Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself, and know that everything in life has purpose. There are no mistakes, no coincidences, all events are blessings given to us to learn from. –Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Worry Immobilizes
It makes no sense to worry about things you have no control over because there’s nothing you can do about them, and why worry about things you do control? The activity of worrying keeps you immobilized. –Wayne Dyer
Choose Life
What we call the secret of happiness is no more a secret than our willingness to choose life. –Leo Buscaglia
Goals Don’t Make Us Happy
Goals are a means to an end, not the ultimate purpose of our lives. They are simply a tool to concentrate our focus and move us in a direction. The only reason we really pursue goals is to cause ourselves to expand and grow. Achieving goals by themselves will never make us happy in the […]
Attitude Of Gratitude
Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation. –Brian Tracy
Be Spontaneous
One way to boost your happiness power is to do something totally unplanned and spontaneous. Yesterday, my wife and I had a late breakfast with one of our kids. It was something we had planned for a couple of days. After breakfast we had a couple of hours of free time, so we did something […]
Remembering Happiness
If you’re having one of those days where you’re just not feeling happy, try to remember some happiness. By that, I mean think back to something that made you happy in the past. Often, just by remembering a time when you were happy will help make you feel happy again. Once you think of a […]
Keep Track Of Your Success
When you’ve got lots of things you’re trying to accomplish it’s easy to forget the things that you actually get done. There are lots of days where I feel like I haven’t gotten anything done, and my wife will kindly list the things that I accomplished. It makes me realize that I really did get […]
Learning About Stoicism
I like reading Tim Ferriss’ blog because I always learn something new and the post he had Monday was no exception. He published a guest post from Ryan Holiday called Stoicism 101: A Practical Guide for Entrepreneurs that is well-written and worth reading. It’ll take a few minutes to read so give yourself some time to read […]
Have A Good Laugh
Having a good laugh can certainly boost your happiness power. It’s pretty well known that laughter is a huge benefit to your health. Although it’s already the middle of April, it’s not too late to mention that April is National Humor Month. So give yourself a good laugh. Watch a comedy, read some jokes, get […]