Quite a number of years ago, I learned a lesson about not always relying on other’s opinions. At the time, I was starting a new job and one of the people I was going to be working with had a reputation as someone not easy to work with. A friend of mine, whose opinion I [...]
I was doing some blog surfing yesterday while drinking my morning coffee and came upon a blog that was focused on that blogger’s various chronic illnesses. Now I’m not going to criticize this blogger – in fact, I’m not going to mention the particular blog. Everyone who blogs does so for their own reasons and [...]
My wife and I wanted to have a little fun for a few hours today so we decided to head to a nearby casino and play the slots for a while. We’re not huge gamblers, but every once in a while we enjoy playing the slot machines for a few hours. We had about a [...]
Forgiving other people is an important part of finding your happiness power. Today, though, I want to talk about forgiving yourself. You need to be able to forgive yourself for the mistakes you’ve made during your life. We all make mistakes along the way. Maybe we choose the wrong career or choose the wrong mate [...]
It’s not what happens to you, it’s what you do about it –W Mitchell
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. –Eleanor Roosevelt
Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content. –Helen Keller
As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live. –Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
To find happiness, turn losses into wins is an excerpt from Olympic Gold Medal winner Scott Hamilton’s book The Great Eight: How to Be Happy (Even When You Have Every Reason to be Miserable). Take some time to read this excerpt. To your happiness!
I mentioned the other day that setting goals is better than making resolutions. But sticking to a goal is difficult. Tony Robbins says you need to get leverage on yourself — you need to have a powerful reason to reach your goal. Sometimes you can get that by telling someone else about your goal. Other [...]
