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1、100WaystoMotivateYourself：ChangeYourLifeForever,RevisedEdition100WaystoMotivateYourself:ChangeYourLifeForever,RevisedEdition1.GetonyourdeathbedAnumberofyearsagowhenIwasworkingwithpsychotherapistDeversBranden,sheputmethroughher;deathbed;exercise.Iwasaskedtoclearlyi
2、maginemyselflyingonmyowndeathbed,andtofullyrealizethefeelingsconnectedwithdyingandsayinggood-bye.Thensheaskedmetomentallyinvitethepeopleinmylifewhowereimportanttometovisitmybedside,oneatatime.AsIvisualizedeachfriendandrelativecomingintovisitme,Ihadtospeaktothemout
3、loud.IhadtosaytothemwhatIwantedthemtoknowasIwasdying.AsIspoketoeachperson,Icouldfeelmyvoicebreaking.SomehowIcouldn'thelpbreakingdown.Myeyeswerefilledwithtears.Iexperiencedsuchasenseofloss.ItwasnotmyownlifeIwasmourning;itwastheloveIwaslosing.Tobemoreexact,itwa
4、sacommunicationoflovethathadneverbeenthere.Duringthisdifficultexercise,IreallygottoseehowmuchI'dleftoutofmylife.HowmanywonderfulfeelingsIhadaboutmychildren,forexample,thatI'dneverexplicitlyexpressed.Attheendoftheexercise,Iwasanemotionalmess.Ihadrarelycri
5、edthathardinmylife.Butwhenthoseemotionscleared,awonderfulthinghappened.Iwasclear.Iknewwhatwasreallyimportant,andwhoreallymatteredtome.IunderstoodforthefirsttimewhatGeorgePattonmeantwhenhesaid,;Deathcanbemoreexcitingthanlife.;FromthatdayonIvowednottoleaveanythingto
6、chance.Imadeupmymindnevertoleaveanythingunsaid.IwantedtoliveasifImightdieanymoment.TheentireexperiencealteredthewayI'verelatedtopeopleeversince.Andthegreatpointoftheexercisewasn'tlostonme:Wedon'thavetowaituntilwe'reactuallyneardeathtoreceivethe
7、sebenefitsofbeingmortal.Wecancreatetheexperienceanytimewewant.AfewyearslaterwhenmymotherlaydyinginahospitalinTucson,IrushedtohersidetoholdherhandandrepeattoheralltheloveandgratitudeIfeltforwhoshehadbeenforme.Whenshefinallydied,mygrievingwasveryintense,butveryshort
8、.InamatterofdaysIfeltthateverythinggreataboutmymotherhadenteredintomeandwouldlivethereasalovingspiritforever.Ayearandahalfbeforemyfather'sdeath,Ibe
