Manual for Life.docx

___Manual forLife___(Katy Perry - Wide Awake http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0BWv!Bm"#$ 100 Ways To Live A Better LifeSource: http://www.dragosroua.com/100-ways-to-ive-a-!etter-ife/"osted o# Aug 22, 2009 i# Getting Things Done Personal Development Relationships & Society Spirituality & elie!s Success & "ellness !y Dragos Roua#$# $omme#ts Tags: commitment, evolution, Personal Development %ou &on't li(e your li!e) *hange it+ *hange your li!e !or the ,etter+ Don't have any clue on ho- to &o it) .ere's a list o! /00 -ays in -hich you can improve your li!e0 1eel !ree to a&& yours in the comments0 This post is a response !rom a challenge 2 got !rom !rom 3i(e 4ing in this great post /00 "ays To e A etter 5ea&er, -hich in turn got inspire& ,y this one Tac(le Any 2ssue "ith A 5ist 6! /00 , !rom 5uciano Passuello0 [Later edit: you may also be interested in this sequel 100 Ways To Screw Up Your Life% &pdate: There is #ow a# e!oo' !ased o# this( )o to dow#oads to get a free preview* or scro dow# to the e#d of it for more detais( +orea# tra#satio# of the e!oo'. ,"ithout !urther a&o, let's go01. Accept -our .ista'es%ou're human0 "e, humans, are ma(ing mista(es0 Accept -hat you &i& -rong an& try to &o ,etter ne7t time0 8o nee& to punish yoursel! !orever0 2n !act, accepting your mista(es is the only -ay to ma(e them &isappear0/. Accept -our 0rie#ds .ista'es3ay,e you got hurt ,y some,o&y0 .appens0 9ust accept it an& &eal -ith it0 People are ma(ingmista(es an& i! you can accept that !or yoursel!, accept it !or your !rien&s too0 2n the en&, all you nee& !rom them is their love01. $reate A 2ew 3a!it"e're &oing a lot o! stu!! on autopilot0 Try to integrate in this category ne- things you -ant to attract into your li!e0 .a,its are po-er!ul0 .arness their energy !or your o-n goo&0 Start ,ycreating a ha,it in /: &ays04. Buid Sef 5iscipi#eDon't -ait !or other people to impose &iscipline on you0 Start early0 *reate your o-n &iscipline0 Although it soun&s a little ,it harsh, sel! &iscipline is a !acilitator !or many things in your li!e0 2t's har& to get ,ut great to have06. .a'e 2ew 0rie#dsReach out0 Don't ,e a!rai&0 ;sta,lish ne- contacts0 The -orst thing that may happen to you isto ,e re>le -ill ,e enough !or starters, ,ut once you get goo& at it, start on /00 or 200pieces0 Seriously, -riting a huge list post is very similar -ith solving a /00 pieces pu>>leA you have the picture in your hea&, ,ut it -ill ta(e li(e !orever to match all the pieces together097. "repare A List =f >@cuses5i(e real li!e e7cuses !or all the social events you're going to miss an& all the meetings you'llnever atten& to, ,ecause you're ,usy -riting0 Alternatively, you coul& start -riting a E/00 -ays to e7cuse yoursel! -hen you're late ,ecause you're -riting a '/00 -ays to' list postF (in& o! list0 3a(es sense)99. Thi#' Latera2! your list is going to have /00 items, you ,etter ma(e it T.; list in that niche0 So thin( outsi&e o! the ,o70 Go lateral, go vertical or o,liBue i! this is opening ne- perspectives on your topic0 A!ter all, you &on't -ant to ma(e a silly list a,out ho- to -rite lists, right)9:. Sove A "ro!em With -our List%our list must solve a real li!e pro,lem, other-ise, no matter ho- -ell -ritten is, ho- hilarious the &escription are or ho- goo& your S;6 strategy is implemente&, it -ill not live0 2t -ill not even ta(e o!!0 Solve a real pro,lem0 1or instance, genuinely try to help people -rite huge lists09;. .i@ ?# Some 3umor9o(ing -ill al-ays &ra- people in0 eing !unny an& entertaining is a (ey element in ma(ing such a list popular0 ;ven i! your topic is serious, i! you &on't mi7 some humor in, surprising your rea&ers, the list -ill ,e &ull an& gloomy0 Dull an& gloomy &oes not sell0 .umor sells0:0. Stop As'i#g -oursef: HWhy 100MI"e &on't as( that0 "e ta(e that !or grante&0 1or starters, /00 is a pretty cool num,er0 Soun&s roun& an& una,ri&ge&0 2t e7hales a sensation o! purity an& completeness0 CSee ho- 2 &esperately try to concoct some reasons) That's ,ecause there aren't really anyD0:1. .editate =# ?t2! you practice me&itation on a regular ,asis, this shoul&n't ,e &i!!icult0 2! you &on't, try to empty your min& an& !ocus only on the topic o! the list0 Don't try to !in& ans-ers or i&eas, mai To Some on0com0;;. A#ticipate The $ee!ratio#The closer you get to the !inish, the closer the !inal gala -ill ,e0 Anticipate the re-ar&0 This time it's not a,out the ,ri,e, incentive or motivation0 %ou're almost &one0 %ou're one tip a-ay0 %ou &i& it0 Step ,ac(, ta(e a &eep ,reath an& -rite the last one0 An& then go out to cele,rate0100. 5o#Bt )ive &p"riting such a huge list is a very important challenge0 2t cannot ,e &one in only one move, it ta(es persistence an& &e&ication0 ut the ,ene!its are huge0 An& 2 mean it0 So, i! you ever planne& to start one, &on't stop until you actually pu,lish it0 2n a !e- &ays, or in a !e- -ee(s0 9ust !inish it0