Motivational wisdom from Oprah, Chopra & Kiyosaki

Nothing is more advantageous than to start the year with a great frame of mind. Inspiring, enlightening, and motivating ideas help you formulate the winning drive and attitude needed to push you towards a victorious year.

In today’s wide arena of modern-day philosophers, experts, and gurus, no other people are as admired, respected, and heeded as TV talk show queen Oprah Winfrey, New Age author/lecturer Dr. Deepak Chopra, and financial wizard/writer/lecturer Robert Kiyosaki. Their fresh, revolutionary ideas have enlightened and inspired millions around the globe to live better, healthier, fulfilling, and more prosperous lives.

Here is a marvelous sampling of their insightful concepts to help you start your journey through another year of your life.

Oprah Winfrey: Do The Best In The Present Moment

"Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next."

That’s Oprah Winfrey talking. Oprah believes in living in the present moment, doing the best at the present moment. If we only did our best during every "now," we would have the best past and would be in the best condition for a great future.

"The big secret to life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you’re willing to work." There are no real big secrets to success, happiness, and fulfillment. It is really the willingness to work hard and smart on your dreams and goals that can ascertain true success.

I finally realized that being grateful to my body was key to giving more love to myself. We take our physical body for granted, abuse it, and don’t give it the tender loving care it deserves. If we get sick, we only have ourselves to blame. We must take time to look at and analyze our body, and marvel at the miracle that it is. We must love it and be grateful for what it does for us.

Energy is the essence of life. Every day you decide how you’re going to use it by knowing what you want and what it takes to reach that goal, and by maintaining focus. Energy propels life. Make sure to nurture it; decide well how you are going to use it. Take care of your body and keep it healthy and strong. Dissipating your energy uselessly can lead to physical breakdown and a life of shattered, unfulfilled dreams.

Whatever you fear most has no power – it is your fear that has the power. The thing you fear is powerless. Your fear has the power because it controls you. Conquer your fears and live a courageous, victorious life.

Deepak Chopra: Go Beyond Your Ego

Anything that is of value in life only multiplies when it is given. Many people complain that they are not loved enough; some whine that they are not happy enough. The reason for their situation is that they are selfish and don’t give enough. You must give love to get love, make other people happy to get more happiness, and share your wealth to gain more wealth.

The less you open your heart to others, the more your heart suffers. A suffering heart is often the result of a closed, selfish, and greedy heart. Want to make your heart healthy and beautiful again? Forgive. Forgiveness is the antidote for a hardened heart.

Amid movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you. In this day and age of great confusion and stress, it is important for us to learn how to still our hearts and minds. Inculcate in your mind that you are just an observer in this life, and you can detach yourself and be free from the unhealthy and life-threatening stresses all around you.

The living body is the best pharmacy ever devised. It produces diuretics, painkillers, tranquilizers, sleeping pills, and antibiotics. It applies the right dosages with minimal or no side effects, and the directions are built-in. The body is miraculous; it can repair and cure itself. If you cut your skin, it will heal the wound. All we need to do is respect and love our bodies and staying healthy would be easy.

If you want to reach a state of bliss, then go beyond your ego and the internal dialogue. Make a decision to relinquish the need to control, the need to be approved, and the need to judge. Those are the three things the ego is doing all the time. It’s very important to be aware of them every time they come up. Be very conscious of your ego. Go beyond it!

Robert Kiyosaki: Do Today What You Want For Your Tomorrows

Our brains are our most powerful asset but if used improperly, they can be our most powerful liability. Sharpen your brain, study, and learn something new every day because your mind is what can make you happy, healthy, rich, and fulfilled. But bear in mind that it can also make you unhappy, sick, and miserable!

The only difference between a rich person and a poor person is how they use their time. As we’ve been told many times, time is gold. It is the currency of life. The rich man spends his time wisely; the man who spends his time foolishly becomes poor.

If you want to be rich, simply spend your life buying assets. If you want to be poor or middle class, spend your life buying liabilities. Be careful about what you spend your money on. If you want to be rich, buy things that will contribute to your net worth and truly make you rich.

The most life-destroying word of all is the word tomorrow. Tomorrows only exist in the minds of dreamers and losers. The poor, the unsuccessful, the unhappy, the unhealthy are the ones who use the word tomorrow the most. Your future is created by what you do today, not tomorrow. Do today what you want for your tomorrows.

Today is the most important day of your life!

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