Byrne Rhonda - Hero (The Secret)

LAIRD HAMILTON

It’s an amazing thing: as you give and so are you generous, so will you be given to and so will generosity be given unto you. You tell people that, and it’s almost too simple of a thought for them to comprehend.

LAYNE BEACHLEY

Be aware of the fact that every choice you make, every word you speak, every action you do, has a consequence and an impact on others.

PAUL ORFALEA

I believe in karma. What you put out to the world will come back to you. In other words, do good deeds. And always pay your taxes.

“Newton’s third law [of motion] or karma – however each of us chooses to name it – is something I’ve been aware of for years. I call it cause and effect: The energy that you put into the world comes back. In other words, the fruit is in the seed. You can’t sow an apple seed and expect to get an avocado tree. The consequences of your life are sown in what you do and how you behave.“

Tom Shadyac

Film Director

PETER BURWASH

There are a lot of people who say, “I don’t believe in karma.” Well, it’s not whether you believe or not. It’s going to happen.

The further you go on the Hero’s Journey, the more you grow and the more your mind expands. Your mind will expand to such an extent that you begin to perceive things beyond everyday living, that you never saw before. You see that if you do something good or kind for someone else, something fantastic happens for you. And you see that if you behave badly toward someone else, something untoward happens to you. You start to perceive how life works through observing the results of the actions of yourself and others around you. You can see the patterns, you can see the inner workings, you can see life’s rhythms, and where you were once in the dark, now you are beginning to see everything clearly.

LAIRD HAMILTON

One thing I’ve been blessed with is what I call instant karma. If I say some snotty thing I’ll go right out and stub my toe or hit my head. I have this instantaneous payment for negativity. It reminds me to be positive and say nice things, because I get an instant payment. I’ve had multiple times where I’ve gone out in the ocean and done something or said something to somebody that wasn’t the most positive, and then I just get absolutely annihilated by a wave. And then I go out there positive and generous and polite, and I get blessed with great rides.

G. M. RAO

My purpose of doing business is not confined to financial gains. I believe there is a higher purpose I must fulfill as my karma, by making an enduring impact to society. Business is service to society, and the prosperity of any business will be in proportion to the value delivered to society.

You already know that you don’t feel joyous or happy when you speak badly of another person. That awful feeling is telling you that behavior is far from the hero within you. And there are consequences to that behavior, with our mental and physical health, and our happiness.

ANASTASIA SOARE

I don’t want to do things that I know will hurt people for one reason – because of me. Because I will get so upset and it will eat me inside so bad that it’s not worth it for me. I am more harmed than they are harmed. And if I can do something good, I will do it and I don’t need anything in exchange.

“When you do a loving thing, when you put out positive energy, you feel happy. This is how human beings are wired. So the goal of karma – if there is a goal – is not to put out positive energy in order to get some positive energy back. The goal is to put out positive energy and feel positive about your life. That’s where the work is. That’s why the true revolution is a personal revolution.”

Tom Shadyac

Film Director Humility

LAYNE BEACHLEY

If you’re on a Hero’s Journey, it’s really important to maintain a sense of groundedness and humility.

PETER BURWASH

Become genuinely humble. Because if you’re humble you’re going to listen, if you listen you’re going to learn, and if you learn you can teach.

MASTIN KIPP

My teacher told me that the higher you go the more humble you must be. He said humility is to always remain approachable. Just because you’re successful today, you have a bestseller today, doesn’t mean that that success is guaranteed.

PAUL ORFALEA

My dad would always tell me that the biggest reason you will fail is because your past success went to your head.

Whether we go the way of the hero is decided by our behavior and the way we treat others. The hero is kind and humble, and so the way of the hero is one of kindness and humility. Our behavior will either be stepping-stones that propel us forward on our journey to our dream, or stepping-stones that take us backward. The choice is ours.

ANASTASIA SOARE

It was my intention, my commitment, that even if a door was closed I would bang on it, I would break the door, or I would get in through the window. There was no way that I would not make that happen.

You automatically commit to something if you really want it enough. You don’t even have to think about it, you just jump right into it. If there’s a movie you’re desperate to see, it takes no effort for you to commit to go to a theatre and see it. When you fall head over heels in love, you can’t stop yourself from committing to see the other person.

LAIRD HAMILTON

The one thing about the activities we pursue on the ocean is they’re very committed. You don’t kind of ride a wave; you either ride it or you don’t. Every wave and every ride is a belief and a commitment. You’re taking that leap.

Laird Hamilton knows about commitment. If you need inspiration to strengthen your commitment, then watch a video of Laird Hamilton committing to ride one of the world’s deadliest waves at Teahupo’o on the southwest coast of Tahiti.

Renowned as the heaviest wave in the world, Teahupo’o produces consistent barreling waves as high as 21 feet (6.4 meters) and as thick as a building, breaking over an extremely shallow and razor-sharp reef. The only way to surf Teahupo’o when it is that big is to be towed out on the back of a Jet Ski and released at speed.

It was not until Laird had let go of the towrope that he saw the magnitude of the double-walled monstrous wave rising up behind him. He had to make a split-second decision whether to commit to ride the wave, or not. Had Laird not made the commitment to ride the wave, it’s unlikely he would have survived the mountain of water and the treacherous reef below. Instead, Laird Hamilton broke the boundaries of what is possible, and made surfing history.

LIZ MURRAY

There’s something about deciding that whatever you have at the moment is enough to do whatever it is you need to do. If you always think you’re missing one more thing, if you think, “I have to have this in order to, in order to,” you’re waiting for the right time. There is no right time.

The right time is never in the future. It is now. And your full commitment is the cue that opens the doors to your dream. It will never happen the other way around. Until you make a commitment, you will only see walls.

MICHAEL ACTON SMITH

You have to really commit. You can’t do it halfheartedly. When you really commit, every sinew in your body, your subconscious mind, and your conscious mind, whether you’re awake or dreaming, is working toward whatever you are trying to achieve. And that makes all the difference.

LAIRD HAMILTON

When you commit, situations arrive for you. I’d like to go, “I’m so smart, I thought of this,” but no one’s that smart. Those things were provided because you committed to the belief that it was possible.