The 6 Rules Of Success: A Powerful Formula For Fulfilling Your Dreams

By Eric Taller, Creator of Thought Elevators

Jiro Ono, a sushi chef from Tokyo, is regarded as one of the best craftsmen in his trade.

He’s only ever worked on one job, and he’s been doing it longer than other people have been alive.

People all over the world know him. No less than former U.S. President Barack Obama once flew down to his restaurant to have a taste of his creations.

To get a reservation at his place, you need to book three months in advance – and he charges $300 a plate.

I learned all of this from a documentary on Ono that I recently watched, and his hardcore dedication blew me away.

Here’s a guy who totally immersed himself in his work, never whined about making mistakes, and lives for perfecting his craft.

And the result speaks for itself. I mean, you don’t get to the top of your game by messing around.

We all know how the Japanese are obsessed with perfection, and it got me thinking about the other traits that make someone successful.

Sure, dedication is one thing, but what are other pieces to the success puzzle?

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30 Fascinating Facts About Dreams

Dreams are downright fascinating. If you’ve ever questioned your creativity, just think of the stories your mind concocts while you’re fast asleep. Although the act of dreaming may seem mysterious, we actually know quite a lot about the topic, thanks to sleep and dream science.

Here at Pillow Picker, we’re delving into the intriguing world of dreams to bring you the latest and greatest information about this captivating topic. Read on to learn some seriously interesting facts backed by reputable sources.

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Become a Great Thinker with 10 Amazing Books recommended by Jordan Peterson

We like to know what informed thinkers read in order to better understand what shaped their worldview. On his website, Jordan Peterson offers his Great Books list, granting insight into the turning of his own mind.

I've discovered a few that I'll pick up from the numerous titles that he offers. The following ten also resonated with me.

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7 Brutal Truths That Will Make You a Better Person

1. Nobody is actually too busy to respond to you.

That guy or girl isn’t too busy to answer your text. That employer isn’t too busy to answer your email. If you’re not hearing back from someone, it’s because they have deliberately chosen not to answer you. And the sooner you stop making excuses for the people who don’t make you a priority, the sooner you can move on to the people and situations that do.

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18 Ways to Join the Illuminati

Source: The Code of Influence

So, you want to join a secret cabal of mysterious forces that make up the Illuminati. 

Granted it has for some a "romantic" appeal. Granted that appeal may be filled with fear but it's a concept they hold on to in spite of reason. Here are the steps that anyone can use to gain admittance into the most powerful club in the world.

Regarding the Illuminati, most of the Paranoid Conspiracy Theorists (PCT) have a habit of jumping to conclusions based on faulty evidence and reasoning. They are so good at it they could be finalists in the Olympic Conclusion Jumping Event. One of the common errors they make is that of constantly referencing each others works without going further back to find original source material.

But I digress...

Let's suppose that in spite of reason and logic an Illuminati does exist and you were one of the rare people who wanted to join it. By joining the Illuminati you could build an empire that increased your personal holdings while further subjugating the uninformed masses of humanity.

Let's further assume that you were not born into the so-called "blood lines of the Illuminati" to whom access is most easily granted.

There must be a way to get "in".

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4 Ways How Staying Mindful Can Boost Your Health

If you’re wondering what aspect of your well-being to work on next, focus on mindfulness.

Why? Because it’s such a simple practice, that’s the opposite of complicating our lives. It’s all about spending time in the present, instead of going back to painful memories or making too many plans about the future and thus bringing unnecessary stress, anxiety and negativism.

To be mindful is to be free of anything that’s not happening right now, simply because you know that the present moment itself is enough.

All that helps you embrace insecurity. You let go of the need to prepare for the future, as that usually isn’t effective. Instead, you’re present and happy with what is.

But let’s talk about the health benefits of mindfulness now.

Yes, staying mindful is closely related to your physical, mental and emotional well-being. So the more mindful you become, the more you boost your health. You will also become more liked and interesting for others, because you are going to actually be present I see them how they truly are. 

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This Article Doesn't Exist

What are you worried about right now?

Well, it’s an almost guarantee that you are worried about nothing, for the very reason that you don’t exist!

You have no worries because you have no mind or body or life to worry with — it’s all an illusion. No worries, but more significantly, no worrier.

If you think this sounds like utter nonsense, some of the most brilliant scientists, philosophers and theological thinkers of our century would disagree with you. Science and math suggest that we humans don’t exist, (even though there is really no math or science — more illusions!). The advent of quantum mechanics and modern physics increasingly imply that our existence as human beings is a kind of persistent illusion. We are under the false assumption that we’re people, we only imagine we have bodies and brains, and minds functioning inside those brains.

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Five Horrible Misconceptions of the New Age

The new-age movement, along with many of the ideologies that New Ageism encourages, has been popularized in the past few years, especially with rise of social media.

I am all for self-empowerment, spiritual exploration and personal development, but some ideologies New Ageism preaches are misleading, false, and even dangerous.

Here are 5 common misconceptions that need to be corrected and understood:

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Psychedelic Drugs Are Treating Depression in US Hospitals

As the country increasingly sheds its prohibitionist stereotypes and misconceptions about psychedelic drugs, scientists and psychiatrists are increasingly embracing their potent qualities as “game-changers” in the fight to treat mental health disorders.

The new trend unfolding across the U.S. has converted drugs like ketamine—once known primarily as a recreational drug used at raves and underground concerts—into a powerful tool for mental health professionals in the Midwest, according to the Times of Northwest Indiana.

Dr. Joseph Fanelli, a psychiatrist who is the medical director for behavioral health services at St. Catherine Hospital in East Chicago, told the Times: “It’s a pretty exciting time that we’ve entered over the last few years.”

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We Are Living in a Golden Age

If you think that there has never been a better time to be alive — that humanity has never been safer, healthier, more prosperous or less unequal — then you’re in the minority. But that is what the evidence incontrovertibly shows. 

Poverty, malnutrition, illiteracy, child labour and infant mortality are falling faster than at any other time in human history. The risk of being caught up in a war, subjected to a dictatorship or of dying in a natural disaster is smaller than ever. The golden age is now.

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How to Steal and Get Rich

My eight year old daughter is crying right now. She's trying to draw manga-style comic book figures. "The eyes look stupid!" she says, "and the arms look flimsy!" 

My oldest tries to calm her down, "Mollie, I'm three years older than you. Thats why my characters look so good," she says, but somehow that doesn't work and it doesn't help when my oldest says, "Mollie, guess what, I finished drawing on the whole pad? Aren't these pretty?"

I tell my youngest, "Mollie, look on the Internet and see how other artists do their eyes and arms. I bet there are some Manga artists who even have videos on how to do it."

She says, "but that's copying. I don't want to copy. I refuse."

So I tell her my favorite quote from Picasso, "Good artists copy. Great artists steal." And my oldest says, "that would mean HE stole." And I tell her that's right but still my youngest refuses to listen. She says, "I don't want to copy. I want to do something completely original." But that's impossible.

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5 Timeless Truths From The Serenity Prayer That Offer Wisdom In The Modern Age

If you are familiar with Alcoholics Anonymous, have ever read Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse Five or saw the recent Denzel Washington movie Flight, then you have encountered the Serenity Prayer. The prayer has worked its way into so many cultural outlets that many non-Christians know it, or at least the beginning, by heart:

God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.

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There Are No Miracle Cures

There is a story that we love to tell, that we love to hear, that we can’t get enough of no matter how many times it’s told. It subtly whispers from the supplement aisle at the supermarket, and screams from every headline at least once a month:

“We’ve discovered the cure to end all cures. Heart disease? Gone! Cancer? Stop worrying!

And your worst fear? Old age? Gone.

We can cure that too.”

The only issue?

None of this is true. There are no miracle cures.

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The Single Most Powerful Thing You Can Do For Your Mental and Physical Health

By Matthew Walker, Author of 

Why We Sleep: The New Science of Sleep and Dreams

Do you think you got enough sleep this past week? Can you remember the last time you woke up without an alarm clock, feeling refreshed, not needing caffeine?

If the answer to any of these questions is “no,” you are not alone. Two-thirds of adults throughout all developed nations fail to obtain the recommended eight hours of nightly sleep.

Indeed, surveys by the UK Sleep Council and YouGov reveal that one out of every three people you pass on the streets of Britain regularly suffer from poor sleep. I doubt you are surprised by these facts, but you may be surprised by the consequences.

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The 10 Smartest Animals on Earth

In case you hadn't heard, humans aren't the only intelligent beings on planet Earth. In fact, we have plenty of company, and you may be surprised to learn who else is on the list.

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The Real Benefit of Being Rich

There have been a lot of big bills coming across my kitchen table recently. Property taxes, car registrations, income taxes, things for the school orchestra in which little MM plays the standup bass. Plus the usual credit card bills for all my spending on groceries and not-all-that-rare luxury indulgences. There’s nothing bad or unexpected in this pile of bills, but I still see it adding up to a tidy sum.

But this morning as I was looking at the latest one – a bill from the City of Longmont for all the various utilities, I noticed that the same familiar feeling crept across my chest that I had felt for all of these other expenses: a feeling of warmth and reassurance.

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Top 15 Self-Help Books for Millennials

I was at an all-time low in my life when I first got into self-help material. I was getting ready to graduate with a BA in political communication and preparing to launch straight into law school shortly thereafter.

The only problem, however, was that going to law school and becoming an attorney was the last God damn thing I wanted to do with my life.

I’d been a good boy growing up. I listened to my mom and dad’s advice about getting good grades, going to law school and securing a “safe job.” It’s about all the good stuff parents want for their kids.

But then, I woke up one day and had quite the realization: At what point did I consciously decide to give 60 percent of my waking, working hours to the field of corporate law?

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Free Book -- Wealth Brain; Less Stress. More Money. One Plan.

Source: Dream Life Mastery

My friend Steve just released a really inspirational (and valuable) book, and for a short time he's made it available for free…

I highly recommend that you grab this while it's still online. It reveals his incredibly powerful mindset system to breaking free of the rat race, and living your dream life.

Follow this link to grab your copy now...

This isn't your regular "skim and forget" book...

It's a full encounter of Steve's story, and how he turned his life around by making a few simple tweaks to his outlook on work, jobs, and lifestyle.

If you're stuck in a loop, worried that you'll never move forward...

Or even if you're doing well, but want to scale up FAST by making a few small changes...

Then you need to read this book right away. Make sure you download it while it's still available.

Secret Methods to Build Brain Power

By Steve G. Jones, M.Ed., Clinical Hypnotherapist
Creator of Brain Power Control

What is self improvement? Well, the dictionary defines self improvement as "improvement of one's mind, character, etc. through one's own efforts. Seems pretty simple and straight forward.

So logically, the next question one would ask themselves is what should the efforts consist of? In other words, what techniques, principles & resources work most effectively?

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Why You Can’t Stop Creating Problems in Your Mind

Our brains are designed to worry, and they’re good at it.

They’re built to determine the next big thing to “fix.” This is a great thing. It’s a cognitive feature that has led us to evolve the way we have. We’ve developed every major industry (agriculture, medicine, religion) out of some kind of fear: death, disorder, starvation, meaninglessness. The part of the brain that controls rumination also controls creativity. There’s no coincidence in this.

We were born to survive, which is to create.

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