EXCELLING WITH THE PROGRAM AND IGNITING YOUR LIFE For the purposes of action nothing is more useful than narrowness of thought combined with energy of will. Henri Frederic Amiel There are no shortcuts to the success and pleasure you will receive when MegaLiving! becomes your habit. “Patience, the essential quality of a man,” wrote Kwai-Koo-Tsu. To get the exceptional results this program will deliver, the following points are important: Follow the program daily: Reserve judgment on the success of the techniques mentioned for 30 days. MegaLiving! blends the most effective ideas for self-improvement from the West with little-known philosophies of the East. Many of the mental and physical mastery tools you will learn have been used by the sages of the Orient for over 5000 years. Some exercises designed to slow aging, tap your energy reserves and build mental clarity come from an intense study of the habits of the yogis living high in the Himalayan mountains of India. These methods might seem novel at first until you experience their remarkable benefits personally. Other techniques for personal effectiveness on issues such as time management and relationshipbuilding will seem more familiar to Western readers. Do not become discouraged if you do not see results on the first day. Studies have shown that it takes at least 21 days for perceptible changes to appear in your life when you are trying to make improvements. Each day you follow the program, you will feel better, perform better and achieve more. By making small, daily changes on a gradual and consistent basis, your enthusiasm will increase as will the visible results. Small victories always lead to large victories. A missed day following the principles which immediately follow and the techniques in the 30 day program at the end of this book does not mean you will remain where you are. Letting a day slip by without doing something, no matter how small, to improve the quality of your life will mean that you are falling backwards. Again, do not miss even one day of this revolutionary program - daily study and application of its principles is key to dramatic success and the conditioning of your mind, body and character. Some days will be harder than others. Discipline is built by following through on these “low energy” days. Soon they will be few and far between. This is the nature of will. Work hard on this life mastery program: This is your best chance to reshape your world and become an elite performer on the playing field of life. Use the SuccessLog provided at the end to chart your daily progress, your thoughts, your aspirations and successes. Throughout the day, review the principles and use the strategies provided. On the subway, in the car and in the shower, mentally repeat your commitment to enhancement of all areas of your life. Publicize your commitment to MegaLiving!: Tell your family and friends that you will follow through with the program and that they will notice dramatic changes in you in the future. Inform them of your goals. Make a public declaration of your commitment to being the very best you can be. This is an excellent way to get leverage and motivation on the dreams and desires you hold. No one wants to look like a failure or like a person with no willpower and persistence. A little pressure will stimulate you to positive action. The key to success with the principles of MegaLiving! is to run your own race. Do not compare yourself and your progress to others.You are special and have your own gifts and virtues. As the ancient Eastern proverb says: “There is nothing noble about being superior to some other person. The true nobility lies in being superior to your previous self.” By implementing the ideas you will learn daily and making small, consistent changes, your personal energy and desire will snowball and soon take on enormous dimensions. By carting the process