Tuesday, 18 August 2015

7 Ways To Be Happy

By Evan Sanders


How to be happy? It isn't as far removed as you may very well think.

I want to tell you a fast story before I get going.

When I was in my last season of baseball at university, I took 1 or 2 trips down to USC to learn from a renowned pitching coach to help me with my pitching mechanics. It was a hot summer day and we were on the mound throwing a practice bullpen. Not a word was spoken for approximately 50 pitches when he eventually said to me the following.

"10% of the time you will be something incredible. 10% of the time you are going to suck worse than conceivable. 80% of the time you will be just average. Champions are made in that 80%. "

This story has a substantial amount to do with happiness believe it or not. In fact, it has everything to do with practically every single day you wake up.

80% of those days you're going to feel just average.

That's right. Average. Nothing great about the day. Just another "nothing special" average day. For many that's a rubbish consequence about life. Nonetheless for those in the loop, it's pretty exciting.

The direction of your day is your decision. You can waste it by going in the negative direction or create something great by thinking positive. It's all your decision.

Keeping that story to mind, I came up with these 7 advice on the best way to be happy.

1. Decide each and every morning you're in a good mood: Seriously though. Affirm yourself. Play music. Do things that you adore. Focus upon your ambitions and set the tone for the entirety of the day. Each single morning I do something that makes me exceptionally content and revved up for the day.

2. Write out your goals: The 1st 30 minutes of your day are thought to be "The Golden 30." Use that time wisely. Dive into positive messages. Inspire yourself. Write out those goals and see yourself achieving them. You are largely giving your body the go ahead nod by getting your consciousness in the right place.

3. Solve your complaints: Take a piece of paper and do the following. On the left-hand side of the sheet write out everything that you have beefs about in life. Trust me, if you're actually listening you will certainely have a ton. Then, draw arrows from the left side of the paper to the right and then write your answers to the list of complaints. If you don't need to unravel them then you have got to allow them to go. Holding onto problems is pretty much the kryptonite for a person who is seeking to cultivate happiness in their life.

4. Get into action: You know all those things you've always wanted to do but haven't because you didn't think you had it or were either too scared or lazy? Get into action. Start to do them. Take the first step. That may give you some momentum and then you can take that and tackle the bigger barriers. There's no feeling like achieving goals. So go for it.

5. Appreciate the fantastic people in your life: Tell the people around you that you care or love them and then explain to them why. Tell them why they are special to you and why it is you are lucky to have them in your life.

6. 2 blessed 2 be stressed: Almost all of the stuff you stress about doesn't ever really happen anyways. Theres a well-known old phrase that asserts worrying is like attempting to figure out a math equation by chewing bubble gum. That sometimes doesn't work out so well. Decide that you will truly be happy and also make the grand decision that the hindrances in front of you are a possibility for you to show just how badly you want something.

7. Make no your vitamin: This is proving to be one of my favorite lines from motivational speaker Les Brown. You have to be willing to go through a whole lot of "no's" to finally get to a yes. Yes, lives in the land of no. Don't give up!

We all have a chance to build happiness into our lives, but we have to do the work to get there first. Take these 7 tips on happiness into account when looking at your day.




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