If you know the Charles Chaplin life story, you're familiarized with the word struggle. He came from humble beginnings and conquer is way to stardom. Not only is initial life was hard, but also his celebrity life was also a mix of success in the movies but lots of problems in other areas.
He was one man of a kind, who spoke his mind whenever he felt he needed to, and managed to conquer the world with a smile.
In his 70th birthday he made this speech about his own life and values he had learned along the way,. No additional words are needed, use this in your own life.
These are the words of someone who personified what Greatness it's all about. He went trough a lot, and in his final years he shares lessons he learned about Life and how to live it:
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Charlie Chaplin 10 Lessons About Life Speech (not the one from Great Dictator everybody knows about)
1. 10 Lessons
About Life
Charles Chaplin
Taken from:
http://motivateamazebegreat.blogspot.com/2013/11/10-charles-chaplin-lessons-about-life.html
2. As I began to love myself I found that anguish
and emotional suffering are only warning
signs that I was living against my own truth.
Today, I know, this is
“AUTHENTICITY”.
Charles Chaplin
http://motivateamazebegreat.blogspot.com/2013/11/10-charles-chaplin-lessons-about-life.html
3. As I began to love myself I understood how much it
can offend somebody if I try to force my desires on
this person, even though I knew the time was not
right and the person was not ready for it, and even
though this person was me. Today I call it
“RESPECT”.
Charles Chaplin
http://motivateamazebegreat.blogspot.com/2013/11/10-charles-chaplin-lessons-about-life.html
4. As I began to love myself I stopped craving
for a different life, and I could see that
everything that surrounded me was inviting
me to grow. Today I call it
“MATURITY”.
Charles Chaplin
http://motivateamazebegreat.blogspot.com/2013/11/10-charles-chaplin-lessons-about-life.html
5. As I began to love myself I understood that at any
circumstance, I am in the right place at the right
time, and everything happens at the exactly right
moment. So I could be calm. Today I call it
“SELF-CONFIDENCE”.
Charles Chaplin
http://motivateamazebegreat.blogspot.com/2013/11/10-charles-chaplin-lessons-about-life.html
7. As I began to love myself I freed myself of anything
that is no good for my health – food, people, things,
situations, and everything that drew me down and
away from myself. At first I called this attitude a
healthy egoism. Today I know it is
“LOVE OF ONESELF”
Charles Chaplin
http://motivateamazebegreat.blogspot.com/2013/11/10-charles-chaplin-lessons-about-life.html
8. As I began to love myself I quit trying to
always be right, and ever since I was wrong
less of the time.
Today I discovered that is
“MODESTY”.
Charles Chaplin
http://motivateamazebegreat.blogspot.com/2013/11/10-charles-chaplin-lessons-about-life.html
9. As I began to love myself I refused to go on
living in the past and worrying about the
future. Now, I only live for the moment, where
everything is happening. Today I live each
day, day by day, and I call it
“FULFILLMENT”.
Charles Chaplin
http://motivateamazebegreat.blogspot.com/2013/11/10-charles-chaplin-lessons-about-life.html
10. As I began to love myself I recognized that my mind
can disturb me and it can make me sick. But as I
connected it to my heart, my mind became a
valuable ally. Today I call this connection
“WISDOM OF THE HEART”.
Charles Chaplin
http://motivateamazebegreat.blogspot.com/2013/11/10-charles-chaplin-lessons-about-life.html