Category Archives: Personal growth

The Saint The Surfer And The CEO

The Saint The Surfer And The CEO is the third book by Robin Sharma that I have read. This book is about a person’s three final questions:

Did I live wisely?
Did I love well?
Did I serve greatly?

These questions are dealt with while the book’s main character spends time with the saint, the surfer and the CEO.
In [...]

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What are you willing to leave behind?

I got this in one of my Daily Forwards Step:
One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.
André Gide
This rings true to me, we often have to leave things behind to be able to find something new.
To have what you want, what are you willing [...]

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Which tiger are you feeding?

I got this quote in one of my Daily Forwards Step:
An old man said to his grandson, “Boy, I have two tigers caged within me. One is love and compassion. The other is fear and anger.” The young boy asked, “Which one will win, grandfather?” The old man replied, “The one I feed.”
Indian tale
I prefer [...]

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Discover Your Destiny

Discover Your Destiny With The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari is labeled “A potent pathway to self-awakening that will help you to live your greatest life and claim the happiness, prosperity and inner peace that you deserve”. The book is written by Robin Sharma, author of The monk who sold his Ferrari.
The Monk is back [...]

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What did you learn today that could empower you in future?

This question turned up in my Daily Forwards Step. There was also this quote:
The greatest discovery of my lifetime was that a person can change the circumstances of his life by changing his thoughts.
William James
Change is an important issue, both on a personal level and for society and our world. It brings another quote to [...]

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The risk you take if you change

This quote turned up in my Daily Forwards Step:
That’s the risk you take if you change: that people you’ve been involved with won’t like the new you. But other people who do will come along.
Lisa Alther
It is true that when you change not everyone around you like the new you. But I find changing myself [...]

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Starting New

DailyOM today is about Starting New – A Moment Of Choice. Part of the text goes like this:
Making the choice to start anew has its own energy — it’s a promise made to you. The forward momentum creates a sort of vacuum behind it, pulling toward you all you need to help you continue moving [...]

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Can you distinguish essential from non-essential?

This question turned up in my Daily Forwards Step. There was also this quote:
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.
Lin Yutang
This quote is also in the Zen To Done e-book. In Turning 2008 into 80-20 [...]

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If you knew – what would you do?

This question turned up in my Daily Forwards Step. There was also this quote:
Be master of your petty annoyances and conserve your energies for the big, worthwhile things. It isn’t the mountain ahead that wears you out – it’s the grain of sand in your shoe.
Robert Service
Question: If you knew that in one year you [...]

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What happens to your goals after you create them?

This question turned up in my Daily Forwards Step. There was also this quote:
A goal is created three times. First as a mental picture. Second, when written down to add clarity and dimension. And third, when you take action towards its achievement.
Gary Blair
Question: What happens to your goals after you create them?

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