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76. Lighten things up

Sunlight and laughter. That’s what cures most fears and worries. Terrifying
problems are better solved in the light than in the dark. And there are many ways
to bring them into the light.

Pick a frightening problem. Then do the following: talk about it with

someone, draw an illustrated map of it on a huge piece of paper, make “Top 10”
lists about the problem, tell yourself some jokes about the problem, sing about
the problem, and, finally, dance a dance that expresses the problem.

If you do all these things, I promise you that your problem will seem a lot
funnier, and less frightening, than it once did. It is impossible to laugh deeply
and be frightened at the same time.

Humor is the highest form of creativity. It’s the hardest to produce and the
most enjoyable to receive. Humor, like all other creativity, is a matter of making
unusual combinations. The more surprising the combination, the funnier the
humor. Your own motivational level will always be lifted by humor. Any time
you are stuck, ask yourself to take things lightly. Ask yourself to come up with

some funny solutions. Laughter will destroy all limits to your thinking. When
you are laughing, you are open to anything.

77. Serve and grow rich

One good way to motivate yourself is by increasing the flow of money into
your life.

Most people are embarrassed to even think this way. They don’t want to
“think and grow rich” because they think they will be thought of as selfish or
greedy. Or maybe they still believe in the thoroughly discredited Marxist
economic superstition that to make money, you have to take it away from
somebody else. Or else they don’t want to come across as being obsessed with
money.

But do you know who is really obsessed with money? People who don’t
have any. They obsess about money all day long. It’s in their family discussions,

it’s on their minds at night, and it becomes a destructive part of their
relationships during the day. The best way not to be obsessed with money is to