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53. 
Walk in the Woods 
You will never go wrong by spending time enjoying nature. There is something particularly special about 
walking in the woods. Your steps will feel lighter, a deep sense of inner quiet will flood your entire body and 
your creativity will flood your entire body and your creativity will flourish. As the famed Italian architect and 
painter Leonardo da Vinci said, “Through the window of the eye, the soul regards the world’s beauty… Who 
would believe that a small scene of nature could contain the images of the universe?” 
My favorite time of year is autumn. The leaves on the trees reflect the brilliant colors of the season and 
it’s the perfect time for long walks in the woods. Away from the noise of the city, the values I hold dearest grow 
clearer and I can contemplate some of life’s larger questions, questions that never seem to get answered in the 
normal crush of the daily routine. I can stop by a small stream and relax on a moss – covered rock or inhale the 
fragrances that only those who walk in the woods truly experience. 
When I leave this oasis of nature, I am a new man. I’m more alert, more energized and more alive. Many 
of the great wisdom traditions have emphasized the restorative power of regular walks in the woods. This life – 
giving discipline never fails to yield a bounty of welcome results. 

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54. 
Get a Coach 
One of the most effective ways to improve your personal and professional effectiveness and to rise to a new 
level of excellence is to find a mentor to coach you. Success in business and in life is a “connect the dots.” 
Process. All you need to do is find out the habits, disciplines and strategies that others have used to obtain their 
results and connect the dots by duplicating their actions. Once you follow the steps they have taken, in the order 
they have taken them in, you are bound to get the same results. A personal coach can illuminate your path, 
encourage you when times get tough and shave years off your learning curve. 
In my own life, I have been blessed with many mentors, people who have shown me the fundamentals of 
effective living and guided me in the right direction when I reached a crossroad. I found most of these special 
advisers by asking people whom I admired one of the most powerful questions in all of the English language, 
“Would you please help me?” Not one of the people I approached refused to offer me the gift of their 
knowledge and the benefit of their experience. Many of my mentors have since become valued friends and my 
life would not be what it now is without them. 
Coaching has become one of the most important elements to a complete program of personal and 
professional experience. People from all walks of life have recognized this as one of the best ways to create 
positive changes and lasting results in their lives. As an executive in one of the monthly life – coaching 
programs I offer in cities across the country recently said, “Inspirational books helped me to define my dreams. 
Being in your personal coaching program showed me precisely how to achieve them, while bringing back the 
balance in my life.” 

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