Win Your Inner Battles by Darius Foroux is an inspirational book that will help you realise your dream and to stay focused on what you want to achieve in life. The book is divided into three little books: Inner Warfare, Control, and Purpose. It talks about how fear restricts us from becoming who we can be and pushes us to play small to fit. The book guides on a journey to conquer the inner struggles and lead a more purposeful life through a blend of personal anecdotes, psychological insights, and practical advice.
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Highlights:
# You cannot control everything. Do not worry about what you cannot control. Instead focus on things under your control.
# Make sure your worst enemy doesn’t live between your two ears. Make your mind your strongest ally.
# We are often faced with unnecessary fear or anxiety. We make things even worse than they are by running and hiding from our fears, which causes even more anxiety. Our imagination goes wild, and before we know it, a small problem is turned into a mountain.
# Goals are made up. Other people make up goals and you can also do it. Correctly set goals guide you towards your destination.
# Live in the moment. Enjoy the moment. This will free you from fears.
# Find the purpose of your life. Purpose is a decision. No one is born with a purpose, but we need to work it out. Taking action is the most important step in your journey.
# A lot of people have missed so many opportunities because of their low self-confidence. You build confidence by learning new skills and competencies.
# The book proposes five steps for improving your self-confidence:
a) Improve your competencies b) Put them into practice c) See the results d) Grow more confident e) Repeat
# In order to enjoy good health and family life, you need to be disciplined. You need to control you own mind. This will lead you to enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to you.
# When it becomes obvious that your goals cannot be reached, don’t change the goals. Instead change the action steps.
# We determine our desire, attitude, judgement and determination. Once you gain control on them, you need not worry about other things.
# Keep good company always. You are average of the five people you spend the most time with.
# When confronted with problems, pessimists will also focus on why the problem occurred instead of concentrating on the solution. Optimists, on the other hand, will encourage you.
# Fear defeats more people on the world than anything else. Bad things will happen but we need to deal with them strongly.
# Happiness is a skill. Mastering that skill starts with managing your thoughts.
# If you can’t answer the question — What’s your life about?, then you need more input. There are two ways to stimulate input: a) Expose yourself to different things. b) Manage stress and anxiety.
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