Another word for serve is DELIVER. Ask yourself: “What am I delivering to someone else that has value for them?” When I was writing my book, two of the values I always tried to deliver were simplicity and speed – trying to take complex information and make it simple, so readers would quickly understand it and not have to sit there wasting their time thinking, “What’s he saying?”

Nez Hallett III, CEO of Smart Wireless, says: “The real secret to business is unlocking value. Go look for the value you can offer. Be vigilant at finding it every day and unlocking it, because that’s really your competitive edge.” I would add that unlocking value is the secret to success in any area, not just business. So, don’t think, “What am I getting out of this?” Instead think, “What value am I serving others?” The higher the value, the higher you’ll go.

Regarding your other question: “Is there any risk in working hard?” No, people don’t get brain damage or psychological troubles from working hard. Working hard improves your body and your mind. And it’s fun if you’re working at something you love. How can that be bad? The only concern is, when we’re working hard we may start to neglect our personal life and family life. So make sure that you take breaks from the hard work and get some balance in your life.

Thank you for the interest you gave to my post , I’m really impressed by your modesty. By the way I see that all successful people have this feature.

I want to say that I was completely shocked when I first saw your videos and read some parts of your book on Google books, because some of its ideas corresponded exactly to notes I wrote during the 3 years of college when I was trying to improve at mathematics. So I was astonished to see that even “Greats” use these ideas and that pushed me to trust all what you said in your book .

After that I I seriously tried to understand the 8 principles, and practise them. More than that, I want these principles to be rooted in me, to be a part of me and my thinking. I think they should be in everything you do in life. So, during the last 6 months I have been using the principles in sports and mathematics.

I think PUSH and PERSIST are the most flexible principles, because they can be easily transferred from one field to another. If you learn PUSHING from sport (running, climbing) then you can transfer it to business. Or you transform physical PUSHING into mental PUSHING.

However, I wonder about the seventh one SERVE. I got the theorical meaning but I haven’t found how to apply it. How can I practise SERVE? Or it will come at an advanced moment of the process?

I also have a question about WORK. Does work become dangerous at a certain degree? I’ve heard in my neighbourhood about people who studied or worked very hard until they got brain damage or psychological troubles. So is there any risk in working hard?

THANK YOU AGAIN
Taha