Aspire

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“Hall shows us the surprising power of words—tools we can use to shape new thoughts and beliefs—to help us change.” —Spencer Johnson, #1 New York Times–bestselling author We live our lives word by word—to build our relationships, to convey our points of view, to object to wrongs done to us or to others, to comfort our children and our friends. We also use the wrong words—sometimes unknowingly—and get ourselves into situations we’d rather not be in. As Stephen R. Covey points out in his introduction: Words sell and words repel Words lead and words impede Words heal and words kill Kevin Hall discovered the deeper power inherent in words after a fateful encounter with a wise shopkeeper in Vienna. When that led to an introduction to an esteemed etymologist residing in a senior home, Hall embarked on a project that changed his life, and has since changed the lives of thousands of readers. Discover the eleven words—as well as the secret word—that when used correctly, can light your path to the lifelong success you deserve. ” Aspire has the power to help individuals and teams focus on their true purpose and reach their best and highest aspirations.” —Richard Paul Evans, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of The Christmas Box ” Aspire is one of those truly great books that changed my life. Kevin Hall is right up there with Og Mandino and Napoleon Hill.” —Bob Proctor, teacher in The Secret, bestselling author of You Were Born Rich

Highlights

• If I have no other qualities I can succeed with love alone. Without it I will fail though I possess all the knowledge and skills of the world. I will greet this day with love in my heart. OG MANDINO (Location 136)
• “The word is ‘Genshai,’” he said. “It means that you should never treat another person in a manner that would make them feel small.” (Location 214)
• Genshai means that you never treat anyone small—and that includes yourself!” (Location 222)
• “He who holds a lantern to light the pathway of his brother sees more clearly his own.” (Location 294)
• When I treat myself with dignity and respect, it will be reflected in the way I treat others. If I treat myself with disdain and contempt, that will be reflected in the way I treat others. (Location 301)
• Abundance is my birthright. I need to think abundantly. It’s time to release the potential within. It’s time to begin my own heroic journey. (Location 313)
• The moment one definitely commits oneself then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred … unforeseen incidents, meetings, and material assistance which no man could have dreamed would have come his way. WILLIAM HUTCHINSON MURRAY (Location 321)
• “Being a leader means finding the path,” he continued, then added, “but before you can help someone else find their path, you must know yours.” (Location 414)
• I should have taken charge of my life and set my goals earlier. Life isn’t practice, it’s the real thing. (Location 448)
• “When (Location 492)
• you follow your bliss, you put yourself on the track that has been there all the while … you begin to meet people who are in the field of your bliss, and they open doors to you.” (Location 492)
• those who follow their true path and purpose do five things: (1) they are able to read the clues that guide them on their path; (2) they are very clear about where they are going; (3) they recognize and embrace their natural gifts; (4) they are willing to sacrifice to make significant contributions; and (5) they follow their bliss, and as a result they meet people on their path who have been placed there to guide them along their journey. (Location 497)
• By setting aside regular reflection time, I find joy in the journey. I will take just one percent of each day—approximately fifteen minutes—and use it to reflect on the past twenty-four hours and contemplate on the possibilities that lie ahead. (Location 509)
• Four things I need to recognize daily: People who appear on my Path to help me fulfill my Purpose. Actions taken on Opportunities. Thoughts that help me create a life of Meaning and (Location 511)
• Significance. Moments of Happiness and Bliss. People. Actions. Thoughts. Happiness. That spells PATH! (Location 513)
• To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else—means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight. E. E. CUMMINGS (Location 523)
• Gandhi replied: “Namasté. It means I honor the place in you where the entire universe resides. I honor the place in you of light, love, truth, peace, and wisdom.” (Location 539)
• The biggest mistake people make is not making a living doing what they love to do. (Location 713)
• In The Power of Myth, Joseph Campbell writes, “The way to find out about your happiness is to keep your mind on those moments when you feel most happy, when you really are happy—not excited, not just thrilled, but deeply happy. What is it that makes you happy? Stay with it no matter what people tell you. This is what I call following your bliss.” (Location 726)
• Nobel laureate Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn taught that “talent is always conscious of its own abundance and does not object to sharing.” (Location 759)
• We often find that meaning through suffering. Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “Every wall has a door.” Passion in its purest sense, the willingness to suffer for what we love, is often the door that leads us to our path. (Location 894)
• Da Vinci said, “May your work be in keeping with your purpose.” (Location 1100)
• Resist and expand … Change and grow … Stretch and develop … That is the true essence of humility. (Location 1378)
• Words have tremendous power for good or for ill. They can inspire or expire. The choice is ours. We can: Choose to heal or choose to wound. Choose to affirm or choose to reject. Choose to inspire or choose to expire. Choose to praise or choose to criticize. Choose to appreciate or choose to depreciate. Choose to encourage or choose to discourage. Choose to focus on strengths or choose to focus on weaknesses. (Location 1512)
• The French philosopher and Jesuit priest Teilhard de Chardin taught, “We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.” (Location 1563)
• The fourteenth Dalai Lama taught, “We are visitors on this planet. We are here for ninety or one hundred years at the very most. During that period we must try to do something good, something useful, with our lives. If we contribute to other people’s happiness, we will find the true goal, the true meaning of life.” (Location 1569)
• From this day on I resolve to leave every person I meet better for having met me. (Location 1571)
• To be able to put oneself in another’s position, to be able to see and feel as another person does, that is the rare gift. MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI (Location 1579)
• Average salespeople sell features. They talk about what this product or service does. Phenomenal sales professionals sell benefits. They talk about what the product or service can do for you. (Location 1622)
• “nothing is more validating and affirming than feeling understood. And the moment a person begins feeling understood, that person becomes far more open to influence and change. Empathy is to the heart what air is to the body.” (Location 1690)
• Ernest Hemingway said, “I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.” (Location 1733)
• In every encounter I can choose to exhibit understanding and empathy, or I can choose to be critical and judgmental. The first choice leads to meaningful relationships; the second leads to a life of empty assumptions and frustration. (Location 1738)
• It is not light that we need but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake. FREDERICK DOUGLASS (Location 1933)
• “Fear of failure” and “fear of success” can each be overcome by firmly placing one foot after another with unswerving position and steadfast resolution. (Location 2005)
• Confucius, the great Chinese philosopher, said, “Wherever you go, go with all your heart.” (Location 2006)
• What would I do if I knew I couldn’t fail? (Location 2131)
• What would happen if I committed to get “All in” with my marriage? My health? My career? My education? My finances? My personal relationships? (Location 2135)
• Thomas Edison said, “If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.” (Location 2325)