Being pro-active pays-off or “Who moved my cheese ?”
If you have read the book “Who moved my cheese ?”, you know it is all about dealing with change in life. Change can be a blessing or a curse depending on your perspective and on whether you are in control of what’s changing or whether you are a victim of change. Often people are [...]
Meaning is the New Currency !
I have met a lot of people and the most exciting one’s have all had one thing in common: there were spending energy on finding meaning for their lives. Recently I stumbled upon an article which said it out loud and clear:
The time where wealth was measured in the currency of money is over [...]
Is it courageous to do what you love ?
I have recently stumbled upon the question of whether it is courageous to change your life, live your dream and do what you love doing. Or whether it is actually even more courageous to stay in a life that works but feels unexciting and doesn’t fulfill you.
My considerations were triggered by a friend of [...]
10 Choices for Lasting Happiness - Part 2
In my previous article about Happiness (click here to see Part 1) we discussed the research and Choices 1-4 for lasting happiness. Now, we will be looking at choices 5-10. Enjoy !
CHOICE #5: Don’t compare yourself to others people – set your own goals and standards.
Do you know the saying “A happy man is one [...]
The Power of Committment - Take the Jump !
Have you ever noticed that once you fully committed yourself to something, things just fell into place ? Why is it then, that we have such trouble committing ourselves to what we really want and instead stay where we are not so happy ? Of course, because of fear, the fear of the unknown. So [...]
10 Choices for Lasting Happiness - Part 1
You might be surprised to read the word “Choice” in the title and no, it is not a mistake. You actually have a choice and in how happy you want to be ! According to some studies about happiness, our level of happiness is composed of three different elements:
• 50 % depends on genetics (inherited [...]
Who are you really ? A poem
I just came across this inspiring poem about what really matters in a person.
It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living,
I want to know what you ache for
And if you dare to dream of meeting your hearts longing.
It doesn’t interest me how old you are,
I want to know if you will [...]
Follow your heart !
On my latest travel I came across this old touching story (published in Robin Sharma’s book) about the importance (yet unlikliness !) of living your life listening to your heart - as well as your mind.
“In the East, many thousand years ago, it was believed that every person on Earth was a god. But [...]
Wealth is not measured in millions … ?
Isn’t it ? What is it measured in then ? My banking friends would strongly insist that it is money, of course, you measure wealth in. Wealthy individuals are high net worth individuals, who simply have lots of money…millions.
Could there be another way of measuring wealth ? If you have seen the movie “The Secret” [...]
Let Your Life Passion Determine The Purpose of Life
What is the Purpose of Life? This is probably the oldest and most asked question to ever plague the human mind. We might have been asking this of ourselves and the sky above even before we had the words to express this query. It is this question that makes our species so curious about everything [...]
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