For many, meditation is relegated to that somewhat obscure genre, commonly referred to as new age science. That’s ironic, since meditation is anything but new age. It’s been around for thousands of years. Successful people have been doing it their entire lives. There’s a good reason – the physiological benefits of meditation are eye opening. [Read more…]

We all talk to ourselves. Sometimes the self-talk is verbal and sometimes non-verbal. Non-verbal self talk are thoughts that pop into our minds from time to time and usually follow immediately after something happens such as a conversation, action, event etc. Verbal and non-verbal self-talk act as mini computer apps that infiltrate our subconscious (limbic system and brain stem) and program our minds a certain way. Self-talk can be positive or negative. Examples: [Read more…]

I am about to shatter your very understanding of happiness. For some this may be discomforting; for others this may be a revelation. [Read more…]

In a 2006 Duke University study it was determined that 40% of all of our daily activities were habits. Habits are unconscious activities that were formed over many years. Often these habits were forged prior to becoming an adult. Most habits are created by emulating certain habits of our parents. Some are derived from our environment both inside the home and outside the home. We tend to copy the habits of those we surround ourselves with most frequently. Our beliefs and our emotions play an important role in habit formation. A belief is formed two ways: [Read more…]

For those who have kids who are getting older, getting ready to graduate from college or just entering the workforce I would like to share with you an email I sent to my oldest child when he moved out of our home to begin the next phase of his life.
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Poverty Thinking embraces limiting beliefs, negative thinking, negative emotions, doubt, habitual worrying and the notion that the poverty circumstances you were born into are the cause of your poverty. Those who embrace this thinking transform their poverty circumstances from short-term to permanent.  Make no mistake, it is a Faustian bargain. [Read more…]

Perhaps the most significant self-improvement Rich Habit I uncovered in my five-year study on the daily habits of the rich and poor concerned reading. Wealthy, successful people are voracious readers. They devote significant time every day to reading for self-improvement. Here are some statistics on reading from my study: [Read more…]

Successful people are positive, upbeat, optimistic, fearless, energetic, enthusiastic, relentless, focused and generally happier than everyone else. This is not by virtue of their genes or their circumstances. Successful people make a habit of positive thinking. Below are six tools I uncovered in my five-year study that successful people use to make positive thinking a habit: [Read more…]

You are either naturally positive, optimistic and confident or naturally negative, pessimistic and doubtful because of parenting and not because of your genes. [Read more…]

Have you ever seen a little child at play? Did they ever seem unhappy? No. When we play, we exercise our Genius Gene. Every person is born with a Genius Gene. The Genius Gene gives us the ability to create. It is a very powerful gene. Everyone is supposed to use their Genius Gene, every day and all the time. When we use it we are happy. When we let it atrophy, we are unhappy.

In fact, research suggests creative people are actually happier than everyone else. [Read more…]