Is Happiness Genetic?
Here’s an article saying a ‘Happiness’ gene helps you look on the bright side. I don’t believe that happiness is something that’s purely genetic. While there may be a genetic component to having a positive outlook, I don’t think that it’s the only component to happiness. I think everyone has the ability to be happy […]
It’s Making Us Stronger
Be courageous. I have seen many depressions in business. Always America has emerged from these stronger and more prosperous. Be brave as your fathers before you. Have faith! Go forward! –Thomas A. Edison
Refocus To Improve Your Mood
Yesterday morning I really had to work to regain my happiness power. It took a while, but I was able to refocus my attention on positive things happening in my life right now in order to get past what was bothering me. It started when I felt that someone had stepped on my toes and […]
Don’t Get Caught Up In Praise Or Criticism
You can’t let praise or criticism get to you. It’s a weakness to get caught up in either one. –John Wooden
You CAN Get Back Up
I could write pages about the man in the following video. Instead, I’ll just urge you to watch it and be inspired: Nick Vujicic To your happiness!
Be Forgiving
Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it. –Mark Twain
You’ve Always Got It Better Than Someone Else
It’s easy for any of us to fall into the trap of feeling bad for ourselves because we don’t have something we want, or we feel like we’ve got it tough in some way. When I find myself feeling that way, I try to remind myself that there is someone out there who has it […]
Your Decisions Determine Your Destiny
Know that it’s your decisions, and not your conditions, that determine your destiny. –Anthony Robbins
Essentials For Achievement
The three great essentials to achieving anything worthwhile are: first, hard work, second, stick-to-it-iveness, and third, common sense. –Thomas Alva Edison
Simple Pleasures
Yesterday I sent a tweet on Twitter saying that happiness is a warm blueberry muffin with butter. I had just finished eating a warm blueberry muffin with butter that my wife had brought me. That muffin was such simple thing, but it made my morning. It was like a small indulgence to enjoy that muffin […]