Are you quick to get angry? Do your moods go up and down often? Are you easily affected by what people say or think about you? Can an insignificant incident destroy your whole day? Do you allow situations and people to affect your moods and behavior? Do you lack inner …
Do you know what emotional detachment is? Emotional detachment is often associated with indifference, staying away from people, or stifling one’s emotions. This is the negative side. Here, I am talking about what I call “positive emotional detachment”. Yes, there is such a thing. Emotional Detachment Is Helpful in Many …
How do you start your day? Do you begin your day with happiness, joy, sadness, or anger? How you start your day can affect the rest of your day. You can bring happiness into your life by doing small, simple things in the morning that will boost your happiness. Changing …
Seeing a project through to the end is a brilliant way to give ourselves a feeling of true achievement and satisfaction. No matter what the task, recognizing that it’s finally complete helps us feel good about ourselves. What a shame, then, that so many of us fall short of the …
While cleaning my bookshelf the other day, I found a book, 14,000 things to be happy about. It looked brand new, but the date inside was from years ago. This book sat beside my collection of self-help books, which in contrast were dog-eared, highlighted and clearly used. Holding the happiness …
Is your schedule jam-packed? Is your day overloaded with meetings, managing your business, planning for the future and day-to-day work? Do you get to the end of the day and wonder what you really accomplished? Is your work day overflowing into your home life? Do you wish you could get …
There is a big and beautiful park, not far from where I live. It has large meadows of green grass and trees and a big artificial small lake in the middle. There are plenty of ducks, geese, and other various water birds in this park. The Swimming Dog Yesterday, I went …
There is, perhaps, no more important decision than to take charge of your own financial future. We live in a world of opportunity, and yet most Americans are buried in credit cards and other debt. We are surrounded by people who are getting rich, but most of us are running …
Do you have sleeping problems? Then these tips to fall asleep may help you. When you were young, falling asleep may not be a problem, but as you grow older, this becomes serious. Not getting enough sleep often can be alarming because it could lead to a more serious one, …
Lack of concentration and focus seems to worry a great number of people. With the widespread short attention span, this problem seems to grow stronger. It seems that lack of concentration has become a widespread problem, irrespective of age, gender, or country. People often ask me what to do to …