June 29, 2006

Quotes From "The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari"

  • Every event has a purpose and every setback is a lesson. Failure, whether of the personel, proffesional or even spiritual kind, is essential to personal expansion. (Pg. 16)
  • Life is all about choices. Our destiny unfolds according to the choices one makes. (Pg. 18)
  • Life came down to a few key moments. (Pg. 23)
  • Twin disciplies of personal mastery and self-responsibility would keep from returning to the chaos of crisis. (Pg. 28)
  • .....could do anything, be anything and unlock the infite potential that was inside everyone of us. .....start to cherish life and to see the divinity in every aspect of it.(Pg. 29)
  • ...realize that mind management is the essence of life management. (Pg. 43)
  • your mind for what it is -- nature's greatest gift. (Pg. 43)
  • There is no such thing as objective reality or "the real world". There are no absolutes. The face of your greatest enemy might be the face of my finest friend. An event that appears to be a tragedy to one might reveal the seeds of unlimited opportunity to another. What really separates people who are habitually upbeat and optimistic from from those who are consistently miserable is how the circumstances of life are interpreted and processed. (Pg. 44)
  • ...power of vision in the face of adversity. (Pg. 45)
  • Whwn you form the habbit of searching for the posiyive in every circumstance, your life will move into its highest dimension. (Pg.46)
  • Stop judging events as either positive or negative. Rather simply experience them, celebrate them and learn afrom them. Every event offers you a lesson. (Pg. 47)
  • ..that you are more than the sum of your current circumstances. (Pg. 48)
  • ...seeds of opportunity in my painful experience. (Pg. 48)
  • The very fact that you have a desire or a dream means that you have the corresponding capacity to realize it. (Pg. 53)
  • The secreat of happiness is simple: find out what you truly love to do and then direct all your energy in doing it. (Pg. 55)
  • You will, however, have to start taking risk. Shake up your life a bit. Get rid of the cobwebs. Take the road less travelled. (Pg. 58)
  • Most people live within the confines of there comfort zone. The best thing that you can do for yourself is regularly move beyond it. (Pg. 58)

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