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Contents<br/>Foreword by Robin Sharma xv<br/>Foreword by Kristine Carlson xvii<br/>Introduction 1<br/>1. Don't Sweat the Small Stuff 5<br/>2. Make Peace with Imperfection 7<br/>3. Let Go 9f the Idea that Gentle, Relaxed People Can't Be Superachievers 9<br/>4. Be Aware of the Snowball Effect of Your Thinking 11<br/>5. Develop Your Compassion 13<br/>6. Remind Yourself that When You Die, Your "In Basket" Won't Be Empty 15<br/>7. Don't Interrupt Others or Finish Their Sentences 17<br/>8. Do Something Nice for Someone Else-and Don't Tell Anyone About It 19<br/>9. Let Others Have the Glory 21<br/>10. Learn to Live in the Present Moment 23<br/>11. Imagine that Everyone Is Enlightened Except You 25<br/>12. Let Others Be "Right" Most of the Time27<br/>13. Become More Patient 29<br/>14. Create "Patience Practice Periods" 31<br/>15. Be the First One to Act Loving or Reach Out 33 <br/>16. Ask Yourself the Question, "Will This Matter a Year from Now?" 35<br/>17. Surrender to the Fact that Life Isn't Fair 37<br/>18. Allow Yourself to Be Bored 39<br/>19. Lower Your Tolerance to Stress 41 <br/>20. Once a Week, Write a Heartfelt Letter 43 <br/>21. Imagine Yourself at Your Own Funeral 45 <br/>22. Repeat to Yourself, "Life Isn't an Emergency" 47 <br/>23. Experiment with Your Back Burner 49 <br/>24. Spend a Moment Every Day Thinking of Someone to Thank 51 <br/>25. Smile at Strangers, Look into Their Eyes, and Say Hello 53 <br/>26. Set Aside Quiet Time, Every Day 55 <br/>27. Imagine the People in Your Life as Tiny Infants and as One-Hundred-Year-Old Adults 57 <br/>28. Seek First to Understand 59 <br/>29. Become a Better Listener 61 <br/>30. Choose Your Battles Wisely 63 <br/>31. Become Aware of Your Moods and Don't Allow Yourself to Be Fooled by the Low Ones 65 <br/>32. Life Is a Test. It Is Only a Test 67 <br/>33. Praise and Blame Are All the Same 69<br/>34. Practice Random Acts of Kindness 71<br/>35. Look Beyond Behavior 73<br/>36. See the Innocence 75<br/>37. Choose Being Kind over Being Right 77<br/>38. Tell Three People (Today) How Much You Love Them 79<br/>39. Practice Humility 81<br/>40. When in Doubt about Whose Turn It Is to Take Out the Trash, Go Ahead and Take It Out 83<br/>41. Avoid Weatherproofing 85<br/>42. Spend a Moment, Every Day, Thinking of Someone to Love 87<br/>43. Become an Anthropologist 89<br/>44. Understand Separate Realities 91<br/>45. Develop Your Own Helping Rituals 93<br/>46. Every Day, Tell at Least On~ Person Something You Like, Admire, or Appreciate about Them 95<br/>47. Argue for Your Limitations, and They're Yours 97<br/>48. Remember that Everything Has God's Fingerprints on It 99<br/>49. Resist the Urge to Criticize 101<br/>50. Write Down Your Five Most Stubborn Positions and See if You Can Soften Them 103<br/>51. Just for Fun, Agree with Criticism Directed Toward You (Then Watch It Go Away) 105<br/>52. Search for the Grain of Truth in Other Opinions 107<br/>53. See the Glass as Already Broken (and Everything Else Too) 109 <br/>54. Understand the Statement, "Wherever You Go, There You Are" 111 <br/>55. Breathe Before You Speak 113 <br/>56. Be Grateful when You're Feeling Good and Graceful when You're Feeling Bad 115<br/>57. Become a Less Aggressive Driver 117<br/>58. Relax 119<br/>59. Adopt a Child Through the Mail 121<br/>60. Turn Your Melodrama into a Mellow-Drama 123<br/>61. Read Articles and Books with Entirely Different Points of View from Your Own and Try to Learn Something 125 <br/>62. Do One Thing at a Time 127<br/>63. Count to Ten 129<br/>64. Practice Being in the "Eye of the Storm" 131<br/>65. Be Flexible with Changes in Your Plans 133<br/>66. Think of What You Have Instead of What You Want 135 <br/>67. Practice Ignoring Your Negative Thoughts 137 <br/>68. Be Willing to Learn from Friends and Family 139 <br/>69. Be Happy Where You Are 141 <br/>70. Remember that You Become What You Practice Most 143 <br/>71. Quiet the Mind 145<br/>72. Take Up Yoga 147<br/>73. Make Service an Integral Part of Your Life 149<br/>74. Do a Favor and Don't Ask For, or Expect, One in Return 151<br/>75. Think of Your Problems as Potential Teachers 153<br/>76. Get Comfortable Not Knowing 155<br/>77. Acknowledge the Totality of Your Being 157<br/>78. Cut Yourself Some Slack 159<br/>79. Stop Blaming Others 161<br/>80. Become an Early Riser 163<br/>81. When Trying to Be Helpful, Focus on Little Things 165<br/>82. Remember, One Hundred Years from Now, All New People 167<br/>83. Lighten Up 169<br/>84. Nurture a Plant 171<br/>85. Transform Your Relationship to Your Problems 173<br/>86. The Next Time You Find Yourself in an Argument, Rather-than Defend Your Position, See if You Can See the Other Point of View First 175<br/>87. Redefine a "Meaningful Accomplishment" 177<br/>88. Listen to Your Feelings (They Are Trying to Tell You Something) 179<br/>89. If Someone Throws You the Ball, You Don't Have to Catch It 181<br/>90. One More Passing Show 183<br/>91. Fill Your Life with Love 185<br/>92. Realize the Power of your Own Thoughts 187<br/>93. Give Up on the Idea that "More Is Better" 189<br/>94. Keep Asking Yourself, "What's Really Important?" 191<br/>95. Trust Your Intuitive Heart 193<br/>96. Be Open to "What Is" 195<br/>97. Mind Your Own Business 197<br/>98. Look for the Extraordinary in the Ordinary 199<br/>99. Schedule Time for Your Inner Work 201<br/>100. Live This Day as if It Were your Last. It Might Be! 203<br/>Suggested Reading 205 |
