General
Living an Ideal Day
Every morning we are reborn. Every new day is a new beginning. Live each day free from prejudices and the negative baggage of the past, as if “your life were only one day long.” What does this mean? Express your love, express your feelings, do what you want to do, don’t put things off, experience what you want to experience, see what you want to see, and make the most of every second of that day.
When you go to sleep, say, “I had a wonderful day today.” The key to our purpose in life is growth. Our goal should be to elevate ourselves a little further each day—to grow mentally, financially, and emotionally. To improve ourselves in every area and raise the bar, we must tap into our potential.
Just Like Watching a Video
Actually, the secret to success is very simple. Let’s say we’ve lived through the day, it’s evening, we’ve gone to bed, and we’re meditating. We lie down and reflect on the day. What we need to do is replay every hour, every minute, and every second of the day in our minds, as if we were watching a video. Then, let’s think about how it should have ideally gone and rewind the video.
Let’s think about it this way: Ideally, we were supposed to wake up at eight, right? We got up at nine. What did we miss? We missed our workout—okay. Okay, now let’s rewind the video and think about it this way: We got up at 8 a.m., worked out, started the day feeling healthy and energized, had a nice breakfast, and avoided any foods we shouldn’t have eaten. And we wrote down that ideal day exactly as we envisioned it. We lived that day, visualized it that way, and sent that vision out into the universe.
We Need to Be Able to See Our Shortcomings
As we plan for the next day, we should organize our tasks in this way. When evening comes, we should take stock of the previous day. If we had an argument with someone that day, we should forgive them and let go of negative scenarios from our minds. To prevent problems from becoming chronic, we shouldn’t hold onto them in our minds; instead, we should discard them—throw them in the trash—while they’re still fresh. And just as it should be—by visualizing and living out our dreams and ideals—we must feed the ideal scenario to our minds. In other words, we must send the ideal scenario out into the universe. In this way, by increasing our efforts a little more each day, we move closer to becoming our “ideal selves.” By recognizing our shortcomings, we focus on addressing them.
Success is like this: it’s something that can be achieved through small steps taken every day. No one can become successful in a single day. And even if they do, since there’s no foundation, that structure will collapse in no time. To achieve lasting success, you have to build on it a little more each day.
To do better, we need to work harder—more and more to get ahead of others… Success requires sacrifice. We’ll have our own plan; we’ll pursue our own plan and our dreams, but we’ll also respect the plans the universe has made for us. And we’ll always be open to embracing them.