What makes us happy? Thirteen happiness experts, including psychologists, researchers, monks, and the inimitable Malcolm Gladwell, try to shed light on this surprisingly difficult question in a series of TED Talks about happiness. Over and over, the same two themes emerge. First, we’re usually wrong about wha will make us happy–or unhappy, for that matter. For example,…
“The worst lies are the lies we tell ourselves. We live in denial of what we do, even what we think. We do this because we’re afraid.We fear we will not find love, and when we find it we fear we’ll lose it. We fear that if we don’t have love we will be unhappy.”…
Mark Manderson of MyEmpoweredWorld writes: “If you haven’t considered quitting, then you’re not doing it right!.” Once I grasped this powerful statement it transformed my entire mindset. Before I would allow obstacles, frustration, and any barrier to deter me from conquering my dreams. I had negatively reinforced the pattern of giving up as any great accomplish…
Here’s a video that will inspire you to continue going after your dreams even if it seems impossible right now. If these people did it, you can do it too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmTxr7OsPj0 h/t: http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/celebrities-fail-order-succeed-watch/
Sam Olawale of My Empowered World writes: You would imagine that being intelligent would give you an edge when it comes to being successful, but this is not necessarily the case. If someone has a million dollars in their bank account, most intelligent people would consider that person successful, however if the respective person inherited…
Skylar Liberty Rose of Tiny Buddha writes: “Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.” ~Maya Angelou When I was thirty I was earning double the salary I am today. I was also stressed, depressed, sick, tired, and hated my job. Most media portals want us to believe that…