My God. Is this an important newsletter!How many people do you know who are highly
successful?
I'd be surprised if you know more than a handful in
your entire life.
But suppose I asked you a different question.
How many people do you know who are both truly
happy and successful?
I'd wager a lot that you'd be hard pressed to name
even one or two people who are blessed with both
of these rare qualities.
I've known many, many, self-made millionaires.
Indeed, I've mentored many of them. And I know
numerous heirs to a large fortune.
Whether inherited or earned, it's indeed rare to find
even a single person in a lifetime who has unlocked
both the secrets of happiness and success.
Let's look at what does and does not provide
happiness.
For sure happiness is not about money. As
mentioned, lots or even most wealthy people are not
at all happy.
Indeed, contrary to common thought, instead of
enjoying life, many rich people are extremely
miserable and depressed.
It's not even about health. You can be physically
very healthy. But mentally you can still suffer from
sadness and depression.
Happiness is not about how big your house or yacht
may be. Or toys, fame, influential friends, or even
business success.
I'm a happiness freak!
As a small boy I concluded I didn't want to be as
miserable as the adults around me seemed. So I
decided to study the topic.
In a lifetime pursuit of personal happiness I've
invested lots of time and money in books. Seminars.
Group therapy. And studying various philosophers
and religions.
None of these pursuits, while helpful, fully
answered the crying human need we all have for
happiness.
** What is the answer to happiness? **
The good news, I believe, is surprisingly simple.
I like what President Abraham Lincoln, who
suffered so much in his life and overcame it all,
said. He made the most intelligent comment I've
ever seen on the subject of happiness.
Lincoln said, "Most folks are about as happy as they
make up their minds to be."
By contrast, most people suffer from stress and are
in a constant state of worry and anxiety. A big
contributing factor to unhappiness is to observe
others and copy them. Simply do what most humans
do. Get up in a hurry. Never examine your life.
Instead stay stressed all day long until you flop into
bed at night.
** The key to happiness **
I find that the closest any of us can come to being
happy each and every day of your life rests on a
simple important principle.
How you start your day.
It's all about how, upon awakening, you spend the
first 20 minutes.
Here is what I do each and every day. (Before I
shower or have breakfast.)
1. When I awaken the first thing I do is verbally
acknowledge what a priceless gift this day of life
really is. We both know in our heart of hearts this
day, or any day, is promised to no one.
Our life is finite. It could end at any moment. I
simply thank my higher power for this special day.
(I won't get into long a religious discussion here. I
believe it suffices to say this. I believe there is a
higher power out there, however you wish to define
it for yourself.)
2. I count my blessings each and every day. Both
the great big massive ones. And smaller ones too.
Big blessings for me include my health and that of
my loved ones. My children and grandchildren. My
friends. My clients. My career. My readers. My
freedoms. Books I've written. My business ideas.
Somewhat smaller blessings include my toys. My
houses in three countries. My travels. My
acquisitions. My sports, tennis, swimming, walking
and weightlifting. Books I love to read, etc.
3. I say several personal affirmations out loud. If
you'd like a free copy of what I use, click here:
http://snipurl.com/x70r6
After the first 20 minutes I'm now mentally ready
to take on the challenge and opportunities of this
special day.
I believe that I'm a truly happy person. And the
more I follow the above procedure the more
successful and happy I seem to become.
I strongly recommend you try my 20-minute
program. Be sure you let me know your results.
Your correspondent,
Ted Nicholas
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