Be Grateful

This is another perspective that I share with James. So many people wonder: "why am I depressed?" When this line of thinking takes hold, it's typically because we're focused on ourselves. When we start thinking about others and what we can do to help others, our mentality shifts into a mode of servant leadership. His book doesn't explicitly state this, but his writing hints that he'd share these thoughts. A good way to shift your mentality out of depression or your rut is to st

1. The Daily Practice. He uses the metaphor of our bodies being like galaxies that are empty and we need to find a way to light up our inner sky. We must do the daily practice. We must establish a regimen to protect our heart and the blood that flows through it. Doing this is a function of diet, exercise, sleep and other things.

Daily Practice

Physical Body

• Shit regularly. If you're not, eat better.
• Don't eat junk food.
• sleep seven to nine hours a night.
• Avoid excees alcohol.
• Exercise. (He clarifies that simple walks are fine)

Emotional Body

• Surround yourself with only positive people.
• Avoid people who bring you down.
• You can't be beautiful unless you get rid of the ugliness inside. Poeple become crappy people not because of who they are, but because they are crapping inside of you.
• Most people speak on average of 2500 words a day. Trying speaking about 1000.

Mental Body

• Tire your mind out daily. So it doesn't focus on worry and other crap. Set daily goals.

Spiritual Body

• Give up all thoughts about the past or "time traveling" as he calls it.
• Surrender and trust that you've done the right preparation.

Actionable tips to try once a day:

• Sleep eight hours.
• Eat two meals instead of three.
• No TV.
• No Junk Food.
• No complaining for the entire day.
• No gossip.
• Express thanks to a friend.
• Watch a funny movie.
• Write down a list of ideas.
• Read a spiritual text.
• Try to save a life.
• Take up a hobby.
• Write down your entire schedule that you do daily. Cross off one item and don't do it again.
• Surprise someone.
• Think of ten people you're grateful for.
• Forgive someone.
• Take the stairs instead of the elevator.
• Don't say yes when you want to say no.
• Tell someone that you love them.
• Don't have sex with someone that you don't love.
• Shower and actually scrub.
• Read a chapter of a bio of someone who is an inspiration.
• Make plans to spend time with a friend.
• Deep breathing.

  Honesty & Money

  I loved this chapter.

  People often think that you have to be dishonest in the world to succeed. This isn't true at all. Dishonesty works, until it doesn't. Everyone messes up. 

  Honesty Compounds. It compounds exponentially. NO matter what happens in your bank account, in your career, in your promotions, in your startups. Honesty compounds exponentially, not over days or weeks, but years and decades. More people trust your word.

  How to be more honest:

  1. Give credit.
  2. Be the source.
  3. Introduce two people.
  4. Take the blame.
  5. Don't lead a double life.
  6. Don't be angry.
  7. Don't make excuses.
  8. Make others look good.
  9. Don't gossip.
  10. Do what you say you're going to do.
  11. Enhance the lives of others.