MAXIMS FOR MAXIMUS

February 06, 2012

These are the maxims I now live by, and have been for the past 6+ months. My life has improved immeasurably. They are in no particular order. Yes, there are 11, and yes that is an odd number, but it's my number.

      1.    Memento Mori, remember your mortality. Do want you want and do it today, for you may              be dead tomorrow. Fear not failure or embarrassment.
      2.    Do what you love and do it well. Follow your heart.
      3.    Never, ever, ever give up. Not on your dreams, not on people, not on life.
      4.    Improve each day; physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.
      5.    Find the good in every person and situation; always make an effort to see through the
             eyes of other people before judging.
      6.    Find and exploit the opportunity in every situation.
      7.    Be an actor; wear masks, adapt, and change roles to fit the situation and environment.
      8.    Speak few words, but let your words carry the weight of a thousand armies.
      9.    Always question what you do and how you do it; if you do not, you will become
             comfortable with inefficiency and fail to improve.
      10.  Ignore dogma and create your own path in life.
      11.  Do not plan, but rather trust that the dots of destiny will connect in the future.

Namaste.