Defining Success for You
Most people want to be successful, but not everyone knows what success looks like. In fact, the concept of “success”...Read More »
happiness
Letting Go of the Struggle
Do you believe that you have to fight for what you get in life? Were you taught that life is, first and foremost, an une...Read More »
Shifting Perspective
What would it take to make you happy? Think about your answer for a moment, because we have reasons to be happy every da...Read More »
Finding Happiness
Everyone wants to be happy. It’s kind of engrained in us, because of the way our brains have been wired. Unfortunately...Read More »
A Bit More on Happiness
Has anyone ever told you it was wrong to feel proud of yourself or to be too happy? In light of all that we have learned...Read More »
The Intersection of Only and Forever – Part 2
These last few days, we’ve been digging deeper into the subject of “happiness” – what it is, how to define it, a...Read More »
The Intersection of Only and Forever – Part 1
For the past couple of days, we delved into how the ancient Greeks – Plato in particular – looked at the subject of ...Read More »
In Search of Happiness – Part 2
Today, we continue our examination of happiness. Yesterday, we got an overview of the Greek philosopher Plato’s first ...Read More »
In Search of Happiness – Part 1
Human beings have been grappling with the concept of happiness since, well, the beginning. Once we could put a name to t...Read More »
Defining Happiness for You
Everyone wants to be happy, but not everyone knows how to go about getting there. Today, let’s talk about a couple of ...Read More »
Smile and Change the World
From a sign in a store window: “Let Your Smile Change the World. Don’t Let the World Change Your Smile.” A sage pi...Read More »
Perspective of Time
The search for happiness seems to have been around as long as there have been sentient beings on the planet. Now, the de...Read More »
Self-Esteem 101 – Project
Does it seem to you that it is easier to build someone else’s self-esteem, than it is to positively affect your own? T...Read More »
Taking Chance Out of Happiness
Who is in control of what makes you feel good? Is it you, or someone or something else? Today, let’s talk about how yo...Read More »
Defining Success for You
Most people want to be successful, but not everyone can tell you what success looks like. Today, let’s look at the mea...Read More »
Lasting Happiness
Everyone likes to feel good. But, sometimes, postponing those good feelings will get you more of what you want in the en...Read More »
Choose to be Happy
What would it take to make you happy?
Some people think that if they only had this or that particular thing or a cert...Read More »
Mindset for Happiness
Ever a figure of interest and respect in the history of U.S. presidents, Abraham Lincoln seems to have been a keen obser...Read More »
The Possibilities of Optimism
Why is it that optimists seem to be so much happier than pessimists?
There is something really wonderful ab...Read More »
Past as Prologue
Do you consider yourself unlucky? Ever feel like fate has dealt you a bad hand? Let's experiment with another way of loo...Read More »
Happiness is Not an Event
What makes you happy? Where do you find joy? No matter who you are, the answer to these questions is always the same. A ...Read More »
Does It Need to be a Struggle?
Do you believe that you have to fight for what you get in life? Were you taught that life is, first and foremost, an une...Read More »
Personal Stamp of Approval
We all like to feel approval from others. However, when our desire for approval outside of ourselves becomes too strong,...Read More »
Perspective on the Negative
Earlier this month, we mentioned that March is National Optimism Month. And while the message was generally received as ...Read More »
The Path to Happiness
Everyone wants to be happy. It's kind of engrained in us, because of the way our brains have been wired. Unfortunately, ...Read More »
Here’s To Life!
For some, today's topic will create a little discomfort. Please do not be concerned. A little discomfort is usually a go...Read More »