These quotes will help you during difficult times:
1. We’re all gonna die anyhow.
2. If I can walk past the tough times, everything else will be a cakewalk.
3. Fear is false expectations appearing real.
4. Tough times don’t last, tough people do.
5. It’s not what happens to you in life but how you interpret it.
6. Why think like mortals in all that you fear and like Immortals in all that you desire?
7. Tell yourself to stop being a coward and move forward with courage.
8. Forget the risk and take the fall. If it’s what you want then it’s worth it all.
9. Life is not fair. But I will still take what I want despite all odds.
10. To be unstoppable, never stop.
11. Trust yourself and love yourself first.
12. You have inner strengths and powers you haven’t yet tapped into.
13. Tough times shall make you stronger and more powerful.
14. Embrace failure for it teaches you a lot and it means you tried.
15. Either I’ll find a way or I’ll make one.
16. Deep down inside, everyone is a warrior. Seek his counsel and prepare yourself for war.
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17 ALPHA RULES FOR LIFE
If you find yourself confused at times, the following 17 rules for an alpha life shall help you have more clarity & you will feel more confident.
If you find yourself confused at times, the following 17 rules for an alpha life shall help you have more clarity & you will feel more confident.
1. Mean what you say. Become ABSOLUTELY ruthless about your words.
2. Hold yourself and other people accountable for what they say.
3. Get super self disciplined.
4. Have a fixed schedule and follow it.
5. Do the things you have to do irrespective of how you feel.
6. Build high self esteem and love yourself first.
7. Become mentally tough. Don’t pay attention to your negative feelings.
8. Stop trying to impress anyone. Don’t care about what people think or say about you. Develop a thick skin.
9. Trust yourself. People will tell you can’t do something. Don’t listen to them. They’re losers.
10. Dream big and go after your most bodacious goals.
11. Stop hanging out with losers. Associate with people better than you.
12. Eat well. Sleep well. Work hard (both in your job and on your body & mind).
13. Remind yourself every day that you’re going to die one day and so you must do something great about your life.
14. Remember that you’re constantly evolving. You’re not your past. Keep learning and never stop growing.
15. Doing things is more important than doing the things right. Don’t worry about being wrong. Eventually you’ll be right. Mistakes are llessons.
16. Understand that life is unfair. But if you fight hard enough, you’ll still get what you want.
17. Stop trying to control things that are beyond you. Focus on only what you can change.
HOW TO PERMANENTLY REDUCE YOUR SUFFERING?
Marcus Aurelius says that every day you must dip into thoughts that put you at immediate and complete ease.
Seneca says people are troubled more due their own imaginative creations than due to reality. Think better. Here is how:
Thinking is work. It is true that we do not always choose our thoughts and some negative thoughts would pop up out of nowhere to trouble our tranquil minds. Yet, it is also true that we can create our own thoughts. But very few people actually practice this act of creating your own thoughts. Most people simply follow their stream of consciousness to the extent of wasting a lot of their time on things that matter very little.
Think better means to inject fresh new thoughts into your mind yourself. It is this act of creating your own favorite thoughts when you realize your mind is cluttered with negativity. It requires visualization and some powerful words that immediately put you at ease.
Marcus Aurelius says that every day you must dip into thoughts that put you at immediate and complete ease. You must always have at your disposal few fundamental thoughts that wash away all your pain and renew you for action. Whenever negativity gets hold of you, immediately return to these few fundamental thoughts and renew yourself.
I started practicing it recently and I’m way happier than I used to be. Earlier, I would fall into the trap of my own thoughts telling me that life is meaningless and there is no point in trying to accomplish anything because death equals it all. Basically, I would think myself into nihilism & would chuckle at it, thereby WASTING a lot of time.
I still get some such thoughts. But now I tackle them better. As soon as I acknowledge that I’m going down the nihilistic spiral, I deliberately inject some very powerful words and images into my mind that puts me at immediate ease. These images are usually pulled up from my past achievements: moments of sheer joy & excitement. I also tell myself that I’m no more the same person who used to self sabotage my capabilities. Instead, I’m someone who is growing to be a very strong & powerful.
Such thoughts fuel me for more productive action and I stay elated almost 100% of the time.
You can do the same. Always remember that you can always choose what to think. Why not think better?
WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU GO BROKE?
Life is uncertain. Nobody knows the future, and if you’re really unfortunate, it may happen that you might have to face bankruptcy someday. If you’re broke, life gets miserable and it gets too hard to not think negatively. But don’t lose hope. I’ll give you some tools in this post that’ll guide your way into light again.
Here are a few things that will definitely help you:
1. Focus on making money. All your time, that goes on worrying about paying your bills, must be spent on thinking about how to make more money.
2. Money must be your primary value in life.
3. Practice minimalism. Find ways to do more with less. Read about stoicism.
4. Learn a new skill that can get you a better paid job.
5. Learn to sleep less so that you can work more. (Sleep more on weekends.)
6. Practice fasting. It helps in productivity, your mind works better and you’ll need less sleep.
7. Use affirmations that keep your mind positive about bills. Use self talk to tell yourself that everything will be alright. It helps in reducing stress and anxiety.
8. Visualize a bright future. Spare some 10-15 min everyday to simply imagine better things in your near future. Imagination is free and there are no limits to it. Use it vividly to picturize beautiful experiences.
9. Do what you love. Offer to work for free in an industry you are super excited about. Eventually, you’ll be paid for your work.
Good luck!