People are always angry at anyone who chooses very individual standards for his life; because of the extraordinary treatment which that man grants to himself, they feel degraded, like ordinary beings.

Individuality, extraordinary treatment, and ordinary beings.

Understand yourself and those around you.

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“When the student is ready the teacher will appear. When the student is truly ready… The teacher will Disappear”

10 Japanese Concepts For Self-Improvement and a Balanced Life 

Omoiyari means caring and showing sincere consideration for others.Japanese fans made the headlines in 2018 when they tidied up a football stadium after the game.Omoiyari is also manifested in the designs of products. For example, Japanese hi-tech toilets have a warm seat, washer, and a sound to cover those ‘unpleasant’ noises.Practicing omoiyari is said to help build compassion and empathy toward others.

Omoiyari

Ikigai is the Japanese term for the state of well-being induced by devotion to enjoyable activities, which leads to a sense of fulfillment, according to Japanese psychologist Michiko Kumano.It is said that in Japan, people who have a purpose in life live longer.Your ikigai is what gets you up every morning and keeps you going.

Ikigai 

Wabi-sabi is a concept that encourages us to embrace our imperfections and accept the natural cycle of life.Everything in life, including us, is in a state of flux. Change is the only constant, everything is transient, and nothing is ever complete.By practicing wabi-sabi, we are taught to be grateful and accepting and strive for excellence rather than perfection.

Wabi Sabi

Mottainai means respecting the resources we have, not wasting them, and using them with a sense of gratitude.Uniqlo uses “Mottainai: Old Clothes, New Life” to achieve zero waste.The concept invites us to be grateful and intentional about our actions and think of ways to help make this world more sustainable.

Mottainai

Shin-Gi-Tai translates as “mind, technique, and body.”Mind, technique, and body are the three elements for maximum performance used in martial arts.The concepts can be applied to any domain. Take, for example, chess. Your performance is not solely dependent on your chess skills at the board. Winning also requires a mindset that can cope with stress and setbacks during hours of uninterrupted concentration.

Shin-Gi-Tai

The framework can also be applied to building habits. The framework can be mapped to the Fogg Behavior Model, which is expressed as a short formula: Behavior = Motivation (Mind), Ability (Technique), and Prompt (Body). A healthy body and a sound mind are the foundation for developing and refining any skills.

Shu-Ha-Ri translates as “follow, breakaway, and transcend.”It is a way of thinking about how to learn and master a technique. There are 3 stages to acquiring knowledge: Shu: learn the basics by following the teaching of one master. Imitating the work of great masters also falls in this stage.Ha: start experimenting, learn from masters, and integrate the learning into the practice.Ri: This stage focuses on innovation and adapting the learning to different situations.

Shu-Ha-Ri

Kaizen is a method of continuous improvement based on the theory that small, ongoing positive changes can be significant.Kaizen reminds us to let go of assumptions and perfectionism. It teaches us to take an iterative, progressive approach to change.This concept is vital to instill good habits and achieve excellence.

Kaizen

This concept describes having empathy towards things and their inevitable passing.This concept reminds us that nothing in life is permanent. We should willingly and gracefully let go of our attachments to transient things.

Mono No Aware 

Christel Takigawa, the ambassador for the Tokyo 2020 bid, popularized this concept in her speech to the International Olympic Committee.The concept is all about offering the best service without expecting a reward. It’s an important part of Japanese culture and deeply rooted in how Japanese society functions.

Omotenashi

Ho-Ren-So translates as “report, inform, and consult.”The concept forms the basis of all communication, collaboration, and healthy information sharing in a Japanese organization. It focuses on the roots of the communication line, streamlining the flow of information, and preventing issues from happening again.The Japanese argument is that the Ho-Ren-So, through collaboration and communication, strengthens subordinate employee relationships and provides a platform for the subordinate to learn from their superior.

Ho-Ren-So

It is good practice to encourage everyone to report issues and problems immediately. Even if a solution is not found, the cost of a problem that is not reported can be high.

This techniques are really very positive and useful. 

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No doubt my candidate for the Ballon d’Or is. The best striker, brutal level for 10 years and a champion above all.

I know what a player Benzema is, everyone knows it.Everyone can have their opinion on who is the best No.9 in the world and for me it’s Karim.He is confident, he knows you can always improve too, which is great. It doesn’t surprise me what he’s doing.

When I speak about Benzema, only one word comes to mind, it’s class. He is class. When he plays, whatever he does, he does it with class.

Playing with great players is what I dream of. Benzema is a great player. I’m very happy he’s back. There are not many players better than Benzema in the world. He will contribute a lot to us

Benzema is a mix between Raul and Butragueno, he gives much more to the game than just statistics.

I’m happy for him, He is the best striker in the league and one of the world’s best.

The best striker of La Liga showed his class again – my boy Benzi.

For what he’s doing and for what he’s done, he has to be in the list of possible winners.Saying that Karim’s got time to win it. I somehow doubt this is his final season – he’s like a fine wine; the older he gets the better he is.

The best compliment you can give to Karim Benzema is that Cristiano Ronaldo was in love with him at Real Madrid.And for Cristiano to be in love with another attacking player means he does a lot for Cristiano — and he does a lot for every attacking player that plays around him.Karim is probably the only No 9 I know that is not selfish in his game. His vision is amazing, the way he enjoys his football is to play with lots of freedom. I can compare him with Harry Kane also in this sense

Karim Benzema is the best of his generation by far, he’s very complete.I like his finishing, his way of participating in the actions of his team, in their creation. He is not only there to score goals, he is there to bring the offensive animation of his training to life.His longevity at Real Madrid is incredible. In such a club, where it is not easy to stay or settle down, he arrived, he imposed himself when he was in competition with very great players.

He is my favourite.I love how he plays and how he links up with his team-mates.e comes short, frees up the space that gives the game far more depth. When he plays well, the team plays well. He’s one of the best players of the last decade.

I’m a big fan of Karim, as I have suffered from him in training and I know how difficult it is to mark him.He is a legendary player, not only in Madrid but in world football.

I think he has largely the level of Thierry.Thierry really impressed me because he was not only a fast player but he had the ball. But Karim is more complete.He also has a kind of presence because he is smaller and less athletic. Karim has always been a top player. If you love football, it’s impossible not to love him.

I don't need money, and when I do a favor, I expect nothing back.

Benzema Wins Ballon d’Or After Years of Waiting His Turn. Harshajit Sarmah nudged me on Linkedin about this and I published these quotes about it. Benzema is one of the best examples that age has no limits, and we can learn from him that if you have patience, age doesn't matter, what you deserve will happen sooner or later.

Karim Benzema might now be a Ballon d'Or winner but he's arguably been one of the most underappreciated strikers of his generation.

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Success isn't always about greatness. It's about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come.

I'm always asked, 'What's the secret to success?' But there are no secrets. Be humble. Be hungry. And always be the hardest worker in the room.

Attitude and enthusiasm play a big part in my life. I get excited about the things that inspire me. I also believe in laughing and having a good time.

The single most powerful thing I can be is to be myself.

I like to use the hard times in the past to motivate me today.

Check your ego at the door. The ego can be the great success inhibitor. It can kill opportunities, and it can kill success.

Around every corner, always protect the engine that powers you.

Life is anything but predictable.

Not only do I think being nice and kind is easy but being kind, in my opinion, is important.

I found that with depression, one of the most important things you could realise is that you're not alone.

The one thing that I keep learning over and over again is that I know nothing. I mean, that's my life lesson.

With drive and a bit of talent, you can move mountains. I know. I've done it.

I've always seen first responders as unsung heroes and very special people because, when everyone else is running away from danger, they run into it.

If you tell me there's something I can't do, I'll want to do it even more. Especially when it comes to entertaining.

I knew credibility would come only in time and through earnest performances.

I've learned never to say never.

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I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.

Wisely, and slow. They stumble that run fast.

If you judge people, you have no time to love them.

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.

All that we are is the result of what we have thought.

Stay hungry, stay foolish.

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<ul><li>Stephen King is arguably one of the best horror writers on this list and one of the most popular among horror fans. </li><li>His first professional content sale was in 1967 for a short story published in Startling Mystery Stories. His debut novel Carrie was published in 1971, and King continues to publish short stories and horror books to this day over six decades later. </li><li>King is a New York Times bestselling author and lives with his wife, sharing their time between Maine and Florida depending on the season.</li><li>Best Works: Pet Semetary, The Shining, The Stand, Carrie, ‘Salem’s Lot.</li></ul>

Stephen King

<ul><li>Bram Stoker is nearly synonymous with vampires, having written the original Dracula. </li><li>Originally named Abraham Stoker, this Irish gothic author lived between 1847 and 1912, when he died after suffering several strokes. </li><li>In 1987, the Bram Stoker Award was established and has been awarded every year since 1988. Popular Bram Stoker Award winners include other horror authors on this list like Dean Koontz, Neil Gaiman, Clive Barker, and more. </li><li>Best Works: Dracula, Dracula’s Guest, The Jewel of Seven Stars.</li></ul>

Bram Stoker 

<ul><li>Shirley Jackson is the popular gothic horror novel author of The Haunting of Hill House, published in 1989. Later, a 20th-century movie would be inspired by the tome.</li><li>Instead of sticking to common horror story tropes, Jackson wrote what would become one of the most well-known haunted house horror books currently available. </li><li>Best Works: The Haunting of Hill House, The Letters of Shirley Jackson, We Have Always Lived In the Castle, Dark Tales.</li></ul>

Shirley Jackson

<ul><li>Clive Barker is a well-known playwright, film director, and author in the horror genre. His debut set of short stories, The Books of Blood, received high praise from Stephen King. </li><li>Several of his stories have been made into movies, including Hellraiser and Candyman. </li><li>In addition, Barker received an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for his work on Gods and Monsters, a period drama published in 1998 about the last days in the life of another esteemed film director, James Whale.</li><li>Best Works: Books of Blood, Volume 1,, The Hellbound Heart, Weaveworld.</li></ul>

Clive Barker

<ul><li>Dean Koontz is another extremely popular New York Times bestselling author.</li><li>It’s hard to decide which book of his is the scariest; there are so many to choose from. Whether you’re looking for a horror story about phantoms, ghosts, serial killers, or even horror novels with a bit of science fiction thrown in, Koontz is an ideal choice. </li><li>Koontz’s horror books read quickly despite their intimidating volume, keeping readers on their toes and guessing about what may be coming next.</li><li>Best Works: The Other Emily, 77 Shadow Street, The Lost Soul of the City, The Servants of Twilight, The Night Window: <warningtag>A Jane Hawk Novel.</warningtag></li></ul>

Dean Koontz

<ul><li>Anne Rice is best known for her series The Vampire Chronicles, including the novel Interview With a Vampire. </li><li>The first book in the series introduced us to Lestat and Louis, later played by Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt in the movie of the same name. </li><li>Since 2008, Rice has sold more than 80 million copies of her debut novel, which remains one of the best books about vampires in the entire horror genre.</li><li>Best Works: The Vampire Chronicles, Blackwood Farm.</li></ul>

Anne Rice

<ul><li>Edgar Allen Poe is perhaps one of America’s most beloved poets and short story authors, having written classic works like The Raven and The Tell-Tale Heart.</li><li> Poe lived between 1809 and 1849, with his death being just as mysterious as his life. </li><li>A great deal of speculation surrounds his manner and cause of death, which is technically marked as “phrenitis,” a condition that caused brain inflammation and was often used in cases where the actual cause was unknown.</li><li>Best Works: The Raven, The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Stories, The Fall of the House of Usher.</li></ul>

Edgar Allan Poe

<ul><li>H.P. Lovecraft is an acclaimed short story author from Rhode Island, born in August of 1890.</li><li>H.P. showed an early interest in the English language, reciting poetry at just two years of age. He began reading a year later at the age of three and writing his own work at around six. </li><li>Lovecraft suffered from severe mental illness throughout his life and later supported himself through ghostwriting and revising content for other authors. He died in March 1937 of intestinal cancer. </li><li>Best Works: The Call of Cthulhu, At the Mountains of Madness, The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, H.P. Lovecraft Tales of Hor<warningtag>ror.</warningtag></li></ul>

H.P. Lovecraft

<ul><li>Ramsey Campbell is one of the most awarded authors in the horror book genre. He has been awarded the World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award, the Living Legend Award of the International Horror Guild, the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Horror Writers Association, and the Grand Master Award of the World Horror Convention. </li><li>Campbell is described by The Oxford Companion to English Literature as “the most respected horror writer” in all of Britain. He currently resides in Merseyside.</li><li>Best Works: The Books of Blood, Volume 1, The Searching Dead (The Three Births of Daoloth), Born to the Dark (The<warningtag> Three Births of Daoloth), Far Away & Never, The Hungry Moon (Fiction Without Frontiers).</warningtag></li></ul>

Ramsey Campbell

<ul><li>Richard Matheson is a popular science fiction, horror, and fantasy author and screenwriter. Many of his books have been adapted for the big screen, some more than once, such as I Am Legend, most recently starring well-known actor Will Smith.</li><li>Matheson published his first short story at just eight years old, inspired by the 1939 movie Dracula and similar. After serving during the First World War, he attended the University of Missouri, where he earned his bachelor’s degree. </li><li>Best Works: Hell House, I Am Legend, What Dreams May Come, A Stir of Echoes, Somewhere In Time.</li></ul>

Richard Matheson 

<ul><li>Peter Straub is a famous American poet and novelist with dozens of horror fiction books under his belt. Having co-written The Talisman with fellow horror author and close friend Stephen King, Straub has left a significant mark on the genre.</li><li>His unique works have enjoyed literary success, winning the Bram Stoker Award, the International Horror Guild Award, and the World Fantasy Award.  </li><li>Best Works: Koko (Blue Rose Trilogy Book 1), Mystery (Blue Rose Trilogy Book 2), The Throat (Blue Rose Trilogy Book 3), Ghost Story, Floating Dragon: A Thriller.</li></ul>

Peter Straub  

<ul><li>Ray Bradbury (1920 - 2012) is a cherished American author of short stories and poetry. </li><li>He died in Los Angeles, California, in 2012 after a long career of successfully publishing more than 50 novels and over 400 short stories. </li><li>Bradbury is best known for Fahrenheit 451, a dystopian novel named after the temperature at which books burn, depicting a future society where literature is illegal.  </li><li>Best Works: Fahrenheit 451: A Novel, The Martian Chronicles, The Illustrated Man, Dandelion Wine (Greentown Book 1), Something Wicked This Way Comes (Greentown Book 2).</li></ul>

Ray Bradbury  

<ul><li>One facet that separates Simmons’ work from other horror authors is that he often blends genres to create wholly unique worlds.</li><li>He began his career by publishing his work in the Twilight Zone Magazine, winning first place.</li><li> He has since won the World Fantasy Award for his work on Song of Kali, the Locus Award for his Seasons of Horror series, the Bram Stoker Award, and has been nominated for the British Fantasy Award.</li><li>Best Works: Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, Book 1), The Fall of Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, Book 2), Endymion (Hyperion Cantos, Book 3), Rise of Endymion (Hyperion Canto<warningtag>s, Book 4), Children of the Night: A Vampire Novel.</warningtag></li></ul>

Dan Simmons 

<ul><li>Daphne Du Maurier is the author of the esteemed horror novel Jamaica Inn, a thrilling mystery about a woman who moves in with her Aunt and Uncle to a home located in a dangerous part of town. </li><li>Although Du Maurier is most well known for her romance novels, most of her writing has elements of horror and the paranormal woven in to create a multilayered work of fiction. </li><li>Best Works: Jamaica Inn, Rebecca, Frenchman’s Creek, The House on the Strand, The King’s General.</li></ul>

Daphne Du Maurier

<ul><li>Stephen King has called Ketchum (real name Dallas Meyr) “the scariest guy in America.” </li><li>Ketchum spent time as a lumber salesman, teacher, performer, and literary agent to make ends meet between publishing novels.</li><li>Five of Ketchum’s books have been adapted to the big screen, and his work The Crossings was mentioned in a speech at the National Book Awards in 2003 by Stephen King.  </li><li>Best Works: The Girl Next Door, Off Season, Offspring, The Woman, Red.</li></ul>

Jack Ketchum  

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Doesn't matter for how many times life drags you down, never stop like the waves of the ocean

The heart of man is very much like the sea, it has its storms, it has its tides and in its depths it has its pearls too

The ocean stirs the heart, inspires the imagination and brings eternal joy to the soul

You can either see yourself as a wave in the ocean or you can see yourself as the ocean

The sea is emotion incarnate. It loves, hates, and weeps. It defies all attempts to capture it with words and rejects all shackles. No matter what you say about it, there is always that which you can’t

﻿We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch - we are going back from whence we came

Here are some inspirational Ocean quotes, messages, images which are going to inspire you throughout your life.  

 Inspirational quotes and messages related to Ocean 

<blockquote>“It is bad to suppress laughter. It goes back down and spreads to your hips.” – Fred Allen</blockquote>No one wants more weight than they need to carry. So in the effort of losing weight, or at least not gain any more, laugh as much as you can! This quote kind of brings a different meaning to the phrase, laugh your butt off.

1. Fred Allen on Losing Weight With Laughter

<blockquote>“You can’t have everything. Where would you put it? ” – Steven Wright</blockquote>Seriously, if you had everything you would be so overwhelmed with stuff and busy life that you wouldn’t really get to enjoy it anyway. Try having gratitude for what you already do have, and when you create more for your life make sure to make room for it by getting rid of any excess you have.

2. Steven Wright Says There’s Only Room For So Much

<blockquote>“Money won’t make you happy … but everybody wants to find out for themselves.” – Zig Ziglar</blockquote>Many of us crave more money than we currently have, but if we do so out of a pursuit of happiness then the journey will leave us empty. Be motivated to be a kind and honest person, and strive to live your life authentically and the money will come more easily because of it.

3. Zig Ziglar on Money and Happiness

<blockquote>“If you let your head get too big, it’ll break your neck.” – Elvis Presley</blockquote>No matter what you think of yourself, if you think too much and have an overinflated ego, there’s a good chance you will crush under the weight of it. If you think you’re too good to do this or that, or that you’re more amazing at this or that than others, you’ll break your neck. Just watch.

4. Elvis Presley on Egos

<blockquote>“Never follow someone else’s path unless you’re in the woods and you’re lost and you see a path then by all means you should follow that.” – Ellen Degeneres</blockquote>When it comes to life, you have your own path that you are walking. This quote is nice because if you feel you don’t have a path, you can look at those you admire, and at those that have what you want, then follow in their footsteps to get yourself going.

5. Ellen Degeneres Walks the Path

<blockquote>“I know worrying works, because none of the stuff I worried about ever happened.” – Will Rogers</blockquote>See? You have nothing to worry about! Maybe you are not motivated because you are worrying about things that might go wrong, but if most of what you imagine going wrong does not go wrong, then what do you have to risk? What if things go right?

6. Will Rogers Says Worry Works!

<blockquote>“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” – Thomas Eddison</blockquote>When the time comes to step into an opportunity, it usually means going beyond your comfort zone and getting to work. Sometimes the work involved and the amount of motivation required to seem daunting. However, for the next opportunity that comes your way, be willing to accept the work that will take to achieve your goals and jump in with both feet.

7. Thomas Eddison Wants You to Get to Work

<blockquote>“Hating people is like burning down your own home to get rid of a rat.” – Harry Emerson Fosdick</blockquote>Negative emotions that include judgment and anger towards others are so very often a waste of precious energy. Why would you let one or two people affect your inner peace and tranquility? If you’re motivated to do something about the person you feel has wronged you, then be motivated to let it go and move on with your life.

8. Harry Emerson Fosdick Says Don’t Be Silly

<blockquote>“Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.” – Dwight Eisenhower</blockquote>This is an interesting way to get things done. If you have enough leadership qualities to motivate others, then it can be easy to inspire others to do things you want to be done because they are inspired and motivated to do it themselves. Motivate yourself to motivate others!

9. Dwight Eisenhower Motivates You to Work for Him

<blockquote>“Life is like a sewer… what you get out of it depends on what you put into it.” – Tom Lehrer</blockquote>If all you put into your life are days filled with endless distractions from smartphones, social media, and television, then what do you really think you’re going to get back out of life? Put in faith, trust, and pixie dust, as well as elbow grease, and see your life transform.

10. Tom Lehrer Speaks of Sewers

<blockquote>“If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.” – Dalai Lama</blockquote>Even the most seemingly insignificant beings can make quite a difference to someone. Everyone you come into contact with gives you an opportunity to make a difference. Get off the couch and go make one today. Get started, work hard, and the differences you make in your life and that of others will only grow.

11. Dalai Lama on Small Things

<blockquote>“A peacock that rests on his feathers is just another turkey.” – Dolly Parton</blockquote>When you have gifts, talents, and abilities that you sit on you’re nothing but a turkey. You know that you have things to offer the world. You have beautiful gifts inside of you to share with the world so spread your tail feathers and strut your stuff!

12. Dolly Parton Says Let Yourself Shine

<blockquote>“Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.” – Truman Capote</blockquote>There is never any success without failure. Failure gives you an opportunity to learn from your mistakes and to gain more awareness and education about what you are trying to accomplish. Once you have success you will look back on your failures as very valuable stepping stones.

13. Truman Capote

<blockquote>“Even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.” – Will Rogers</blockquote>There is a time for action and a time for rest, but never is it time to do one of those things exclusively forever and ever. If you make headway in your life, don’t rest for too long, get up and keep going to get closer to your dreams. Plus, if you sit too long it’s getting harder to get motivated.

14. Will Rogers

<blockquote>“A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.” – Steve Martin</blockquote>If your lack of motivation comes from feeling like you’re in the shadows, perhaps it’s just nighttime. Apply some hope and faith that the sun is going to shine again for you very soon and that brighter days are ahead. The night won’t last forever.

15. Steve Martin

There are always jobs to be done but there sometimes isn’t enough motivation to go around to get them done. If you’ve been in a funk and you’re looking to you get motivated to finish a project or get started on a new one, then peruse these funny motivational quotes.

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You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.

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Success is a few simple disciplines, practiced every day; while failure is simply a few errors in judgment, repeated every day.

Great things are done by a series of small things brought together

If you improved 1% everyday, you'd be 37% better one year from the day you started.

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