Knowing all about Star Wars won’t make you popular at parties. But it can teach you some important lessons.

The beauty of Star Wars lies in a wisdom that caries throughout the movies.

Here, you’ll find seven lessons learned from multiple watching of all six Star Wars movies. (Yes, I even like the New Trilogy.)

Feel free to add your notes, and share the knowledge.

It all comes from the inside

The power of the Jedi comes from the Force. It comes from the inside. It comes from emotions and feelings.

And once a Jedi learns how to control his emotions, he’ll learn how to control the Force, and affect the world around him.

So, you don’t need the latest business idea. Or some new book about parenting, fitness or marriage.

Focus first on mastering your emotions. Change your thinking. Change your perspective. In other words, master and improve YOURSELF. Only then, you’ll have the power to change the world around you.

Rely on your feelings

As the great Obi-Wan said:

Trust your feelings, Luke. Your eyes can deceive you.

And yes. Sometimes the things can be too good to be true. Or too bad to be true. Trust your feelings then.

Find a mentor

Yoda had mentor. Obi-Wan had mentor. Darth Vader had one.

Mentor is not your boss, nor a parent. Mentor’s job is not to tell you what to do.

Mentor is someone who is there to help you when the help is needed. To guide you when you feel lost. To help you find the answer when your head is full of questions. To help you find clarity when everything is blurry.

Teach someone what you know

Yoda had students. Obi-Wan had students.

After Jedi Padawan becomes a Jedi Master, he is assigned a Padawan. So now, Jedi Master not only continues his training, but also has someone to teach himself.

That is how he learn responsibility. And that’s how we discover how much do we actually know.

Only when you try to explain/teach something to someone, you’ll see the true nature of your knowledge.

“Always pass on what you have learned.” - Yoda

Form your Jedi Counsel

Jedi Counsel is formed by the best and greatest.

That was a place where knowledge and wisdom were shared. A place where you could go to seek help of wisdom.

Create your own Jedi Counsel. Gather people who have the knowledge and wisdom you seek. Share ideas, knowledge and information with each other. Find answers together, and grow your businesses and lives together.

Help those who need help

Jedi’s job was to protect peace in the Republic and to help those who need help.

For a Jedi, needs of others comes first.

Your clients. Your kids. Your family. Your friends. The homeless guy on the street. They all need help with something. Be a good Jedi, and help as much as you can.

Beware of the Dark Side

Anger. Hate. Jealousy. Wrath. Dishonesty. These are some of the paths that lead to the Dark Side.

There is no return from the Dark Side.

So, stay away from negative feeling, and negative emotions. Avoid negative people and negative clients.

And don’t let anyone drag you there. Dark Side truly is the easier path, but and at the end of that path, there are only pain, suffer and agony.