Journal

“Nothing can add more power to your life than concentrating all your energies on a limited set of targets”.
Nido Qubein

Narrow your focus!
Instead of working on a hundred things at once and never
completing anything, choose just three tasks to focus on each day! Don’t do anything else until these tasks are complete!
If you make these tasks your sole focus, not only will you reduce the amount of pressure a giant to-do list places upon you, you will actually get much more done!

”If you want to keep your memories, first you have to live them“!

Bob Dylan

Enjoy this moment!

While setting goals and planning for the future is important, make sure you give yourself a chance to enjoy your life as it is. Be grateful for each day and take the time to enjoy the life you are living right now.

“The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination”!
Albert Einstein

Find the time to daydream!

The real thing that holds most people back is lack of imagination: they simply can’t conceive of the life they want to be living. The only limit to your potential is your imagination, so find some time to daydream about what your life could be like and see what your imagination can come up with.

“A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future and accepts you just the way you are”!
Anon

Be clear who your real friends are!

When you decide you want to make changes in your life, your true friends will support you on your path to success and be genuinely happy for you, regardless of their own priorities.
Occasionally you might find that someone you thought was a friend actively tries to undermine your commitment to your goal. If that’s the case, it is time to re-evaluate your commitment to them.

“They can because they believe they can”!
Virgil

Be your own cheerleader!

Pay attention to your internal dialogue. Each time you find yourself engaged in self-talk that is negative or limiting in any way, take a moment to repeat your affirmations – positive, present-tense, personal statements about the reality you would like to create.
Keep this up and your subconscious will soon begin to support, not undermine your success.

“For a tree to become tall it must grow roots among the rocks!”
Friedrich Nietzsche

Never give up!

When it feels like life is putting an obstacle after obstacle in your path, don’t give up. Remind yourself of the goal that you are working towards and how amazing you will feel when you achieve it.
You may need to dust yourself off, adjust your plan, or revise your strategy, but whatever you do, don’t lose sight of your dream.

“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realise the big things!”
Robert Brault

Enjoy the life you already have!

Achieving your goals for the future is important, but don’t let these desires overtake your life. Enjoying the here and now is just as vital.
If you find yourself racing through your day, not thinking about anything other than the next thing you have to get done, stop. Look around you and find one thing to take simple pleasure in. You will find yourself enjoying the life you already have much more.

“Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away!”
Hilary Cooper

The choice is yours!
Ultimate, how you live your life is up to you! You can pursue material possessions, external validation, and the satisfaction of your ego, or you can choose to make genuine happiness your goal: a life where you cherish your loved ones, honour your values and focus on being the best you can be.

“Things do not change, we change!”
Henry David Thoreau

Put it into action
At the end of each day, take a minute to reflect on how your day turned out and then think of one thing you could do differently tomorrow.
You can learn so much by reflecting, non-judgementally, on your experiences. Don’t ask yourself, ‘What did I get wrong?” Simply look back over the day and ask yourself, “What could I do differently?” Then commit to putting this change into action.

“To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming is the only end of life!“
R.L.Stevenson

Honor your values
Do you find that as hard as you work at being happier, you only seem to feel more conflicted? If you find yourself is a decision to make or an opinion to consider, ask yourself, “Does this take me closer to or further from, a life that is aligned with my values?”
True happiness is achieved when we live our life in alignment with our values and honor the things that matter most in our life.

“The most important thing is to enjoy your life – to be happy – it’s all that matters.”

Audrey Hepburn

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Choose to Be Happy!

Being happy doesn’t have to be complicated. The minute you make the decision to be happy, you instantly become happier. Your perspective shifts and you start to see your world from the vantage point of someone who is happy. Choosing to be happy isn’t the only thing that you need to do, but unless you make the conscious conscious decisions to be happy your other efforts will be wasted.