Phrases worth remembering.. Chapter 6, the Law of Environment. You must change yourself and your environment together. If you change only yourself, growth is slow and hard; if you change only your environment, growth is slow but less hard; when you change both yourself and your environment, growth is fast and more successful.
Jim Rohn: we become the average of the five people we spend the most time with. Because I know my own tendency well, being lazy and both liking and shrinking from change, I try to receive stimulation from people around me who are developing. The conclusion is that I want to become a person who can motivate others.
Chapter 7, the Law of Planning. Life is simple, but keeping that simplicity is very hard. You make big decisions based on firm values and live the day according to those decisions. That is, to be simple, I need my big purpose, goal, and life vision.
A sun that can be a point of orientation in any situation. A being like the North Star. What is my goal. Chapter 8, the Law of Pain. Every problem shows us ourselves. Problems arise every single day. Bad experiences are
- Experienced by everyone
Dennis Wholey: expecting life to treat you favorably because you are a good person is like expecting a bull not to charge you because you are a vegetarian.
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Disliked by everyone
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Few people develop a bad experience into a positive experience
Chapter 9, the Law of the Ladder
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To succeed, you must think like a successful person
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Good people succeed
Chapter 10, the Law of the Rubber Band. Chapter 11, the Law of Letting Go. Chapter 12, the Law of Curiosity. The story of Richard Feynman. Chapter 13, the Law of Modeling. Chapter 14, the Law of Expansion. The reason people fail to overcome adversity is mostly that they have not really faced it head-on.
Can I do it -> How can I do it. If you knew you would not fail, what would you try? If you had no limits, what would you want to do? If you did not have to worry about money, how would you live your life?
When I listen to myself about who I truly want to become and respond well to my own voice, I think I can come closer to a happy life. Chapter 15, the Law of Contribution. Strive to become not merely a successful person but a person of value. Franklin