That secret to life I tweeted from Daymond John on Shark Tank.
It reminded me that 80 percent of success is showing up.
And that happiness is correlated with success. Additionally…
“True happiness involves the pursuit of worthy goals,” Csikszentmihalyi said. “Without dreams, without risks, only a trivial semblance of living can be achieved.”
But how does a being discover worthy goals to pursue?
I have a vision…
Worthy goals come from enlightenment.
Enlightenment comes from living.
Life itself is a process of continual improvement.
It’s 20% what happens to you, and 80% how you respond.
In 21 easy pieces. We begin each cycle by waking up.
1. Wake up.
2. Breathe.
3. Let go.
4. Get up.
5. Show up.
6. Position.
7. Include.
8. Be here now.
9. Be excellent.
10. Dance!
See also:
- What are
some important and generalizable life lessons? - Life Lessons: What are important things and advice to know that people generally aren’t told about?
- What life lessons are unintuitive or go against common sense or wisdom?
- Why is love so important in human life?
- What is the most important teaching in human life?
- What is the most important thing in human life?
- Why do humans die?
- What is the unique quality of consciousness of the human beings who have attained the Supreme Enlightenment?
ifindkarma. elegance is refusal. 
Adam, I have missed your wisdom. This is beautiful and profound. Can you please share yourself and your teachings more often? We need to hear it over and over and over again!!!! : )
Comment by Anonymous — March 28, 2011 @ 11:13 pm
Thank you Shelley!I also like this:http://www.quora.com/Life/What-really-matters-in-lifehttp://www.ted.com/talks/tags/id/209What really matters in life?Having Purpose. Following Passion. Doing what you love.Being in flow. Eudemonia.Connecting with people. Family, friends, loved ones.Sense of Mastery. Achievement.Moving your body. Walking around. Getting exercise. Dancing.Life of Meaning. Making a Difference. Contributing.Being aware. Taking in your observations and appreciating them.
Comment by Anonymous — March 29, 2011 @ 2:06 am
The most difficult skill is mastering your own psychology:http://techcrunch.com/2011/03/31/what%E2%80%99s-the-most-difficult-ceo-skill-managing-your-own-psychology/
Comment by Anonymous — March 31, 2011 @ 10:11 pm
The Road Not TakenTWO roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I???
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
Comment by Anonymous — April 3, 2011 @ 11:31 pm
ONLY A PERSON WHO RISKS IS FREEby Author UnknownTo laugh is to risk appearing the fool.To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.To reach for another is to risk involvement.To expose your ideas, your dreams,before a crowd is to risk their loss.To love is to risk not being loved in return.To live is to risk dying.To believe is to risk despair.To try is to risk failure.But risks must be taken, because thegreatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.The people who risk nothing, do nothing,have nothing, are nothing.They may avoid suffering and sorrow,but they cannot learn, feel, change,grow, love, live.Chained by their attitudes they are slaves;they have forfeited their freedom.Only a person who risks is free.~ from page 147 of the book "Addiction by Prescription", by Joan Gadsby ~
Comment by Anonymous — April 4, 2011 @ 10:19 pm
What do you want meaning for? Life is desire, not meaning!~ Charlie Chaplin
Comment by Anonymous — April 4, 2011 @ 10:20 pm
Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.~ Sir Winston Churchill
Comment by Anonymous — April 5, 2011 @ 12:12 am
Attitude is so important.http://www.career-success-for-newbies.com/attitude-quotes.html
Comment by Anonymous — April 12, 2011 @ 8:45 pm
Does everything happen for a reason?http://www.quora.com/The-Big-Questions/Does-everything-happen-for-a-reason
Comment by Anonymous — April 12, 2011 @ 8:48 pm
Before enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment; chop wood, carry water.~ Zen Proverb, http://thinkexist.com/quotation/before_enlightenment-chop_wood-carry_water-after/12746.htmlEnlightenment: http://ifindkarma.posterous.com/enlightenment
Comment by Anonymous — June 18, 2011 @ 3:45 pm
I should invest in a luck factory. I’d make a fortune.http://ifindkarma.posterous.com/i-should-invest-in-a-luck-factory-id-make-a-f
Comment by Anonymous — August 7, 2011 @ 8:58 am
Be who you are, as hard as you can.http://ifindkarma.posterous.com/be-who-you-are-as-hard-as-you-can
Comment by Anonymous — September 19, 2011 @ 3:10 pm
Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you riding through the ruts, don’t complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don’t bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. Wake Up and Live!~ Bob Marley(via Lezlie Alcaraz)http://www.facebook.com/adam.rifkin/posts/10150305993030415
Comment by Anonymous — September 26, 2011 @ 6:34 pm
I find scars attractive.http://ifindkarma.tumblr.com/post/12095644681/scars
Comment by Anonymous — November 24, 2011 @ 3:38 am
If you write every day, you’ll get better at writing every day.http://pinterest.com/pin/217298750740262703/
Comment by Anonymous — November 24, 2011 @ 4:03 am
???Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.??? ~ Charles Swindoll (via @tinybuddha)http://ifindkarma.posterous.com/be-lucky
Comment by Anonymous — January 28, 2012 @ 2:20 am
The 12 Laws of Karma:http://pandawhale.com/convo/539/the-12-laws-of-karma
Comment by Anonymous — March 10, 2012 @ 5:19 am
Are you more creative when a deadline is approaching?http://pandawhale.com/convo/1388/are-you-more-creative-when-theres-a-deadline-approaching-barking-up-the-wrong-tree
Comment by Anonymous — May 6, 2012 @ 2:16 am
How can you live a life without regret?http://pandawhale.com/convo/1386/how-can-you-live-life-without-regret
Comment by Anonymous — May 6, 2012 @ 2:24 am