EXCELLING WITH THE PROGRAM AND IGNITING YOUR LIFEFor the purposes of action nothing is more useful than narrownessof thought combined with energy of will.Henri Frederic AmielThere are no shortcuts to the success and pleasure you will receivewhen MegaLiving! becomes your habit. “Patience, the essentialquality of a man,” wrote Kwai-Koo-Tsu. To get the exceptional resultsthis program will deliver, the following points are important:Follow the program daily: Reserve judgment on the success of thetechniques mentioned for 30 days. MegaLiving! blends the mosteffective ideas for self-improvement from the West with little-knownphilosophies of the East. Many of the mental and physical masterytools you will learn have been used by the sages of the Orient for over5000 years. Some exercises designed to slow aging, tap your energyreserves and build mental clarity come from an intense study of thehabits of the yogis living high in the Himalayan mountains of India.These methods might seem novel at first until you experience theirremarkable benefits personally. Other techniques for personaleffectiveness on issues such as time management and relationshipbuilding will seem more familiar to Western readers. Do not becomediscouraged if you do not see results on the first day. Studies haveshown that it takes at least 21 days for perceptible changes to appearin your life when you are trying to make improvements. Each day youfollow the program, you will feel better, perform better and achievemore. By making small, daily changes on a gradual and consistentbasis, your enthusiasm will increase as will the visible results. Smallvictories always lead to large victories.A missed day following the principles which immediately followand the techniques in the 30 day program at the end of this book doesnot mean you will remain where you are. Letting a day slip by withoutdoing something, no matter how small, to improve the quality of yourlife will mean that you are falling backwards. Again, do not miss evenone day of this revolutionary program - daily study and application ofits principles is key to dramatic success and the conditioning of yourmind, 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 toreshape your world and become an elite performer on the playing fieldof life. Use the SuccessLog provided at the end to chart your dailyprogress, your thoughts, your aspirations and successes. Throughoutthe day, review the principles and use the strategies provided. On thesubway, in the car and in the shower, mentally repeat yourcommitment to enhancement of all areas of your life. Publicize your commitment to MegaLiving!: Tell your family andfriends that you will follow through with the program and that theywill notice dramatic changes in you in the future. Inform them of yourgoals. Make a public declaration of your commitment to being the verybest you can be. This is an excellent way to get leverage andmotivation on the dreams and desires you hold. No one wants to looklike a failure or like a person with no willpower and persistence. Alittle pressure will stimulate you to positive action.The key to success with the principles of MegaLiving! is to runyour own race. Do not compare yourself and your progress to others.You are special and have your own gifts and virtues. As the ancientEastern proverb says: “There is nothing noble about being superior tosome other person. The true nobility lies in being superior to yourprevious self.”By implementing the ideas you will learn daily and making small,consistent changes, your personal energy and desire will snowball andsoon take on enormous dimensions. By carting the process