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November 11, 2015

Achieving success is something that happens gradually. Take a look at Eckhart Tolle’s Rules for Success to learn how you can begin taking those steps today.

How to Achieve Success

For many of us, the path to success is elusive. We think we know what we want, but we’re not sure how to achieve our goals. Getting from point A to point B can feel overwhelming, and the idea of reaching our ultimate destination might seem next to impossible.

Fortunately, though, getting to where we want to go doesn’t have to be a struggle. By taking the right steps, success is closer than you might think.

Eckhart Tolle’s 10 Rules for Success

Eckhart Tolle was born in Lünen, Germany in 1948. He’s best known as a spiritual teacher, and for his best selling books The Power of Now and A New Earth. After suffering from depression and anxiety for many years, Eckhart Tolle achieved sudden awakening as the result of a life-changing epiphany at the age of 29. According to Tolle, his epiphany involved the dissolution of any sense of self. In realizing that the self is a construct and an illusion, Tolle was able to achieve a sense of great inner peace.

As part of your mindfulness practice, consider following Eckhart Tolle’s 10 rules for success. In the following video, Tolle outlines how each of these rules can be applied in our daily life as part of our path towards a more successful and mindful existence.

Eckhart Tolle’s 10 Rules for Success are:

  1. Take the Small Steps that Lead to Greatness
  2. Enjoy the Journey
  3. Find Satisfaction in Your Work
  4. Ask the Right Questions
  5. Find Your Inner Purpose
  6. Direct Your Attention
  7. Be Compassionate With Yourself
  8. Don’t Get Stuck in Unhappiness
  9. Contribute to a Better World
  10. Change Your State of Consciousness

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About the author 

Sean Fargo is the Founder of Mindfulness Exercises, a former Buddhist monk of 2 years, a trainer for the mindfulness program born at Google, an Integral Coach from New Ventures West, and an international mindfulness teacher trainer. He can be reached at [email protected]

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