Dan Millman
Dan Millman
Daniel Jay Millmanis an American author and lecturer in the personal development field...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSelf-Help Author
Date of Birth22 February 1946
CountryUnited States of America
world needs peaceful-warrior
The world's a puzzle; no need to make sense out of it." - Socrates
peaceful-warrior advocacy
Unless someone truly has the power to say no, they never truly have the power to say yes.
heart others-opinions opinion
As we stop monitoring others' opinions, we connect with our heart's wisdom.
choices
Every choice eventually leads to wisdom.
moving garden years
Carry your groceries, garden, and do other activities that keep you moving. You will add more years to your life and more life to your years.
responsibility evolution conscious
Conscious evolution begins as we take responsibility for clearing our own obstructions.
courage fear laughter
Moderation? It's mediocrity, fear, and confusion in disguise. It's the devil's dilemma. It's neither doing nor not doing. It's the wobbling compromise that makes no one happy. Moderation is for the bland, the apologetic, for the fence-sitters of the world afraid to take a stand. It's for those afraid to laugh or cry, for those afraid to live or die. Moderation...is lukewarm tea, the devil's own brew.
change future past
The time is now, the place is here. Stay in the present. You can do nothing to change the past, and the future will never come exactly as you plan or hope for.
circles appreciate use
Ultimately, fear of failure generates a vicious circle that creates what is most feared. To break this cycle, you need to make peace with failure. It isn't enough to merely tolerate it; you need to appreciate the failure and use it ...
watches wonder make-things-happen
There are times to let things happen, and times to make things happen. Now is that time. You will either make things happen, watch what happens, or wonder what happened.
mind quality way
The quality of your moments produces the quality of your life. So, as thoughts come and go and the waves of mind rush on, Carpe punctum-Seize this moment. It deserves your full attention, for it will not pass your way again.
wall hurdle
Your fears are not walls, but hurdles.
heart simple attention
You can change your life with a simple shift of attention. But to make that simple shift, you have to find your heart. It's the only way. Accept yourself, then transcend yourself.
sea water simplicity
As poet-philosopher Rabindranath Tagore reminds us, "We cannot cross the sea merely by staring at the water." Simplicity has power. And living on purpose comes to this: Just do it. How much simpler can we get?