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Happiness And Expectations, What Enthusiasm Are You Bringing To Your Day?
If you are struggling with your happiness and expectations, here is a question to ask yourself: what level of enthusiasm are you bringing to your day, today?
Our 7 year old was up bright and early this morning and he was having a grand time singing and playing. He is happy and motivated to share his happiness with the whole household. As I write this, there are just 4 days left until Christmas and our kids are now on their 2 week school break. So my work at home routine has been disrupted by sounds of song and play.
This past weekend, my son had the chance to meet Santa Claus on the weekend and insisted that not only is he a good boy, but he’s absolutely deserving of the best Christmas ever. He was in full joy and full “receiving” mode.
It’s quite distracting at times and when I am attempting to “work” it can even become quite annoying.
He has such amazing, unbridled enthusiasm … literally about everything.
And I often find myself being annoyed with him. Do you ever do that? Do you ever let someone else’s enthusiasm annoy you?
Yet, today I can’t help but smile because I realize he’s providing the contrast I need to see so that I can remain clear about what it is I really want.
Rather than stress about the bills and how I’ll find the time to get all of the things I need to get done today, I can instead choose model my son’s behaviour. I can choose to bring enthusiasm to everything I do today and trust the results I am after will be the natural outcome of my enthusiastic action.
I can follow the lead of my son and approach my day with full enthusiasm and with the attitude that I deserve to have good things happen and the expectation that they will. And why wouldn’t they?
Afterall, when you bring enthusiasm to the task at hand, that enthusiasm feeds itself, which in turn helps you to feel better about what you are doing. At the same time, it also helps you to actually do what you are doing better.
So today, ask yourself what enthusiasm are you bringing to your day? Play with this idea and watch what differences you notice in how you feel and how you perform as a result.
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Related postsHappiness, A Life of Happiness With A Simple Change In How You Look At Things
Happiness. A life of happiness really does boil down to a few simple concepts.
No doubt you have heard the phrase “change the way you look at things and the things you look at change”. This is such a powerful phrase because it points out that the one thing you always have control of is your thoughts — which means you can literally choose to feel happy, or not. How often do you exercise your power of thought to change your perspective and vibration when it comes to things going on around you?
Allow me to share with you a wonderful little happiness story that serves as a great example to illustrate this point.
Some time ago, our family went on a three week trip from Canada to New Zealand and Australia. It was a marvelous trip that provided the perfect example of the advantages we are blessed with by operating our own home based business — we are able to take our business with us and still enjoy the trip of a lifetime.
During the trip, we spent a week in Auckland, New Zealand, a week in Sydney, and a week in Cairns. The initial leg of the trip from provides the back drop for this story. Our travel time to Auckland spanned 39 hours from the time we left our house to the time we arrived at here at our hotel. We had stops in Vancouver, Honolulu, and Sydney on our way. It’s the flight — or more specifically the landing — in Sydney that I want to tell you about.
The leg from Honolulu to Sydney was about 10 and a half hours so it was a long flight. For the majority of passengers who started the trip from Vancouver, the flight was delayed by an hour in Vancouver and another hour or better in Honolulu (that delay was endured while we were on the plane and had to turn back to the gate to secure a trolley that came loose while we were taxiing for take-off).
Then, to top things off, about an hour or so after we left Honolulu there was an electrical problem with the video system, which led to some noisy crackling sounds and the smell of burning plastic filling the cabin from the overhead projector right above me.
As you can imagine, the idea of risking a cabin fire while at 34,000 feet above the Pacific Ocean did not appeal to anybody and the crew shut the video system down. So the flight now felt longer since there was no video entertainment to help pass the remaining 9 hours of the flight.
So it wasn’t necessarily the most ideal trip by the time we approached Sydney. But the best part was yet to come.
There was some “weather” in Sydney with rain and high winds. The last 20 minutes or so of our descent was very turbulent. As we approached the airport, our plane was lurching back and forth, side to side, and up and down. And it kept getting worse the closer we got to the ground.
The last few hundred feet put most amusement park rides to shame. It was breath taking, not necessarily in a good way for most of us on board. And the landing was very hard since we touched down on only the right hand side set of wheels first. For a moment the plane swerved sharply and you could literally cut the tension in the cabin with a knife.
Except for my then 4 year old son, Joshua.
For the last minute or so of the landing, his was the only voice in the cabin and he was providing a non-stop running commentary of the events. “Wow! This is awesome! Yee haa! All right! What a ride! Whoa! Yeahh! Race cars — Wow! Can we do that AGAIN! That was FUN!”
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As the plane shimmied back and forth leading many of us to wonder if it was going to catapult off the runway or flip over, my son was jubilant. After the the plane braked — screeched is more like it — very hard and finally came under control on the runway, he let out an exuberant cheer celebrating the exhilaration of the ride. “That was the best ride EVER! Can we do that AGAIN?!?”
A few seconds later, the rest of the passengers began a controlled, polite applause celebrating the fact we had landed safely. The crew chief announced to us over the intercom “Well, wasn’t that the perfect ending to a perfect trip! Welcome to Sydney.”
So here we were, all on the same plane ride, with the same circumstances and the same result. For most of the passengers on the plane, it was a plane ride from Hell. But for my 4 year old son, it was the “best plane ride ever”.
What a tremendous lesson. In the space of a few moments I suddenly found myself looking at the flight quite differently. Without the video distractions, I was able to get in some quality reading time, got some decent sleep to ward off jet lag, was well fed, landed safely, and experienced a hell of a ride with an amazing landing. What could be more perfect?
Copyright ©2009 by Warren Wojnowski, All Rights Reserved.
Related postsSeven Decisions That Determine Personal Success: I Choose To Be Happy
Today I will choose to be happy.
Yes, happiness is a choice and that’s one of the fundamental success principles identified by Andy Andrews in his book The Traveler’s Gift. When you make the decision to be happy, good things will come to you in all areas of your life. You will begin to attract more opportunities and better relationships. You will be on the successful path.
In this video, I share my thoughts about decision #5 “I will choose to be happy”.
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How would you like to learn how to start living a better life right now? You really can and the way to do it is deceptively simple … and the 7 Steps to Happiness program is designed to show you how to. Listen to this terrific introductory seminar with Michelle and Warren Wojnowski now. (87 minutes)
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Happiness is a choice. It’s true. You can choose to let life’s circumstances get you down or you can choose to be happy no matter what challenges life brings.
Happiness is already within each of us and we are born to be naturally happy. For example, have you ever noticed how infectious a baby’s giggle is? So why is it that, as we get older, we forget where to find happiness within ourselves and, instead, allow outside forces to determine our happiness?
You can determine your own happiness by following these simple strategies:
- When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Cliché, yes, however it’s also true. You don’t have to let life’s troubles and problems get you down. Yes, there will always be troubles because no one is perfect, but you can choose your reaction to situations. Look at the positive side of things and work hard to see the good in people and circumstances.
- Find something you love to do and do it. Do you have a lifelong dream or desire? If so, start working toward it. Taking baby steps towards a dream or goal will help you feel like you’re accomplishing something. You’ll find drive and determination to reach that goal when it’s something you love to do.
- Do you have a gift or talent you’re not using? One reason so many people are unhappy is that they’re not doing what they’re called to do with their God-given talents. Each and every one of us has a purpose in life. You have natural gifts and talents to help you achieve your purpose, so use your gifts effectively.
- When you’re feeling down, don’t wallow in your sorrows alone; do something about it. Call a friend who you know is positive and cheerful. Talk about your feelings and listen to their advice. So often, people allow themselves to go deeper and deeper into self-pity or depression because they think it has to be that way. T he truth is, you don’t have to be sad and you shouldn’t be. You can decide to be happy. You just have to make up your minds to do so.
- Think about all the things you have to be thankful for. Often you get so caught up in what’s wrong with your life that you forget to look at what’s right and good. Take a step back and reflect on your life. How far have you come from, say, six months ago?
- When you’re feeling down, journal your thoughts and feelings. Often you’ll find that just getting your feelings down on paper will allow you to work through them, helping you to feel better about yourself and your beautiful life.
Do you have children or family to be thankful for? Yes, they may not be everything we’d like them to be, but imagine life without them. Now, be thankful that you have them in your life.
Do you have a job? Maybe it’s not your dream job, but in today’s economy, those of us who have a job should be thankful for it.
If you’ve been prone to look at life negatively, then you’ll have to put more effort into seeing and choosing happiness. But don’t let that stop you from being happy! You, too, can learn to be happy.
Practice the steps above and train your mind to focus intensely on the positives. When you feel a negative thought coming on, or your mind gravitates toward the negative, learn to recognize it, stop it in its tracks, and then start thinking happier thoughts.
Starting from this moment onward, make the conscious choice to be happy.
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Happiness and Your Potential: Inspiring Wallpapers and Quotes
Your happiness is about your enjoyment of the journey rather than some far off destination. In this set of inspirational wallpapers, you will find some terrific words of wisdom to help you in achieving happiness in your life today. Right click to save a particular image to your desktop or check the links at the bottom of the page if you’d like to download the full set in a zip file.
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Your level of happiness and self esteem tends to drive your thoughts, feelings and actions in life and so learning how to raise your level of self esteem in a particular area or topic is a key element of overall self improvement and a key aspect of learning to live a life happier, more fulfilling life. If there’s a particular area of your life where you feel your confidence and self esteem is low, try this simple 3 step process as a way of systematically raising your level of self esteem and instantly boost your happiness.Let’s use relationships as an example. Let’s suppose your level of self-esteem is low when it comes to your confidence around creating new, healthy relationships.
Step 1: Your thinking habits
We often get into negative thinking habits that create a box in which we confine ourselves and our level of self confidence. Looking honestly at your tendencies, what are some of your habits that may be contributing to your lack of confidence in forming new relationships?
Write them down.
- I have the habit of worrying that everyone will laugh at me
- I have the habit of expecting people not to like me
- I always look at my feet while speaking
Step 2: Your present situation
How have those habits influenced your present results? More importantly, what are some obvious corrective thoughts you can focus on beginning right now, that will reframe your thinking and enable you to raise your level of confidence and self esteem?
Write them down.
- I can expect people to be interested in me
- I can expect people will like me
- I can make eye contact with people while speaking
Step 3: Your future vision
Now that you have identified some new habits you can begin to adopt, what is the result you expect in the future if you make a point of practicing them every day?
Write them down.
- People find me interesting and listen intently to what I have to say
- People like me and want to spend time with me
- I am confident while speaking to new people and form new relationships easily
Now, voila, you have a set of affirmations you can use each day to reinforce the new you. As you recite these affirmations daily, you will be reminding yourself of the new habits you are focused on developing and your will be reprogramming your subconscious mind to focus on the new happier, more confident you.
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Sayings and quotes about success have a powerful affirming effect on you. If you take the time to think about the deeper meaning behind the words, you’ll realize how easily you can apply these sayings into your own life to achieve the success you desire.
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Here are ten top inspirational success quotes along with a some self-reflection comments for you to ponder:
- “I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life, and that is why I succeed.” (Michael Jordan)
Every failure brings with it an opportunity for growth and sets you up for future success in a new effort. For example, failing at one job may bring you the opportunity to enjoy great success in another. Learning from failure will lead you to greater achievement.
- “It is no use saying, ‘We are doing our best’. You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary. (Sir Winston Churchill)
- “We are told that talent creates its own opportunities. But it sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities, but its own talents.” (Eric Hoffer)
- “We were born to succeed, not to fail.” (William Barclay)
- “Success is not the key to happiness – happiness is the key to success.” (Herman Cain)
- “Success doesn’t come to you – you go to it.” (Marva Collins)
- “You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” (Eleanor Roosevelt)
- “A great leader’s courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.” (John Maxwell)
- “Forget about the consequences of failure. Failure is only a temporary change in direction to set you straight for your next success.” (Denis Waitley)
- “Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.” (Orison Swett Marden)
Too often, people use “I did my best” as an excuse for not doing what really needed to be done. Plan and prepare appropriately for the task at hand so that you can do what is required to succeed. Using this results-oriented strategy will help you accomplish your goal.
Try new things to spark your passions and develop your talents. You may actually have talents that you’re completely unaware of. When you desire something with a fiery passion, your mind will push you to take action and persevere until you’re successful.
You were put on the Earth to succeed in your pursuits. When you use your God-given gifts, abilities, and strengths to fulfill your purpose, success is within your grasp.
When you’re happy with your life and you enjoy every moment of each day, it’s easy to feel the joy of success in the smallest accomplishments. Live joyfully and your positive attitude will attract greater successes.
You need to take action to achieve your goals and get what you want out of life. Once you define exactly what you want, design a plan of action steps to get you there, and then follow your plan.
This quote is to challenge you. You must overcome your fears that are holding you back in order to become successful.
Believe in yourself. Know that you can achieve anything. Put your mind to it and be passionate about that which calls your name.
When you fail, opportunities open up to help you succeed. You may need to start your task anew or change your route, but each failure brings you closer to success.
No matter how tough a situation may be, don’t give up easily. When you persevere through great odds and overcome many challenges to achieve your goal, success is even sweeter!
Self-Reflection Questions (if you dare):
- When you suffer a setback, do you still persevere towards your goal?
- Do you bring passion to your endeavors?
- Have you designed your action plan to reach your goals? Have you taken swift action to get where you want to be?
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Does happiness have a price tag? If you were rich and had the money to splurge on anything, what might you do first? Will you find happiness in dining on Kobe beef? How about a bottle of 1947 Chateau Cheval Blanc? Perhaps some Kopi Luwak coffee?In this video, author Benjamin Wallace shares his thoughts after sampling some of the world’s most expensive products. Can happiness be bought?
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