The Art of Exceptional Living

The More You Know, the Less You Fear Fear is also caused by ignorance. When we have limited information, our doubts dominate us. We become tense and insecure about the outcome of our actions. Ignorance causes us to fear change, to fear the unknown, and to avoid trying anything new or different. But the reverse is also true. The very act of gathering more and better information about a particular subject increases our courage and confidence in that area. You can see this in the parts of your life where you have no fear at all because you know what you are doing. You feel competent and completely capable of handling whatever happens. This article is from the book of Jim Rohn who is my Most favorite Author, Philosopher, and Speaker. Benjie A. Malinao  

Vitamins for the Mind by Jim Rohn Sophistication Sophisticated people don’t  leave early. The man says, "Yeah, but I want to beat the traffic."  Isn’t that a great skill to have—beating  the traffic! It doesn’t take a million  dollars to learn the difference between a bottle of fine wine and a Pepsi.  Sophistication is a study, not an amount. One of the early signs of  sophistication is not giving way to all inclinations but rather sending your  emotions to school so they will learn how to behave. Money doesn’t make you  sophisticated. Only study and practice make you sophisticated. Even people of  modest means can become sophisticated because it is within study and practice.  How much is a night out at the symphony? About thirty dollars. You say,  "Poor people can’t afford thirty dollars to go to the symphony." Yes,  they can. It’s only thirty Hershey bars! We must teach our children  not to spend their money a dollar at a time. If you spend your money

Today Is Yesterday's Tomorrow The problem with waiting until tomorrow is that when it  finally arrives, it is called today. Today is yesterday's tomorrow. The  question is, What did we do with its opportunity? All too often we will waste  tomorrow as we wasted yesterday, and as we are wasting today. All that could  have been accomplished can easily elude us, despite our intentions, until we  inevitably discover that the things that might have been have slipped from our  embrace a single, unused day at a time.  Each of us must pause frequently to remind ourselves that  the clock is ticking. The same clock that began to tick from the moment we drew  our first breath will also someday cease.  Time is the great equalizer of all mankind. It has taken  away the best and the worst of us without regard for either. Time offers  opportunity but demands a sense of urgency.  When the game of life is finally over, there is no second  chance to correct our errors. The clock that

"The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken." -- Samuel Johnson, Lexicographer

Everyone wants to be physically healthy. You want to be mentally healthy as well. The true measure of “mental fitness” is how optimistic you are about yourself and your life. Learn how to control your thinking in very specific ways so that you feel terrific about yourself and your situation, no matter what happens. Control Your Reactions and Responses There are three basic differences in the reactions of optimists and pessimists. The first difference is that the optimist sees a setback as temporary, while the pessimist sees it as permanent. The optimist sees an unfortunate event, such as an order that falls through or a sales call that fails, as a temporary event, something that is limited in time and that has no real impact on the future. The pessimist, on the other hand, sees negative events as permanent, as part of life and destiny. Isolate the Incident The second difference between the optimist and the pessimist is that the optimist sees difficulties as specific, while

This article was taken from the book of   Chris Widener "Instead of spending your time thinking about how bad things are, think about how good they will be!" Everyone knows that a positive attitude is key to a successful life. But what happens when things go wrong? What happens when circumstances deal us a blow? We have a tendency to let our attitudes take the dive along with our state of affairs. Life deals us setbacks, both minor and major, but if we are going to be successful, we need to know how to deal with them and keep our attitudes intact! We need practical tools to help us understand how we can go about keeping our attitude up when the circumstances are down. Here are some thoughts to help us do so: Take some time out. I'm sure you are aware of what happens. You are going about your day and everything seems to be going well, when out of nowhere disaster strikes. All of your best-laid plans begin to tumble. Sometimes circumstances surprise us an

Fascination is one step  beyond interest. Interested people want to know if it works. Fascinated people  want to learn how it works. Learn how to turn  frustration into fascination. You will learn more being fascinated by life than  you will by being frustrated by it. I'm on my way to the  airport to catch a plane that leaves in 45 minutes. The traffic is not moving  one inch. I am now fascinated—not frustrated, but fascinated. But I must admit:  it doesn't work every time. Develop a childlike  fascination with life and people. "Daily Wisdom" is a weekly sampling of original quotes on a specific topic taken from The Treasury of Quotes by Jim Rohn..