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#1 We've all heard stories of individuals shifting their perspective to see and feel the love that's all around them. This is how we learn to love. We see and feel the happiness that's already there, waiting to be accessed and fully lived.
#2 Impatience is a major bully to happiness. It pushes happiness out of the neighborhood almost as soon as it shows up. But learning...
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#1 In America, we are entitled to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. In France, the equivalent expression is la recherche du bonheur. In France, happiness is not something you can truly own. It is something that is already within you, and it's simply a matter of choosing to embrace the simple beauties of life.
#2 The concept of joie de vivre is related to optimism...
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Book Preview: #1 The young man was extremely self-conscious and had been since childhood. He didn't believe in the claims of the philosopher and saw them as nothing more than fantasy.
#2 Greek philosophy has long been a mainstay of philosopher Ichiro Kishimi's life. However, he is well known for his work in Adlerian psychology, which is closely related to Greek philosophy.
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#1 It's the thing we do when we try to get what we want. It's called a prospecting block. Anytime you have a goal, or when you're trying to get something done, you can expect to experience a block, or a period of resistance. We all have them. Many people have said that the most powerful word in sales is: Why. Why am I doing this. Why should I care. What's in it for me....
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#1 The first few years of your career are exciting and fun, but they are also confusing and difficult. You're not the boss yet, but you're also not a junior staffer anymore. You're expected to get results and earn your keep.
#2 I want to help you understand that you're not alone in your thoughts and feelings. There are millions of young women in your age group who are...
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#1 I was a freshman at Columbia in 1992, and I was required to take Literature Humanities, which was taught by Wallace Gray. The first book on the syllabus was the Iliad. I had read these lines half a dozen times already, but they still seemed thoroughly strange.
#2 I began to read books on the syllabus, and each one brought new questions and challenges. I was beginning...
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#1 If you want to live a happy life, you must be intentional about it. You must live life based on your values and not based on the average person's life. The average person is not happy, and you shouldn't have to be to be happy.
#2 In 2009, life was good for both Joshua and Ryan. They both worked for the same telecommunications corporation, and they enjoyed the perks...
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#1 The Law of No Matter What is a commitment to action. You can ask for what you want, think about it, focus on it, but when you say no matter what, you add acceleration to your desires with your unwavering intention.
#2 The power of this book is that it tells the truth first. I take a risk by climbing off the podium and leaving the safety of the stage to uncover my...
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#1 There are many ways to develop mental toughness, from studying philosophy and popular psychology to practical concepts and challenges. You can start with Ancient Greece and end up in an ice bath cursing me.
#2 Stoicism was a philosophy developed by the Romans that focused on self-discipline and self-improvement. It was popular in ancient Rome but was replaced by Christianity....
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#1 Everyone has a master biological clock ticking away inside their brain, and dozens of smaller biological clocks throughout their body. But not everyone's biological clocks keep the same time.
#2 The MEQ wasn't designed to take into account the individual's personality, but personality is extremely important for figuring out chronotype. Those with low sleep drive don't...
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Get the Summary of Jay Shetty's Think Like A Monk in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Think like a Monk by Jay Shetty is for you, the busy people, who want to keep the accelerated rhythm of your lives as it is, but at the same time, want to add to it calmness, serenity, focus, creativity, efficiency, productivity, happiness, and fulfillment.
This modern life is like a treadmill. There...
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#1 I was abandoned as a baby, and was found by a couple who were out bird-watching with their toddler. I was taken home and raised by my adoptive parents, who knew I was adopted. I spent years wondering about my birth family and why they had abandoned me.
#2 I had never put words to my feelings, but sharing my story with a therapist allowed me to understand them. I had...
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#1 I began saying it myself in my morning salutations, after blessing the sun, the earth, and all around me. I would often feel it: It was a good day to die. Then, one morning, while my eighty-something mother was visiting from Philadelphia, she came out on the patio and sat down nearby, just as I was doing my morning hellos to the world.
#2 The first law is The...
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#1 The inner critic is the voice that tells us we are not good enough, and it shows up when we are least expecting it. We can learn to recognize it and not let it dictate the things we say to ourselves, especially when we're learning how to handle difficult situations.
#2 Insecurities are often developed from small, unnoticed moments in our pasts. They can come from...
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#1 I had planned to relax in the jungle, but instead I was brought to a ceremony I'd never experienced before. The shaman told me that I had a special purpose, but I hadn't been developing it to the best of my ability. I'd been absorbing energy that wasn't mine.
#2 I was thrust into the international spotlight after my book was released. I was afraid of disappointing...
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#1 We all have moments of confusion, perplexity, and doubt. These are signs that we are simply living on automatic pilot. We cannot answer the question of what we are unconscious of, but we do know that what is unconscious has great power in our lives.
#2 The presence of suffering is a manifestation of the psyche at work. The Self autonomously, sometimes dramatically,...
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#1 Thinking is a human ability. It is a function of human consciousness. We cannot control when we think, but we can control how we think. Thinking comes from the same place as what beats our heart: it comes from being alive.
#2 We as humans are the producers of our own thinking. We are the ones who decide what we think, and what we think determines what we see. We must...
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#1 Aging doesn't have to stop you from moving forward. look after yourself as best you can by eating well, smiling, and being active, happy, and confident.
#2 I began modeling when I was teenager in Pretoria, South Africa. I was paid well for a girl my age, and I didn't feel special or privileged about it. I just wanted to go to university and get married later....
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#1 The best way to manage feelings of self-worth is to use affirmations. Say them out loud, and see how you feel. Over time, you will experience benefits such as boosted confidence and inner balance.
#2 I was a deeply empathetic child, and I would often put the needs of others above my own. I was always polite, and it was expected of me to be so in front of the...
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Book Preview: Daniel Spade's “How to Analyze People” (2019) showcases the 13 laws of manipulation and offers 7 strategies that teach how to read body language and deal with a manipulator. Learn how to spot the manipulators in your life-or whether you've been guilty of using these methods yourself-by examining and analyzing the communication clues in your interactions. Once you...
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