DON'T GO FOR MONEY, POWER OR STATUS
If they find you themselves - well, fine. But all the traditional rules of success go nowhere, because they focus on results, not on the process of life. Results appear from time to time, but life itself - actions, thoughts, existence - happens constantly. No result can make up for a miserable life.
If you hate what you do, power and money won't make up for it. If your life is all stress, boredom or disappointment, how can high status justify all the miserable days and weeks that you achieved this status? I would like to think that the ends will justify any means, that you will forget about suffering in the glory of achievement. You will forget - for a couple of minutes. And then you will return to the "treadmill", with the timid hope that new achievements or profits will comfort you.
SPEND ANY TIME FINDING OUT WHAT MATTERS TO YOU
Success isn't just about money, power, or prestige. You can achieve all of this, and still feel that you are missing something; or you can be left without all three "components" and be fulfilled and insanely happy.
Only you can define for yourself the ingredients of success. And they have much less to do with choosing a prestigious profession in someone's eyes or a fashionable job with a large salary than with achieving what really matters to you. Many people realize this too late. They have struggled for years to be where others want them to be. Only in order to understand that it does not give them anything. And it usually happens too late to do something else.
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DO NOT CHOOSE OUT OF THE APPROVAL OF OTHERS
We all want to please those who are important to us. And it's so natural to do what they like. Naturally, but this can hardly be the basis for a life choice. I am not saying that you should deliberately ignore all advice or give up your career just because other people suggest it. But even the most loving parents and friends cannot always see what makes your heart sing. Listen to others. Appreciate their input and support. But go your own way. It is better to do what you really love than to do what you don't like for the sake of approval.
STAY PRESENT
It means always doing what is meaningful to you and reflects your essence. The simplest definition of a hypocrite is a person who says one thing and does another. As someone who argues that he wants to benefit society, and then forgets about it at the sight of a bundle of banknotes. There is a part inside you somewhere that knows exactly what is important. And he will never let you completely forget about it. Over the years, the inner voice only gets louder.
ALWAYS PREFER THE MEANING OF MONEY
It's very feasible to do something pointless and make a lot of money from it. Many people do this, especially in the world of show business. You just need to have more than many, cynicism, and resilience in relation to boredom. Is it worth it? Pointless days damage the mind and destroy happiness. And something significant almost always makes you feel alive and full of energy. This is your choice.
BE ENDLESS GREEDY - TO KNOWLEDGE
You can never overload your brain with new ideas. Nothing can be more useful than a developed, organized mind. It is difficult to name even one successful person who would be stupid or limited. The list of overwhelming victories that people owe to the power of their minds will be very long. And you don't need to get an expensive education. A large number of genius people were practically self-taught.
Make friends with bad luck
Of course, sometimes you will fail. And the higher your bar, the more frequent and significant these defeats can be. Only those who don't need anything never fail; they risk nothing and achieve no more than what can be guaranteed. And if failure is only an enemy for you, you will only feel depressed, and perhaps even abandon your dreams. Defeat can be a friend, indicating that something else is wrong. Talking about how you can do better. The more skillfully you can learn from failure, the faster you will succeed.
SPEND TIME WITH THE RIGHT PEOPLE
I don't mean the rich and powerful. The best people to spend time with are the ones you can learn a lot from. People whose own lives bring them happiness and endless satisfaction. It means people who love what they do and do what they love. People who have become experts in life, thinking people, people with open hearts.
Look for them wherever you can find them. Don't let it stop you that some of them are no longer alive. Read their books and comprehend the greatness of their spirit. Learn from them, but don't just copy what they did. It was only right for them, and it may not be right for you. But you will be able to understand the ways in which they responded to the challenges of the world; the very process of their life, and not what (so it happened) it contained.
LEAVE EVERYTHING THAT GOES OUT OF THESE PRINCIPLES
It means anything that doesn't lead you to what matters; everything that prevents you from developing; anything that makes you waste time and dulls your senses; all those people who do not let you go forward. You may have to be ruthless sometimes. But everyone has only one life. If you waste it, there will be no other chance. Plus, if you've managed to choose your aspirations and dreams wisely, whatever you have to leave behind won't be worth worrying about. And those who make bad choices realize that they have abandoned something that was much more than anything they could get in return.