The Value of Life

Constant self discipline is not easy. It is the price we pay for achievement. We basically have two choices in our life. We can choose the "easy" life, a life free from effort and self discipline, or we can chose to pay the price for success.

At any given moment, the "easy" life of leisure and fun is the most effortless choice. The rewards are immediate. It is easier to spend the day at the lake than to spend the day working.
It is easier to sit in front of the TV than it is to read a book or write a business plan.
In the long run, however, the easy life leads to mediocrity. If we don't do much, nothing much gets done. Our life gets nowhere.

A life of effort and self discipline is more difficult on a daily basis. We have to get out of bed early every morning. Sometimes we have to do things that are unpleasant. It isn't always fun. But we ended up accomplishing something. We make something of our life. All those days spent working and disciplining ourselves will eventually pay off.

Jim Rohn talks about the pain of discipline versus the pain of regret. Either way, he says, we pay the price. We can choose to pay the price of discipline now, today, and every day. Or we can choose to pay later with the price of regret. He points out that the price of self-discipline is pennies and the price of regret is a fortune.

Think of that. Just imagine how we would feel, knowing we could have had success, accomplishment, and wealth, but didn't do it because we chose the easy life. Just imagine the depth of pain we would feel when we realize it's too late, that we no longer have the energy or the opportunity to make something of ourselves. Wouldn't we rather pay the small price of self-discipline now, and look back at a life of accomplishment? As Jim Rohn says, we can choose to go to the beach today, or we can work today, and tomorrow, and the next day, and eventually own the beach

So many people get hung up on trying to "get money." That is not the way to wealth. First of all, you don't just "get" money. You exchange something of value for money, if you want money.

Money, however, is not what anyone wants. What we want are the things that we can exchange the money for.

The way to wealth is to create something valuable that has not ever existed before. This can be tangible or intangible, it doesn't really matter. All that matters is that it is valuable. What do I mean by valuable? I mean that it is valued by other people who are willing to exchange their own things of value in order to receive the benefits of what you have created.

You can create a product, a place, a concept, a work or art, a network of people, whatever. Most likely your creation will be a combination of things. And creation does not necessarily imply "creativity" in the sense that we normally think of it. Building something is creating, even if you're not the one who originally thought of it.

The point is, you cannot "get" rich, unless you are lucky enough to receive an inheritance or win the lottery. To create wealth, you must create value. One of the very best ways to create value is to solve problems. The world is full of opportunities to create value and wealth -- and these opportunities come disguised as problems.

Look around you. Opportunity is everywhere. There is plenty of abundant wealth just waiting to be created.

The four agreements - Don Miguel ruin’s code for life

Agreement 1
Be impeccable with your word - Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.

Agreement 2
Don’t take anything personally - Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won’t be the victim of needless suffering.

Agreement 3
Don’t make assumptions - Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life.

Agreement 4
Always do your best - Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret

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1- 变化中的大部分事物都有章可循
2 - 未来隐藏于现实之中
3-要关注统计数据
4 - 尽情想象，错又何防
5 - 未来不过是一副拼图
6 - 愿景不要太超前于时代
7 - 要改革，先让人们看到好处
8 - 改变是需要时间的
9 - 成功靠的不是解决问题，而是利用机会
10 - 旧的不去，新的不来
11 - 科技，始终来源于人性

One person says, "I might. I'd like to. I'm thinking about it. I'm trying. I wish. If only... I'm working on it. I would, but..."

Another person simply says, "I will."

Who do you think will get the job done? When you say "I will" and you truly believe it, you'll find a way to get it done. Go ahead. Say it right now to yourself.

I will make it happen. I will find a way. I know I can do it, and I will.

Say it with conviction and belief. How does it make you feel? The world is full of excuses. Your pathway is littered with obstacles. Yet none of them can stand up to "I will."

The power at your command is truly awesome. "I will" clarifies and directs that power. "I will" takes you places and brings you the success you desire. Say "I will." Believe it. Know it.

Practice it. Live it. Leave your excuses in the dust, and delight in the sweet rewards of you own achievement.