Jailbreaking the Imprisoned Mind

Image: Lobby card for the American film Tarzan Escapes (1936). Source: MGM, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

“Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.”

~ Franklin D. Roosevelt (1440 Daily Digest)

Ikigai | The Purposeful Way to Rescue Your Mind from Jail

‘The Japanese invented a philosophy named “Ikigai,” which stands for ‘reason for being.’ Ikigai can help us to determine what it is that we want to wake up for in the morning.’ ~ Einzelgänger (YouTube)

IKIGAI | A Japanese Philosophy for Finding Purpose [Duration: 10m 42s] [YouTube]

Do These Three Things, and You’ll Never Return to Mind Prison

According to Warren Buffett, the Oracle of Omaha, success and failure in life’s endeavors hinge on three major choices:

  1. Defining success by your “inner scorecard”
  2. Surrounding yourself with mentors
  3. Protecting your reputation at all cost

Reading: “Warren Buffett Says 3 Major Decisions in Life Will Be the Difference Between Success and Failure” by Marcel Schwantes (inc.com)

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