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Get Great at Life
Life is a skill/ And like any other skill, once you know the ground rules and make the time to practice, you
can get better. A lot better. If you really devote yourself to life, you can even reach a place of mastery.
Some have.
I suggest that there are three simple things you can do to get great at life:
Pay Attention to Life: Make the time to reflect on what you want your life to stand for, what you have
learned from your years and what you legacy will be. Time slips through our fingers – like grains of sand –
never to return again. Use your days to realize your talents. Makes me think of that line by Erma Bombeck:
“When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left
and could say, ‘I used everything you gave me.” Try to write in a journal each morning before you walk out
into your world. Think about what goals you need to accomplish for you to feel the day has been a success
– and write them down. Think about your most closely held values. Think about what lessons you’ve
learned from the previous day. What good is making a mistake if you don’t learn from it?
Eng age in Life: Angelina Jolie spoke truth when she said: “The only way to have a life is to commit to it
like crazy.” I’ve learned something as I’ve grown older: Life returns what you give it. Donate your best. Over
dinner last night with some friends, we began to speak of goal – setting. “But why set goals when life can
be so uncertain?” one friend asked. My reply: “Just because life is so unpredictable doesn’t mean you
shouldn’t exercise your power to be great. Set your goals. Make your plans. Take action and chase your
dreams. That’s what personal responsibility is all about. But once you’ve done your best – let go. And let
life do the rest.”
At the end, the billionaire gets buried
Next to the street sweeper. We all end up as dust.
So let’s have some fun.
Enjoy Life: We take life so seriously. But at the end, the billionaire gets buried next to the street sweeper.
We all end up as dust. So let’s have some fun. “Few of us write great novels,” observed Mignon
McLaughlin. “But all of us can live them.”