MINDSET IS EVERYTHING !

HOW TO BUY HAPPINESS?

THE TRUTH IS THAT HAPPINESS CAN'T BE BOUGHT OR ACHIEVED THROUGH EXTERNAL MEANS. IT'S AN INTERNAL STATE OF BEING THAT REQUIRES HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO A MEANINGFUL PURPOSE.

WE DON'T NEED TO BECOME BUDDHISTS TO UNDERSTAND THE VALUE OF HIS MESSAGE IN A WORLD THAT IS OBSESSED WITH CHASSING SUCCESS.

SO INSTEAD OF COSTANTLY STRIVING FOR MORE, LET'S SHIFT OUR FOCUS TO SOLVING PROBLEMS AND WORKING TOWARDS A GREATER PURPOSE. WHEN WE DO THIS, TRUE HAPPINESS WILL NATURALLY FOLLOW.

SO, DON'T BE AFRAID TO STEP OUTSIDE OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE AND TRY SOMETHING NEW!

WHEN DEFEAT COMES, ACCEPT IT AS A SIGNAL THAT YOUR PLANS ARE NOT SOUND, REBUILD THOSE PLANS, AND SET SAIL ONCE MORE TOWARD YOUR COVETED GOAL.
I CAN'T CHANGE THE DIRECTION OF THE WIND, BUT I CAN ADJUST MY SAILS TO ALWAYS REACH MY DESTINATION.

HUMAN ARE HABITUAL CREATURES. THE MORE YOU DO SOMETHING, THE MORE NATURAL IT WILL BECOME FOR YOU TO DO IT.

NEW HABITS

THE FIRST RULE OF THUMN IS TO MAKE YOUR HABITS OBVIOUS, SO THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO EASILY SPOT WHICH ACTIONS ARE HELPING OR HINDERING YOU.
BY BECOMING AWARE OF YOUR DAILY ROUTINE, YOU CAN IDENTIFY BOTH THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE HABITS THAT SHAPE YOUR LIFE.
MAKING BED EACH MORNING IS AN EXAMPLE OF A POSITIVE HABIT, WHEREAS EATING A CHOCOLATE BAR EVERY DAY WHEN TRYING TO LOSE WEIGHT IS A NEGATIVE ONE.
THE PROCESS OF BAHAVIOR CHANGE ALWAYS STARTS WITH AWARENESS.

TO ESTABLISH NEW, POSITIVE HABITS, YOU NEED TO FOCUS ON THE TIME AND LOCATION OF THE BEHAVIOR. BY CHOOSING A SPECIFIC TIME AND PLACE TO PERFORM THE HABIT, YOU'RE MORE LIKELY TO STICK WITH IT. FOR INSTANCE, IF YOU WANT TO WORK OUT AT 6 P.M. EVERY DAY, YOU SHOULD MAKE SURE TO DO IT THE SAME LOCATION, CREATING A ROUTINE. BY MAKING YOUR HABITS OBVIOUS AND ATTRACTIVE, YOU CAN CREATE A FOUNDATION FOR A HEALTHIER AND HAPPIER LIFE.

IMAGINE A SNOWBALL ROLLING DOWN A HILL, GATHERING MORE AND MORE SNOW WITH EACH TURN, UNTIL IT BECOMES AN UNSTOPPABLE FORCE. THAT'S THE POWER OF MOMENTUM IN ACTION. THE SAME CONCEPT APPLIES TO OUR DAILY HABITS AND ROUTINES. THE MORE POSITIVE HABITS YOU DEVELOP, THE EASIER IT BECOMES TO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS, UNTIL THEY BECOME SECOND NATURE TO YOU.

LIFE IS FULL OF UNCERTAINLY, BUT THERE'S ALWAYS MORE "CHEESE" OUT THERE TO DISCOVER, EVEN IF WE DON'T KNOW WHERE OR IN WHAT FORM IT WILL APPEAR.

FIXED MINDSETS

LIFE ISN'T ABOUT FINDING YOURSELF. LIFE IS ABOUT CREATING YOURSELF.

SCIENCE HAS SHOWN THAT PERSONALITY IS NOT SET IN STONE, AND YET MANY OF US HOLD ONTO THE BELIEF THAT WE'RE STUCK WITH THE PERSONALITY WE'RE BORN WITH THIS MYTH KEEPS US FROM GROWING AND BECOMING THE BEST VERSIONS OF OURSELVES.

THERE ARE FIVE PERSONALITY MYTHS THAT HINDER OUR ABILITY TO CHANGE

WE CAN BE NEATLY CATEGORIZED INTO PERSONALITY "TYPES".
OUR PERSONALITIES ARE FIXED AND UNCHANGEABLE.
OUR PAST EXPERIENCES DETERMINE OUR PERSONALITIES.
OUR PERSONALITIES MUST BE "DISCOVERED" RATHER THAN DEVELOPED.
PERSONALITY TESTS ACCURATELY DESCRIBE WHO WE ARE.

BUT THESE MYTHS ARE SIMPLY NOT TRUE. PERSONALITY TESTS THAT CLASSIFY PEOPLE INTO TYPES OVERSIMPLY THE COMPLEXITIES OF HUMAN NATURE.

TO ACHIEVE INNER FREEDOM, ONE MUST PUT IN THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION NECESSARY TO REACH THEIR GOALS.
TAKE YOUR MIND AND YOUR LIFE SERIOUSLY AND UNLEASH YOUR TRUE POTENTIAL THROUGH HARD WORK AND SELF-DISCOVERY. THE KEY TO MENTAL LIBERATION LIES WITHIN YOU.

WHAT IS HAPPINESS?

WE ALL WANT TO BE HAPPY. IT'S WHAT WE STRIVE FOR AND WHAT WE'RE TOLD TO CHASE. BUT WHAT IF WE'VE BEEN CHASING THE WRONG THING ALL ALONG? WHAT IF HAPPINESS ISN'T A PERMANENT STATE BUT A FLEETING EMOTION LIKE ALL THE OTHERS?

THOUGHTS ARE NOT FACTS. THEY ARE A MIX OF OPINIONS, JUDGMENTS, STORIES, MEMORIES, THEORIES, INTERPRETATIONS, AND PREDICTIONS ABOUT THE FUTURE.
ALLOWING ALL THOUGHTS TO BE PRESENT, BUT CHOOSING WHICH ONES WE GIVE OUR TIME AND ATTENTION TO CAN HAVE A POWERFUL IMPACT ON OUR EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE.

LEARNING TO LOVE OURSELVES CAN BE DIFFICULT, BUT IT IS ESSENTIAL. IT'S NOT ABOUT IGNORING OUR FLAWS, BUT ABOUT EMBRACING GRATITUDE AND UNDERSTANDING OUR SELF-WORTH. MANY TIMES, WE ENGAGE IN SELF-DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOR, SUCH AS DRUG ABUSE OR TOXIC RELATIONSHIPS, THINKING WE DON'T DESERVE ANY BETTER. BUT BY RECOGNIZING OUR VALUE, WE CAN START TO REALIZE THAT OUR PROBLEMS DON'T DEFINE US AN INDIVIDUALS.

I CONTINUE TO EXPLAIN THAT NO MATTER WHAT THEIR PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE, THERE IS ONLY ONE THING I EVER WORK ON WITH ANYONE, AND THIS IS LOVING THE SELF".