Minimalism brings a very important thing in our lives: Freedom. We are released of all the irrelevant anchors that bring us down. Once you make decluttering a habit, it has a ripple effect in all areas of your life, whether it be your career, finances, health, or relationships. You become a person of quality, not quantity. 

Every morning is a blank canvas waiting to be painted with the colors of our attitude. How we greet the dawn sets the tone for the entire day ahead. It's like setting sail on a journey; if we start with a positive wind, we're more likely to reach our destination smoothly. But if we start with doubt and negativity, we may find ourselves battling stormy seas.

Consider this: when we wake up, we have a choice. We can either embrace the day with gratitude and optimism, or we can anticipate struggles and challenges. It's a choice that seems small but carries immense weight.

In the ancient Indian system of architecture and design known as Vastu Shastra, the entrance to one's home is considered a pivotal element that can shape the flow of energy and have profound impacts on the lives of the occupants. More than just a physical threshold, the main door is believed to be a gateway that invites positive forces into the sacred spaces we call home.

According to Vastu principles, the entrance serves as the primary conduit through which beneficial energies such as wealth, health, and prosperity are ushered into the dwelling. It is akin to the mouth through which a body receives nourishment and sustenance. As such, great emphasis is placed on ensuring that this crucial aperture is constructed and maintained with utmost care and attention to detail.

Whenever you hear about someone else receiving more money or experiencing great success, try to feel excited instead of jealous. This is actually a good sign for you! It means you're on the same "frequency" as that person, which suggests you have the potential for similar success.

Your reaction to others' good fortune is very important. If you feel happy and enthusiastic when you hear about someone else's money or achievements, you are essentially saying "yes" to more of that for yourself. You're putting out positive energy and inviting more abundance and prosperity into your own life.

Taxes, in their literal form, may be inevitable, but let's not get bogged down in frustration and resentment. These negative emotions only add an unnecessary burden – the tax of negativity on top of the financial one. The truth is, taxes are just one facet of a larger principle: everything in life carries a cost. Income tax is simply the financial representation of this truth.

We need to get rid of our faulty thinking that there is a knight in shining armor somewhere that will come to our rescue when we get stuck and caught up in difficult situations. It’s a false mindset to believe that we have to wait for someone else to come to our aid in order to make progress. We need to take charge ourselves; we are not victims and we are not helpless.

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We all have negative thoughts sometimes. It's normal and natural for our minds to go to dark places every now and then. But we don't need to fight those negative thoughts or try to control them. That will only make them feel bigger and more powerful. 

Instead, the best approach is to simply start planting more good thoughts in your mind, one by one. Every time you have a positive, uplifting thought about something you appreciate or something that makes you feel good, that's like planting a little seed of light in your mind's garden.

No matter how much progress we make, the fundamental truth is that we humans will always remain the same. Human emotions will never change, no matter how much we advance further in terms of technology and access. 

We live under the impression that situations in which we have more choice and more freedom are better for us and are driven to constantly seek them out. But here’s the key truth: As much as we enjoy and value freedom and choice, we are often happier when we have no control over things and can’t change them.

We need to cultivate a learner’s mindset so that we remain humble and our minds and hearts remain open, and refrain from becoming an expert and authority in our chosen fields. Otherwise, we’ll start settling and stagnating. 

The movement of money in the world follows a natural law — the law of love. Money flows toward those who love it, want it, and expect to have it. That's why a small number of people with the right money mindset will always attract the lion's share, no matter how evenly money is distributed to start with.

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Love is the glue; it has incredible power that enables money to stick to us under all circumstances, good or bad.

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Today is here, in front of you. If you don’t pay attention, it’ll go away more quickly than you think. Today is a gift given to you, and the work you do today is a gift for your future. 

Whether you look at happiness as an end goal or as a step to attract greater success, there are no two ways about the fact that it’s a worthwhile pursuit.

Personal growth is not a sprint, it's a journey. And paradoxically, the harder you frantically try to force change, the slower the real progress often comes.

The people who tend to make the most lasting changes in their lives are those who can embrace the journey itself. They learn to get comfortable with life's mysteries instead of demanding instant answers. They enjoy the process of self-discovery rather than aggressively chasing a finish line.

It takes time to get over our bad habits. We need to constantly interrupt those patterns and most importantly get off the path of self-sabotage. When our bad habits operate on autopilot, it's important that we become conscious of our acts. Every compulsive act that is detrimental to our health and well-being needs to be countered with a good habit.

Lots of people want a better job, healthier relationships, and more money in the bank. But no matter how hard you work on the outside, lasting change has to begin inside your own mind and heart.

Your internal world – your thoughts, habits, and core values – forms the bedrock that your external reality rests upon.

The key difference between the wealthy and everyone else isn't that they love money more. It's that for the rich, the good feelings they get from having ample money outweigh any bad feelings. But for most others lacking that abundance, the negative feelings about not having enough tend to dominate.

Constraints are blessings in disguise. We need to start coming up with constraints for ourselves (even when there aren't any) so that our inner creative genius shows up. When everything works out in our favor, we start becoming stagnant; but when we face a challenge, we get more inspired to awaken our inner creative genius and accomplish things we never thought we were capable of.

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Today is Valentine’s Day, the day when love is in the air. And considering all the negative news from all around the globe that constantly floods our screens and makes us feel uncertain, pessimistic, and fearful of the future day in and day out, today is a wonderful opportunity to take the initiative and through random acts of kindness, sow the seeds of love and hope wherever we go.