Self Improvement

The Biggest Reason Finding Happiness is So Hard

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Colours

I think most people would say that finding happiness is one of their biggest goals in life.  You can see this reflected in the amount of money people spend on books, seminars and talks all promising to help you find a happier way of living.  The pursuit of happiness was even written into the US Declaration of Independence.

There are some people who can find happiness just a little better than others.  But that doesn’t mean it is easy to get.  Happiness is an abstract concept; not something you can easily buy off the shelf in a store.  Plus, there’s a little quirk about human nature that makes finding happiness harder than it should be.
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6 Tips on Finding the Courage to Pursue Your Dreams

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The Long Road Home
Following your dreams can be tough. Not only do you have to go through many years of hard work, self-doubt and pain, but also deal with the uncertainty of actually getting to where you want to be. It can take a lot of courage to keep going.

When I look back on the goals and dreams I’ve accomplished, I can see how important courage was to their success. Finding courage can give you an inner strength to continue despite setbacks and keep going even when you want to quit. If you imagine persistence as the engine of success, then I see courage as its fuel. Fortunately there are some things you can do to instill your own courage as you pursue your dreams.
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Thoughts Become Things

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Catching a Thought

Note: This is a guest post submitted by Jimmy Tong from My Life Architects.

“Thoughts become things. If you see it in your mind, you will hold it in your hand.”

— Bob Proctor

We are who we are because of our thoughts in the past. Thoughts become things. We are consciously or subconsciously always thinking about something. The problem with that is we usually think more about things we don’t want than about the things we do want. And we will get what we mostly think about.
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Do Great Lives Require Hardship?

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Walking with our thoughts

Suffering and adversity are bad things and should be avoided at all costs.  At least this is what any rational person would say.  No one goes out into the world asking themselves how to make their lives miserable.

But it’s hard to deny that overcoming hardship is often seen as a big inspiration for famous actors, writers and comedians.  For some reason, they credit their talents to the difficulties they went through.  But how much does hardship really matter?
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Is It Possible to Do Everything You Want Before You Die?

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Crossing off a 3rd item on the list

There aren’t many things that frighten me. But there is one thing I’m particularly scared of that stands out. I’m scared I won’t get to do everything I want to do before I die.

I’m the kind of person who takes a lot of pride in being able to face down my fears. So I’m a little uneasy about sharing this fact about myself. But I think it’s important for me to get this out there. I don’t think I’m alone in expressing this fear; I believe many others have similar worries.
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