The principles below are principles which I apply frequently in my own life, are principles of which I used to become better, smarter and more efficiently.
These principles i'd formed in the period of 1 year as I worked at a Association of personal development and I used this period to better understand, to understand what motivates me, I inhibit and what really matters to me.
When you go to think like all the others around you, now is the time to take a break and to think it over. Good Ideas, in general, are not applied by the majority of the population. Which path choose usually the most? The way poor or the easiest way to reach a result. So when you do what do all around you, ask yourself: "Should I do something different?".
Not give you care about the opinions of those who don't know. People judge you at any time of the day or night, regardless of what you are doing. Including people close to yours. The difference is that you use to have your family to judge and no longer are paying so much attention to what they believe. If you had the same attitude and with views of the foreigners, you will no doubt of you.
You don't have to be loved by all around you. When you're trying to pleasing all of them, surely you will fail. What helps you to be liked by everyone? Not even a president does not win with 100% of votes, it needs a little bit more than 50%. In some cases, you do not need 50% of people, but only 2-3 which are truly influential. Therefore, try to be liked only by those who really matter.
Of all normal people around you, that you choose to be strange/different. The fear of being considered odd fear is a very common, but those who choose to be weirdoes/different are the ones who impose new mode, new ideas, to change the world (even if only a change on around them). Try to do something different, out of the ordinary. The world will become curious. At the beginning will reject idea, then will try it, and then they will imitate.
Instead to choose the first solution, choose "to jump back." Most people always rely on their intuition and considers the first answer for a question, as best answer on basis of which may act. However, truly winning solutions have been generated by the people who have decided to explore and to go beyond the first impulse.
Develop your mind. „Mind against” = 2 solutions, both good, but they cancel each other out, of which must choose. „Mind against” is supposed to take them into account on both, but to use them to generalyze a third solution that represents result of the ideal combination of the advantages and disadvantages of eliminating the first 2 solutions. This advice has great connection with the #5, because you do not be satisfied with what your intuition generated at the first impulse.
Find out what are the methods by which you can be influenced/manipulated, to use them to your advantage. Did you ever happened to do something that is against your code of values, to buy a product that you don’t need, to accept an insult or an act of corruption? The companies, the state, people around you, seek to use you and your resources to achieve its objectives. All these entities seek to influence you.
Try to keep your emotional baggage as empty, in order to be more mobile. One thing which you can take in place is afraid to give up your past. We love persons, objects, habits, and when it is a touchstone for extraordinary opportunities to can change our life for in better, we are afraid to leave everything behind. We change workplace and we expect to have the same status. Change residence and we expect to live the same life. When you make a significant change such as those described above, take it from zero. You have the opportunity to build something new, which would be better or more durable, but you will build only if you choose to let go of the past.
The difference between the place 1 and place 2 is much too low, so tomorrow it might be too late for that performance may not be delayed. The most common excuses: "Tomorrow starts", "Tomorrow I will be different." But what is today? If a thing is really important for you, invest even 5 minutes of your day today to become better at it, tomorrow it may be too late. Intuition tells you that tomorrow you'll have more time to do as you wish. The difference in peak, in any competition between place 1 and place 2 is given by small things. You only need to a hundredth to win an Olympic medal. This type of results are achieved only if you choose to work more and smarter than others.
Smart people know how to make time to be lazy. Who said that a path to success is going to have to work 24/24, 7/7 means that he not used his brain enough to find a better method, which will allow free time or to rest. So if you're doing same thing a few times or repeat endlessly, it means that you do something wrong and that it's time to create a shortcut or rethink the way you do what you do.
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