Different lifestyles have their own advantages and disadvantages. A monk's lifestyle has always allured me- the vow of silence, the deep meditation, the growing of own food, the work to help others, the simple, relaxing clothing, the clean and no-nonsense appearance, the rigid schedule, the work on the inner self, the cleansing of the soul, … Continue reading Attain the Best of All Possible Worlds- DPF #573
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What is Stopping you from Moving Boldly Towards your Goals and Dreams? Remove it. – DPF #569
According to Benjamin Hardy (try his excellent podcast here), the act of removal of a negative element is much easier and faster way to improve your results than trying to add something beneficial. Adding beneficial elements to your day/life is definitely a win, but he emphasizes the concept of "the floor" vs. "the ceiling" as … Continue reading What is Stopping you from Moving Boldly Towards your Goals and Dreams? Remove it. – DPF #569
What do you want to be Known/Remembered For? -DPF #567
Steven Covey, in his classic 7 Habits of Highly Successful People, offers a powerful mental exercise to "Begin with the end in mind." The exercise is simple- you imagine you are at your own funeral, and people are talking about your legacy- what do you want them to say about your life? What do you … Continue reading What do you want to be Known/Remembered For? -DPF #567
What Changes Would an Older Version of Yourself Make to your Present Self? -DPF #566
What changes would an older, wiser version of you make to your current self? This is a mental exercise inspired by Benjamin Hardy's work sharing research on the Future Self concept in psychology. An older, more experienced version of yourself can be imagined, and profited from- for this more advanced version of yourself knows what … Continue reading What Changes Would an Older Version of Yourself Make to your Present Self? -DPF #566
What Action would Please your Future Self?
Be Your Future Self Now is a book by Benjamin Hardy, which describes how to direct your future self's realization. What action would please your future self? It is an interesting mental exercise, for it forces you to visualize what will be important to you in the future, and then pulls you forwards in that … Continue reading What Action would Please your Future Self?
Rediscover and Reinvent Yourself – DPF #564
This is a two-part challenge- 1. to rediscover yourself- what drives you, what shaped your habits and dreams up to now. This can be done with connecting with your inner self with journaling, meditation, nature retreats, reading old journals/notes you wrote, and having conversations with those who have known you for ages or when you … Continue reading Rediscover and Reinvent Yourself – DPF #564
The Secret of Tracking your Results and Progress- DPF #562
Is there a secret in tracking one's activities? Merely by writing down, keeping track of one's money spending or weight...does that by itself trigger increased awareness and progress all by itself? Pierson's law...? What about with anger management, depression, anxiety etc. could simply documenting somewhere the occasions and degree of one's anger/dark thoughts/anxious feelings lead … Continue reading The Secret of Tracking your Results and Progress- DPF #562
What can you Remove from your Life to Purify your Action towards your Desired Future? -DPF #560
This should be an ongoing exercise, for as Benjamin Hardy often quotes Marshall Goldsmith...."What got you here won"t get you there!". Whenever you are trying to streamline your effectiveness, prioritizing your focus and action is the simplest way to improve your results- and the easiest way to prioritize is to remove those elements of your … Continue reading What can you Remove from your Life to Purify your Action towards your Desired Future? -DPF #560
For What are you Optimizing your (Afternoon)?DPF #559
We all subconsciously are optimizing our morning, our lunch break, our weekend, our week, our life for something, whether you are aware of it or not. If aware of your potential to optimize your afternoon to say- focus on simplifying your garage, then you would make sure that you are not disturbed by your phone … Continue reading For What are you Optimizing your (Afternoon)?DPF #559
Pre-sleep Visualization can Make any Hard Activity Easier – DPF #553
I can bear witness to this- I recently imagined getting up at 4 am (even on weekends/holidays) with no trouble until it became an established routine. I then imagined getting up to go for a jog, and the ease of which I found myself getting up and jogging was unexpected- it made the task easier … Continue reading Pre-sleep Visualization can Make any Hard Activity Easier – DPF #553
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