Jim Rohn: 7 Tips for Developing Your Personal Philosophy - Success Magazine

I got addicted to Jim Rohn You Tubes. I liked the way he puts forward his message.

My take away for personal development are

1. Discipline
2. Committed
3. Read, Read, Read

Who is Jim Rohn?

Jim Rohn was broke at 25 and a millionaire by 31. How does an Idaho farm boy make it to Beverly Hills? This is how…

Rohn: 7 Tips for Developing Your Personal Philosophy are. Excerpts from the article.

1. Set your sail.

The major difference isn’t circumstance; it’s the set of the sail, or the way we think—it’s what we do after we’ve set our sails and the wind decides to change direction. When the winds change, we must change. We have to struggle to our feet and reset the sail in a manner that will steer us in the direction of our own deliberate choice. The set of the sail, or how we think and how we respond, has a far greater capacity to destroy our lives than any challenges we face. How quickly we respond to adversity is far more important than adversity itself.

The great challenge of life is to control the process of our own thinking.

2. Learn from success and failure.

Study from people who do well. Each of us should be in a constant search for people we admire and respect and whose behavior we can model. It’s far better to deliberately choose the people we will permit to influence us than to allow bad influences to affect us without our conscious choice.

3. Read all you can.

There are two books you need to read to build your philosophy: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill and The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason.

4. Keep a journal.

Jot down what you learn and be a buyer of empty books. It’s the small disciplines that lead to great accomplishments.

5. Observe and listen.

Surround yourself with people you respect and admire.

Be alert. Be awake. 

Be a good listener. 

6. Be disciplined.

Every day is filled with dozens of personal crossroads, moments when we’re called upon to make a decision regarding minor as well as major questions.

7. Don’t neglect.

Set up new disciplines to change your life. Don’t neglect. Everything is within our reach if we will read books, use journals, practice the disciplines and wage a new and vigorous battle against neglect.

Build your philosophy. Commit yourself to a new journey and say, I’m going to change my life. Once you do, you’ll never look back.

Link for Jim Rohn's YouTube Videos

13 Reasons Why - Discussion Guide by Netflix

13 Reasons Why - Netflix serial addresses the concern of teens and their issues.

Brief about 13 Reasons Why from Wikipedia

• 13 Reasons Why (stylized onscreen as TH1RTEEN R3ASONS WHY) is an American teen drama web television series developed for Netflix by Brian Yorkey, based on the 2007 novel Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher. The series revolves around seventeen-year-old high school student, Clay Jensen, and his deceased friend Hannah Baker, who has killed herself after having to face a culture of gossip and sexual assault at her high school and a lack of support from her friends and her school. A box of cassette tapes recorded by Hannah in the lead up to her suicide detail thirteen reasons why she ended her life. The series is produced by July Moon Productions, Kicked to the Curb Productions, Anonymous Contentand Paramount Television, with Yorkey and Diana Son serving as showrunners.

They have provided a good discussion guide to address depression, bullying, Suicide. They have also given all the helpline numbers for India and all other countries.

Resource : - https://13reasonswhy.info/

• Discussion Guide
• AASRA - for Indians
• Sneha Suicide Prevention Centre - for Indians

Gavin Nascimento, Founder of aNewKindOfHuman.com (Heroic Journey)

I am truly amazed by Gavin Nascimento, Founder of aNewKindOfHuman.com(A NEW KIND OF HUMAN) and his personal transformation journey. He is inspiring and spreading the positive approach.

Excerpt from his blog on personal transformation journey
Additionally, for those struggling on their path and looking for a detailed guide on how they can change their lives and find deeper meaning and purpose in the world (and how to fight back against the Matrix system), please read Gavin's personal story on how he overcame my past that was dominated by addiction, alcoholism, and depression, amongst other things HERE.

I liked this thoughts on "How have we been brainwashed by Media, Society and Government"

Notable quote from his site:-
“We must either suffer the pain of discipline or suffer the pain of regret.”
– Jim Rohn

Some of his top blogs that I liked are

1. These Powerful Art Illustrations Show How Backwards Society Really Is!
2. Award Winning Animator’s Short Film ‘Happiness’ Is Absolutely Brilliant
3. Study Shows We Are Born Creative Geniuses But The ‘Education’ System Dumbs Us Down
4. The Esoteric Meaning Of Neo, Morpheus & The Woman In The Red Dress [Must Read]
5. 10+ Controversial Illustrations That Expose The Dark Side Of Society
6. https://anewkindofhuman.com/10-shocking-illustrations-that-expose-the-dark-side-of-society/

10 Things Successful People Do Every Morning

A good video on 10 Things Successful People Do Every Morning. All the quotes mentioned in the video is given below for ready reference.

What did I learn from this and how am I applying on my daily routine. 
(Source : TheRichest.com)

• #10 - Rise and Shine - To start with, I am getting up at 4.30am everyday for past two months.
• Quote-Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them - William Arthur Ward
• #9 - I regularly exercise for 40 mins everyday. I have started this practice 2 years ago and I am still continuing. To beat the boredom, I walk, do yoga or simple exercise(3 different routines)
• Quote-To keep the body in good health is a duty, otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear. - Buddha
• #8 - Adapting a Positive Mindset
• Quote: Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results - Willie Nelson

I am planning to incorporate the other ones as I forward in my routine. Not to be overenthusiastic and fail. These routines take time to build.

• #7 Organize, Plan and Map Out Your Day
• Quote: A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at. - Bruce Lee
• #6 Make time for loved ones
• Quote-Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it. - Rumi
• #5 Work On A Personal Passion Project
• Quote- Don't aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally. - David Frost
• #4 Meditate To Clear The Mind
• Quote - You know the value of every article of merchandise, but if you don't know the value of your own soul, it's all foolishness. - Rumi
• #3 Stay Informed 
• Quote - We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them. - Albert Einstein.
• #2 What Are You Grateful For?
• Quote - A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be. - Albert Einstein
• #1 Repeat
• Quote - The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will. - Vince Lombardi
• Quote - Not he who has much is rich, who gives much. - Erich Fromm

I found it very simple and so powerful. I wanna make a baby steps in this new direction. Not yet there(I can resonate with Robert Frost Poem here - miles to go before I sleep). 

Do it in smaller chunk, and do it often - Pomodoro Technique

I learnt a simple and useful technique from Coursera which help me to be more productive and highly efficient.

As always I think a lot before getting into action, most of times I ended up procrastinating. In fact, I am happy with me being an excellent award winning procrastinator rather than doing something useful(action oriented).

Then I learnt Pomodoro Technique from Learning How to Learn from Coursera course(This is one of the top rated course in Coursera.. It is 100% FREE. It is a best course to start the online learning and gets a taste of it).  I wanted to give it a try and results are amazing.

What is Pomodoro Technique?

The Pomodoro Technique is a time management method developed by Francesco Cirillo in the late 1980s. The technique uses a timer to break down work into intervals, traditionally 25 minutes in length, separated by short breaks.

Pomodoro Technique - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomodoro_Technique

How is it helping me to be more productive and efficient?

• It gives me a "Do it in smaller chunk, and do it often" approach and mindset.
• Thinking about reading a 400 pages book on Agile/Personality development makes me so energy draining(Yes I agree...Typical pro-castor approach). Having a fixed time limits, helps me to get into action mode easily.
• As I am doing it in a smaller chunks, I am getting a feeling for moving forward with my set of tasks.. 
• I get a feeling of more accomplishment.
• I also look forward for the 5 mins rest time which is so rewarding.
• I changed my morning routine by applying this technique(It is just my example, everyone can choose these according to their interests and priorities)
• Reading a book on Agile(it can be anything) for 25 mins
• Take a break for 5 mins
• Then reading a second book or the same book(currently reading 4 hour work week by TIm Ferris) for another 25 mins
• Again 5 mins break (similar to commercial breaks)
• Finally I end my morning routine with Yoga for another 25 mins...

Final manthra for high productive is "Do it in smaller chunk and do it often"

Yoga Manual by Government

Yoga Manual by Government

Yoga booklet issued by government of India. Please share it with everyone, it helps to get rid of many health issues.

*Disclaimer: My approach to this to take whatever is positive. I do not vouch for any political movement.

*Practice yoga through a trained teacher without which you can get the full benefit of yoga. Moreover, not all poses are suitable for all persons. Everyone physical condition varies accordingly their yoga poses.

5 Sec Rule - Procrastination to Action

I landed on an easy(looks stupid) tip that transformed me from procrastination to action. It works.

I am following this technique every day / every hour and at every possible opportunity.

Before I reveal the technique, let me share my experiences.

I am a typical guy who procrastinates and think a lot even to do small things in daily life.

1. Getting up early in the morning is always a hassle for me. I keep pressing snooze button again and again.
2. Going to vegetable market on weekends - I know this has to be done every week. Even for such a small thing, I think about a perfect time to start. I keep pushing it until late in the evening on Sunday wherein I need to rush to the market as my stock becomes empty.
3. Being a constant thinker, I would think 10 times before I call someone. I look for a perfect time to call someone. That also gets pushed and pushed. Most of the times, I won't even call. I am always looking for a perfect time to call as I do not want to disturb the other person.
4. Even day to day stuff, I am dragging myself to do any work.
5. so on and so forth.

One fine morning I landed on a life hack video from Mel Robbins. I was amazed by the small technique which transformed me.

Before any action, say 5..4..3..2..1.. start... That is the whole technique. Looks simple. As Mel says, It looks stupid. But it works all the time. 

The 5 Second Rule is simple. If you have an instinct to act on a goal, you must physically move within 5 seconds or your brain will kill it.

The moment you feel an instinct or a desire to act on a goal or a commitment, use the Rule.

When you feel like hesitating before doing something that you know you should do, count 5-4-3-2-1-GO and move towards action. It works when you count down and not count up.

Why it works?

We all have fast brain and slow brain. Get into immediate action mode comes from fast brain. This is quick technique to hack your brain and get into action.

Mel applied this technique. Transformed herself and she even wrote a book on this. There are 3 million followers who are using this technique.

After I discovered this approach, I am using it daily to get up at 4.30 am everyday without fail. This has been happening for more than 50 days. I am sure I have crossed a milestone of 21/45 days. 

I am also applying this technique on the 4 other examples I have quoted above.

It is truly a life hack. It works. It works for me. You can give it a try.

If you are a in depth reader, you can watch the following videos.

Mel's TEDx Talk on this:- How to stop screwing yourself over | Mel Robbins | TEDxSF - YouTube

How did Mel find out this approach? - Click here