Leo Babauta: 3 Questions to a Really Inspiring Person

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Leo Babauta: 3 Questions to a Really Inspiring Person

Leo Babauta of course, hardly needs any introduction. He is one of the best known personal development and productivity bloggers on the internet. His blog Zen Habits, which has about 200,000 subscribers, has been ranked one the top 25 blogs across all categories by TIME magazine. His books - Focus, The Power of Less and Zen to Done are all best sellers. Not so long ago he adopted minimalism - the art of keeping life simple by sticking to the basics - and launched mnmlist.com.

Leo Babauta, an inspiring person

Some amazing facts about Leo's life include:

1)He wakes up at 4:30 AM everyday.

2)He has developed his own organizing and productivity increasing system called "Zen to Done" which focuses on getting everything done AND also enjoying the moment.

3)He's consciously made some really big changes in his life. He has quit smoking, developed a routine of waking up early, run several marathons and triathlons, become a vegetarian, tripled his income, quit using his car, and done a lot of other fascinating things.

Let me tell you how I feel when I read Leo's blog posts. For some moments, I feel relaxed, refreshed and healed. I feel like in this moment - all is well - and I can change my life slowly, one step at a time. I feel good. :)

Here are three questions that I asked Leo Babauta and his answers. It's a short interview but then Leo believes in meaning what he says even if its just a few words.

3 Simple Questions

Meghashyam(Me):What according to you, is the purpose of your existence? What do you think you are here on earth to do?

Leo: We create our own purpose. Mine is compassion -- easing the pain of others.

Meghashyam(Me): During a normal day, most people try to think positive thoughts and maintain a happy frame of mind - but they eventually falter and experience a lot of negativity too. Only very few days are amazing and awesome. What do you do to keep your energy levels high throughout the day and keep feeling awesome?

Leo: Awareness and practice. Pay attention to your negative thoughts as they happen, then learn to let them go and replace them with more positive thoughts. It's like magic when it happens, and you get better at it with constant practice. But you can't practice without awareness first.

Meghashyam(Me): If there was just one line you could say to help and inspire people the world over, what would you say?

Leo: I would steal from Thich Nhat Hanh: Smile, breathe and go slowly.

Some inspirational life quotes and inspiring words that made me think

Some more meaningful quotes that bowled me over!