Open yourself to learning

Most of us do not care about anything in the universe as we feel that we know enough things. We probably feel pretty comfortable with how much we know, as we have routines and rituals that works pretty well for us. As we move from one year to another, we feel we have went through years of trials and errors  to  set up a business or find a job, friend , the leisure activity we love or even clothes – that fit us best and we are comfortable. So why bother with different things.

Self-preservation is a strong survival instinct. When we are threatened we tend to react strongly to defend our position and point of view. But for self-preservation we require adaptation. We have to change in-order to remain. Getting too comfortable prevents us from adapting to a changing world. The world does change and so does life. A knee pain might end your morning run. Your job may become automated. In other words, change might hit you in anyway, hence you will need to learn new things.  Because you are human, this process will be uncomfortable, and this discomfort is called growth.  You can decide to go on your own in this journey, but it is always easier to take help from a friend, parent, a mentor or a coach.

To be open to change or to learn or get coached, you need to be more open. It is much harder to actually do that especially if you have shy, cautious or defensive tendencies. You can use the following three powerful techniques for opening your mind, heart and life to change.

1.       Affirm your values: When we feel threatened, our defenses immediately go up. To protect our self-esteem, we may deny our defaults and find many in others. If your work team wins a pitch, for example, you might assume it was because of your own hard work and strategy. If you lose, though, it is natural to blame the failing on your teammates’ laziness or your client’s lack of vision.

While this self-serving bias may leave our ego intact, it does not let us learn from the experience. But there is a way to counteract this ego protecting instinct. It is called self- affirmation. By affirming your core values, you minimize the effects of temporary blows to the ego. This type of self-affirmation consists of recognizing and reminding yourself of the qualities that make you who you are and that are most important to you: your family, your capacity for kindness, your creativity, your faith etc. You are affirming a deeper place than just your ego. Through self-affirmation people can anchor their sense of self in their broader view of the self as good and there is less need to defend against the threat. Rather they can focus on the demands of the situation, setting aside the need to protect their ego. Few illustrations of affirmation or affirmation statement which you can use or

develop for yourself are:

·         Happiness is my goal, so I let go EVERYTHING that does not serve my happiness!

·         The past influences today and my future days only in positive ways!

·         Every day, in every way, I just keep getting better!

·         I focus on my life purpose. I take care in making forward strides!

·         When you give, you show your appreciation to the source of all things!

·         Free from boundaries that limit our perspective and understanding, we discover that our awareness is the awareness of the universe!

·         I am willing to move out of my comfort zone and experience life in a new way!

·         Today I am opening new doors to life

·         When one door closes, another one opens. I always have access to the One Infinite source!

·         I lovingly forgive myself. I am free!

2.       Be compassionate with yourself: You need to be warm, friendly, intelligent, and likable and mature when you are given a feedback. It is natural that when individual feedback is given to a group of people, many in the group will take the same in stride and are willing to accept the comments on their personalities. But plenty of others are angered and upset by the comments, rebelling against the idea that they might be simply average. They start blaming the evaluation system, the reviewers rather than their own personalities. People who are high on self-compassion are not threatened by the feedback, they would accept and admit having flaws along with strengths- they are open. People low in self-compassion, however lacked this emotional resiliency.

Self-compassion means gentleness with yourself. We think that if we speak critically to ourselves, we will improve, however all the research shows with absolute certainty that self-criticism does not improve performance. It blocks your ability to learn from the situation and creates a stress response in which fight or flight are your only options. Personal growth is not on the menu when you are self-critical. With self-compassion, we give ourselves the same kindness and care we would give to a good friend. Self-compassion involves:

·         Self-kindness instead of self judgement. If you are open to your shortcomings, then you are open to growth.

·         Feelings of common humanity instead of isolation. We should see our imperfections, struggles and suffering as part of the shared human condition so we can see our own weaknesses from a broad, forgiving place. Your flaws connect you to all other humans.

·         Mindfulness instead of over identification. Try to hold your experiences in balanced awareness rather than ignoring or exaggerating your pain.  When you over-identify with certain feelings, you can get swept away by negativity or caught up in your ego.

Take a moment every morning to say a kind word to yourself; to recognize your

connection to the pulsing, imperfect humanity around you and to practice mindfulness,

whether through meditation, yoga or running.

3.      

Try new and different stuff: Once you have practiced self-affirmation and self-compassion, you can put your openness to use. One step: Talk to strangers. Studies suggest that the more social interaction we have with fellow commuters, store clerks, neighbors, and familiar people in your office – the happier and more satisfied we feel with our day. You can also check out appreciating work of arts and sculptures, this helps you become more observant. Also take new lessons: Learning – whether it is a guitar, a keyboard, a language, rock-climbing, and running – builds and preserves cognitive function.

Always be growing and challenging yourself and seeking new opportunities, it prevents us from getting too comfortable. Above all, ask for help and guidance to do these things. We human need each other.

Source : Reading of the works of  Patty Onderko, Life coach in Success Magazine 

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Self Introspection and Journaling

Recently, I read a book “The Mastery Manual” written by my favorite self-help guru Robin Sharma. Like all other books by Robin, this book too gives very interesting insights on living a beautiful life with utmost simplicity. This book puts lots of emphasis on the importance of self-introspection and journaling for living a better life. We all know that most human beings postpone living. We say that we will live our best lives when we have more time or when we are free from our pressing jobs, projects and activities we are involved in. We tell those around us that we will be more loving and passionate when things slow down. We promise ourselves that we will get into world-class physical condition and eat healthier food when we have a little bit more time. We know deep within ourselves that there will never be a better time to live our biggest life than now. We keep postponing as we all struggle with the question, where do we start? I thought a good starting point would be to put all the journaling questions suggested by Robin in this book together so that one can introspect and answer these questions. These are a mix of introspecting, life auditing and planning questions, which if answered sincerely will provoke few thoughts and provide clarity as well as awareness about one-self. With better clarity and awareness one will always set a plan of action at least for few of the questions which one feels relevant to one's life. Here are the questions, broken into different sections: 

  

Model for Success

What would you look like if you were operating in your most authentic form and living the highest version of your highest vision?

What has been the value of your most painful experiences and how would your life be less if you had not had the benefit of them?

What would you be willing to die for?

What lessons are you most resisting in your life right now?

Who on the planet is living the life you dream of living and what is it about their life that speaks to you so deeply?

Be world class performer

If there was one word I would want my life to stand for, what would that one word be?

What will I no longer tolerate in my life?

If there was one thing I could change in my life to lift it to its highest level, what would that one thing be?

What has been the biggest turning point of my life and how has it served me by helping me become the person that I currently am?

If I have 30 days left to live, what would I do?

Be a life-long learner

What would the child you once were think of the adult you have become?

How old would you be if you did not know how old you were?

What three things you could do over the next 30 days to raise your life to its next level of excellence and festivity (and what is preventing you from doing them)?

What would you want your life to look like, in every area (career, personal, spiritual) 24 months from now?

What 5 things makes you happiest in life?

Your associations

What are the three biggest barriers keeping you from creating the life you want?

What are the three main things that drain your energy and keep you from living your best life?

What are the three risks you need to take that you have been resisting?

What are the five most important things you learned from last year?

What five words will stand for what you want to make of your life?

Your heroes

What is the best book you have ever read and why it is best?

What are you three largest fears and how have they limited you over the years of your life?

What do you want your life to stand for?

On a piece of paper, list the 10 organizing principles that you commit to living the rest of your life?

Lessons from leadership

If you had only five minutes left to live, who would you call and what would you say?

If you could have dinner with five people on the planet today, who would they be and why would you connect with them?

What one thing could you do that if you did it on daily basis, your life would rise to a next level?

Of all your relationships which one would benefit by you being more caring, compassionate and thoughtful?

What daily act could you do to make the world a better place?

Fearlessness

What are you most resisting in your life at this moment?

What could I fill my life with greater sense of curiosity and wonder?

As I live my days, do I curse the darkness or am I a person that lights the candle?

Happiness

What needs to happen, between now and the end of your lifetime, for you to feel that it was truly successful?

List the 25 things that make you happiest in your life (and then rededicate yourself to doing them more often to increase your internal levels of happiness and fulfillment)?

Re-invent

What do you want to grow in your life?

If you were asked to describe yourself in one paragraph, what would that paragraph say?

What frustrates you the most in your life and what could you do to eliminate this frustration?

Are you good

If you could have five famous friends, who would they be?

Who do you admire most in your life and why?

What does excellence look like in your life?

What three things you could do to be a more loving person?

What five things will likely happen if you do not get into excellent physical condition?

Renewal

Am I playing the highest game as a human being?

Am I confronting my resistances and walking towards my fears?

Am I living my life or am I living a life that those around me wish me to live?

What needs to happen between now and the end of the year for me to feel that I am a success?

What are the three most important things in my life and am I focusing on these?

Always Play Big

What has been the defining moment of your life and how did it serve to shape, sculpt and develop you?

What is the single best lesson life has taught you?

What does greatness look like in your life?

If an 18 year old asked for your finest advice on life success, what would you tell her?

How would you feel at the end of your life if you do not make the changes you know you need to make?

Thank you for reading through the questions listed above. Now spend some time answering these question. This is best done if you one can write it down as writing down will make you think and also helps you to review periodically on how are you changing your life and reaching closer to the life you desire to live. Remember small daily improvements leads to giant success over time. Wish you all very a happy and joyful life ahead. Always be passionate and persistent in what you do.

Source: The Mastery Manual by Robin Sharma

Time Management – Basics Re-lived

There are 1,440 minutes in a day. That is all we have. Nobody gets more than that, whether he is king in his kingdom, president of a country, a clerk in a office or a sweeper in a street, everybody has same 1440 minutes in a day.  Time is not a renewable resource, time once elapsed never comes back. So you need to find ways to make the most of what you have. What you do and do not do determines your level of success. The way you manage your day determines your success.  When we are young with limited responsibility, we think we could do everything; but as you get up in years, you become more protective of your time than ever.

This reminds me of a beautiful words from a Chinese author and philosopher Lin Yutang on time management, he said “Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non- essentials.” Your ability to think strategically about your day will make an enormous difference in your productivity and efficiency. Highly successful people are experts in managing their time and priorities.

Expertise in time management is not a rocket science and we do not need to go to school or read 50 books to get the expertise. You just have to master five practices as given below:

1. Plan each day before it starts. “Never begin the day until it is finished on paper,” Jim Rohn Said.

 “Either you run the day or the day runs you.” Every minute you spend in planning saves you as many as ten minutes at the time of execution. It only takes a few moments to diligently plan your day, but this small investment will definitely save you hours in wasted time and efforts. While planning the day, you can figure out the main event of the day and decide which one things will determine the success for the day. With that answer in mind, you can approach the day with focus and purpose.

2. Schedule your priorities. All items on your to-do list do not hold equal weight in value or importance. Most people schedule their days with a mix of high and low value activities. Do not let the low-value ones hijack time and mental energy. Identify your top priorities. Then put them in your calendar before anything else. Your productivity will go up tremendously the day you start prioritizing. Prioritizing also helps in preserving your values. For example, you can prioritize family time in your schedule ahead of any business related priorities, if your topmost value is importance to family.

3. Just say no. Everything you do is something you have chosen to do, whether you are conscious of it or not. Some people have difficulty in accepting this truth, but your life is what you are making of it. If you are frustrated, exhausted, overwhelmed, there is a good chance that you have not said no often enough. It may feel uncomfortable to say it, but every time you do, you make room for a yes that really matters.

4. Expect the unexpected. Even when you have a scheduled your priorities first and say no regularly, your time management effort can still get derailed. Do you receive phone calls that divides your focus? Has anyone dropped by to say a “quick hello” that lasted for ever? Has a crisis caused you to drop everything? You would have answered yes, yes, yes for sure for all the questions. Even with the best intentions, you can find yourself subject to someone else’s agenda. Don’t let the unexpected get you off track. When possible, carve out blocks of time when you cannot be interrupted on your priorities. Work to create margins in your life so that when the unexpected happens, you are able to deal with them.

5. Apply the 80/20 rule to everything. One of the most helpful concepts for managing a schedule is the Pareto Principle, also known as the 80/20. Rule. Just to re-iterate this rule is named after an Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto, the rule says that 20 percent of your activities will give you 80 percent of your results. This means 20 percent of your customers will account for 80 percent of your sales, 20 percent of your products will account for 80 percent of your profit and 20 percent of your team will account for 80 percent of the group’s success. In turn, you should spend 80 percent of your time on the vital 20 percent of everything you do. If you have a 10-item to-do list, tackle the top two with the majority of your might. If you have 20 staff members, spend 80% of your time with the top four and so on. Do these things, and your productivity will improve dramatically.

If you are not sure whether these habits are paying off, then spend few minutes each evening reflecting on the  day. Consider what you learned, how you used your 1,440 minutes, and what you could have done differently. By analyzing what went well and what did not, you can identify productive and unproductive patterns in your behavior.

 

In the end, it is not what you think about, talk about or intend to do that shapes the life you lead. It is what you actually do each day that determines your future. Your schedule speaks about your day. And how you spend your time is how you use your life.

You can’t make up for lost time, but you can use it more efficiently.

Source: From the works of John C Maxwell, Robin Sharma, Brahmarishi Guruvanand Swami ji

Happiness - A GREAT DREAM

Happy people are healthier, live longer, give back more to their communities, cultivates stronger family and societies, and even make more money. The very stability and well-being of every family depends on the personal happiness of each and every one of us. Happiness can be amassed by harnessing our strengths rather than prodding on how our weaknesses may work against us. Expressing gratitude, performing acts of kindness, exercising, making time for family and friends can make a measurable difference in your life. The changes you make in your own life will definitely make you feel good and will also have a ripple effect that will influence your friends, your kids, your co-workers and their friends, their kids and their co-workers. When you are around people who are pessimistic, you start to get down too, and the reverse is also true. Happiness now and in the future, depends on you. Here are 10 simple steps synthesized into a wonderful acronym “GREAT DREAM” that we can all take to create happiness in our lives and the lives of others:

1.       Giving: Do things for others. Giving is the habit of giving freely without expecting anything in return. Caring about others is fundamental to our happiness. Helping other people is not only good for them and great thing to do, but it also makes us happier and healthier. Giving strengthen the connections between people and helps to build a happier and more engaging society for everyone. And mind you, giving is not all about money, we can also give our time, ideas and energy and make an impact on the people around us and our community.

2.       Relating: Connect with people. Relationship is the most important overall contributor to happiness. Our connections with other people are at the heart of happiness – theirs and ours. Whether these connections are with our partners, families, friends, co-workers, neighbors or people in our broader

communities, they all contribute to our happiness. People with strong and broad social relationships are happier, healthier and live longer. Close relationship with family and friends provide love, meaning and support, and increase our feelings of self-worth. Broader networks bring sense of belonging. So working on our relationships is good for happiness and working on our happiness is good for our relationships. That is a wind all round!

3.       Exercising: Take care of your body. Exercise your mind, body and spirit so you can be someone people count on, and so you can live expansively and with abundance. Get to a world class fitness level. Nothing is more important than health, it is more important than your family, because If you do not have good health, you cannot be there for your family, cannot celebrate with your family. Often we take our health for granted until we lose it. When we are young we would sacrifice our health for wealth and yet when we get old and figure out what life is truly all about, we would sacrifice every penny of our wealth for one good day health. To commit yourself for self-care take care of your health. When you are in really a good physical condition life is lot more fun, lot happier.

4.       Appreciating: Notice the world around you. Happiness is not getting what you want, it is appreciating what you have. We just need to stop and take notice. Learning to be more mindful and aware can do wonders for our well-being in all areas of life – like our commute to work, the way we eat or our relationships. It helps us get in tune with our feelings and stops us dwelling on the past or worrying about the future, so we get more out of the day-to day. Gratitude is the key to happiness.

5.       Trying out: Keep learning new things. Learning affects our well-being in lots of positive ways. It exposes us to new ideas and helps us stay curious and engaged. It also gives us a sense of accomplishment and helps boost our self-confidence and resilience. There are many ways to learn new things –not just through formal qualifications. We can share a skill with friends, join a club, learning to sing, learning to play a new sport and so much more.

6.       Direction: Have goals to look forward to. Feeling good is about the future is important for our happiness. We all need goals to motivate us, and these need to be challenging enough to excite us, but also achievable. If we try to attempt the impossible, it brings unnecessary stress. Choosing ambitious but realistic goals gives our lives direction and brings a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction when we achieve them. Goals are the way we can turn our values and dreams into reality. Happiness does not just happen, it comes from thinking, planning and pursuing things that are important to us.

7.       Resilience: Find ways to bounce back. Resilience is the ability to bend instead of breaking when under pressure or difficulty, or the ability to persevere and adapt when faced with challenges. All of us have times of stress and difficulty in our lives. But how we respond to them has a big impact on our well-being. We often cannot choose what happens to us, but we can choose our own attitude to what happens. In practice it is not always easy but one of the most exciting findings from recent research is that resilience, like many other life skills, can be learned.

8.       Emotion: Take a positive approach. Positive emotions – such as joy, gratitude, contentment, inspiration and pride – are not just great at the time. Recent research shows that regularly experiencing them creates an “upward spiral,” helping to build our resources. So although we need to be realistic about life’s ups and downs, it helps to focus on the good aspects of any situation – the glass half-full rather than the glass half-empty. Positive emotions help us to build the resources that lead to happier lives, such as friends, knowledge, better problem solving and even better health. Positive emotion can act as a buffer against stress and help us cope when we face difficulties.

9.       Acceptance: Be comfortable with who you are. No one is perfect. But so often we compare our insides to other people’s outsides. Dwelling on our flaws - what we are not rather than what we have go –

makes it much harder to be happy. Learning to accept ourselves, warts and all, and being kinder to ourselves when things go wrong increases our enjoyment of life, our resilience and our well-being. It also helps us accepts others as they are. If we do not fulfil the conditions we set ourselves, and so fail, we think of ourselves as a loser or good for nothing rather than accepting failing as a normal part of life and learning from it. If we are low on self-acceptance, we can be troubled by aspects of who we think we are and long to be something or someone different. This can lead to dwelling more on what’s wrong with us or what we are not, leading to a lot of negative self-talk. And this really gets in the way of making the most of ourselves, and of our happiness.

10.     Meaning: Be part of something bigger. People who have meaning and purpose in their lives are happier, feel more in control and get more out of what they do. They also experience less stress, anxiety and depression. But where do we find “meaning and purpose”? it might be our religious faith, being a parent or doing a job that makes a difference. The answers vary for each of us, but they all involve being connected to something bigger than ourselves. Research shows that having a connection to something bigger than ourselves, a religious belief or spiritual side to our lives makes us happier and healthier. Meaning is a vital component of happiness and wellbeing.

Source: http://www.actionforhappiness.org and “10 steps to happiness” by Vanessa King, an article in Success Magazine

From Ordinary to Extraordinary

What do you think of yourself – ordinary or extra-ordinary? Do you think that extra-ordinary is some special status which few privileged enjoys or are entitled to? However, it is not true, we all are cut from the same cloth. The distance between ordinary and extraordinary is much smaller than we think, and they are separated by the smallest of margins. Crossing over is as simple as shifting your mindset and making a series of incremental changes. Small daily improvement leaded to giant results. Here are few points which would help change your mindset and work to deliver at extraordinary levels:

Focus, focus, focus: At times during our day to day hustle and bustle, we unintentionally neglect things, such neglect can impact us in subtle ways and we do not even realize until we face the fact. A parallel can be drawn from the fact that we probably do not go out of your way to make your wardrobe messy, but it happens anyway. Messiness and clutter occur in larger parts of people’s lives in the same way. And mind you, this is the truth. How much of our life is bogged down with routine tasks, misplaced priorities and unimportant details? To move forward, it is essential that we start prioritizing things and it is ok to say “no” to keep focus and do not get off-track. An intentional effort is required to put certain essential activities ahead of others of little importance. Personally for me I start by controlling my calendar and following it. I plan what goes on it and do not generally allow others to hijack my agenda. I have discovered that by focusing a little bit more and wiping out some nonessentials, my results increased significantly. I am that much more productive in all I do. 

Start your day early: You need to fights a dragon named lethargy every morning. If you start your day with lethargy, it will usually get the best of you. When the day’s activities are pouring in, your chances of winning a battle drops dramatically. So wake up early—while lethargy is still dreaming and use those early hours to gain the upper hand through time well spent on gratitude, prayer, exercise and reading. If you have a hard time controlling lethargy, plan your battle the previous night. Do this every day for a 66 days, and you will be amazed at the positive results.

Family time:  Family relationship is pivotal for extraordinary life. Measure your success by the strength of your family relationships. To keep firm family bonds make sure to prioritize your time with them above all else. Balance is never easy. We all carry a notion that the list of things one want to do is longer than the time one expect to have on this earth. Even if you work 24/7, you will not do all that you want. Does that mean you work 24/7? Not necessarily. You need to create a balance between work and family where family should always be made top priority. Give due important in planning vacations, holidays and birthdays and so on. These would be the moments to cherish. Too often successful people give their families the leftovers. It is a fact that it is difficult to live an extraordinary life if things are not good at home. Family relationships take untiring effort and work. But that one effort will yield a huge return.

Look to have extraordinary team member: Every leader knows that the better the players, the better the team. Good teams create momentum, and momentum makes leadership easier. Given a choice, one would always like to have one extraordinary player than three ordinary ones. Extraordinary people make things happen. They are game changers. They are initiators and they take responsibility. They carry more than their weight, and their influence is felt in everything they touch. If you find one star player, he will change the entire dynamic and performance of your team. And that change can take the entire group to another level.

Dive in and start swimming: Extraordinary people take risks and never believes in playing it safe. When a good idea or opportunity comes along, they just dive into it. It is unnerving when you do not know how cold that water is. But failure is not the end of the world, and extraordinary lives do not exist in lazy streams.

Own an extraordinary attitude: While this step might seem the simplest, it could be the most important. As the saying does “A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events and outcomes. It is a catalyst, and it sparks extraordinary results.” Your attitude may be the greatest determining factor in how you live your life—positively or negatively. And it is entirely within your control. Choose to be extraordinarily positive.

Review and reflect on your day:  We are always on the go at all times every day and we rarely take out   time to reflect. Extraordinary leaders, however pause for a few minutes every evening to consider how they spent their time, what they accomplished during their day and what they can do better tomorrow. That is how you learn from your mistakes and improve. That is how you become exceptional. I have been personally following this for last one year and it has benefitted me immensely.

One last thought on how to change mindset from ordinary to extraordinary, as aptly written by author Mark Sanborn in his blog, “Every morning when we wake up, we are confronted with a choice: another day just like the last or a clean slate to start all over.” Make today the day you choose to pursue an extraordinary life and start a new journey. As we all know small daily improvements over time will result in extraordinary results and we all are pieces of the same cloth.

Source: Learnings from reading of articles by Robin Sharma, John C Maxwell and learnings from self experience.

Inspirational and Motivational One Liners

What gives me a kick every-day is the motivational and life learning quotes I go through, in fact I had started compiling all these wonderful quotes in a diary. These quotes are real inspiration for me and give immense positivity at the start of each day. These quotes help me refuel myself and gets me on-track/focused each day and every day irrespective of the situation I am in. These quotes reminds me of a purpose in life.

I thought why not share this compilation of 51 one liner quotes with you, so that you can also give a direction to your day and life each day and every day, and keep yourself motivated, full of passion and on track as well each day and every day. These one liners will definitely remind you that to be productive is less of hard work and more positivity in your thoughts.

To work with wonder, achieve with awe, go the extra mile in all you do, innovate and pretty much lift up everyone you meet by the gift of your masterful example. Because I have a strong belief that with small daily steps your mindset would change for good and you will move towards excellence in all you do, each day and every day.

These 51 one liners have been drawn from my twitter following and the reading I have done over past one year. Here we go!

1  Start every day with a new hope. Leave bad memories behind and have faith for a better tomorrow.

2.       This is how it goes. I will respect those who respect me, and forget those who forget me. It's as simple as that.

3.       Many people are working harder and achieving less. Being busy isn't the same as delivering results.

4.       Always remember, you may not be able to reach what’s in front of you, until you let go of what’s behind you.

5.       If you want something you never had, you will have to do something you have never done.

6.       Don't compare your progress with that of others. We all need our own time to travel our own distance.

7.       Reach for the stars; and if you don’t grab them then at least you’ll be on top of the world.

8.       Self-discipline means doing what you SHOULD do rather than what you WANT to do.

9.       All those things that weren't supposed to happen just happened. What happens next is up to you.

10.   What your mind can conceive and believe, surely it can achieve.

11.   We all have the same amount of time left-the rest of our lives. Make this remaining time matter.

12.   Learn to appreciate what you have, before time makes you appreciate what you had.

13.   The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.

14.   Experience tells you what to do; confidence allows you to do it.

15.   We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.

16.   When you think you can't go on, force yourself to keep going. Your success is based on persistence, not luck.

17.   Believe in yourself, push your limits, experience life, conquer your goals, and be happy.

18.   The most rewarding things you do in life are often the ones that look like they cannot be done.

19.   Fake friends are easy to find and easy to lose but real friends are the hardest to find and hardest to lose.

20.   Stop waiting for things to happen. Go out and make them happen.

21.   Every time you work hard and give 100%, you get that much closer to reaching your goals.

22.   Never regret! If it was good... it's a memory, If it was bad... it's an experience.

23.   Remember: when you talk, you only repeat what you already know. If you listen, you may learn something.

24.   Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.

25.   Always put in your best effort, you never know who is watching.

26.   Losers let it happen. Winners make it happen.

27.   Yes it may be painful if you keep pushing yourself, but it hurts a lot more if you quit.

28.   Be thankful you're still breathing, because someone out there just took their last breath.

29.   It isn't sufficient just to want - you've got to ask yourself what you are going to do to get the things you want.

30.   Don't live in the past, just learn from it.

31.   Concentrate on your strengths instead of your weaknesses, on your powers instead of your problems.

32.   You can close your eyes to things you don’t want to see, but you can’t close your heart to things you don’t want to feel.

33.   A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success.

34.   It doesn't matter who you are, or where you come from. The ability to triumph begins with you. Always.

35.   As we grow up, we realize it becomes less important to have a ton of friends, and more important to have real ones.

36.   If you are never criticized, you may not be doing much that makes a difference.

37.   The hardest part about growing up, is letting go of what you were used to; and moving on with something you're not.

38.   Refuse to be fearful about what will happen to you. God is faithful and He will take care of you if you trust Him.

39.   Losers do whatever is easiest. Winners do whatever it takes.

40.   Words can't explain everything. But silence never fails to mean something.

41.   Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are!

42.   Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts.

43.   I don't regret the things I've done. I regret the things I didn't do when I had the chance.

44.   What lies behind us & what lies before us are tiny matters compared to the strength that lies within us.

45.   We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.

46.   You may not end up where you thought you’d be, but you always end up where you’re meant to be.

47.   Never regret the moments that once made you smile, because those are the ones you will remember forever.

48.   The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man's determination.

49.   Don’t mourn over your bad decisions just start overcoming them with good ones.

50.   You will never "find" time for anything. If you want time, you must make it.

51.   Enjoy life today because yesterday is gone and tomorrow is never promised.

Hope you find this compilation useful, pick few of these and see how you can use them in life. These are definitely very powerful one liner, if put to use can drive wonders in your life or else these would surely give a moment of smile and happiness on the face of each one of you. 

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