Empowering Links: Week of 10th September
Best personal development resources for the week:
A great summary of the book Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time at the Never Eat Alone blog:
1) Know where you want to go;
2) Identify the people who can help you get there;
3) Get with those people and help them succeed;
4) Let them reciprocate by helping you do the same;
5) Stay in regular contact with those people;
6) Enjoy mutual success and a great relationship.
(found via Matt’s Idea Blog)
And also found via the Never Eat Alone blog, a goldmine of insightful articles from one of the blog’s writers, Dr. Mark Goulston.
Inspired by David Seah’s Never Too Old To Be Young post that proves you can never let age be your excuse, I searched for this story I heard a while back: Yuichiro Miura, 70, the oldest person ever to climb Mount Everest.
“No matter how old people are, they can still hold on to their dreams. You have to continue to make an effort to turn your dreams into reality. I learned that if you keep heart and take one small step after another, you can stand on top of the world.”
He climbed the world’s highest mountain at 70. He knows what he’s talking about, let’s all listen.
Steve Irwin, the fun, crazy, super enthusiastic wildlife guy on TV, passed away on Monday. What I loved about him was how his energy and love for animals and life would leap off the screen and grab you whenever you watched him. He will be missed 
Signals vs. Noise does a good tribute.
I agree that a key to self management is self esteem. I would offer that true life inspiration happens when you find something you love to do and make it a part of your everyday experience. Here’s an exercise:
1. Write down 10 things you love to do or that bring you the most joy. I call this the “You List”
2. Then record how many times a day you do one of the things on your list
3. Give each day of the week a rating from 1-10
4. Your best day usually comes out to be the day you do the most things on your “You List”
I can easily relate to the first part of the story, in the past I was one of those people pretending you have done something and then be very uncomfortable when someone asks more detailed questions.
It is not a good feeling and being upfront from the beginning really saves you the embarassment later.