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  How Your Habits Shape Your Identity (and Vice Versa) WHY IS IT so easy to repeat bad habits and so hard to form good ones? Few things can have a more powerful impact on your life than improving your daily habits. And yet it is likely that this time next  year you’ll be doing the same thing rather than something better. It often feels difficult to keep good habits going for more than a few days, even with sincere effort and the occasional burst of motivation. Habits like exercise, meditation, journaling, and cooking are reasonable for a day or two and then become a hassle. However, once your habits are established, they seem to stick around forever—especially the unwanted ones. Despite our best intentions, unhealthy habits like eating junk food, watching too much  television, procrastinating, and smoking can feel impossible to break. Changing our habits is challenging for two reasons: (1) we try to change the wrong thing and (2) we try to change...

Trial Day 5: Random Reading from Random Books - December 31st  Eat that Frog - Brian Tracy   Do the Most Difficult Task First “The longer I live, the more I am certain that the great difference between men, between the feeble and the powerful, between the great and the insignificant, is energy -invincible determination- a purpose once fixed, and then death or victory.” (Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton) One of the best techniques for overcoming procrastination and getting more things done faster is for you to start  work by doing your most difficult task first.This is truly, "Eating your frog." It is one of the hardest  and yet one of the most important of all personal management skills.You develop this habit by following these steps: First, at the end of your workday, or on the weekend, you make a list of everything you have to do the next day. You then review this list using the ABCDE Method, combined with the 80/20 Rule.You then select your A-1, most import...

Trial Day 4: Random Reading from Random Books- Getting Things Done - David Allen   The “ Mind Like Water ” Simile In karate there is an image that’s used to define the position of perfect readiness: “mind like water.” Imagine throwing a pebble into a still pond. How does the water respond? The answer is, totally appropriately to the force and mass of the input; then it returns to calm. It doesn’t overreact or underreact.Your ability to generate power is directly proportional to your ability to relax. Water is what it is, and does what it does. It can overwhelm, but it’s not overwhelmed. It can be still, but it is not impatient. It can be forced to change course, but it is not frustrated. Get it? The power in a karate punch comes from speed, not muscle; it comes from a focused “pop” at the end of the whip. That’s why petite people can learn to break boards and bricks with their hands: it doesn’t take calluses or brute strength; just the ability to generate a focused thrust...

Trial Day 3: Random Reading from Random Books - December 29th-Awaken the Giant within- Tony Robbins  How to get What you want  Ask yourself what you truly want in life. Do you want a loving marriage, the respect of your children?  Do you want plenty of money, fast cars, a thriving business, a house on the hill? Do you want to travel  the world, visit exotic ports of call, see historical landmarks firsthand? Do you want to be idolized by  millions as a rock musician or as a celebrity with your star on Hollywood Boulevard? Do you want to  leave your mark for posterity as the inventor of a time travel machine? Do you want to work with  Mother Teresa to save the world, or take a proactive role in making a measurable impact  environmentally? Whatever you desire or crave, perhaps you should ask yourself, "Why do I want these things?" Don't  you want fine cars, for example, because you really desire the feelings of accomplishment and prestige  ...

 Trial Day 2- Random reading from Random books-28th Dec 2024 The 5am Club - Robin Sharma “See that structure up there?” the driver said, breaking his self-imposed silence and pointing to a rock formation at the top of one of the peaks that resembled a human figure. “That’s called Pieter Both. It’s the second-highest mountain in Mauritius. See the summit up there? It resembles a human head, right?” he noted with a finger pointed upward at the structure.  “It definitely does,” responded the artist. “When we were in elementary school,” the chauffeur continued, “we were told the story of a man who fell asleep at the foot of the mountain. Hearing strange sounds, he woke up to see fairies and angels dancing all about him. These creatures instructed the man never to tell anyone what he had just seen or he would be turned to stone. He agreed but then, given his excitement over the mystical experience he’d witnessed, broke his commitment and told many of his good fortune. Upset, the fa...

  Trail Day 1-Random Reading from Random books- Ignited Minds by Dr.A.P.J Abdul Kalam "India," Dr. Kalam wrote, "possesses the greatest minds, the most passionate hearts, and the most resilient spirit. Yet, we often fall short of our true potential. We are a nation of untapped genius, burdened by a mindset of mediocrity." He believed that true progress lay not in simply acquiring knowledge, but in igniting the minds of its youth, fostering a spirit of innovation, and cultivating a culture of excellence. "We must shift from a mindset of rote learning to one of inquiry and exploration," he emphasized. "Our classrooms should not be factories churning out graduates, but incubators for creativity and critical thinking. Teachers must become mentors, guiding students to question, to experiment, to challenge the status quo. We must nurture curiosity, encourage risk-taking, and celebrate failure as a stepping stone to success." Dr. Kalam envisioned an In...