The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
Never complain and never explain.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
Either you run the day or the day runs you.
Always desire to learn something useful.
If you think you can do it, you can.
As an inspiration to the author, I do not think the cat can be over-estimated. He suggests so much grace, power, beauty, motion, mysticism. I do not wonder that many writers love cats I am only surprised that all do not.