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Goals, Sacrifices, and Expectations: How They Can Make You Happy (or Miserable)
In: Happiness
14 Aug 2011What’s not to like about setting goals? It motivates you, keeps you accountable for your accomplishments, and helps you gradually shape your life into that of your ideal. Trying to be successful without goals is tantamount to driving with a destination. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of self help resources out there that [...]
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Why You Should Embrace Your Insecurities
In: Happiness
22 Jul 2011“Each one of us requires the spur of insecurity to force us to do our best.” -Harold W. Dodds We all have them: insecurities that we’ve possessed since we were young. Insecurities that, when triggered, cause highly emotional responses and cause us to behave irrationally. These insecurities, at first glance, appear to be our arch [...]
Manage Expectations to Manage Happiness
In: Happiness
21 Nov 2010Life is relative and our expectations play a huge role in that relativity. If you decide to eat at a restaurant because you were told that that it’s the greatest Italian food you will ever have, it’s easy to be disappointed. If you walk into that same restaurant after being told that you shouldn’t expect [...]
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Feeling the Present Value – A Guide to Confidence and Resolving Negative Thoughts
In: Happiness
14 Oct 2010We all feel down on ourselves from time to time. Sometimes our day just doesn’t seem to be going our way. Sometimes our worries and fears get the best of us. Sometimes we are disappointed because we set our expectations too high. Sometimes there is no reason at all. This is something we all experience, [...]
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