Dear Success Fans,
Please read the following email….I get a lot of emails with catchy subject lines and I delete most of them but this one really hit home with me as I am sure that it will with you if you take a moment to read it.
This email will interest you if you want a concise happiness formula that you can follow in four easy steps.
Brendan has created a great website called www.mardenkeystosuccess.com/ where he offers a FREE report that summarizes the teachings of one of the great success masters of all times Orison Swett Marden.
Marden was a prolific success writer and is the originator of Success Magazine.
Marden is often quoted by motivators such as the late great Jim Rohn, Brian Tracy, Bob Proctor of the Secret, Joe Vitale also of the Secret, Anthony Robbins and many many others.
If you are serious about success I encourage you to check Brendan’s site at
http://www.mardenskeystosuccess.com/
I’m trying to be brief, because I know you have other things to do.
BUT – it’s worth a couple of minutes of your time to read this -
and no, there’s nothing to buy or sign up to.
First, can you accept that you are not naturally 100% happy all
of the time? (I’m not either, of course!)
I think this must be the case, as not one of us had a perfect
upbringing. (Our parents. not being telepathic, couldn’t possibly
satisfy our every need, the instant it arose, so we must have gone
through periods of worry, insecurity and even the occasional moment
of panic as a child.) This is all entirely normal.
But it means that to a greater or lesser extent, even as adults we
are all prone to a little anxiety, depression and occasional
sleeplessness. We’ll experience irrational fears, sometimes to the
extreme level known as “panic attacks”. There are bound to be some
feelings of worthlessness, insecurity, pointlessness … Maybe
even suicidal thoughts. This is why some people fall prey to
substance abuse (most commonly alcohol, as it can give the illusion
of a warm insulation from life’s hard knocks).
The thing is, absolutely everyone experiences some or all of these
unwelcome feelings, whether mild or severe. And, of course,
everyone pretends that they don’t. We kid ourselves that problems
belong to other people, not us.
But doesn’t knowing that everyone else has their own insecurities
and emotional weaknesses make our own a little easier to carry?
You see, it’s just not true that everyone else on the planet is
finacially sorted, happy and well adjusted. In fact, all of us
humans are a bit screwed-up in one way or another – it’s the way we
are, and the way the world is.
What you can do is simply accept that you have a few little
foibles, patch up what you can and live with the rest.
Now, what can you do to increase your chance of being happy?
Quite simply – make sure that you savour every moment of the “good
stuff” that comes your way today, and put some effort into ensuring
that you are in a better situation in the future.
Because wherever you find yourself today is where your past
decisions and actions (or inactions) have brought you. And where
you will be in a year’s time (or two, five or ten years) will be a
direct result of the decisions and actions you make today and
tomorrow.
So if you feel that your ability to work at creating a better
future for yourself is compromised because of a particularly severe
level of emotional turmoil – you need to address this as a matter
of urgency. Perhaps you need to consider which close friends you
can look to for advice? Or even look into the possibility of
getting some counselling? One way or another, you need to get past
your mental roadblocks. NOW is the time to move forward with the
business of consciously creating the life you want.
Set yourself some goals and commit them to paper. Yes – *write*
*them* *down*. Then, set about creating an action plan to achieve
your goals. And, starting today, do at least one proactive thing to
bring you closer to your goals. Each and every day from now on,
you commit to doing at least one thing that brings you closer to
achieving your goals.
Honestly – that’s it! [click to continue…]
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