“Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.”― Ralph Waldo Emerson We have had many posts on gratitude and appreciation here on LYG. I believe that feeling […]
“You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.” ― Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence People One of the reasons why people succeed in their life is because they are masterful navigators […]
“Your success and happiness lie in you.” ― Helen Keller What are the key ingredients of a happy and successful life? This is a difficult question to answer because the definition of success is not the same for everyone. Different folks have different definitions of success and happiness. But are there any unifying ideas that apply […]
“Whatever you do or dream you can do – begin it. Boldness has genius and power and magic in it.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe It is the new year. Here is wishing you a magical and wonderful 2016! Here is wishing that you make it your best year yet! While you do not need to wait […]
“The good life is best construed as a matrix that includes happiness, occasional sadness, a sense of purpose, playfulness, and psychological flexibility, as well autonomy, mastery, and belonging.”– Robert Biswas-Diener The pursuit and the accomplishment of a state of happiness is a major goal for most people. It would be an understatement to say that […]
“Happiness doesn’t result from what we get, but from what we give.” ― Ben Carson Research has shown that having more money can boost happiness levels in people. Research has also shown that having a lot more money beyond a certain preset limit does not have a huge impact on levels of happiness. Studies have […]
“Out of abundance we took abundance and still abundance remained.”- The Upanishads, Ancient Indian Text This is part-2 of the 2-part series on abundance. You can read part-1 here. Let us dive right into part-2: 12. Being Decisive And Staying With Their Decisions “It is the moment of decision that your destiny is shaped.”-Anthony Robbins […]
“Don’t Take Anything Personally. Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won’t be the victim of needless suffering.”- Don Miguel Ruiz You may have seen the following scenario many times […]
“Happiness in the present is only shattered by comparison with the past.” – Douglas Horton Are you constantly comparing yourself to others? Does the comparison to others stack you favorably or does it make you feel bad and generate unhappiness and discontent? Let me tall you a story from my past. There was a time when […]
“Habits of thinking need not be forever. One of the most significant findings in psychology in the last twenty years is that individuals can choose the way they think.” – Martin Seligman It may not be inaccurate to say that one of the major goals of humans is to be happy and increase the levels […]
“love the life you live. live the life you love.” ― Bob Marley What makes you happy? You may be relatively happy in your life but you may still have small annoyances and issues that take away from experiencing enhanced and sustained happiness. What are some of the small tweaks, the little changes in direction […]
“Mastery is not something that strikes in an instant, like a thunderbolt, but a gathering power that moves steadily through time, like weather.”― John Gardner, The Art of Fiction Have you ever wondered if there was a process for the achievement of mastery in a field? What are the structures, behaviors and the psychology […]
Precisely the least, the softest, lightest, a lizard’s rustling, a breath, a flash, a moment – a little makes the way of the best happiness. ~Frederich Nietzsche It may not be inaccurate to say that the pursuit of happiness is one of the main goals that humans continually strive for. But often, lasting happiness […]
