Stop Chasing “Success” This Is The Only REAL SUCCESS

Stop looking for achievements to fill holes in your soul. Do what makes you happy, it is the only way to success. REAL SUCCESS.

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Speakers: Tyrone Stokes

Transcript – Stop Chasing “Success” This Is The Only REAL SUCCESS (Inspiring Speech)

So many people are seeking that ever elusive, magical word: SUCCESS.

They are seeking it, but they don’t really know WHY and most often, they don’t even know what SUCCESS really looks like to them.

They are “working hard” to achieve success.
They are “trying” everything to reach success.
They are “struggling” and “Fighting” for that one thing, that one goal or dream that will, in their mind be their definition of success.
But what they really need to do is… Drop the idea of success.


Drop the idea of success. You only want success because you believe success will make you happy. So instead, focus on doing things that make you happy. Success will come, but don’t let it define you.

Focus on working on yourself (self development) every single day. Reading. Learning. Meditation daily. Gratitude daily… And doing things that genuinely make you feel good, success will come. Do not let it define you.

But, they will say… “You’re wrong. Your answer is misplaced. That is not the reason I want success”…

I can tell you the answer is not misplaced. If you listen to ANY of the great coaches and teachers… If you read ANY of the great self development books, they all point to this fact.

If you study human behaviour, and pay attention to ANYONE when they tell you WHY they really want to achieve ANYTHING AT ALL… It all comes back to one answer. The answer is not based off opinion, it is based off the truth, which you will hopefully learn, when you start your journey into these books and learning from the great teachers.

If you don’t want success, because you believe (consciously or unconsciously) it will make you happy, please tell me why you want it? No matter what answer you give, when you drill down into it, you believe in doing so it will make you happy.

Do you want to make your parents proud?
 Why?
 … You believe it will make you happy in doing so. Consciously or unconsciously.

Do you want to prove someone wrong?
 Why?
 … You believe it will make you happy in doing so. Consciously or unconsciously.

Do you want to achieve greatness or something similar?
 Why?
 …You believe it will make you happy in doing so. Consciously or unconsciously.

Do you want to be able to give back to others or create a better life for your family?
 Why?
 …You believe in doing so, it will make you happy. Consciously or unconsciously.

There is no question. No doubt. Everything… every reason you really want success for, is because you believe you will feel better in having it.


No sane person can argue against that. And there is nothing wrong with that… it is the SAME FOR EVERY HUMAN BEING ON THIS PLANET.
 Every person, that wants ANY THING, any achievement, any relationship, any thing at all, wants it, because they believe at some level they will feel better in having it.

What better way is there to live, than to do every day, that which makes you happy?
 That is the only success. THE ONLY REAL SUCCESS

If you happen ACHIEVE something, a goal, a dream accomplished, a trophy, a sum of money… anything… and you are NOT HAPPY… how could you call that a success?…
 You can’t.

Happiness is the only success.

Living a life of your choosing, is the only success.


To be very clear, this does not mean you should throw away your goals, or stop striving to achieve your goals and dreams. You can and should still do that.

You can and should still be working on yourself, pushing yourself, getting better and growing every day.

BUT, you should never be blindly chasing an IDEA of success, for no conscious reason, only because you think you will look better… or be seen as better by others when you achieve it.

Sometimes you just need to take a step back, and ask yourself honestly: WHY?

WHY do I really want this?
Will it make me happy IN THE END?
Will it make me happy at all?
Is it worth sacrificing for, working hard for, is it worth my time and effort?


If the answer is yes… GREAT – that’s called purpose.
If the answer is NO… Drop the idea of success, and instead pursue what makes you happy.

The only real success.

Wishing you all the only true success: HAPPINESS.

Bless you all.

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These 5 Happiness Hacks Will Guarantee More Joy In Your Life

Take ownership of your negative beliefs, remove them, and enjoy a higher quality life.

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Transcript – These 5 Happiness Hacks Will Guarantee More Joy In Your Life (Inspiring Speech)

If you should live by one simple principle in life, I would like to suggest it be this:

 Do what makes you happy. 

Seriously, because, in finding and doing that which makes you happy, you will attract more to be happy about.



The positive energy you put out, by doing the things that truly make you happy, attracts more positive energy back to you.

 So, it makes perfect sense, to eliminate or reduce everything that makes you unhappy, anything that gives you negative feelings, and replace those things with more of the things that make you feel alive, joyful, abundant, happy and free.



Here are 5 simple tips to bring more happiness into your life.

If you do all 5, on a consistent basis, you will soon be living an amazing, truly fulfilled life.

The first is to spend time with people who are good for your mental health.
Second is to CHOOSE to see the good, the lesson or the blessing in everything.
Third is to LIVE YOUR WAY. Follow your intuition and to not feel guilty for doing things your own way.
Fourth is to take care of yourself. Your physical, mental and spiritual health.
And finally the fifth is to Believe, trust and let go.

Let’s dive in to each part, so you can better understand and apply them in your life.



Number 1. Spend time with people who are good for your mental health.


Be picky with who you choose to spend time with. You can’t get that time back and wasted time is far worse than wasted money.

As the saying goes, “The people in your life should be reducing stress, not causing more of it.”



The people in your life should be a source of happiness not a vacuum that sucks it out of you. 

Don’t let anyone drain your happiness like that. Choose those who fill you up, those who light you up, those with positive energy.

If you can’t find them immediately in person, find them in books, in podcasts or in self development videos.

Once you change and grow yourself, and make yourself that person with the positive energy, the right people with matching energy will show up.

BECOME the person you want most in your life. LIVE that energy and I guarantee you better people will show up in your life.

Number 2. See the good in everything.

Not because everything is ONLY good, but because that is what you CHOOSE to focus on, and by focusing on it, you will attract more good.

This doesn’t mean to walk around with your head in the sand. It doesn’t mean to turn a blind eye to wrong doing.

 It means you don’t give your vital ENERGY to the negative around, but instead CHOOSE to focus on, and look for the positive, in every situation.

It doesn’t take much common sense to understand life is much better this way.



Whatever you focus on, you will see more of – so FOCUS ON THE GOOD.


Number 3. Do it your way.


This is your life. Don’t let anyone make you feel guilty for living it your way. 

Don’t let anyone make you feel guilty for BEING YOU.

Don’t allow YOURSELF to take in those feelings of guilt, when it might not be anyone else’s intention to make you feel guilty either.

Often we do that as humans, we THINK and ASSUME others expect something of us, or judge us, when in-fact they don’t.

Whatever the case – the BEST VERSION of you, can only come out, when you do what is best for you.

 The best you for others, is the you, that follows the path you want to follow. So, for the sake of everyone else, including you, DO IT YOUR WAY.



Number 4. Take care of yourself.



Eat well. Read positive and transformative books. Study yourself. Develop Yourself. Go deeper. Transform further.



You are your greatest investment, so invest your greatest amount of time in YOU. 

Invest your greatest effort in YOU so you are rewarded with the greatest payoff.

A payoff that will not just benefit your life and happiness but all those you love as well.

Strong mind. Strong body. Strong spirit. Strong life.

Number 5. Believe. Trust and Let Go.


Decide what you want. Believe you will get it with every fibre of your being. Live as if you already have it. Feel it to be yours and it soon will be.


When you live in complete non attachment – not needing it to be, but feeling as if you already have it, while living in complete gratitude for everything you do have – things are just attracted to you like a magnet.

Life is abundant when you Believe, trust and let go. No expectations. If it comes, great. If it doesn’t, great. Either way you are blessed, content and happy.

That is how you live a truly happy, magical life.

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It’s safe to say that most of us don’t wake up EVERY single day with a positive attitude.

There can be many reasons for this, some of which are totally valid. But no matter the circumstances, as conscious creators of our lives we can decide at any moment to change that.

Deciding to choose to start your morning in a powerful, proactive and positive way sets you up not only for a great day but ultimately a great life.

By creating habits that empower you and put your mind into a positive state, you become the creator of your life, rather than being the victim of your circumstances.

4 Simple And Powerful Ways To Have A Great Day, Every Day!

1. Express Gratitude

Sometimes we can get caught in the thinking that life is happening TO us rather than happening FOR us. But in reality, there is so much to be thankful for! If you have money in the bank and in your wallet, you in the top 8% of the richest people in the world. If there is food in your fridge, clothes on your back, a bed to sleep in and a roof over your head, you are richer than 75% of the people in the world. Your ability to read this means you don’t belong to the 200 million people in the world that cannot read. Start a daily gratitude practice by simply noting down 3 things you are thankful for in your life & your life will change..

2. Set Your Intentions For The Day Ahead

Choose to write intentions rather than goals. Focus on the feeling of the outcome of these intentions. Even if the doing itself is not so much fun, e.g. washing the dishes, the outcome (clean dishes) will make you feel calm and happy. Focus on the feeling of knowing it is done and you now have clean plates! Do the same process for all of the things you want to achieve in your day.

3. Smile! | Powerful Ways To Have A Great Day

There are some days when we simply do not feel like smiling or “putting on a happy face”. But science has proven that simply using your face to smile or even putting on a fake smile will increase your feelings of happiness. Neurologist Dr. Isha Gupta says that a smile sparks a chemical reaction in the brain, releasing certain hormones including dopamine and serotonin. “Dopamine increases our feelings of happiness. Serotonin release is associated with reduced stress. Low levels of serotonin are associated with depression and aggression.”

Researchers at the University of Kansas published findings that smiling even helps to reduce the body’s response to stress and lower heart rate in stressful situations.

4. Breathe | Powerful Ways To Have A Great Day

Well obviously you are breathing, or you’d be dead right?! This is true, however, the fact is a lot of us are not breathing properly. That is, we are not breathing deeply, slowly or regularly enough.

Breathing is useful for more than just staying alive. Breathing helps to activate the autonomic nervous system, which regulates certain body processes such as digestion, blood pressure and heart rate.

In times of stress, we ten to hold or restrict our breath and over time that can become a habit. A habit like that is definitely not ideal for managing moods or creating wellbeing.

Right now, try taking a long slow inhale of 6 seconds, then slowly exhaling for 6 seconds. Notice, how does your body feel? What about your mind? A lot can change from just one breath! Imagine what could happen if you began to mindfully focus your attention on your breath every day. The long terms effects can be phenomenal.

It’s safe to say that not all days will be good days. That is an unrealistic expectation to hold of yourself. But, with a few simple tools like the above practised consistently, you can give yourself the best chance of having a great day, no matter what happens around you.

Remember, you are in charge of your life, no one else. Love yourself enough to put in the effort and create your ideal day!

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Jairek Robbins Explains That You Can’t Be Truly Rich If You Are Not Truly Happy

Speaker: Jairek Robbins

Transcript: You Can’t Be Truly Rich If You Are Not Truly Happy

Maybe about a year ago… I remember I was in San Diego. We were in Mission Beach and sand kind of comes in and out of the house… I remember at one point walking through and feeling the sand on my feet and being like “oops”. So I grabbed the broom and I was literally just sweeping the kitchen.

One of my friends walked by. He is very funny, he’s in real estate. He listens to a lot of those programs on how to like maximize your business and grow your business and how to properly apply your time and optimize everything you’re doing. Which, I love that stuff.

And he kind of poked his head in, he’s like: What are you doing? And it was probably like, I don’t know, 11am, 12 noon, somewhere in there.

I’m like “I’m sweeping the floor.
He’s like “oh bro, let me tell you, I just listened to something by some guy who’s making millions of dollars and he said, you should never be doing things that you can pay someone less to do if your time is worth more.”

I was like, what do you mean? He’s like, well how much would you pay someone to sweep the floor for you?
I don’t know, 20 bucks an hour? I don’t know, 16, 20, 30, I don’t know.
And he’s like: Exactly, how much could you charge if you went and did the thing that you’re the best in the world at?
Probably more?
And he was like: Exactly. You should be doing that and you should be paying them to do this.
And I said, “What’s the point?”
And he said, because then you can scale your business and grow it.
And?
And then you can hire more people and provide more jobs in the community.
And?
You can make more money and add more value to the people’s lives you’re trying to change.
And?
Eventually you can grow it and scale it and become a business owner instead of a business operator, and at that point you have this four hour work week where you check in a couple days a week and make sure everything’s running perfectly and then you can finally sit back and enjoy your life.

I said okay… I said but crazy question… If I can’t enjoy sweeping the floor right now what makes you think I’m gonna enjoy any a that?

I said it sounds cool. I said on the other hand though if I could learn how to fall in love with sweeping the floor right now I bet I could enjoy every step of that journey no matter where it takes me.

And there was this weird feeling of coming back to I am enough. Can I be enough, just being. In the simplest moments, doing the simplest things… but they start to become profound because I can be enough in those moments without having to do anything beyond be in that moment and just do the things that are in front of me.

Now that’s not fair to say cause there’s some parts of the world where you can be really happy doing simple stuff like that but more help is needed right now. There’s things that absolutely need to change. But at the same time, if you’re so in a hurry to try to change all those things, then you never take time to enjoy the process or feel like you’re enough on the journey. I hate to tell you, when you get to the result at the end, you’re only going to be disappointed, thinking that you’ll finally feel like enough on the other side.

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Ubuntu is an African term meaning “humanity.”

The philosophical concept behind the term is that there is a universal bond that connects all of humanity to each other. Simply put, Ubuntu means we are all one.

Desmond Tutu explained the concept in this way.

“Africans have a thing called Ubuntu. We believe that a person is a person through other persons. That my humanity is caught up, bound up, inextricably, with yours. When I dehumanize you, I dehumanize myself. The solitary human being is a contradiction in terms. Therefore you seek to work for the common good because your humanity comes into its own in community, in belonging.” Desmond Tutu

The Ubuntu concept is that we each exist as an extension of one another. We are all innately connected through our being here on Earth at the same time.

When one person suffers, we all suffer. When one person rejoices, we all rejoice.

What a beautiful idea.

It makes me wonder what the world would look like if every person on the planet embraced the concept of Ubuntu?

What would we see if this oneness spread itself across the globe, through all races and religions?

Sadly, the current state of the world is anything but connected. Everywhere we turn we see disconnect There are wars being fought because we insist on division.

On a global scale, we insist on choosing righteousness over the connection to others. We insist on holding on to the pain of the past and using it to fuel the wars of the present.

Further to this global issue, on person to person level, we are not connecting either. Many of us are hiding our truth and avoiding the vulnerability of sharing ourselves with our fellow humans.

Concepts along the lines of “suffer in silence, don’t share your wins, don’t share your pain” all feed into the separation consciousness.

This is tragic because, at the deepest level, we all want to connect. Primally, we all want to love and we all want to feel accepted.

So how can we bring the concept of Ubuntu into our own lives?

Really all that is required to embrace the concept of Ubuntu is to unpack and dissolve the idea that we are separate from one another.

We need to remove the idea we are alone in this world, and that we have to fight to survive. We need to forget the teachings we have received that taught us one is better than another in terms of religion, race or social status, we need to learn to trust one another again.

Start at home, start by opening up to your friends and family. Build a community around yourself then allow others, no matter who they are to enter that community without judgement. Learn to lean on those around you at the same time as being a support to them.

This is Ubuntu.

Embracing it will change your life and the world around you too. Seems like a pretty good idea right?

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If you’re like most humans on Earth, you have times when you feel “not good enough.” Maybe it’s an occasional thing, or maybe it’s how you feel most times. In either case, when you’re feeling like you’re not good enough or wishing you were different – a better version of yourself – remember this: You are not alone in feeling that way. And you are not only good enough, but better than you realize. 

I’ll share a personal story that still affects me – one where I’m still learning from this single message. When I was much younger, still in high school and trying to figure out who I was in relation to others, I discovered something that turned things upside down for me. As an adult, it sticks with me as a reminder about how things can appear in the bigger picture.

I had always felt awkward, and I didn’t feel that I truly fit in with others. Rather than being open or connecting with others, I kept interactions at a surface level.

I was too fearful to let anyone know the real me.

So I threw myself into everything I could as a way to focus on anything but me. I joined the yearbook committee, community service committee, drama club, joined the track team, entered talent shows and sang my heart out, painted, and was near the top of my class academically. I dedicated myself until I excelled at everything I could attach myself to. You would think I felt amazing.

I thought that by excelling in outward activities, I could feel worthy and “good enough” for others’ attention.

The funny thing? I later learned that OTHERS viewed me as “standoffish” and they thought I was too good for them! Rather than endearing myself to others in trying to feel or be good enough at all (and still feeling inadequate), others were turned off or intimidated or unsure about connecting with me at all.

“We are each gifted in a unique and important way. It is our privilege and our adventure to discover our own special light.” – Mary Dunbar

Appearances matter – but not in the way you might think. I was “appearing” to be great and amazing and “good enough” by all the wrong standards. I projected an image of having it all together and being “successful” to my peers, when inside I felt entirely differently.

It’s great to strive to be the best version of YOU possible. But what I learned is that being authentically ME is what endears me to others (and myself). Loving myself – awkwardness, insecurities, triumphs, talents, challenges, and everything in between. Because we are not alone in feeling “not good enough.”

We connect more deeply with others when we trust that it’s okay to be honest about who we are. When we are fearless in our approach and embracing our own authenticity – good, bad, or mediocre – wherever we happen to be on a given day in that moment – and the next – every day.  You ARE good enough. And we are all works in progress.

Here’s a thought-provoking TedX Talk video about removing negative self-talk and increasing mindfulness:

STRATEGIES AND REMINDERS FOR CULTIVATING FEELING & BEING “GOOD ENOUGH”

Below are some strategies and reminders to help move you from thinking you are not good enough to realizing how amazing you truly are.

1. Nurture Your Inner Child

We first develop our identities as children. But if you were not loved and nurtured in a way that supported a healthy self-loving attitude and understanding, your inner child needs to be healed. Take some time to consider what your inner child needs as if he or she were a real child – sitting in front of you and needing love and encouragement. What would you say to that child? Give your inner child all of the love and care you would give to any child who needed it. By doing this, you are building the inner foundation you need to grow and shine most brightly.

2. When You Feel Not Good Enough, Remember: We Are All Works in Progress

When you see others you deem as “successful,” remember that appearances are not always what they seem. We generally see in others only what they project, so until you really connect with someone at deeper levels, surface assumptions are most often limited and incorrect. Refrain from comparing yourself to others and bring your attention back to yourself. Focusing on your own progress and choices will be more far effective and authentic.

3. Accept and Embrace Who You Are Today – In This Moment

In order to be the best version of ourselves, we first need to be honest about who we are today – right now. So strip it down to the core without illusions. Spend time thinking about who you are, what you value, and every little thing that makes you unique and special. Perfection is overrated. If we were all “perfect,” the world would be a very boring place. It’s our very imperfections that add character and delight others. So accept yours and own them without excuses!

4. Rethink How You Define Yourself

As you think about how you define yourself, consider these thoughts as replacements for any outwardly-focused definitions or negative ones:

Spirit. Energy. Love. Limitless. Pure potential. Shining light. Fearless. Authentically ME.

When you use these strategies and reminders, you can more easily embrace your own authenticity and begin (or continue) your journey of self-discovery and self-love.

You ARE better than good enough – you are spirit – you are love – you are limitless!

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Failure and unexpected setbacks can result in us feeling down. Moreover, re-living the tragedies (something we are often guilty of) can affect our performance in the future leading us down a dark rabbit hole.

Failure and unexpected setbacks are not the only issues that can have us feeling down, but there is a consensus that feeling sad is no way to live.

Feeling down is acceptable, but remaining in a state of depression is not healthy. Here are some few ways you can pick yourself up.

Focus on the Positives

According to a study by British Columbia, individuals are more likely to remember emotional occurrences, particularly negative ones. This explains why we look at the world through a negative lens. However, if you are to bring yourself back up, you have to be optimistic.

Think about the great things in your life from your family, and friends to the small things such as having food and a roof over your head. We also recommend journaling as it enables you to remember the positive things in your life. Furthermore, it (journaling) reduces stress and clarifies your thoughts and feelings.

Make a To-Do-List

Often, you become overwhelmed owing to the sheer number of things you have to do. Trying to remember everything is a mental burden and tasks seem unfeasible when held mentally for too long.

Creating a to-do-list releases you from the burden of having to remember everything. Also, you can break-up the tasks into small achievable chunks. There is also the bonus of accomplishment when you cross-off an item from the list.

When Feeling Down, Change your Perception

Perception is an attitude, a mental position that determines how you react to a stimulus. It is how you see the world. However, similar to how you can adjust the angle of a photo, you can change your mental position.

Yes, you may not have the money to buy a new car, but you can change your perception and start appreciating the vehicle you have.

Yes, you may not be in a position to move to a better neighborhood, but why not be grateful that you have a roof over your head.

Physical Activity

John J. Ratey, a Harvard Medical School psychiatrist, insists that every day there is more and more evidence that exercise is the best way to treat mild depression. Moreover, exercising releases endorphins that are a feel-good factor.

Therefore, when feeling down, go for a jog, join an exercise group or even lift weights at the gym. You can take up a sport (preferably football, baseball, or tennis), and ensure you add walking to your daily routine.

Change your Self-Talk

We are always talking to ourselves. Self-talk is that voice that says you look good when you look in the mirror. It is the voice that has you believing you will ace that test. However, 80% of all self-talk is negative, and most people don’t realise what they are saying to themselves is what has them feeling down

Engaging in positive self-talk, on the other hand, introduces positive thoughts that save you from depression. Tell yourself you are worthy of joy, fulfillment, and happiness. Look in the mirror and remind yourself of something you are proud of. Finally, list the things you are proud of and go back to that list when feeling down.

Live in the Moment

The feeling of being down is often caused by ruminating over the past or worrying about the future.

Rarely does the present moment cause depression or anxiety. Eckhart Tolle insists that human suffering is the result of us living in our minds instead of the present moment. Living in the past results in pain for something you did or did not do while the future results in fear owing to uncertainty.

However, the present moment lifts you and connects you to the calm of our essential being.

Talk to a Friend

Friends are there for the good and tough times, you’ll need them even more when feeling down. Therefore, ask a friend out to lunch and talk about what is bothering you.

You might get solutions to your problems but getting things off your chest also makes a huge difference. You can also ask them to talk about the positives in your life, or how your life is better than you think.

Interacting with friends releases endorphins in the system and will give you a lift.

Wrapping Up

Feeling down is only human, but staying down is not. Get started on one of the actions above to lift yourself. Finally, we love hearing from our readers so leave a comment below and do share.

Never Be Afraid To Be The Real You

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When we aren’t feeling happy and content in life we certainly won’t find it easy to be productive. Our ability to get up and get moving in life is intimately connected to how we are feeling within ourselves.

If you are looking for some simple ways to increase your productivity and generate a sense of happiness and purpose for your life then look no further!

Here is a list of simple tips you can implement into your life that can boost your mood and help you to get on track.

12 Life Changing Tips for Happiness and Productivity

1. Meditate

Sit. Breathe. Take a moment to be present with yourself, here and now.

2. Spend time with loved ones

Spend time with those who love you unconditionally. Whether it’s family by blood or family by choice. The ones you love will always make you feel happy simply by being in their presence.

3. Tidy up

Make the conscious choice to clean and tidy your home, your car, even your desk at work. When we are surrounded by clutter and mess it’s hard to stay focused and on track. Clear the clutter and organize your space so that you feel in control of and happy with your environment.

4. Dance | Life Changing Tips

This is a no-brainer. Dance. In your car, on the street, in your lounge room. Put on some of your favourite music and let the beat move you.

5. Keep a journal

This practice is extremely powerful at unlocking the subconscious mind. You can start with one sentence, then two. Then a whole page. Let yourself free flow onto the page what is in your mind and on your heart. All the unspoken words you hold can find a place in your journal and you will heal by letting them out.

6. Take time for yourself

Let yourself be. Stop doing. Just for a bit. The world won’t fall apart. Make a cup of tea. Read a book. Get a massage. Whatever feels good to you, go do that.

7. Get outside | Life Changing Tips

Getting out into nature is one of the greatest, simplest and most accessible ways to immediately boost your happiness. In one scientific study, taking a walk in nature reduced depression in 71% of participants.

8. Go to bed early

Get off your phone. Go to bed. Even if you don’t sleep straight away, stay off the screen and read a book. Science has proven that our productivity and happiness is linked to how much quality sleep we get. So if you are feeling a little low, get thee to bed!

9. Help others

Lifting a hand to help another is a brilliant way to boost your own personal happiness. Volunteer your time to be of service to the world. There is no worthier cause

10. Create systems | Life Changing Tips

If you aren’t feeling productive you might need to reevaluate the way you are working. Systemise your home life- washing up, laundry, cooking, and do the same for your work life.

11. Create a community

No one can do everything alone. As much as we might like to think we can! Allow yourself to develop friendships and build a community that will be there for you in the good times and the bad.

12. Allow yourself to dream

When we are children we use our imagination all the time, but as adults, we tend to lose that sense of exploration. Take the time to focus on what your goals are. Visualize them, be specific and allow yourself to really savour what it feels like to have those things you dream of.

Maintaining your mood and finding ways to manage your emotional state is key to being productive. We won’t always feel good or find getting things done easy, but with these tips, you will find it much easier!

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Emotional resilience is the measure of how we respond to and deal with things that happen to us in our day to day life. It’s our capacity to cope with challenges and hurdles that present themselves on this wonderful journey.

For example, a similar situation can occur at the same time to two sperate people, but ultimately it is their resilience that will dictate how they respond to it.

When faced with a tragedy or a challenge in your life, how do you handle it?

Do you get emotional, blame others, or even yourself? Or are you slightly more measured in your responses, and look at things pragmatically?

Put simply, emotionally resilient people are able to handle life’s challenges better.

The great part about coming to understand this is learning that you can grow your personal resilience muscles.

Yep, with time, patience and practice, you can actually build your emotional resilience and gain control over your responses to life’s challenges. But how?

4 Simple Steps That Will Help You To Build Emotional Resilience

1. Practice acceptance | Emotional Resilience

We fall into trouble when we try to control and affect the things in life that are not able to be controlled.

Instead of trying to control, we need to practice learning to accept certain things as part of life.

Understanding this and using self-awareness to identify what can and cannot be directly affected by you will greatly help you in measuring how to respond to a situation when it arises.

2. Predict change | Emotional Resilience

Not only do we need to learn to accept certain things are out of our control, but we also need to learn to anticipate change as a part of life.

Nothing in life is constant. We are constantly growing, changing, evolving and so is the world around us.

Just as nature has seasons, so do we. Learn to flow with life not against it. This will build up emotional resilience in you to be used when truly necessary.

3. Have hope | Emotional Resilience

Optimism is key to building your emotional resilience.

If we have a negative outlook on life, and kind of feel like it’s all for nothing then we probably aren’t going to have much positivity to hold onto when something goes differently to the way we want.

On the contrary, if we have an optimistic outlook we are more likely to accept challenges with “a grain of salt” and trust that life is always working in our favour.

4. Forgive yourself | Emotional Resilience

It’s not always easy to respond “well” when faced with difficulty in life. But in the end, if you are making efforts towards becoming more self-aware. Learning to grow and expanding your consciousness, you are doing GREAT.

Forgive yourself for any times you may not been as resilient as you would have liked, and remember – You are evolving. The more we learn from mistakes the stronger we become going forward.

Emotional resilience is a strength that will help you in many ways. Even if you haven’t got it right now, trust in your ability to improve as time goes on.

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There can be times in life when the world just seems to be against us. Maybe you lost your job, or you got a divorce, maybe you just feel like your life has lost all meaning.

Whatever the cause, the feeling of overwhelm and the sadness is pretty much the same.

When we hit these moments in life when we feel like we simply cannot take any more, there is one sure-fire thing that can lift your spirits.

Give.

When we give to others, we take the focus off our own problems, and as an added bonus, we boost our self-esteem too!

Research has proven this. In one study, university students took a trip where they helped the poor. The students on the trip were assessed some months later and were found to manage stress and adversity much better than their peers.

It’s all about perspective.

By looking at the challenges that others face, you can gain a new perspective on your own life’s difficulties.

When you help others, your oxytocin level goes up, which helps you relieve stress.

Acts of service and kindness add a sense of belonging to your life, which triggers the brain’s reward centres, producing chemicals such as feel-good chemical dopamine and encourages the release of endorphins.

When You Can’t Take Any More, Give. A Simple Step For Creating Instant Happiness

There are many ways that we can give back to others. Here are a few examples to help get you started..

1. Volunteer Work | Instant Happiness

Volunteering allows you to connect with your community and make it a better place. The social interaction you experience also boosts your immune system. It’s a win-win.

2. Plant a tree | Instant Happiness

Giving back to the planet that supports you every day is a great way to feel good and give something back. Not only that, you are forced to get out into nature. Getting outdoors reduces anger, fear, and stress and increases positive feelings.

3. Give a compliment | Instant Happiness

Giving someone a compliment is as easy as breathing. All you need to do is just look at a person and whatever you think is good about them, say it out loud! You could turn their entire day, even their whole life around.

No matter what you’re going through, giving your love, energy and time to others is a brilliant way to increase your own personal happiness.

Have you ever tried anything like this yourself? I would love to know your thoughts. Share them in comments!

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