7 life lessons from Albert Einstein

By Dana Bosley

Albert Einstein was a brilliant scientist who became famous for his theory of relativity. His equation for nuclear reaction was basic in atom bomb experiments.

However, he was not always considered bright. As a boy he was so slow to learn to talk, that his parents thought him abnormal and his teachers called him a "misfit".  His classmates avoided him and seldom invited him to play with them. He failed his first college entrance exam at a college in Zurich, Switzerland. But in time, he became world famous as a scientist and today his picture can be seen in many University dorm rooms.

Here are some of his thoughts on life:

1. Learn from anyone and everything.

One of Einstein's neighbors, the mother of a ten-year-old girl, noticed that the child often visited Albert's house. The woman was puzzled by this, and the child explained: "I had trouble with my homework in arithmetic. People said that at No. 112 there lives a very big mathematician, who is also a very good man. I asked him to help me. He was very willing, and explained everything very well. He said I should come whenever I find a problem too difficult."

Alarmed at the child's boldness, the girl's mother went to Einstein to apologize. Einstein said, "You don't have to excuse yourself. I have learned more from the conversations with the child than she has from me."

2. Be thankful for those who have come before you.

"A hundred times a day I remind myself that my inner and outer life depend on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am receiving."

3. Preserve in spite of opposition.

"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds."

4. Do it because you love it.

"Love is a better master than duty."

"Nothing truly valuable arises from ambition or from a mere sense of duty; it stems rather from love and devotion towards men and towards objective things."

"One should guard against preaching to young people success in the customary form as the main aim in life. The most important motive for work in school and in life is pleasure in work, pleasure in its result, and the knowledge of the value of the result to the community."

5. Dream big.

"Most people see what is, and never see what can be.

6. Stay true to your values.

"Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted."

"Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value."

"The man who regards his own life and that of his fellow creatures as meaningless is not merely unhappy but hardly fit for life."

7. Belief in God.

"The need of the World is to listen to God."

"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."

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Inner Beauty

By Coach Dana Bosley

A few years ago I attended a luncheon. When I arrived, I was quite taken by and drawn to a lovely lady sitting at the end of the table. She was much older than I, yet I couldn't resist sitting myself close to her. The woman was well dressed and impeccably groomed and it was obvious she had taken care of herself over the years, however, what drew me to her was her inner beauty. Peace, confidence and inner exquisiteness oozed out of her. There were many other women much more outwardly beautiful at the luncheon, but the elderly woman with the magnetic inner beauty was irresistible. That experience was a turning point in my life, from then on I wanted to be as beautiful as the lovely lady at the end of the table was at her age. That day I determined in my mind and heart that I would work on my inner beauty. Care and attention given to our outer beauty is important, as it is a reflection of our self-respect, dignity and self-esteem; but couple that with inner beauty and you'll become like a magnet that draws people to you just as that lady did with me.

You've heard it said that "beauty's only skin deep". If that is the case, then to find inner beauty one must go beyond the epidermis and into the soul of the human being. Inner beauty is an intangible quality that radiates from within. You may observe someone who is not exceptionally attractive physically, yet they portray a positive quality of character or virtue, and you find yourself thinking of them as "a beautiful person".

You can often detect inner beauty by looking into someone's eyes, as the eyes are the window to the soul. They reveal character and attest to the true nature, attitude and beauty of a person. If there is honesty, peace and sincerity within, their essence will radiate and be discerned as the inner beauty of that personality.

Inner beauty radiates, it glows--you can sense it, you can feel it. Inner beauty is essential if one is to lead a happy life.

How do you find inner beauty?

You can develop inner beauty by thinking positive thoughts and taking good, positive action in every situation you find yourself in. Following are some thoughts along this line.

You have to have a reason for living. Something beyond the accumulation of material possessions or advancement in business and society-otherwise you'll find that you're only existing-and not really living. Realize that you are important and your life has a purpose and as such you are responsible to develop and mature at the inner level. One way to do this is by seeking to grow in wisdom, in usefulness to those around you, and in being caring and compassionate. In so doing, you can become a more stable and secure person as you learn what living is all about. Be open to change and new mindsets. Try something you've never done before. Consider signing up with a Life Coach. Seek to pursue things in your life that are beautiful and purposeful. Discover the wonders of things such as developing a love for music, partaking in charitable causes, reading great books, having simple faith in God, and so on.  Compliment your inner beauty with your outer beauty and you will have a winning combination! 

(Coach Dana Bosley is the founder of Action Vision Coaching and has developed some great self-care programs. Visit her site at www.actionvisioncoaching.com)

P.S. After writing this post I read these insights from Audrey Hepburn that I thought went along perfectly with what I was saying so I want to share them with you too.

The Beauty of a Woman by Audrey Hepburn

"For attractive lips, speak words of kindness.
For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.
For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.
For beautiful hair, let a child run his or her fingers through it once a day.
For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone.
People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed and redeemed; never throw out anyone.
Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of each of your arms.
As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.
The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries or the way she combs her hair.
The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.
The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mode but the true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives the passion that she shows. The beauty of a woman grows with the passing years."

A Jar of Stars

By Theresa Koltes

We all have an idea. Maybe your idea is just a baby dream. Maybe a couple of stars kept in a jar, afraid to break free. But consider those people who let the baby walk, or who open the jar and let the stars out so they can fly. What happened to them?

When I think of people who turned their stars into something extraordinary, I think of people like J.K. Rowling, the authoress of the novel series, Harry Potter. She didn’t start out easy. After a difficult and painful divorce, she struggled as a single mom, living off of welfare benefits in an apartment rampant with mice.

But what is extraordinary is that someone surviving off of the government can go on to be an award winning novelist and one of the richest people in the world. J.K. Rowling is acclaimed as one of the five self-made female billionaires. Harry Potter is now a global, worth $15 billion, and has sold 350 million copies in 55 languages.

Once upon a time, when Rowling was a child, she wanted to be a writer.  But she received little support from those around her--her parents thought that studying French was more useful than English and writing. Her childhood friend was the only one who told her she was destined to be a successful writer, and she chose to believe it.

One day as she was on the train from London to Manchester, the story began unfolding in her mind. The train was delayed for a few hours, and bit by bit the details, characters and plot of the unborn Harry Potter danced into her imagination. It took Rowling a year to complete the book and find a publisher. It was five more years before the first book was finally published.

But within only a few weeks of publishing, the book went wild. She received a grant from the Scottish Arts Council, which enabled her to quit her job and write fulltime. Two years later, Warner Bros secured the film rights for the books with a seven figure estimate, delivering the books into film succession.

Today Harry Potter is one of the most known media products worldwide.

And it all started with one thought, one idea, one ambition…

Take your stars out of the jar and lay them out. Who knows where they will fly to?

P.S. From Coach Dana. Do you need help to get your dreams out of the jar? I can help you. Contact me at info@actionvisioncoaching.com