How to Build Confidence and Self Esteem

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Building confidence is a natural and necessary part of any process that focuses on the end result of becoming successful. It matters little whether the goals are professional or personal in nature since little or no progress can made if you posses a lack of confidence! To become a success you MUST first believe you can and this takes being confident that your actions will get you where you want to go! So how do you overcome any lack of confidence that can keep you from becoming successful in realizing any of your dreams or goals? Here are simple ways how this can be done!

Personal Development

In almost every case the lack of confidence anyone may feel is due to their lack of familiarity and the necessary skills they may need! The best part here is that both can be easily acquire provided you have the willingness to invest the time and effort! Of course this willingness is dependent upon how badly it is you want to become a success at what you're attempting to achieve or master! As you gain the necessary skills and/or associated knowledge you'll begin to also feel increasingly more confident!

Encouragement

It is always so very important to surround yourself with like-minded and positive thinking people. In most cases your personal performance will be greatly influenced by those within your own circle of friends, family and business associates! The encouragement they can supply will help to keep you motivated which is a mandatory requirement when trying to become successful at anything! Make no mistake the support of others will carry you a long way toward your ultimate goals!

Experience

The experience you receive when you 'roll up your sleeves' and actually get involved is invaluable Not only are you getting hands on experience which will accelerate the development of the skills you need , but you're also becoming more familiar with what to expect! This helps relieve any apprehensions you may have making it easier to focus and learn new skills quicker! This results in dissolving any lingering feelings of self confidence opening the door to limitless possibilities for you at this point!

Building confidence is a very important component of any process that will lead to you becoming successful at anything at all! Possessing a lack of confidence to any degree will only serve to hold you back since this self doubt makes your efforts more difficult and less productive! There are however 3 simple ways in which you can become more confident that your goals are within your reach as reviewed above. Remember to become a success at anything you must first believe you are deserving and capable and this starts with ridding yourself of any lack of confidence you may have!


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TJ Philpott is an author and Internet entrepreneur based out of North Carolina.

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Creative Visualization and Letting Go

by Remez Sasson



Almost every writer about creative visualization advises to visualize for only a few minutes, preferably several times a day, and then to let go, and forget your mental image until the next time. They say that of you don't do so, what you visualize will not materialize.

What is the rationale behind this idea? Why not visualize for half an hour or whenever you have the time? Isn't it more reasonable to believe that more time devoted to visualization will bring faster results?


If you are able to concentrate easily, and to hold away unwanted thoughts, for as long as you wish, then it is okay if you visualize for longer periods. The fact is that most people do not have control over their minds. They cannot hold their minds on one single thought more than a few moments, before other thoughts come. If they think about a particular goal, soon contradictory thoughts pop up, and negative thoughts start storming the mind, neutralizing any previous positive thoughts.

Most people have doubts and little faith, when thinking about goals and ambitions. Their minds are inclined to negative thinking and worrying. After a little time of positive visualization, doubts and lack of belief rise and sabotage their efforts. Impatience also rises, because they find it difficult to focus their minds on one thought.

All this means that if you focus your mind on a certain goal for too long, at a certain point you will unconsciously begin to repel and push it away, and consequently accomplish nothing.

Your predominant thoughts and mental attitude rule and interfere with whatever you think about. You may be able to disregard them and think positively for a few minutes, but after a little while they win. This is why it is advisable to start with short periods of visualizing your goals, until you gradually change your mental attitude. If you are able, through various methods, to adopt a predominant positive attitude, and also develop patience and the ability to concentrate, then you will be able to visualize effectively for longer periods.

There is another reason why it is advised not to constantly think about your goal. By freeing your conscious mind from excessive thinking, you make it easier for information, intuition, ideas, inspiration and motivation to pass from the subconscious mind to the conscious mind. This also enables the conscious mind to be more aware of any opportunity that pops up, and allows your subconscious mind to motivate you to take action, and to make the necessary effort to achieve your goals.

It is important to add that if your desire is really strong, you will carry it in the back of your head, even if you don't consciously think about it.



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Remez Sasson teaches and writes on positive thinking, creative visualization, motivation, self-improvement, peace of mind, spiritual growth and meditation. He is the author of several books, among which are "Peace of mind in Daily Life", "Will Power and Self Discipline", "Visualize and Achieve" and "Affirmations - Words of Power".



Visit his website and find articles and books filled with inspiration, motivation and practical advice and guidance.

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Eliminate Anxiety and Panic Attacks For Good

If you suffer from…

* Palpitations

* a pounding heart, or an accelerated heart rate

* Sweating

* Trembling or shaking

* Shortness of breath

* A choking sensation

* Chest pain or discomfort

* Nausea or stomach cramps

* Derealization (a feeling of unreality)

* Fear of losing control or going crazy

* Fear of dying Numbness or a tingling sensation

* Chills or hot flashes


(Source: American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) 2000 Washington, DC.)

…then you’ve experienced firsthand some of the possible symptoms of a panic or anxiety attack. If you are reading this page because a loved one suffers from these symptoms and you are trying to understand or help, it’s hard to appreciate what they go through.

Just try to imagine what it feels like to experience one, if you can.

Here is a typical example:

Standing in a supermarket queue, it’s been a long wait but only one customer to go before you make it to the cashier. Wait, what was that sensation? An unpleasant feeling forms in your throat, your chest feels tighter, now a sudden shortness of breath, and what do you know—your heart skips a beat. “Please, God, not here.”

A quick scan of the territory—is it threatening? Four unfriendly faces queue behind, one person in front. Pins and needles seem to prick you through your left arm, you feel slightly dizzy, and then the explosion of fear as you dread the worst. You are about to have a panic attack.

There is no doubt in your mind now that this is going to be a big one. Okay, focus: Remember what you have been taught, and it is time now to apply the coping techniques. Begin the deep breathing exercise your doctor recommended. In through the nose, out through the mouth.

Think relaxing thoughts, and again, while breathing in, think “Relax,” and then breathe out. But it doesn’t seem to be having any positive effect; in fact, just concentrating on breathing is making you feel self-conscious and more uptight.

Okay, coping technique 2:

Gradual muscle relaxation. Tense both shoulders, hold for 10 seconds, then release. Try it again. No; still no difference. The anxiety is getting worse and the very fact that you are out of coping techniques worsens your panic. If only you were surrounded by your family, or a close friend were beside you so you could feel more confident in dealing with this situation.

Now, the adrenaline is really pumping through your system, your body is tingling with uncomfortable sensations, and now the dreaded feeling of losing complete control engulfs your emotions. No one around you has any idea of the sheer terror you are experiencing. For them, it’s just a regular day and another frustratingly slow queue in the supermarket.

You are out of options. Time for Plan C.

The most basic coping skill of all is “fleeing.” Excuse yourself from the queue; you are slightly embarrassed as it is now that it is your turn to pay. The cashier is looking bewildered as you leave your shopping behind and stroll towards the door. There is no time for excuses—you need to be alone. You leave the supermarket and get into your car to ride it out alone. Could this be the big one? The one you fear will push you over the edge mentally and physically. Ten minutes later the panic subsides.

It’s 10:30 a.m. How are you going to make it through the rest of the day?

If you suffer from panic or anxiety attacks, the above scenerio probably sounds very familiar. It may have even induced feelings of anxiety and panic just reading it. The particular situations that trigger your panic and anxiety may differ; maybe the bodily sensations are a little different. Or maybe it happened to you for the first time on a plane, in the dentist chair, or even at home, while doing nothing in particular.

If you have ever had what has become known as a “panic attack,” take comfort in the fact that you are by no means alone.

A panic attack always comes with the acute sense of impending doom. You feel you are either about to lose your mind or one of your vital bodily functions is about to cease functioning and you will end your days right there among the canned goods and frozen food.

You are by no means alone; you’re not even one in a million. In America, it is estimated that almost 5% of the population suffer from some form of anxiety disorder. For some, it may be the infrequent panic attacks that only crop up in particular situations-like when having to speak in front of others, while, for other people, it can be so frequent and recurring that it inhibits them from leaving their home. Frequent panic attacks often develop into what medical physicians refer to as an “anxiety disorder.”

One of the first steps to regaining control of your life is getting helpful information. This site will give you that, and more.

The beginning of your recovery starts here. What you will learn is that there is a very good chance you are about to end the cycle of panic attacks in your life. You will learn not only to regain the carefree life you remember once having, but will also gain new confidence in living. Your answer to living free from “panic” or “anxiety attacks” is at hand.

This site demonstrates that the panic and anxiety that you have experienced will be the very key to your courage and success.

Begin the road to recovery by browsing through the site. While many of you may have read almost everything you can possibly read relating to panic and anxiety I assure you this site offers something very effective.

Did you know…?

The key difference between someone who is cured of panic attacks and those who are not is really very simple. The people who are cured no longer fear panic attacks. I’ll try to show you how to be one of these people as well.

What if I told you the trick to ending panic and anxiety attacks is to want to have one. That sounds strange, even contradictory, but let me explain.

The trick to panic attacks is wanting to have one-the wanting pushes it away. Can you have a panic attack in this very second? No!

You know the saying that “what you resist, persists.” Well that saying applies perfectly to fear. If you resist a situation out of fear, the fear around that issue will persist. How do you stop resisting–you move directly into it, into the path of the anxiety, and by doing so it cannot persist.

In essence what this means is that if you daily voluntarily seek to have a panic attack, you cannot have one. Try in this very moment to have a panic attack and I will guarantee you cannot. You may not realize it but you have always decided to panic. You make the choice by saying this is beyond my control.

Another way to appreciate this is to imagine having a panic attack as like standing on a cliff’s edge. The anxiety seemingly pushes you closer to falling over the edge.

To be rid of the fear you must metaphorically jump. You must jump off the cliff edge and into the anxiety and fear and all the things that you fear most.

How do you jump? You jump by wanting to have a panic attack. You go about your day asking for anxiety and panic attacks to appear.

Your real safety is the fact that a panic attack will never harm you. That is medical fact. You are safe, the sensations are wild but no harm will come to you. Your heart is racing but no harm will come to you. The jump becomes nothing more than a two foot drop! Perfectly safe.



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Barry McDonagh is an international panic disorder coach. His informative site on all issues related to panic and anxiety attacks can be found here: http://www.panicportal.com

Exhaustion and Anxiety

Why do some people have a problem with anxiety and others do not?

This is a question almost everyone who experiences anxiety asks themselves at some point or another. Why me?

My understanding of anxiety is that yes, some people seem more susceptible than others but that the key trigger tends to be exhaustion. By exhaustion I mean mental, physical, or emotional exhaustion. (Under physical exhaustion I also include things like diet or substance abuse).

For some it may be exhaustion caused by a hectic life and never taking time to release the stress. People like that often do not notice their stress levels are so high until they get blindsided by a spontaneous panic attack.

For others it may be an emotional exhaustion caused by the loss of a loved one or the break up of a long term relationship.

If the anxiety is caused by a traumatic life event it is interesting to note that the person frequently does not experience the anxiety until the event has passed.

You often see people dealing very well with a crisis but then several weeks later when the dust has settled they start to feel the anxiety. It is like they have been in shock and are only now starting to process the experience.

The most important thing to remember about panic attacks or general anxiety is that help is available and it is important to get help sooner rather than later.

I always recommend visiting your doctor first of all to really determine that it is just anxiety you are dealing with and not an underlying physical ailment. Once you are sure that it is anxiety that you dealing with, treat it.

Don’t wait.

Burying your head in the sand hoping it will simply be gone next week is not an effective way to treat it. It is totally unnecessary to spend months if not years dealing with something that can be corrected now.

That help is available right here.

The Panic Away Program changes the way you process your anxiety enabling you to end panic attacks and general anxiety. It costs no more than a dinner for two but can change your life so much for the better. Invest in the right kind of information. Information that puts you back in control of your life. That is the best kind of investment you can make.

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To your success,
Barry McDonagh

PanicAway.com


All material provided in these emails are for informational or educational purposes only. No content is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Consult your physician regarding the applicability of any opinions or recommendations with respect to your symptoms or medical condition.

What is the Key to Success? Perseverance and Positive Thinking!

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Achieving your goals is hardly ever an easy journey. If it were easy, we'd all already be there. One of the keys to success is, without a doubt, perseverance. With improved perseverance you'll have that extra push from within to try, try again.

Humans have the tendency to want to control everything. Since there are always events in our lieft  that can't be controlled, suffering occurs.  Regrettably, this suffering can't be avoided.  It is impossible to avoid making mistakes at all costs.  And wanting to control every aspect of your life.  Instead your goal should be to strengthen your perseverance by effectively managing with the situation when things go wrong.

Keep these tips in mind as you strengthen your perseverance:

Never Give Up. When you have an ultimate goal, you owe it to yourself to achieve it. There are going to be plenty of bumps in the road. Don't let any of these bumps defeat you.. Always be looking for new options to handle unforeseen problems.

Use  the power of positive thinking. When things quickly become overwhelmingly or unbearable, try to seek the positive and highlight the positive things in your life. You might want to be close yourself with loved ones or watch inspiring movies with positive themes. You definitely look for situations that'll promote your optimism and enthusiasm.

Take Action and Responsibility. Do whatever you can to inspire yourself to make powerful choices or actions toward your objectives. Fight the urge to procrastinate or conform. Thinking about your objectivess just not enough; you need to start somewhere in order to get yourself there. You can't wait for some sign or higher power to get you to where you want to go, you must be willing to take action!

Get Help If You Need It. Be wise enough to know when a situation requires help from others. You don't need to handle every problem by yourseld. Instead, choose to follow advice from the people you trust or the professional in your particular field. Simply ask them how they've maintained the drive and optimism to keep going.

Know Your True Self. Knowing yourself and having organized thoughts can improve your perseverance. When you know where you're going and the steps you need to take to get there, that's half the battle. That's why you need to take the proper amount of time for self-reflection. Know the true ins and outs of what you want and exactly why you want it.

Stop Bad Behavior. Do everything in your power to put a stop to bad habits. If there are certain behaviors you've know won't let you achieve your goals, you must stop them NOW.   And  can simply be negative thinking or your tendency to leave everything for tomorrow.  If you concentrate on each bad habit individually, you'll be be able to significantly accomplish your goals and overcome your obstacles.  And you will also be able to effectively deal with the problems that might exist.

Focus on Stress Management. Stress management and your level of perseverance are definitely interwined. When stress is unbearable,  it clouds your current thinking and dampens your positive thinking.. Your perseverance can't blossom in a negative environment. First you need to overcome any issues you have with stress so you'll be able to effortlessly obtain your goals .
Step By Step

Perseverance is most likely a part of your life. You just need concentrate on enhancing that power characteristic . It all related to the power of positive thinking. When you think you can, you will. When you think you can't, you won't.


Dania
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I Know How to Unleash the Power Behind My Dreams.

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Subliminal Affirmations

 

 

I know how to unleash the power behind my dreams.


Dreams have power. My dreams are important to me. They show me what I have and what I desire for my future.

To make my future into what I want it to be, I must follow my dreams. Each day I dream and work to make those dreams come true. Dreams are valuable in helping me to shape my future.

Each dream is separate, yet they are all connected. When I follow my dreams, I am happy. I radiate joy and love. People around me want this joy for themselves so I help them discover the power to make dreams come true. I like to help people and I want to see them happy. I bring great joy to others and myself.

I am brave and strong. I have the power to make things happen in my life. When I dream, I see the potential it has to change my future. I think about my dreams and I determine what I need to do in order to make them into reality. When I see my dreams as reality, I start working toward them more clearly. I avoid giving up on my dreams.

Every dream has value. I make my life into what I want through the power of my dreams, goals, and desires. My life is happy, fulfilled, and joyful. I change and adjust my life according to what I need and want. I am pleased with the direction my life is taking.

Today, I unleash my power to make my dreams come true.

Self-Reflection Questions:

1. What can I do to help dreams come true for others?
2. How can I move more boldly toward the fulfillment of my dreams?
3. Are there ways in which I can unleash more of my power?





Dania
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http://www.homebusinesstalk.biz/

Finding the Power of Your Own Energy

Six Secrets to Building Your Confidence

Free Tips to Increase Your Happiness and Confidence Levels

Ten Tips to Increase Your Self-Confidence

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Self-confidence is an important key to success in any walk of life. People with self-confidence are noticed more. They achieve their goals relatively easily. In contrast, people who lack self-confidence often end up being losers. You too need to build your self-confidence if you want to do well in life. Here are ten tips that can help you build that elusive self-confidence:




Self-confidence is an important key to success in any walk of life. People with self-confidence are noticed more. They achieve their goals relatively easily. In contrast, people who lack self-confidence often end up being losers. You too need to build your self-confidence if you want to do well in life. Here are ten tips that can help you build that elusive self-confidence:



1. Self-confidence is found in people who have healthy self-esteem. They know their personal worth and act accordingly. A good way to improve your personal worth is to make a list of your accomplishments every day. You will be surprised to know how many positive acts you perform every day in life, but which you don't notice. Once you start looking at this list, your self-confidence will boom.



2. Be clear about your goals. If need be, break your goals into smaller, more manageable tasks. Pat yourself every time you achieve a minor goal. It will boost you're a self-confidence, and help you achieve bigger goals.



3. Find a mentor who can help you reach your goal. Most people, who have done well in life, have a mentor who has traveled the same road on which they are traveling today. Meet your mentor regularly, and seek his advice and support as a routine. You will find that you are learning something valuable every day.



4. Socialize with people who are positive and supportive, who like and respect you. Give them the same support and respect that they give you. Avoid people who are negative and critical of you. Such people erode your self-confidence. They make you look at your negative self, and not your positive self. After some time, you get enveloped in their cynical and negative world-view. Nothing can be more damaging than that. Dump such friends as soon as you can.



5. Pay attention to how you look. Take pleasure in wearing good clothes and being well groomed. It makes you feel good. People too look at you differently. Remember that every human being wants to be found in the company of smart, intelligent, successful people. You can soon be a centre of attraction if you radiate a positive, smart look. It can very easily make the difference between success and failure.



6. Don't be afraid of failures. Take them in your stride and move on. Say to yourself that you will succeed the next time. Never make the mistake of allowing your failures to overwhelm you. They will force you into a shell, and destroy your self-confidence. A better way is to shrug your failures as something inconsequential, and take on a new challenge. Of course, you must learn from your mistakes, and be realistic about your abilities. People who try to over-reach often fall down. You should not allow that to happen in the name of self-confidence.



7. Keep yourself fit by exercising regularly and controlling your diet. A fit and healthy person is much more active and achieves more in his career. Physical fitness, like self-confidence, glows on your face.



8. Have a wide range of interests, and take an active interest in what's going on in the world. Meet and talk to a lot of people. Don't focus all your attention only on your work and on your problems. Divert your attention to new interests, and new tasks. This will keep your mind happily occupied, and boost your self-confidence.



9. Take part in activities that you are good at. You may have excelled at things in the past and then given them up due to lack of time. Return to those activities again and see your self-confidence grow.



10. Pick up a new hobby or craft that interests you. It will keep you occupied. It will also increase your self- confidence as you become more skilled in it.



Try to practice these tips as faithfully as you can, and see the difference in your life.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR


Free mini-course reveals how to change your limiting thinking and how to increase the level of your self-esteem to set yourself free. Check out http://www.vision-to-action.com and see for yourself how you can build a greater self-esteem to set up any goal and reaching any goal, for your best and highest good.


Dania
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Your Self-Help To Self Esteem

Well first of all what do you know about your self esteem. Self esteem is nothing but an analysis that you do to yourself and if you are happy with your conclusions you are said to have a very high self esteem. But on the other case if you are not happy then you are said to have a very low self esteem. If you are already a person with so much self esteem you wouldn’t want to check it and would be confident in the way you think. If you lack some self esteem then this is the right place to be in. you are having a guide who will talk about a few self-help to self esteem.

Self esteem issue can be solved pretty easily and within a few days practice you can be the one you were never before with respect to your self esteem. Having a low self esteem is anyways bad for you and the people around you. This will cloud the decisions you make. Why should we get things that far? So let’s talk about some self-help to self esteem tips.

First all building confidence is what you have to do to start with building and as self-help to self esteem. Try to focus on the areas were you consider you are weak and work on it without considering you as some sort of a loser. No one ever comes to this world learning everything. Its practice and effort and the way you think that will affect self esteem. Second most important thing is never compare you with others. This will bring in lots of personal conflicts and put you down. So second point has to be strictly followed which is not to compare you with anyone else.

Third point is to stay occupied. Occupy yourself and do not let negative thoughts flow into you. Negativity can cause very low self esteem. So engage in various activities so that your mind won’t wander around silly things that would make you go mad. And always think about the good things and forget the bad. Self-help to self esteem is the only way you can come out of it. Guides can guide you; take the pony till the river.

If you are thinking about from where to start then think about today. Something today that you can start with and analyze how far has this low self esteem saga affected you? Whatever you used to avoid with low self esteem refraining you from has to be started again. What makes you feel like you have low esteem is that you listen to others and not what your own voice has to say. It’s high time to start listening to your own voice. You are correct, you can make decisions, you are not bad, you are doing a great job, you are happy with what you want so and so. Think only the positives. Let’s not think about the others. Their life has got nothing to do with ours. Try these and keep reading; you will be inspired.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

You can have access to articles in Portuguese language from page http://www.polomercantil.com.br/articles_list/articles_list.php

Roberto Sedycias works as IT consultant for http://www.polomercantil.com.br/



Dania
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The Art Of Happiness- Authentic Tips

Would you like to be 100% happier than you are now? How about 1,000% happier? What stands between you and having greater happiness now? Read on to see how you can discover the happiness you're looking for in your life. It's just one step away.

Have you ever noticed how often people rely on others in their pursuit of happiness? How they expect someone else to make them happy? You might hear people say things like: "If only he would be nicer." "Didn't she know that would hurt my feelings?" "I would be happy if he would only talk to me more."

When people have this idea in their head they can spend a lot of time figuring out how to fix or change other people.

What's the trouble if you try this strategy? Not only do the other people feel irritated, they often get defensive at your attempt to "FIX" them. And it leaves you powerless. If THEY don't change, YOU can't be happy.

But even more important is that, since what you focus your attention on grows, focusing on what you don't like will cause it to become what you notice most in your life.

Say, for example, when your significant other comes home they often leave a trail with their clothes, bags, books, whatever, strewn throughout the house. It drives you nuts! Every time you look at the residue of stuff they leave behind them, you feel irritated.

This has gone on for so long that now you notice every little piece of debris, everywhere you look, all the time.

Where you place your attention increases.

Perhaps you say something like this to them: "Can't you pick up after yourself? You are such a slob."

It's probably not the first time you've talked about the clothes on the floor. And probably not much has changed since that first time. So what happens next?

The person leaving the clothes around probably gets annoyed at being told what to do. You lose hope that things will ever change. And you focus more and more on what you don't enjoy about your partner.

Remember, what you focus your attention on grows!

So here it is, the step that will move you closer to being happier than ever before: Develop YOUR ability to focus your attention on what you ENJOY.

Maybe this sounds too simple. But ask yourself: "What would my day be like if I started and ended it by simply noticing or remembering everything that I enjoy in my life?"

Remember, what you focus your attention on grows. Focus on what you enjoy - it's quite simply the fastest, easiest step you can take to start finding happiness in every moment.

Try this. Pretend that you have an emotional bank account. Every one of your thoughts makes a deposit. This means that if you're constantly depositing painful memories in your emotional bank account, they will grow and grow.

Those painful memories will multiply just like in regular bank account giving interest. What's this? It's compounding the effect of thoughts like: "What a slob!" with more thoughts like: "She doesn't care about me." or "He's the most selfish person I've ever met."

Now, do you feel happy?

Take each day and look for things you are grateful for and really bring you true pleasure.

Your significant other comes into the house and smiles. Is that something to be thankful for? They ask you if you would like a cup of tea. Is that something to be thankful for? You see them put something away, without being asked. Is that something to be thankful for?

Now imagine depositing these memories in your emotional bank account, day after day. And compound them with as many other thankful, grateful thoughts as you can so they grow and grow. "I love it when he remember I like milk in my coffee; he's so considerate sometimes." "I'm so glad we like doing things together." "We just have so much in common; she is so much fun to be with"

How do you feel now?

Happy or sad, good or bad, pleasure or pain - authentic happiness is up to you. Focus on what you enjoy. Enjoy being thankful. It's something anyone can do, even you.

What you focus your attention on will grow. You do have an emotional bank account so start saving your happiness up today. With a bank-full of thankful, you'll be a master at the art of "having happiness now."



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