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Who Will Cry When You Die?

Who Will Cry When You Die? 

- Robin Sharma

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1. Discover Your Purpose - you need to bring more of yourself into your work and focus on the things you do best. You have to stop waiting for other people to make the changes you desire and, as Mahatma Gandhi noted: "Bethe change that you wish to see most in your world."

2. Every Day, Be Kind To A Stranger - Everyone who enters your life has a lesson to teach and a story to tell. Become more creative in the ways you show compassion to strangers. Paying the toll for the person inthe car behind you, offering your seat on the subway to someone in need and being the first to say hello aregreat places to start.

3. Maintain Your Perspective - To live happier, morefulfilling lives, when we encounter a difficult circumstance, we must keep shifting our perspective andcontinually ask ourselves, "Is there a wiser, more enlightened way of looking at this seemingly negativesituation?

One day, according to an old story, a man with a serious illness was wheeled into a hospital room whereanother patient was resting on a bed next to the window. As the two became friends, the one next to thewindow would look out of it and then spend the next few hours delighting his bedridden companion withvivid descriptions of the world outside. Some days he would describe the beauty of the trees in the parkacross from the hospital and how the leaves danced in the wind. On other days, he would entertain his friendwith step - by – step replays of the things people were doing as they walked by the hospital. However, astime went on, the bedridden man grew frustrated at his inability to observe the wonders his friend described.Eventually he grew to dislike him and then to hate him intensely. 

One night, during a particularly bad coughing fit, the patient next to the window stopped breathing.Rather than pressing the button for help, the other man chose do nothing. The next morning the patient whohad given his friend so much happiness by recounting the sights outside the window was pronounced deadand wheeled out of the hospital room. The other man quickly asked that his bed be placed next to thewindow, a request that was complied with the attending nurse. But as he looked out the window, hediscovered something that made him shake: the window faced a stark brick wall. His former roommate hadconjured up the incredible sights that he described in his imagination as a loving gesture to make the worldof his friend a little bit better during a difficult time. He had acted out of selfless love. 

4. Practice Tough Love - I call the habit of self – discipline "Tough Love" because getting tough with yourself is actually a veryloving gesture. By being stricter with yourself, you will begin to live life more deliberately, on your ownterms. Discipline allows you to doall those things you know in your heart you should do but never feel like doing. Without self – discipline,you will not set clear goals, manage your time effectively, treat people well, persist through the tough times,care for your health or think positive thoughts.

5. Keep A Journal - This will helpclarify your intentions so that you remain focused on the things that truly count. Keeping a journal encourages you to consider what you do, why you do it andwhat you have learned from all you have done. And writing in a journal promotes personal growth andwisdom by giving you a forum to study, and then leverage, your past for greater success in your future.

6. Develop A Honesty Philosophy - Whenyou promise someone you will do something, do it. Be a person of your word rather than being "all talk andno action."

7. Honor Your Past - Every minute you spend focusing on yourproblems you take away from finding your solutions. And thinking about all those things that you wish neverhappened to you is actually blocking all the things you want to happen from entering into your life.  Instead, use the lessons you havelearned from your past to rise to a whole new level of awareness and enlightenment.