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» How I Changed My Life, In Four Lines

» How I Changed My Life, In Four Lines
‘What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step.’ ~C. S. Lewis By Leo Babauta Changing your life can seem an incredibly tough and complicated thing, especially if you’ve failed a great number of times (like I did), found it too hard, and resigned yourself to not changing. But I found a way to change. And I’m not any better than anyone else, not more disciplined, not more motivated. I’ve written about them many times, but realized they’re spread out all over the site. Here is how I changed my life, in a nutshell. tl;dr The four lines you’re looking for are at the bottom. How I Started Running In 2005 I was sedentary, and couldn’t for the life of me figure out how to make exercise a regular habit. How did I do it? I got healthier, fitter, slimmer, happier. How I Started Eating Healthier In 2005 I was overweight, and addicted to junk food. How did I change? I felt better about myself, trimmed down, and feel great every single day. How I Got Out of Debt How did I do it? And On and On 1.

The Premiere Online Debate Website | Debate.org » 38 Life Lessons I’ve Learned in 38 Years » The Essential Zen Habits of 2010 Post written by Leo Babauta. I am overjoyed. Zen Habits has just finished its 4th year of existence and every year has been better than the last. This year has been no exception. How great a year has it been? But the joy has gone beyond numbers — for me both professionally and personally: I finished and self-published my new book focus and it has done exceedingly well.I moved my family from Guam to San Francisco and have been loving it here in this beautiful city.We gave up our automobile completely for the first time and truly love the car-free life.I lost more weight at the beginning of the year and am fitter slimmer and healthier than ever. The Essential Posts of 2010 Each year I choose the top posts from Zen Habits for the year but this year I decided to let you guys do the choosing. Here are the Top 20 posts as chosen by all of you: A few other posts I’d recommend: And more For more best of Zen Habits:

» Start Here By Leo Babauta I know a lot of people who fall into a slump, losing the habit of exercise, procrastinating with work, slipping into a bad diet, and generally not feeling motivated. It’s hard to get out of a slump like that. It’s hard to get going again, to get started when all the forces of inertia are against you. Here’s how to get started, in just a few easy steps. Pick one thing. With every single step, you’ll feel better. Just announced: Dealing with Your Struggles video course.

» The Essential Zen Habits of 2009 Post written by Leo Babauta. At the end of every year here at Zen Habits (this is the third year), I write that I’ve had the best year of my life. This year has been no exception. I’d like to take a moment to reflect on this year, and to share the best posts of 2009. Zen Habits has continued its amazing growth, going from 80,000 subscribers last year to about 150,000 this year. At the same time, my book The Power of Less came out at the very end of 2008 (Dec. 30), and in 2009 became an international best-seller, helping me to reach readers in all corners of the globe. But I did more than that: Created a new blog, mnmlist. It’s been a great year. The 30 Best Posts of 2009 And so, without further ado, here are the best Zen Habits posts of 2009: Breathe. For more best of Zen Habits:

Leadership Freak Don’t focus on winning or losing; focus on achieving objectives.Interrupting to make your point is pointless.Be smart not right. You aren’t finding the right answer; you’re searching for the better alternative.Focus on progress rather than perfect solutions.Trying to solve the past is futile; you can, however, move in better directions.Give ground on peripheral or non-essential points.Keep things simple. Complexity stalls solutions.Never tell someone what they think; ask them.Never let someone tell you what you think.Your “opponent” will use over-statements and unrealistic conclusions to invalidate your goals.Your opponent will make you angry. Bonus: Solve issues before arguments erupt. Which point or points do you find most useful? How do you “win” arguments? Don’t miss a single issue of Leadership Freak, subscribe today. Go to the main page of Leadership Freak by clicking the banner at the top of this page, look in the right-hand navigation bar, enter your email and click subscribe.

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