The alarms clock goes off. It is 5 am and time to start a new day. Maggie’s feet haven’t even touched the floor yet and she is already stressing out. She has a long to-do list and not enough time in the day to finish everything! Maggie groans and goes back to bed! A restful two hours later, she jumps up and realizes that she has overslept. Now she is[...]
It was the first day of chemistry and my college professor said, “Look to your left, now look to your right. Half of you will be gone before the semester ends.” I thought to myself confidently, “Nah, that won’t be me!” Six weeks later, I dropped the class and changed my major. Eh…things happen. I was working full-time and registered for 16 semest[...]
In the world of all things happy, there are so many tricks you can learn to just be happy. As your happiness guide, I am here to experiment with these exercises and tools to see if they really work. In my post blogs, I will share my findings. Today, I want to share this awesome Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) exercise called “The Swish Pattern.” T[...]
Last week, I was on Facebook looking through my newsfeed when I saw a beautiful picture of my niece! I commented on her picture and said "Hey, may I use this photo in one of my blogs." She said “yes” and texted me the photo. I asked her, "What were you thinking when you took this photo?" She said: I thought wow that pretty powerful thought for a sel[...]
Have you ever set a goal and quit after a few days because it was too hard or maybe you weren’t getting the results you wanted. The reason why it didn’t work is that you didn’t keep going. Life is not meant easy. So, why would our goals be any different? Since the beginning of time, man has been fighting off some sort of nature. Technology has made[...]
Many of my clients do not feel comfortable talking about themselves, let alone bragging about their accomplishments in an interview. Being the center of attention is not everyone’s cup of tea. But the truth is that nobody will know how talented you are until you tell them or show them. Today’s job market is very competitive and there are so many[...]
For the last few years, I have become a “mad (happy) scientist” on a quest to understand positive thinking and happiness. It became important to me after a few personal “unpleasant” life events. Here’s what I learned: There truly is no gain, without pain, BUT if you stick it out, the end result feels awesome (most of the time)! Life happens[...]
Any dream or goal worth having takes time. The steps toward your goals may seem long and sometimes it may seem like “nothing is happening”. Most often, each step won’t have a big cash out or reward right away, but you have to take each step anyways. When it feels like “nothing is happening”, use your imagination to stay motivated. Dream about w[...]