I received this in a mail from my boss and I found this inspiring.
Albert Einstein has long been
considered a genius by the masses. He was a theoretical physicist,
philosopher, author, and is perhaps the most influential scientists to ever
live. Einstein has made great contributions to the scientific world, including
the theory of relativity, the founding of relativistic
cosmology, the prediction of
the deflection of light by gravity, the quantum theory of atomic motion in
solids, the zero-point energy concept, and the quantum theory of a monatomic
gas which predicted Bose–Einstein condensation, to name a few of his scientific
contributions.
Einstein received the 1921
Nobel Prize in Physics “for his services to Theoretical Physics, and especially
for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect.” He’s published more
than 300 scientific works and over 150 non-scientific works. Einstein is
considered the father of modern physics and is probably the most successful
scientist there ever was.
10 Amazing Lessons from Albert
Einstein:
1) Follow
Your Curiosity
“I have no special talent. I
am only passionately curious.”
What piques your curiosity? I
am curious as to what causes one person to succeed while another person fails;
this is why I’ve spent years studying success. What are you most curious about?
The pursuit of your
curiosity is the secret to
your success.
2) Perseverance is
Priceless
“It's not that
I'm so smart; it's just that I stay with problems longer.”
Through perseverance the
turtle reached the ark. Are you willing to persevere until you get to your
intended destination? They say the entire value of the postage stamp consist in
its ability to stick to
something until it gets there.
Be like the postage stamp; finish the race that you’ve started!
3) Focus on the Present
My father always says you
cannot ride two horses at the same time. I like to say, you can do anything,
but not everything. Learn to be present where you are; give your all to
whatever you’re currently doing. Focused energy is power, and it’s the
difference between success and failure.
4) The Imagination
is Powerful
“Imagination is
everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions. Imagination is more
important than knowledge.”
Are you using your imagination
daily? Einstein said the imagination is more important than knowledge! Your
imagination pre-plays your future. Einstein went on to say, “The true sign of
intelligence is not knowledge, but imagination.” Are you exercising your
“imagination muscles” daily, don’t let something as powerful as your
imagination lie dormant.
5) Make Mistakes
“A person who never
made a mistake never tried anything new.”
Never be afraid of making a
mistake. A mistake is not a failure. Mistakes can make you better, smarter and
faster, if you utilize them properly.
6) Live in the
Moment
“I never think of the
future - it comes soon enough.”
The only way to properly
address your future is to be as present as possible “in the present.” You cannot
“presently” change yesterday or tomorrow, so it’s of supreme importance that
you dedicate all of your efforts to “right now.” It’s the only time that
matters, it’s the only time there is.
7) Create Value
“Strive not to be a
success, but rather to be of value."
Don’t waste your time trying
to be successful, spend your time creating value. If you’re valuable, then you
will attract success. Discover the talents and gifts that you possess, learn
how to offer those talents and gifts in a way that most benefits others. Labor
to be valuable and success will chase you down.
8) Don’t Expect
Different Results
“Insanity: doing the
same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”
You can’t keep doing the same
thing every day and expect different results. In other words, you can’t keep
doing the same workout routine and expect to look differently. In order
for your life to change, you must change, to the degree that you change your
actions and your thinking is to the degree that your
life will change.
9) Knowledge Comes
From Experience
“Information is not
knowledge. The only source of knowledge is experience.”
Knowledge comes from
experience. You can discuss a task, but discussion will only give you a philosophical
understanding of it; you must experience the task first hand to “know it.”
What’s the lesson? Get experience! Don’t spend your time hiding behind
speculative information, go out there and do it, and you will have gained
priceless knowledge.
10) Learn the
Rules and Then Play Better
“You have to
learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone
else.”
To put it all in simple terms,
there are two things that you must do. The first thing you must do is to learn
the rules of the game that you’re playing. It doesn’t sound exciting, but it’s
vital. Secondly, you must commit to play the game better than anyone else. If
you can do these two things, success will be yours!
