All quotes from
Rana's book
Intuitively,
we know that the best stuff in life isn’t stuff at all, and the relationships,
experiences and meaningful work are the staples of a happy life.
Following
your passion means the possibility of having everything and nothing, making it
and losing it. It ebbs and flows; you
must have flexibility and adaptable personality.
Identify
what you want your life to look like, learn how to leverage the resources you
already have, prioritize your needs, and knock out time wasters.
Creativity
grows in a yes environment.
Creativity
is a prerequisite for success.
Constant
change, creativity, and innovation are the key to success.
Three
things – having a blast, feeling a sense of accomplishment, and cultivating a
sense of a larger purpose – are all that really matters in life.
Give up
me in favor of we.
Understand
what your underlying fear is. Will you
be judged? Humiliated publicly? Are you
afraid of next steps? Do you risk financial security? Afraid of success? Determining the fear is the first step to
removing the obstacles.
It’s time
to take back our freedom, to be ourselves, and to follow our dreams and
passions, whether it’s at school, at the office, or in our homes.
Your life doesn’t have to suck; stop
settling for a state of managed dissatisfaction.
Build recess time into your daily
life; we all need a playground to recharge our thinking.
Growth,
learning, and discovery happen when you leave your comfort zone.
Time is
more important than money and possessions.
It’s the one thing you can never get back and something you can’t buy,
barter, or borrow.
Think of
failure as a time to grow, regroup, reflect, reinvent, and ultimately push
forward in new directions.
The
majority of us don’t think about how we can optimize our lives. Instead of developing a real strategy based
on where we want to go in life and why, we just slog through in a state of what
I like to call managed dissatisfaction.
We are doing ok; we are managing to get by but with an underlying tinge
of unhappiness.
It is
never too late to envision an entirely different future…. It’s about leveraging
the resources around you, collaborating, thinking creatively, and protecting
your time.
The most
successful lives are forged by incredible focus.
Doing the
things you want to do and having the freedom, time, and flexibility to make
them happen are the secrets of a rich, fulfilled life.
Your
space is the foundation on which everything else will build. Why not curate it, clean it up, and make it
appealing?
Zoo
animals can die or suffer psychological and physical damage if their
environment doesn’t meet their needs, and the same thing is true of the place
where you spend more than forty hours a week.
