Life Commandments: Inspirational & Motivational

More to Life than Work

"Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time." ~ J. Lubbock

In the quest to market and grow your business, don't forget why you do what you do. If you live to work instead of work to live, it may be wise to reassess your priorities before it is too late. We only get one shot at each day and then it is gone forever. There is no reset button or do-overs. Don't let the most important pieces of your life slip through your fingers. Will you have regrets for the decisions you are making today?

Life Commandments: Inspirational & Motivational

• Smile and laugh more often than you want to.
• No matter what happens today; choose to remain happy, healthy, calm, relaxed, and thankful.
• Tend daily to the garden that is your mind or suffer the consequences of deadly weeds taking over.
• Give more of yourself, expect less from others.
• Become a keen observer of life and people.
• Give more freely of your time, money, talents, and possessions.
• Choose your thoughts and words carefully for they shape your universe.
• Focus more on what is important than what is urgent.
• Find something good in everything bad.
• Choose to do what is right, not what is convenient or easy.
• Give 110% in all you do, especially when you feel like giving nothing.
• Hold yourself to a higher standard than those around you.
• Be honest with yourself, especially when it hurts.
• Be sure to spend more of your time and energy on real problems than imaginary ones.
• Actions speak louder than words. Teach by example.
• Remember that you have everything you need to be happy this very moment.
• Stop judging other people, for nobody is above you or below you.
• Never allow the flames of hope to wither and die.
• Stop getting ready to live and start living.
• Have no fear or regrets.
• You are always capable of more than you think you are.
• Find balance in all that you do.
• Forgive and forget; both of yourself and others.
• Complaining is not permitted. Trespassers will be shot on sight!
• If you are to be envied, be envied for your character and not your accomplishments and possessions.
• Take care of your body as if you will live forever and take care of your soul as if you will die tomorrow.
• Don’t lose your health to make money because if you do, eventually you will lose your money to restore your health.
• You cannot make anyone love you. You can only allow yourself to be loved.
• What is most valuable is not what you have in your life, but who you have in your life.
• It is not good to compare yourself to others.
• A rich person is not the one who has the most, but the one who needs the least.
• Money can buy everything but happiness.
• People will forget what you said and what you did, but they will never forget how you made them feel.
• Spend more time listening and learning; and less time talking and teaching.
• Give your love to those who deserve it the least.
• Learn to love and embrace the beauty of imperfection.
• Focus on solutions, not problems.
• Stop making excuses as they severely limit your development and potential.
• The weight of the world is lessened to the degree to which you focus your attention on others instead of yourself.
• Make memories.
• No matter your circumstances, you always have a choice.
• You must give before you can receive.
• Dream big, make plans, set goals, take action, and strive for small daily improvements.
• Stop trying to control the world and instead control yourself.

For those that enjoy this sort of thing, you may also enjoy the following resources:
The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address
Interview with God
Hannah’s Lunchbox
Paul Potts sings Nessun Dorma
Free Hugs Campaign

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