Success University 19 (Jul 14 - Dec 14)

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"Identify your bad habits and work every day to replace them with better habits, routines, and rituals. One step at a time, done over time, leads to powerful changes in your life."
- Craig Ballantyne

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Calm seas never produce able seamen.

- African Proverb.

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[b]"Life begins when you do."
[/b]-- Hugh Downs, American Broadcaster

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"You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change, rather than allowing it to master you."

- Brian Tracy

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“Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.”
- Earl Nightingale

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A Hard Life Lesson Learned on Molokai Last Week By Dr. Steve Sjuggerud
Wednesday, August 6, 2014

I learned a hard lesson last weekend… on the island of Molokai, of all places…

I was checking in as a competitor for the 32-mile Molokai-to-Oahu paddleboard race, when the race director said to me:

"Steve Sjuggerud? Are you related to the Steve Sjuggerud that writes an investment letter?"

It turns out, the race director is a subscriber of mine…

He is living right…

He is 64 years old – retired from a corporate job – and he could pass for a fit athlete in his 30s (if he dyed his hair). He lives in Hawaii, and he surfs every day there are waves.

I met up with him at his house after the race, and we talked a lot about living… and living right.

"I see a lot of friends with huge mortgages, spending more than they earn," he said while we sat at his kitchen table.

"I do the opposite. I live way below my means… But what more could I want?"

I looked up from his kitchen table, and looked all around…

He was right. He has everything he needs, right here. He lives a short walk from his favorite surfing spot in Hawaii. He lives lean and healthy. His life is about experiences, not about stuff.

I want to be like him when I'm 64.

Heck – I want to be like him right now…

I thought I was living right. But now I think I've gotten off track.

The Molokai race was an eye-opener for me about getting off track…

This race is 32 miles across "the Channel of Bones" between two Hawaiian islands. I did the race as a three-man team, on a standup paddleboard. (Each person takes turns, jumping out of a chase boat.)

I'm glad I had good teammates, because I didn't do so well…

I have excuses for not training as much as I should have – I'd broken a rib two months before the race, and I'd been sick for much of this year before that. But those are just excuses.

I had one nagging thought:

Money can buy you a lot of things in life… but it can't buy you fitness. You have to earn that yourself.

And ultimately, if you're unhealthy, who cares how much money you have?

Now that I'm home from Molokai, I realize I need to make some changes…

• I need to clear out more stuff. I need to live leaner.

• I need to make my health a top priority. Work and family always seem more important than working on my health – but I have to convince myself that I'm better off for my work and my family if I'm healthy.

How can I make my health a priority?

I have a clear path… for the next year at least.

I need to "right my wrong" in this year's Molokai race. I need to get fit – for real – and do MUCH better in the race next year. (I haven't told my wife this goal yet… I'm not sure she wants to hear right now that I want to go back next year and do this again.)

I know that nobody cares how I did in the race. But I care…

I realized on the water that I was fooling myself about my level of health and fitness… and that's not something you want to fool yourself about!

I have a long way to go to get where I want to be, fitness-wise – but at least I have a one-year goal that will drive me.

Are you like me? Do you have some money… but not the level of fitness that you want? Then what are you going to do about it?

What is your goal?

Over the next year, I'm going to live more like my Hawaiian subscriber… I'm going to live leaner… and healthier.

How about you? What are you going to do?

Are you going to muddle along? Are you going to keep fooling yourself, like I was? Or are you going to make some real changes?

You can't buy your own fitness. You have to earn it. The best thing, for me at least, is to have a goal in front of me that I'm striving toward.

What's your goal? If you don't have one, then find one… and get to it!

Source: Daily Wealth

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Don't be careful what you wish for

Do you know the saying…

"Be careful what you wish for"?

Between us, I would have to disagree with that saying…

You see, I believe you should be fearless when it comes to your dreams and wish for things beyond your wildest imagination!

Your dreams should awaken your soul and spark a deep passion within you…

And when you find a dream that provides a true purpose for your life, it's important that you don't let it just pass you by.

Below are 5 reasons that it's important to follow your dreams now, but first I want to say that if you're looking to create a new destiny in your life, make sure you don't leave without clicking here to….

Make Your Dreams Your Reality

So… the 5 reasons to follow your dreams are:

1. They make life worth living.
If you love what you're doing, it won't feel like work. Your dreams are the reason to keep going even when life seems hard.

2. You can be an inspiration to others.
If you follow your dreams, you'll inspire others along the way and this will lead to many meaningful relationships and experiences.

3. You'll meet amazing people.
When you are motivated and excited about your dreams, you'll meet other high achievers that will continue to support you in everything you do.

4. You'll make yourself proud.
When you go after something you're passionate about, your confidence will skyrocket & you'll be ecstatic that you achieved something you've always wanted to do.

5. You'll achieve amazing joy.
Life without purpose can be bland and unsatisfying. When you go after your dreams - you'll notice a positive transformation in your outlook on life.

Life is short, so why not spend it doing something you love?

It's time to make the decision to follow your most audacious goals right now


Source: mind Movies

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Here are 17 simple and easy habits that could change your life

by Shane Parrish

Source: Farnam Street

http://thecrux.com/these-small-habits-a ... your-life/

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"Do not wait; the time will never be "just right."

Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along."


- Napoleon Hill

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"Every artist was first an amateur."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson