Follow Your Heart | Andrew Matthews

About the Author

ollow your heart
our mission in life is
not to be
your
mission is to

hoever you
are you arent
you are
a human being
not a tree
his book is about
oing what you love
ealing with bills and
broken legs
iscovering your own
power
inding peace of mind
ealing with disasters
ot blaming
your mother
ts also about
ow
people think
hy people make
money even by accident
hat do and
how not to be like them
Andrew has presented to
100s of corporations and
institutions around the world
including Shell, Hewlett
Packard, McDonalds, Sun
Alliance Insurance and
American Eagle. He is also
guest speaker on the luxury
cruise ship QE2.
His books, Being Happy!
and Making Friends
are International Best
Sellers in 20 countries and
have been translated in 8
LANGUAGES, with total
sales in excess of 1 MILLION
COPIES.
Whats Inside:
WHY YOU NEED THIS BOOK
THE UNIVERSE HAS NO FAVOURITES
YOUR LIFE IS A PERFECT REFLECTION OF YOUR BELIEFS
By Andrew Matthews, Seashell Publishers, 2000
Follow Your Heart
Finding Purpose In Your Life and Work
Follow Your Heart | Andrew Matthews
Why You Need This Book
his sensible and readable book will offer advices
on how to find your purpose in life and work
with humor and wit accompanied by wonderful
illustrations his book will serve as your roadmap
for your own happiness
WHY DO I NEED DISASTERS?
he only time most us of ever learn anything is
when we get hit over the back of the head hy
ecause its easier to not change o we keep doing
what were doing until we hit a brick wall n
relationships when do we usually tell each other
how much we care hen the marriage is falling
apart when the family is falling apart
o is life a series of painful disasters ot necessarily
he universe is always nudging us with gentle
signals hen we ignore the signals it nudges
us with a sledgehammer rowth is most painful
when we resist it rowth is about breaking new
grounds
iving and earning
he people in our life are our teachers usbands
who snore and leave cupboard doors open
ungrateful children neighbors who park across
the driveway nly for so long can we tell
uthor ndrew atthews
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ourselves d be happier if these guys got their act
together
o when does life get simpler t doesnt ut you
can learn to handle it better hen you sign up for
planet earth you get the whole life class which
means as long as you are breathing school is in
session
o where are my next lessons hey are usually
right under our nose and often we know exactly
what they are and were hoping theyll go away
About the Book
The Nutshell
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n a utshell
e reach points in our life when we are ready for
new information ntil then something can be
staring us in the face but we dont see it
e are not here to be punished e are here
to be educated very event has the potential
to transform us and disasters have the greatest
potential to change our thinking

igure out why
you needed to go through an experience conquer
it and you wont need it again
e are each a cause ur thoughts attract and
create circumstances s we change we attract
different circumstances ntil we learn a lesson
about debt or work or lovers we either a stay
stuck on the same lesson or b keep getting the
same lesson in different packages
ife goes like this e get hit by little pebbles as
a kind of warning hen we ignore the pebbles
we get hit by a brick gnore the brick and we get
wiped out by a boulder f were honest we can see
where we have ignored the warning signs nd then
we have the nerve to say why me
very person who walks into your life is a teacher
ven if they drive you nuts they teach you because
they show you where your limits and potentials are
ust because people are your teachers doesnt mean
you have to like them but you have to be willing
to learn from them
THE UNIVERSE HAS NO FAVOURITES
e might look at other peoples lives and say
hat happened to the law of cause and effect
alph gets a promotion and we ask ow did he
deserve that the neighbors celebrate forty years
of happy marriage and we say hy are they so
lucky t can be confusing but the same rules of
cause and effect operate for everyone
e get in life what we ask for
e adaptable
e live in a world where things are always
changing he seasons come and go the tide comes
in and out inflation goes up and down people get
hired and fired you would think that we would
have learned by then that the underlying law of
the universe is change nstead we get angry at life
instead of admitting our inability to adapt to these
changes
hat is true today may not be true tomorrow hat
works today may not work tomorrow he only
constant we have is change f you leave home for
three months youll find your kids have changed
uddenly your baby is calling you addy ts not
a question of fair or unfair verything is moving
The only constant we have is change.
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n a utshell
f we are honest with ourselves we can list almost
everything thats ever happened to us and see how
we helped create it ont worry about whether
the laws of the universe are delivering for your
neighbor atch how the law of cause and effect
works in your own life in your own relationships
your own successes and your own disappointments
ou will have greater peace of mind
appy people dont just accept change they
embrace it hey are the people who say hy
would want my next five years to be like my last
five
YOUR LIFE IS A PERFECT REFLECTION OF
YOUR BELIEFS
o which of your beliefs should you reject ny
beliefs that keep you poor and miserable f your
beliefs dont help you scrap them ts not to say
they are wrong they just cause you pain or a
start beware of beliefs with should in them
hould beliefs dont help us because reality
doesnt understand should hings are the way
they are hen you criticize reality reality wins
o see things differently you dont need willpower
selfconfidence or brain surgery ou just need the
courage to think the unfamiliar ext time you are
upset remember its not so much as people who
make you angry as your beliefs hatever thoughts
are causing you pain they are only thoughts ou
can easily change a thought
he minute you change your beliefs about the
situation your different thoughts will attract
different people and opportunities
n a utshell



ou say ut does this apply
to illness bills and drunken husband
ou bet it does
THE MOMENT YOU GET TOO ATTACHED
TO THINGS, PEOPLE, MONEY YOU
SCREW IT UP!
etachment is not disinterest t is possible to be
detached and still be very determined eople who
are detached and determined know that effort and
excellence are ultimately rewarded hey say f
dont win this time ll win the next time or the
time after that
f you want something give it away oes that
sound crazy ou get more of what you want by
giving away some of what you have
Happy people dont just accept
change, they embrace it.
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Give yourself some time and space
to examine what counts for you.
hink about it f attachment hinders the flow of
good things into your life then the opposite of that
would be detachment to the point where we give
away some of what we value hat you give away
will tend to come back to you in so many forms
n a utshell
he trick to giving is to give without wanting
anything back f you expect something back
you are attached to a result and when you are
attached less happens
nd should you enjoy your material possession
f course ust make sure you own them and they
dont own you
WHAT YOU FOCUS ON EXPANDS
f there is something in your life you dont want
stop worrying about it and stop talking about it
he energy you put into it keeps it alive ithdraw
your energy and it goes away
henever youre worried about something or
embarrassed or even just thinking about it other
people will keep talking about it
hen you truly let go of something emotionally
it evaporates his leads to another principle


n a utshell
f you turn your life into a campaign against things
the things you fight will expand ecide what you
are for
FOLLOW YOUR HEART
et us define what doing what you love is
oing what you love is not pulling in a paycheck
for lying on a tropical beach t is having a passion
for something and putting all your love energy
and creativity into making it work t is taking
risks nd usually it is having to make it work just
so you can feed yourself
ow do rediscover my passion
implify your life uit doing things out of habit
liminate some of the garbage from your routine
so you can see more clearly witch off the for a
month otice what you think about notice what
you read
isten to yourself ext time a little voice inside
says love that this excites me hat
grabs you
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o find you have to seek f you have lost your
life direction you probably wont find it between
drinks at the local bar ive yourself a break give
yourself some time and space to examine what
counts for you
ost importantly get comfortable with the idea of
doing what you like o do what you love doing
you have to believe its possible s you discover
what you like to do with your time you begin to
find answers to the question hat do want to
do with my life
n a utshell





GOD IS NEVER GOING TO COME DOWN
FROM A CLOUD AND SAY: YOU NOW
HAVE PERMISSION TO BE SUCCESSFUL!
he ecret of ower
ore than great fun sport teaches us about our
personal power ome of the things we learn
ive in the present moment t is possible to think
too much ou bowl your best ball throw your best
pitch and shoot your best shot when you forget
about the score he less you worry about winning
and about what other people think the better you
perform
orcing things never works eal power comes when
you are relaxed ry clubbing a golf ball down the
fairway with brute strength ou are most powerful
when you are not trying to prove you are powerful
his also applies to people management
eep your cool etting angry never works ave
you ever seen a golfer get angry es history hat
about irate boxers and race car drivers ead meat
he same goes for parents and school teachers
ont hate your opponent lift your performance
ating things and people drains your energy and
takes your mind off what you are meant to be
doing
f you think the world is against you it is laming
other people doesnt work nce you decide that
everything is going wrong that the umpires the
referees the wind and the ball are trying to ruin
your life they will uccessful athletes are like
any other effective people they take maximum
responsibility hey dont blame their mother
xtraordinary performance stems from extraordinary
commitment he casual observer assumes that a
ichael ordan or a teffi raf was simply born
The less you worry about winning and
about what other people think, the
better you perform.
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with more talent ut many people are born gifted
closer look reveals that the stars demand more of
themselves than anybody else
n sport and life you must concentrate on what
you want hen you think about what you do not
want to happen it happens oncentrate on what
you want
n a utshell
obody is born with special permission to succeed
od doesnt come down from a cloud and say
ow is your time e doesnt say ou can or
ou cant
WHEN YOU FIGHT LIFE, LIFE ALWAYS
WINS
ips for elaxingeditating
o aim to do
it every day and at the same time every day arly
morning is best because you avoid distractions and
set yourself up for the day
if you lie down
youll fall asleep

editation gives you back
more time than it takes ee it as tuning yourself
like you tune a car twenty minutes each day to
improve your efficiency
AND WHEN PEOPLE ARE HORRIBLE
ry this very time you get into arguments have
major problems with bosses husbands inlaws pull
away it quietly by yourself elax eel yourself
accepting them roject love to them in whatever
imaginative way you choose f this seems a radical
new age technique for you try it anyway ont try
and figure it out just use it any people do ou
may be surprised by the results
n a utshell
t seems reasonable to assume that any qualities and
talents you develop in this life love determination
compassion basket weaving youll get to take
with you o our best bet is to develop ourselves
to our full potential here and now and hope the
benefits are transferable
HOW DO YOU LOVE PEOPLE? JUST ACCEPT
THEM
believe loving your neighbor means
ot judging him
ot putting labels on him
xpecting nothing of him
Nobody is born with special
permission to succeed.
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his turns out to be a very practical strategy which
can save us a lot of frustration and disappointment
ike most spiritual principles it is also excellent
psychological advice
henever we choose to see love in a situation we
are making progress mainly because we cannot love
and resent people at the same time
n a utshell
ow do you love someone ry substituting
the word acceptance otal acceptance is
unconditional love
YOUR MISSION IN LIFE IS NOT TO
CHANGE THE WORLD. YOUR MISSION IS
TO CHANGE YOURSELF
aturity is that point in our lives when we take
responsibility for your thoughts and actions ow
that you are in charge of your mind you can
change it
ook for beauty in those around you and you will
find more within yourself


f you do
not like what you are seeing blaming the mirror
doesnt help
n a utshell
n fixing your life


e dont make our lives meaning

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