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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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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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 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 …
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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