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4 Choices to Lifelong Success and Happiness

By Tim Gibney Posted on November 1, 2023 Posted in Bill Gates, happiness, resilience, resilient, success

In July of this year, there was an Inc. magazine article called ‘Bill Gates Says the Path to Lifelong Success and Happiness Comes Down to 4 Simple Choices’. I want to write about this because it ties in so well …

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Can we learn anything from an Olympian who didn’t win?

By Tim Gibney Posted on November 3, 2021 Posted in happiness, success, Uncategorized

  Shortly after the Summer Olympics finished this year, I had the opportunity to interview a Canadian Olympian who finished in last place in the Women’s Marathon. Yes, she finished 73rd which was last place, considering that 15 other runners …

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Have you become a cognitive miser?

By Tim Gibney Posted on July 23, 2018 Posted in cognitive miser, common good, ego-fulfillment, goodness, happiness, pleasure, ultimate meaning

Are you looking for simpler or effort-less ways to solve problems? If you said ‘yes’ you are not alone. This is because as one article I read stated we’ve become ‘lazy thinkers’. Now that is a sad commentary on our …

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Are you really happy?

By Tim Gibney Posted on August 10, 2017 Posted in happier, happiness, happy, University of California – Berkley

Could you be happier? Do you think that the collection or purchase of things will make you happier? According to an article from the University of California – Berkley campus… ‘researchers think of happiness as having satisfaction and meaning in …

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What leads to happiness?

By Tim Gibney Posted on July 11, 2017 Posted in commitment, contribution, happiness, humans, purpose

Is it the collection of ‘things’? Or is it really possible to find happiness? I believe that you will agree that every person wants to be happy. I also believe that the search for happiness bonds us as human beings. …

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Are you attached to your stuff?

By Tim Gibney Posted on March 16, 2017 Posted in happiness, Hollywood, influence, pleasure, success, transcendence

By that I mean do you live for the belongings you have in your life? In our consumer-driven society we can be side-tracked by all of the things we buy. Yes, it is a hard statement for some people to …

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Is Facebook worth it?

By Tim Gibney Posted on February 2, 2017 Posted in envy, Facebook, happiness, success

Yes, is Facebook worth your time? In a Danish study I read that it stated that those who took a week-long Facebook break felt better than those who didn’t. The people who took the break had more focus and were …

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Are you wallowing in negativity?

By Tim Gibney Posted on November 22, 2016 Posted in focus, happiness, negative attitude, solutions

Have you sent invitations to your pity party? Let me make a few strong statements; When you are wallowing in negativity, you are no different than what the pigs do – you are staggering around in the dirt of your …

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Why do you try to impress others?

By Tim Gibney Posted on November 15, 2016 Posted in happiness

Is it because you feel it will make you happier? Well I hate to burst your bubble, but impressing other will not make you happier – long term. Why is that? Number one impressing others gets tiring rather quickly. People …

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Are you happiness dependent?

By Tim Gibney Posted on June 23, 2016 Posted in happiness

In other words, do you depend on others for your happiness? It depends on how old you are. I say that because if you are anywhere between birth and 8 to 10 years old you are a child and are somewhat …

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