Sometimes I remember them, some times not. Bur it is the way my unconsciousness talks to my consciousness. The only challenge is to understand what the dreams mean. We need to interpret dreams, as this will help us to make progress. Our unconsciousness knows how to make progress, but our consciousness need to understand what it is saying. Interpretation of the dream gets us closer to understand the solutions.
Be assertive
If you are assertive you feel free to express your feelings, thoughts, and desires. You will know your rights. You will be willing to compromise with others, rather than always wanting your own way ... and tend to have good self-esteem And if you have this freedom you will initiate and maintain comfortable relationships with people. As a result you will have control over your anger. This does not mean that you repress this feeling; it means that you control anger and talk about it in a...
Act naturally
Don't be a phony. Be yourself and act naturally.
Read books
As I wrote a couple of week ago you should reread book. But to be able to reread books you should start reading books in the first place. I love to read non-fictional books. Lately I have been reading positive books, but you should also read book about a darker side of live Like The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker. It's an interesting book about risks and dangers. And how to avoid most dangers.
Be brave
To do the unexpected. You have to be brave to do what nobody expects. It will not be easy, but some you you will realize is was the best you have done.
Ask why
Ask why you do the things you do ? Ask why you should do things and ask why not? Why wait? Why procrastinate? Why delay? Why hesitate? Why not be an inspiration? \ Why not take to risk?
Life mission
Get a life mission, a reason to breathe. It will make it much easier every day to decide what to do and what not to do. Define a good life mission will take you some effort and time to find. I'm still looking....