September 2009
21 posts
“The greatest good you can do for another is not just share your riches, but to...”
– Benjamin Disraeli (thx, Julie O!)
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Do You Deserve To Have a Life Purpose?
Originally posted Sept 23 to the Find Your Life Purpose newsletter.
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I’ve gotten amazing responses from both friends and strangers since finding my life purpose.
But a few have focused on the negatives. I’ve gotten responses like:
“It’s a luxury.”
“You’re indulgent.”
“Who are you to have a ‘life purpose’?! Put...
“When it comes to relationships, people are always so scared of the what-ifs that...”
– Eletheowl
“The further you distance yourself from your expectations, the more exhilarating...”
– DailyOM - Releasing Your Expectations
50 Cent's 10 lessons for success in business - and... →
First, I thought “holy shit”, Fiddy’s like Yoda with 9 bullets in him.
Then, I thought “man, this reads like Robert Greene’s 48 Laws of Power.” Turns out Greene and 50 wrote a book together.
Still good advice, though.
The firmer your grasp on reality, the more power you will have to alter it for your purposes.
Your goal in every manoeuvre in life must...
“The greatest fear people have is that of being themselves. They want to be 50...”
– 50 Cent
“To make a conscious decision to be happy, you must divest yourself of...”
– DailyOM - Perception
“Our individual realities are colored by perception—delight and despair come from...”
– DailyOM - Perception
“Love for what we do is the basis of all real value creation.”
– The Awesomeness Manifesto
“When people go to work, they shouldn’t have to leave their hearts at home.”
– Betty Bender
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I’d argue that as a company owner, you’re better off when your employees bring their hearts to work. I’d rather work with passionate and engaged ppl rather than those who check in at 9 and check out at 5.
“The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this:...”
– We would solve so many of our problems if we knew the answer to this question.
(via suzannexie) (via hiten)
Do You Want to Find Your Life Purpose?
I figured out my life purpose:
I’m here to help others live lives of magnificent fulfillment by daring to find love and enjoy meaningful work.
So now I want to help you figure out your life purpose.
I’ve spent hours and hours reading, taking notes, and finding and doing exercises on how to find my life purpose. I’m compiling that information into easily digestible bite-sized...
“I’ve been making a list of the things they don’t teach you at school. They don’t...”
– Neil Gaiman (via eletheowl, hiten)
“A human being is part of a whole, called by us the Universe, a part limited in...”
– Albert Einstein (via reluctantbuddha) (via rahmin)
On Sales Resistance →
Everything economic is looked upon from the standpoint of the producer rather than of the consumer. In former times, it was thought that bread is baked in order to be eaten; nowadays we think that it is eaten in order to be baked.
This is slowly changing, and about time.
“Innovators create stories that others want to be part of.”
– Barack Obama Is Tapping Into Your Brain
The Good Enough Revolution: When Cheap and Simple... →
hiten:
minimalmac:
“To some, it looks like the crapification of everything. But it’s really an improvement. And businesses need to get used to it, because the Good Enough revolution has only just begun.”
This article from Wired is a must read my friends.
Great read. And pathetic how a “better product” is *still* defined in terms of features instead of meeting a customer need...
“A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes.”
– Mahatma Gandhi (via kari-shma) (via hiten)
“My happiness grows in direct proportion to my acceptance, and in inverse...”
– Michael J. Fox (via apeckham)
How I Discovered My Life's Purpose
Do you know what your life’s purpose is?
I didn’t, until a little over a month ago.
Maybe my story will give you insight on finding yours, if you haven’t already.
My Story
I’m lucky enough to have been born in Canada to a middle-class secular family who emphasized education. I thus basically have unlimited choice about what kind of work to do, where to live, and...