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- Happiness Creates Wealth, Part Two - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Kimberly SchneiderIn the previous article, I talked about the Unconscious Limiting Belief that Money Creates Happiness. Now let’s look at the flip side. The belief that money makes you unhappy is just as common as the belief that it makes you happy. I’m sure you can think of numerous examples of people who ...
Views: 1324(1 vote) - Happiness Creates Wealth, Part 1 - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Kimberly SchneiderI’ve helped hundreds of people uncover unconscious limiting beliefs (ULBs) act as obstacles to success in life. Over the next several months in Business As Unusual I’ll explore the nine most common ULBs. The first one is: Money creates happiness. I’m not bashing money. I love to play with ...
Views: 1523(1 vote) - To Mean, or Not to Mean - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2009 from Michael Steger"The tragedy of modern man is not that he knows less and less about the meaning of his own life, but that it bothers him less and less." -Vaclav Havel Every generation seems to have the perception that it occupies the absolute pit of human concern for morality and meaning. I guess it could be ...
Views: 607 - Living With Loneliness - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2009 from Karen RowinskyLoneliness is feeling empty inside. It is a feeling of separateness and isolation. It is a feeling of being out of touch with other human beings. People experience loneliness when they do not have someone to depend on, a close family, a group of friends, or relationships with people at work or ...
Views: 4651 - Be Happy ‘Round the Clock - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2009 from Debbie MandelHow do you achieve happiness, the kind that lasts all day? Robert Frost wrote, “Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.” While this is a beautiful aphorism depicting the spirit of the human condition, there are many concrete strategies to assist you in making happiness go the ...
Views: 1269 - Missed Opportunities and Your True Potential - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2009 from David RudeLinus, famous thumbsucker of Peanuts’ fame, once said, “There is no heavier burden then one’s true potential.” I have addressed the issue of being stuck many times in this forum and am constantly confronted by individuals who are stuck in their situations and lives. Even when presented with ...
Views: 1646(1 vote) - 7 Ways to Discover Joy - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2009 from Bob LivingstoneMany of us reach a point when our lives become routine, dull, and thankless. We lose our sense of meaning and direction. There seems to be a lack of purpose and feelings of hopelessness permeate our very being. We do reach a time when we are tired of being emotionally constipated and seek ...
Views: 1340 - THE HARDEST LESSON IN LIFE TO LEARN - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2009 from William CottringerTHE HARDEST LESSON IN LIFE TO LEARN By Bill Cottringer “It isn’t what you think you know that is most important, but rather how you feel about what you think you know.” ~Unknown author. What is this hardest lesson for us all to learn in life? Learning what to take seriously and what to ...
Views: 2506 - The 18 Characteristics of Happy People - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2009 from Menno SpijkstraIn order to be happy, we should make happiness our ultimate goal. If attitude is truly everything, then being happy is definitely a choice. Although most people would argue against that, I could still declare that being glad and staying glad is my choice. If the truth be told, “If it was that ...
Views: 739 - Are You Making Time for Joy in Your Life? - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2009 from Kimberley CohenIt’s important to make time for joy, because you are JOY! When you do things that express who you truly are, it reflects in everything you do. When it’s all work and no play, there doesn’t seem to be much time for fun, laughter, friends, family, but mostly, you! Even if you’re passionate ...
Views: 1238 - Smokin' Hot Mama - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2009 from Susan HaidOver the past 46 years of my life, I have learned a thing or two about myself. There has been nothing extraordinary about me or my life circumstances. I am an ordinary woman who has lived an ordinary life. Well, except for the part of me that talks to dead people. But hey, other than that ...
Views: 1881 - Why You Should Not Act Your Age - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2011 from Kevin NgoHas anyone ever said to you, “Act your age!” What does that mean anyway? Let’s say you’re 35 years old. Can you describe to me exactly how a 35 year old should act? If you are able to do that, where did you come up with the answer? Who told you what a 35 year old should act like? Will the same ...
Views: 3912 - *** Cinderella Was Not Saved - She Was a Happy Person All Along! - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2009 from Margaret PaulWould the prince have chosen Cinderella to marry if she was a miserable young woman? If her stepsisters were beautiful but miserable, would he have chosen either of them? Are you living under the delusion that when you meet your soul mate you will finally be happy - that your misery is because ...
Views: 18196(15 votes) - Learn How to Be Happy - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2009 from Julie Donley“He's simply got the instinct for being unhappy highly developed.” ~ Saki, British author (1870 - 1916) Happiness is not about what you own, who you married, or what you collect. Happiness is feeling good – not having your life look good – and it can only be felt right now, in this moment. It ...
Views: 1580 - Control: The Falsest Security - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2009 from Bill WhiteHow ‘bout I start things off with a simple, yet direct, statement - don’t be a control freak! This article actually comes from an eworkbook I wrote for panic attack and anxiety sufferers; however I’m thinking the information really applies to most any of us. And that’s why I’m sharing. Now, I ...
Views: 724 - Avoiding and Handling Dissapointments - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2009 from Isabel KirkTry to assess people fairly and look inside yourself to find out where your expectations and disappointments really come from. All of us get disappointed sometimes, but if it happens very often or if it hurts too much it might become a problem. What we don’t realize is that our expectations ...
Views: 2340 - How (And Why) To Do A Reality Check Before Buying Your Next Self-Improvement Program - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2009 from Steve LevinsonThe promises they make give you goose bumps. "Just follow these simple steps," one self-improvement program insists, "and we guarantee you’ll achieve happiness and success beyond your wildest dreams.” How can you resist? You’d have to be an idiot to not invest your time, money and hope to get ...
Views: 3231(5 votes) - The Art of Appreciation - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2009 from Ann-Mhayra AlecksonHave you been hearing lately of the Law of Attraction? Have you heard someone mention the Secret? I imagine that you have heard, read or seen something about it. So, what is this law? Put very simply it is this – like attracts like, birds of a feather flock together, what we reap so shall ...
Views: 2136 - Enforcing Boundaries is the Key to Keeping Emotional Clutter Away - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2009 from Linda PucciEmotional clutter is made up of negative emotions from past experiences, and limiting beliefs that no longer apply to your current situation. Keeping emotional clutter away from you requires vigilance in setting and enforcing your boundaries. Your boundaries help define who you are and what ...
Views: 2565(1 vote) - Sing for Your Life, Health, and Happiness - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2009 from Robin KissingerYou may not be aware of it, but singing is good for your heart. Really! When you sing you have better oxygenation, you reduce stress and can alleviate anxiety and depression. These things boost your immune system and make you feel good. And, when you sing with a group of friends, those ...
Views: 1589 - *** The Meaning of Life - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2009 from Margaret PaulSome say that the purpose of life is to seek happiness. Is happiness the purpose, or is happiness the result of another purpose? Is happiness the meaning of life, or is happiness the result of discovering what has heart and meaning for you? There is not one right answer to this question. The ...
Views: 5545(3 votes) - If You Could Choose Your Future, Would You? - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2009 from Rudy FerraroThe choices you make today are the life you’ll life tomorrow. Believe it or not, there is a science behind successful thinking. If we ask any successful person we’ll usually find the same answer—“the way I achieved success is by going after it.” So what does “going after it” really ...
Views: 2574 - Finding Your Own Underlying Mental Health Within - by Submitted on Apr 05, 2009 from William CottringerFinding Your Own Underlying Mental Health Within By Bill Cottringer “The obscure takes awhile to see, but the obvious even longer.” ~Unknown author. Just about the time I finally think I have the main purpose of life figured out, up pops something else with a slightly different flavor and ...
Views: 931 - True Happiness - 7 Tips For More Joy In Your Life - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2009 from Patrice Evans1. Be kind to yourself. We are harder on ourselves than we are anyone else. How many times have you looked in the mirror and said "Oh I'm so fat; Oh I have so many wrinkles" or any of the other negative comments we make about ourselves? How many times have you called yourself "Stupid" or ...
Views: 1169 - The Happiness Gene - by Submitted on Apr 02, 2009 from Doug WilsonDoes this sound familiar? If it does you're most likely recalling another idea proposed by a British Zoologist. But where I've always thought of that "gene story" as more of a religious work, the happiness gene is just a, hopefully eye catching title, for an easily observable phenomena. People ...
Views: 813 - The Tradeoff - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2009 from John AOVDear High Achiever: Zig Ziglar. For students of success like you and me, he’s a living legend. Over the last forty years Zig has touched millions of people around the world with his motivational message and wisdom. (You can find many of his quite quotable quotes if you simply Google “Zig Ziglar ...
Views: 1008 - 11 Steps Toward a Happier You - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2009 from Gene SimmonsFirst the good news. There’s a really, really good chance that we all can do things – make a few changes in our thinking and in our lives – to help us become a happier person. The realistic side of this though, is that some of us probably have the ability and even the opportunity, to be ...
Views: 1277 - ***How to Connect with God and Feel Better! - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2009 from Arleen HannichIf you feel afraid, anxious, or alone during difficult times, I invite you to make friends with the Divine. A close relationship with God helps you feel calmer, safer, and more optimistic. Every individual can enjoy a personal relationship with the Divine if they wish to, no matter where they ...
Views: 2562 - Why Mistakes Are Good for Us - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2009 from Suzann RyeHave you ever made a mistake and wished that you hadn’t? Stupid question, right? Of course you have! We all have. Well, let me propose to you that you’ve had regrets like that for the last time! I believe that part of our life purpose is to learn certain things. These things may very well ...
Views: 3849(2 votes) - Recipe for a Happy Life is a Recipe for a Healthy Life - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2009 from Mike PowersTry to recall the last tragedy you experienced. Think about what it was like and what you were feeling at the time. How did you feel that day and the following day? How did you feel a week later? What about a month later? Now repeat the exercise, but instead of basking in a tragedy, reminisce a ...
Views: 2208(1 vote) - What Do We Need to Be Happy? - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2009 from Marc FreyIf you were to write a list with all the things you need to be happy, what would you put on that list? While the list may vary from person to person, it is often interesting to see how many dependencies people put on happiness. Naturally, the answers will vary from a loving relationship to ...
Views: 4803 - Happiness Comes from the Inside - 5 Ways to Be Happy Right Now - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2009 from Keith CallisterWhat does it take to be happy? This is question that many many people find themselves asking, and as we ramble through this journey called life we may need a little help to keep that smile on our face and that spring in our step. More than once I have asked myself what it takes to be happy and ...
Views: 2463 - Happiness Factor - Detaching from the Outcome - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2009 from Keith CallisterIn the Bhagavad-Gita there exists an abundance of incredible information. As I was reading through it this morning I was struck by a passage that encapsulates so beautifully another way in which we can encounter peace. In Chapter 2 Krishna says to Arjuna, "Perform your duty equipoised, O Arjuna, ...
Views: 4681 - If Happiness Is A Choice, How Can You Create It? - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2009 from Sharon MikrutAbraham Lincoln once said that "People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.” This statement is extremely powerful, as it makes each of us responsible for creating our own happiness. We can not obtain happiness from other people or from material objects; it has to start within ...
Views: 1739 - Happiness on Venus and Mars - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2009 from Marci ShimoffHas the state of the world got you down? It seems that as the economy becomes more depressed, so do we. That’s why now, more than ever, we need to learn to be happy from the inside out! Doing the research for my book Happy for No Reason, I interviewed scores of experts as well as one hundred ...
Views: 651 - A Happy Life: 3 Ways to Wreck Your Chances - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2009 from Teresa GeorgeTo be happier – that’s what we all want. The problem is you can be your own worst enemy. Negatives attitudes can wreck your chances of being happy. You want to be happy, but you’re unlikely to achieve real happiness if you fall foul of these 3 states of mind: Anticipated Dismay Why look for ...
Views: 1162 - The Secret Law of Attraction - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2009 from Ashley WhiteHave you heard about the “Law of Attraction”? Have you heard about “The Secret”, that is transforming people’s lives all over the world? It is amazing that as we have grown, how much has changed. Since the beginning of time, we have made great progress. It is fact that we are on the breaking ...
Views: 884(3 votes) - A Happy Life: How to Get It - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2009 from Teresa GeorgeTo be happier. That’s what most people would say if you asked them what they really want to be. So how do we achieve real happiness – that’s the question? The importance of solving this conundrum is clear. If we don’t, we simply won’t achieve a happy life. The problem is, when it comes to ...
Views: 935 - How To Be Happy - by “Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world.” - Helen Keller
Oh, come on. Admit it.
We all do it every single day.
Everybody enjoys wallowing in a little self-pity. It feels great to remind ourselves how terrible the world is. How ...
Views: 2856(2 votes) - Why Somebody Else Can’t Tell You How To Be Successful And Happy. - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2009 from William CottringerWhy Somebody Else Can’t Tell You How To Be Successful And Happy. By Bill Cottringer “Success and happiness are what you get from doing what you have to do to get them.” ~The author. What do you suppose all these folks have in common? • All the present living presidents. • All the academy ...
Views: 1009 - Solving Your Problems Brings Happiness - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2009 from Doug HartToday it seems that most people are looking for a quick fix to their problems. It really doesn’t matter what the problem is, they somehow believe that someone out there has a quick, painless, and easy way to fix it. Take these steps and you will lose 20 pounds of fat in a week! Or take some ...
Views: 2084 - Love Yourself and Authentic Happiness Will Follow - by Submitted on Mar 10, 2009 from Beth Banning and Neill GibsonDo you ever find it difficult to love yourself because you think you're unlovable, you're a failure, or you're just not worth the time? Does your inner critic put you down when you fail live up to your own expectations? If so, and you're looking for a way to win the inner battle with yourself ...
Views: 2482 - How to Pursue Financial Happiness - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2009 from Mercedes Oestermann van EssenYes, Happiness does have to do with money, because in order to live you have to have money. Money is the means of exchange that makes your dreams come true. There is no getting away from this fact. Without money you will starve or at best live off the government on the bred line. This is ...
Views: 1528 - Reality Repair Rx: A Critical Time for Thoughtfulness - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2009 from William CottringerReality Repair Rx: A Critical Time for Thoughtfulness By Bill Cottringer “You can’t behave your way out of a problem that you thought your way into.” ~The author. This quote is a re-arrangement of an earlier one by Stephen Covey, “You can’t talk your way out of a situation you ...
Views: 1003 - A dream unanswered - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2009 from Samy SimpsonShe looked up with tears in her eyes. I quickly tried to backtrack on the comment and make a joke or something, but it was apparent that I had hit a nerve. The crowded restaurant suddenly seemed very quiet to me and my stomach sunk a little as I realized that our casual conversation was maybe ...
Views: 1437 - Find True Happiness - A Values Driven Life - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2009 from Beth Banning and Neill GibsonNobody wants to settle for a life without the things they really want, but what if you’re still unsure of what those things are for you? How do you move forward to create a life that fills you with joy? A deeper look may reveal things you never knew about yourself--and without being clear ...
Views: 4004 - Looking for Happiness in "All the Wrong Places" - by I was 41 years old, stretched out on a lounge chair by my pool and reflecting on my life. I had achieved all that I thought I needed to be happy.
You see when I was a child, I imagined there were five main things that ensured a happy life: a successful career that helped people, a loving ...
Views: 4902 - Happy Practices - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesWhat’s the quickest way to improve your health and well-being? Create “happy practices.” A happy practice is an activity done just for the sheer fun of it. It has no practical value at all, really. In the mighty scheme of life, it probably won’t lead to you becoming a millionaire, creating a ...
Views: 862 - Dustin Adkinson: Choose to Be Happy - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2009 from james liuIn a recent conversation, business speaker Dustin Adkinson and I discussed the challenges of marketing in today's tough economy. One of the things that Dustin reminded me of was this very basic fact of life: we tend to lean toward what we dwell upon, no matter what that may be. Therefore it’s ...
Views: 1001 - Open the Road to Happiness - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2009 from Ilana ShovalWhen was the last time you felt happy? Most people will tell you they aren't sure. Yes, they remember times of joy, satisfaction and great pleasure but were they happy too? How can you tell? After all it was for such a short time or so long ago, wasn't it? The truth is, very few of us really ...
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