time is necessary and ask, “What are the appropriate
2. ATTITUDE - A bad attitude is like a flat tire, you action steps for me to take this moment, this day, this
never get anywhere until you change it. On the other week?” Allow those answers to come to you. When you
hand, attitude is like altitude, the better your attitude, do that, things will align and happen much quicker and
the higher you will go. Your attitude must be positive. much easier than if you blindly just start taking all kinds
You must expect success. You must believe in yourself of random action and hoping something works. That is
and in your skills, talents, and abilities. When your at- akin to throwing spaghetti against the wall and hoping
titude is great, you feel better, you’re motivated, and it some of it sticks. That doesn’t work and will leave you
makes it a lot easier to do the things you have to do frustrated and aggravated. But when you are in align-
along the way. In addition, you’ll attract all kinds of pos- ment and you’ve been guided, make sure to take those
itive people and circumstances that will support you on steps and do what there is to do when it shows up to do.
your journey.
So that’s it. Your life, your dreams, your happiness,
3. RESPONSIBILITY - Responsibility sucks, but it’s the your fulfillment, your satisfaction have been put off for
only thing that works. You must take 100% responsibil- far too long. Your time is now, right now! Study these
ity for everything you do and don’t do, your successes five steps and then put them into place and watch how
and your failures. Your responsibility first and foremost quickly your life and your dreams begin to manifest.
is to yourself. You are your number one value. You are
the most important person in your life. When you take Darshan G. Shanti
care of you, you can take care of others much better. www.darshanshanti.com
Like the masks the drop down on a plane in the event
of a loss in cabin pressure, you must put the mask on
yourself first before you can help anyone else, even if
it is your own child. When you take responsibility, you
don’t make excuses. That in itself is very empowering
and will take you further in life than you can imagine.
4. COMMITMENT - A commitment is 100%. It is an
all-or-nothing promise that you make to yourself that
you don’t back out of, no matter what. Commitment
will take you through the hard times. Commitment
will help you reach the finish line no matter what ob-
stacles are thrown in your way. And there will be hard
times. Success is not a straight line. It’s full of sharp
turns, unexpected problems, jagged edges, disappoint-
ments, failures, and more. It is your commitment to
success that will carry you through.
5. EXECUTION - Also known as action. Nothing hap-
pens without action. It doesn’t matter how much you
meditate or pray or plan, action is the key. The type of
action you should take needs to be inspired. Here’s how
you do that. Sit quietly for a few minutes or whatever
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