Good Habits for a Great Life!
Do you stifle your own enthusiasm?
Have you ever said to yourself, “I don’t want to get too excited about this because it might not happen?”
Enthusiasm is nothing to be afraid of. In fact, we should embrace it. When we try to avoid the “big letdown”, we also rob ourselves of so much of the joy and happiness we could be getting from what is happening in our lives.…
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How do you buy happiness?
Getting your mind right about money is very important to your happiness. Because your finances can be a source of either real joy or sorrow based on how you handle what you have.
Buying happiness is a tricky subject to write about because some people will likely misunderstand and when they do you can send them off in completely the wrong direction. I’m going to …
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Are you as happy as you want to be?
George Bernard Shaw said, “Life isn’t about finding yourself, it is about creating yourself.”
The same can be said for happiness. Often, we waste our time trying to find it in other people, material possessions or our circumstances. When in reality, happiness is created on the inside by cultivating the right attitudes.
Researchers have seen time and again that external factors …
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Are your kids weird?
It is the desire of most parents that their children be normal and learn to fit in.
I’m not one of these parents. Instead, I want my kids to grow up to be something very different than the norm.
Sure, I want them to be happy, successful (however they define success) and respected, but what has this got to do with being normal?
I’ve done some …
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Do you fall for shortcuts?
Life is full of so-called time-saving techniques, quick-fixes and easy formulas. Many of these come with big promises, but seem to deliver very little.
I’m here to tell you that there are no shortcuts to living life to the fullest.
In fact, I think it is safe to say that success, happiness and real contentment comes to those who take the high road and persevere …
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Do you recognize your own happiness?
Many people go through life never really appreciating their happiness. They never stop and relish in enjoyable moments. This is really tragic.
We hurry to the next thing. We press on towards higher achievement. We continually seek more, but when do we just stop and celebrate our happiness?
This lack of recognizing our own well-being and contentment is one of the reasons that we …
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How happy are you on a scale of 1 to 10?
Regardless of the answer, most people believe there is still a higher level of happiness out there for them. However, they have no real, concrete ideas about how to go about increasing their happiness.
This leads them to all kinds of crazy pursuits that almost always turn out to be dead-ends. Finding happiness can definitely be a frustrating experience.…
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