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Do Happy: Undecide
“Open minds lead to open doors.” ~Unknown We start forming opinions at an early age, and continue all through life. We decide what we think is right and wrong, what’s good and what’s bad. Not just on a larger scale (our religion, politics, ethics) but also in every-day interactions. How people should act. What people […]
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Do Happy: Embarrass Yourself
by Lori Deschene “To get something you never had, you have to do something you never did.” ~Unknown You’d like to start presenting to clients, but you’re afraid of looking like a deer in the headlights if they ask questions you can’t answer. So you keep thinking about it, waiting for a time when you […]
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Do Happy: Stop Hoping
“The natural flights of the human mind are not from pleasure to pleasure but from hope to hope.” ~Samuel Johnson You’ll find lots of inspiring quotes and posts that suggest you hold onto hope against all odds, find hope in the darkest of moments, and generally push through difficult times with your eye on a […]
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Do Happy: Get Luckier
“Care and diligence bring luck.” ~Proverb When things aren’t going well for you it’s easy to blame it on bad luck. To assume other people who are doing better had more help and advantages. Nothing could be less empowering. This line of thinking just confirms that the world is unfair and you have limited control. […]
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Do Happy: Compare Yourself to Other People Well
“When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everybody will respect you.” ~Lao Tzu Conventional wisdom suggests if you want to be happy you shouldn’t compare yourself to other people. Conventional wisdom isn’t always realistic. Try as you may to completely stop making comparisons, you’ll likely come back to the […]