Odyssey Magazine Issue 1, 2016 | Page 92

columnist 20 TIPS FOR A POS 1 2 3 4 5 Stay Positive. You can listen to the cynics and doubters and believe that success is impossible, or you can trust that, with faith and an optimistic attitude, all things are possible. ODYSSEY 92 •  DIGIMAG success. Decide to make a difference and build meaningful relationships, and success will find you. Take a morning walk of gratitude. I call it a ‘Thank-you Walk’. It will create a fertile mind, ready for success. Make your first meal the biggest and your last meal the smallest. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a college kid with a maxed out charge card. 8 9 Get more sleep. You can’t replace sleep with a double latte. Don’t waste your precious energy on gossip, energy vampires, issues of the past, negative thoughts Remember that outside circumstances and events or things you cannot have no power over you. You create your world control. Instead invest from the inside out. your energy in your purpose, people and the Talk to yourself instead of listening to yourself. Instead of listening to your complaints, fears and doubts, talk to yourself and feed your mind with words of truth and encouragement to keep yourself moving forward. 6 7 Don’t chase dollars or Post a sign that says ‘No Energy Vampires Allowed’. Gandhi said, ‘I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.’ positive present moment. 10 You don’t have to be great to serve, but you have to serve to be great. Look for opportunities to love, serve and care.