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Mark Twain’s Top 9 Tips for Living a Kick-Ass Life

Mark Twain's Top 9 Tips for Living a Kick-Ass Life“It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.”






1. Approve of yourself.

“A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.”

If you don't approve of yourself, of your behavior and actions then you'll probably walk around most of the day with a sort of uncomfortable feeling.



You may have all the right tools to grow in some way but you feel an inner resistance. You can't get there.


They might tell you that you aren't really that kind of person that could this thing that you're attempting.




2. Your limitations may just be in your mind.






If you, on the other hand, don't mind then people tend to not mind that much either. And if you don't mind then you won't let that part of yourself become a self-imposed roadblock in your life.


3. Lighten up and have some fun.

“Humor is mankind's greatest blessing.”

“Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand.”


And a lighter mood is often a better space to work in because now your body and mind isn't filled to the brim with negative emotions.

When you are more lighthearted and relaxed then the solution to a situation is often easier to both come up with and implement.

4. Let go of anger.





5. Release yourself from entitlement.





You are in the driver's seat now. And you can go pretty much wherever you want.

6. If you're taking a different path, prepare for reactions.


I think this has quite a bit of relevance to self-improvement (and also to starting a business online now that I think about it).




And that's OK. I think it's pretty likely that they won't react as negatively as you may imagine. Or they will probably at least go back to focusing on their own challenges pretty soon.


You may find that when you finally cross that inner threshold you created then people around you may not shun you or go chasing after you with pitchforks. :) They might just go: “OK”.

7. Keep your focus steadily on what you want.




It may be “normal” to dwell on problems and swim around in a sea of negativity. But that is a choice. And a thought habit.


8. Don't focus so much on making yourself feel good.




You help someone and both of you feel good.



And so the upward spiral grows and continues.

9. Do what you want to do.


Awesome quote. And I really don't have much to add to that one.


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  • defladermaus

    great stuff

  • Twain was truly a genius with words. He could boil a complex idea down into a simple sentence that anyone could understand and make you laugh in the process. One of the greats.

  • wow! Just wow! I was just in a barrier mode filled with anger being held hostage by the very things Mark Twain’s and your expounding words just warned me about. The universe is spectacular and in it’s splendor and array of beauty it doesn’t cease to take care of little ole me. Much success to you and all that you do…I’ll be back for more!

  • Thank you! Great job on this post. Mark Twain is one of my favourites, and you have compiled his messages and analyzed them orderly and beautifully.

  • Ooo. I love posts like these. Thank you!

    I have been wanting to find something similar with gems from Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Einstein, Anne Frank…

    Amazing people from the past ya know – but I don’t have time to read all their biographies and autobiographies.

    Keep up the awesome work!

  • GREAT post, Henrik! Absolutely loved it! Thank you!