I love this brief talk by Vishen Lakhiani.
He discusses the paradox of intention: that the key to happiness/success is to have big dreams but also happy now. Meaning our happiness can not be tied to our goals. We need to be happy now, love the journey and have big dreams for the future. Definitely worth a watch/listen!
“Happiness can be defined, in part at least, as the fruit of the desire and ability to sacrifice what we want now for what we want eventually”-Stephen R Covey
I’m sure we’ve all heard a variation of the above. The thought/truth that growth requires stepping out of ones comfort zone.
In all things. In order to grow we need to be willing to stretch.
And if you’ve ever taken the time to stretch your hamstrings, you know the beginning isn’t what one would call “comfortable.”
But in order for that all-important muscle to lengthen, we need to sit through some of that discomfort.
The same holds true for life. Growing as a person, making an upward move in your job, learning to be a better parent, Doctor or pastry chef requires stepping out from what we know now in order to become what we can be.
Happy stretching 🙂
-dailyom
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Someone posted this in a motivational group I am a part of and I love it!
Focus on the center, finding the sweet combination between what you are good at, what the world needs, what you can be compensated for and what you love!
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In a short meditation this morning, the speaker discussed the act of receiving.
It got me thinking a bit.
We are all pretty good at receiving things everyday.
We receive the breaths our body takes. We receive the sunlight on our face, the coffee into our mouths.
However, many of us are not adept at receiving others’ praise and thanks.
We push it off “No problem.” “It was nothing.”
Instead of actually receiving their “Thank you” and saying “You are very welcome.”
When we push it off, we may think we are being humble, but in fact we are denying them the ability to give their gift of thanks to us.
We are taking that gift and throwing it into the fire.
Be cognizant of accepting (graciously) the gratitude of others. Give them the gift of acceptance.
Thank you!
What an awesome video! Thank you for sharing Ashley!
Love is about serving, caring, connecting.
Love everyone you come in contact today!
We all could use a bit more love 🙂
I love this! Such a powerful reminder that no matter what, we have options and it’s the decisions of what we do with the “cards we are dealt” that determines our day, week, month, life…not the cards themselves.
Love this from Shawn Achor! If you haven’t read his book, “The Happiness Advantage”, you are missing out! Also check out his ted.com talk. Just search for Shawn achor.
Loved this! It is never too late to start a new beginning 😉
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