The excerpts I love from the book The Monk who sold his Ferrari!

Investing in yourself is the best investment you will ever make. It will not only improve your life, it will improve the lives of all those around you.

We might not be able to control the weather or the traffic or the moods of all those around us. But, we most certainly can control our attitude towards these events.

Your I can is more important than your I.Q.

No matter what happens to you in your life, you alone have the capacity to choose your response to it.

By controlling the thoughts that you think and the way you respond to the events of your life, you begin to control your destiny.

The boundaries of your life are merely creating of the self.

The quality of one's life comes down to the richness of one's thoughts. If you want to live a more peaceful, meaningful life, you must think more peaceful meaningful thoughts.

The secret of happiness is simple: find out what you truly love to do and the direct all of your energy towards doing it.

Most people live within the confines of their comfort zone. The best thing you can do for yourself is regularly move beyond it.

The quality of your thinking determines the quality of your life.

Einstein said that 'imagination is more important than knowledge.' You must spend some time every day, even if it is just a few minutes, in the practice of creative envisioning.

If there is a lack in your life it is because there is a lack in your thoughts.

The Magic Rule of 21 - for new behavior to crystallize into a habit, one had to perform the new activity for twenty-one days in a row.

Never do anything because you have to, The only reason to do something is because you want to and because you know that it is the right thing for you to do.

Run your own race.

If you really want to improve your outer world, whether this means your health, your relationships or your finances, you must first improve your inner world.

Never be reluctant to ask even the most basic of questions.

The philosophy of kaizen, constant and never-ending enrichment of the mind, body and soul.

People grow the most when they enter the Zone of the Unknown.

The only limits on your life are those that you set yourself.

Fear is nothing more than a mental monster you have created, a negative stream of consciousness.

To truly get the best out of a great book, you must study it, not just read it.

It's not what you will get out of the books that is so enriching - it is what the books will get out of you that will ultimately change your life.

Get into the regular habit of personal introspection.

How could I ever hope to improve myself and my life if I hadn't even taken the time to figure out what I I was supposed to improve?

By looking at what your are doing, how you are spending your day and the thoughts you are thinking, you give yourself a benchmark for measuring improvement. The only way to improve tomorrow is to know what you did wrong today.

While what you say to others is important, even more important is what you say to yourself.

You see, the words you say to yourself affect your self-image and your self-image determines what actions you take.

Failure is not having the courage to try, nothing more and nothing less. The only thing standing between most people and their dreams is the fear of failure.

80 percent of the results you achieve in your life come from only 20 percent of activities that occupy your time.

Be brave, and set no limits on the workings of your imagination. Never be a prisoner of your past. Become the architect of your future.

The quality of your life will come down to the quality of your contribution. When you work to improve the lives of others, you indirectly elevate your own life in the process.

Enjoy the special moments that every day offers because today, this day is all you have.

Make the decision to spend more time with those who make your life meaningful.

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