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by Robin Sharma
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Who Will Cry When You Die? helps you leave a lasting legacy of greatness after you’re gone by giving specific tips on how to become the best version of yourself and the kind that makes others grateful for all of your contributions to their lives and the world.
Who Will Cry When You Die? helps you leave a lasting legacy of greatness after you’re gone by giving specific tips on how to become the best version of yourself and the kind that makes others grateful for all of your contributions to their lives and the world.
Don’t you hate it when someone promises to do something and they never follow-through? It’s disappointing and discouraging, and it undermines the trust you have in them.
Well, when you fail to stick to your word, this is how others feel about you. Living happily gets difficult when that’s what you’re known for — which is why it’s so important to be honest with others.
Start by writing down the times that you lie throughout the day. Not only that but record when you make promises to help yourself keep them.
Also, try committing to being 100% honest for an entire week. You’ll be surprised how hard it is to follow even the promises to yourself that nobody knows about. But you will quickly discover the power it has to make you happier as well.
It’s equally important to recognize that you’re going to experience failure and difficulties in life. But that doesn’t mean you can’t be happy. Just look at all of the people whose illnesses have made them better people, for example.
Recognizing the hidden benefits of hardships is the first step to getting through them well. It’s also helpful to recognize when you’re apprehensive to do something because you’re afraid of failing. You never know what you can do until you try!
I look at my kids and wonder how they manage to find so much joy in just about everything. At some point while growing up, each of us lost this wonder for life we once had as children. Just think about how a child will pick out the center of a piece of bread and throw away the crusty parts they hate. We might find this annoying, but we can learn a lot from their total focus only on what makes them the happiest. As adults, we waste so much of our energy hating things we have to do. Cleaning the house, paying off credit cards, doing taxes — there’s an endless supply of drudgery if we look for it. To beat this defeatist thinking, remember what brings you joy, or even try doing again what you liked as a child. Another disappointing affect of aging is that we tend to stop being so active. We begin to let our bodies waste away in front of the TV. One of the easiest ways to get happiness back into your life, and make you more likeable, is to…
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Get the complete summary in the appYou’ll be happier if you’re honest with yourself and others and learn how to maintain the right perspective about failure.
It’s easy to rediscover the joy in life if you imitate children and take care of your body.
People will like you better if you focus more on what you can contribute than on what’s wrong in the world.
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