Empowering Links: Week of 22nd October
Best personal development resources for the week:
Zebras get stressed out same as humans do, so why do humans get ulcers while zebras (and other animals in the wild) don’t? Stress. Brain Yoga points out 4 defenses against chronic stress.
Scott Adams answers all the questions you have about using affirmations, and how they’ve worked for him.
How Stuff Works reveals the real millionaire lifestyle:
1) They live below their means.
2) They lead frugal lifestyles.
3) They’re self-employed or own their own businesses.
4) They plan and study investments.
5) They weren’t always at the top of their class.
6) They’re self-made.
I love what David says in Productivity Systems Redux about doing new things:
There is no optimal way to do things, as far as you’re concerned, when you’re doing it for the first time.
There is no right way of doing things, when it comes down to getting something done for the first time.
How do you know when a relationship is healthy? Kloudiia reveals the 13 signs of a healthy relationship, and the 17 signs of an unhealthy one.
Malcolm Gladwell exposes the myth of prodigy and why it matters. Did you know that Mozart had to practice his piano 3 hours a day since he was 3 years old?
…by age six the young Wolfgang had logged an astonishing 3,500 hours — “three times more than anybody else in his peer group. No wonder they thought he was a genius.”
Last but not least, what’s the secret ingredient to making great cookies (and everything else)?
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.