helping other people helps me
having guts always works out for me
thinking life will be better in the future is stupid. i have to live now
starting a charity is surprisingly easy
being not truthful works against me
everyting i do always comes back to me
assuming is stifling
drugs feel great in the beginning and become a drag later on
over time i get used to everything and start taking for granted
money does not make me happy
travelling alone is helpful for a new perspective on life
keeping a diary supports personal development
trying to look good limits my life
material luxuries are best enjoyed in small doses
worrying solves nothing
complaining is silly. either act or forget
actually doing the things I set out to do increases my overall level of satisfaction
everybody thinks they are right
low expectations are a good strategy
whatever I want to explore professionally, its best to try it out for myself first
everybody who is honest is interesting

The following passage is an exceprt from the book “It’s Not How Good You Are, Its How Good You Want to Be”, by Paul Arden. It has served me extremely well, and I recommend heeding every word.

• Do not seek praise. Seek criticism.
• It is quite easy to get approval if we ask enough people, or if we ask those who are likely to tell us what we want to hear.
• The likelihood is that they will say nice things rather than be too critical. Also, we tend to edit out the bad so that we hear only what we want to hear.
• So if you have produced a pleasantly acceptable piece of work, you will have proved to yourself that it’s good simply because others have said so.
• It is probably ok. But then it’s probably not great either.
• If, instead of seeking approval, you ask, ‘What’s wrong with it? How can I make it better?’, you are more likely to get a truthful, critical answer.
• You may even get an improvement on your idea. And you are still in a position to reject the criticism if you think it is wrong.

Tu ne verras plus jamais une tasse de café de la même façon.

Une jeune femme visite sa mère et lui parle de sa vie et comment elle a de la difficulté à passer à travers chaque journée. Elle ne sait pas comment elle va s’en sortir et elle envisage d’abandonner. Elle est tellement fatiguée de se battre continuellement. Elle a l’impression que lorsqu’un problème est résolu, un nouveau se présente. Continue Reading »

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