Are you happiness dependent?
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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Are you connected closely to others?
Are there some people that you could show more caring to? Jean Vanier (founder of the organization called L’Arche) wrote: “I once visited a psychiatric hospital that was a kind of warehouse of human misery. Hundreds of children with severe …
Could you be a happier person?
Can you make yourself happier? Dr. Sonja Lyubomirsky is a psychology professor at the University of California – Riverside campus. The majority of her research career has been devoted to studying human happiness. She believes that the scientific study of …
What are the keys to becoming successful?
Is it the accumulation money and assets? I would argue that money and assets are not the keys to becoming success. Yes, the money and assets may add up but they are the not the keys to becoming successful. …
Why is it that we get bored so easily?
Have we forgotten how enjoyable life was as a child? This past weekend our daughter and grand-daughter came for a visit. Our grand-daughter is just over four years old. With her age and playfulness we have a lot of fun …
What is it that gives you your sense of security?
Is it the things you own, your status or your net worth? Let me tell you a personal example. Quite a number of years ago when I first got into the training industry the first few years were very challenging …
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What is egotism?
Do you suffer from it? It is my understanding that egotism is being excessively conceited or absorbed in oneself. The key word in that definition is the word excessively. So that leads to a few questions; • If you are …
Do you ask a lot of questions?
Do you listen to the answers? If you ask those questions, and don’t pay attention to the answers it shows that you get distracted very easy or don’t care about what the person says. Either way you are not helping …
Do you feel it is not your responsibility to make yourself happy?
Are you sure that is the right way to look at life? Recently I attended a workshop and the workshop leader asked all of us if our spouse was in our lives to make us happy. Then he asked if …
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How do you view the world?
Is the world gloomy and a struggle or is it a place of happiness and tremendous opportunity? No matter how you see the world, the world will be as you see it. How can you change your perception? I believe …