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“When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everybody will respect you.”
Lao Tzu
Today I’d like to focus on a negative habit that creates insecurity within, erodes self-esteem and can make you feel quite unhappy with your own life.
It’s something that has sprung up as we have moved a part of our lives on to the internet and social media.
And that habit is to compare yourself and your life to other people’s highlight reels.
What do I mean by that?
That it’s so easy to start comparing your life to the lives of friends, old classmates or celebrities of all sizes as you each day...
Source: Practical Happiness and Awesomeness Advice That Works | The Positivity Blog - July 6, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Henrik Edberg Tags: Happiness Personal Development Source Type: blogs
How to Get More Done with (a Lot) Less Stress: 12 Daily Habits
“Three Rules of Work: Out of clutter find simplicity; From discord find harmony; In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.”
Albert Einstein
“Think simple” as my old master used to say – meaning reduce the whole of its parts into the simplest terms, getting back to first principles.”
Frank Lloyd Wright
The daily work we do – in school, at work or in a business – can easily become overwhelming, ineffective and suck the energy and joy out of what you are doing.
So how can you work in a lighter, simpler way that helps you to get more of what truly matters done in less time and with less stress?
Let ...
Source: Practical Happiness and Awesomeness Advice That Works | The Positivity Blog - June 29, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Henrik Edberg Tags: Personal Development Productivity Relaxation Source Type: blogs
9 Things You Need to Stop Doing to Start Living a Happier and Self-Kinder Life
“When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.”’
Helen Keller
“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.”
Mahatma Gandhi
Living a life where you're happier and kinder towards yourself is not just about what you can do.
But also about what you are already doing. And especially those habits that do have a negative and unhappy impact on your life.
So this week I'd like to share 9 such habits. And what have helped me a whole lot to do instead.
1. Stop overthinking.
Overt...
Source: Practical Happiness and Awesomeness Advice That Works | The Positivity Blog - June 21, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Henrik Edberg Tags: Happiness Personal Development Source Type: blogs
How to Keep a Conversation Going: 8 Simple Tips
Do you have problems with keeping a conversation going? Do you sometimes run out of things to say?
Then you’re in the right place.
Because in this post I’d like to share 8 of my own favorite tips and habits that have helped me to greatly reduce this issue in my own life.
Here is what has worked the best for me to not get stuck in awkward silences or in not being able to keep a conversation going.
1. Get into the right frame of mind before the conversation even begins.
This is one of the most important things in this post. Perhaps the most important one.
Because if you are overly nervous, wound up and you feel stiff th...
Source: Practical Happiness and Awesomeness Advice That Works | The Positivity Blog - June 15, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Henrik Edberg Tags: People Skills Personal Development Source Type: blogs
85 Wellness Wednesday Quotes for a Positive Boost and a Healthy Mindset
It’s Wednesday.
Often one of the tougher days of the week as we've worked for a few days and the weekend is still a couple of days away.
So in this post I’d like to share 85 of the most powerful wellness Wednesday quotes. To give you a big boost of energy and inspiration and some insightful thoughts from the past 2500 years.
I hope you’ll find something here to renew your motivation and reload your positive mindset as we keep moving forward throughout this week.
And if you want even more self-loving inspiration then check out this post with quotes from Brené Brown and this one filled with focus on yourself quotes.
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Source: Practical Happiness and Awesomeness Advice That Works | The Positivity Blog - June 15, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Henrik Edberg Tags: Inspirational Quotes Personal Development Source Type: blogs
How to Stop Catastrophizing: 7 Helpful Steps
One of the most destructive daily habits I carried with me for a long time and I think is a very common one for many people was the thought habit of catastrophizing.
What is catastrophizing?
This is when you build up a nightmare scenario of how everything could go totally wrong in some situation and imagine a big catastrophe in your mind.
You may have a presentation tomorrow and your mind starts to pull up a scenario where you have left your notes at home, you make a fool of yourself, you are embarrassed in front the whole company and your boss yells at you for 20 minutes after the meeting.
Scary stuff for sure.
So how di...
Source: Practical Happiness and Awesomeness Advice That Works | The Positivity Blog - June 8, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Henrik Edberg Tags: Happiness Personal Development Source Type: blogs
85 Effort in Relationship Quotes for Deeper and Happier Connections
When a relationship begins everything is easy.
You’re in love, you’re excited and you naturally do sweet things and put in effort.
But as time passes it’s easy to forget that love is not just something that is but something you do.
Because you need to be putting effort into the relationship then too. Even more so then because the first phase and beginning of the relationship is now in the rear view mirror.
To help you with that I’d like to share 85 effort in relationship quotes. Inspiration and good advice to help you to keep building a healthy, stable and loving relationship that does not fizzle out but keeps grow...
Source: Practical Happiness and Awesomeness Advice That Works | The Positivity Blog - June 7, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Henrik Edberg Tags: Inspirational Quotes Personal Development Source Type: blogs
80 Thankful Thursday Quotes to Inspire and Help You Express Your Gratitude
It’s Thursday.
The weekend is pretty much here.
And while Wednesday is often a bit tough to power through, I find that Thursday brings happiness that the work week is almost over and the weekend is here soon.
It brings thankfulness for the things I have experienced during the week so far and for the things that have gone right. And an appreciation for the things that did not go so well but I can learn something from.
So this week I’d like to share 80 of the best thankful Thursday quotes.
I hope they'll bring some motivation and joy to your Thursday and help you reflect on what you can be grateful for in your life this ...
Source: Practical Happiness and Awesomeness Advice That Works | The Positivity Blog - June 2, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Henrik Edberg Tags: Inspirational Quotes Personal Development Source Type: blogs
30 You Are Stronger Than You Think Quotes to Empower You
When you’ve stumbled and fallen a few too many times it can feel too hard to get up and try again.
When the winds of life are pushing you back for weeks or months with no end in sight as you struggle – step by painstaking step – forward then it may be hard to imagine that you'll reach the place you dream of.
I know. I've been there many times. And it just sucks.
But I've also realized that I’m stronger than I think. And that I can get up again and I can keep moving forward – even if sometimes by just taking a small step at a time – until I reach where I want to go (or at least a calmer and bette...
Source: Practical Happiness and Awesomeness Advice That Works | The Positivity Blog - May 27, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Henrik Edberg Tags: Inspirational Quotes Personal Development Source Type: blogs
80 Keep Pushing Quotes to Help You on That Last Mile Towards Your Dream
You’re tired.
You’ve stumbled. Failed. Made a few mistakes.
You may feel like giving in and giving up.
But now is the time to hold on, to keep going and to keep pushing towards your dream.
It’s time to renew your motivation and recharge your energy.
To help you with that I want to share 80 of the best and most powerful keep pushing quotes.
And if you want more inspirational quotes to help you to keep pushing forward through the tough times and towards your dreams then check out this post with quotes on not settling for less in life and this one filled with I deserve better quotes.
Motivational Keep Pushing Quotes
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Source: Practical Happiness and Awesomeness Advice That Works | The Positivity Blog - May 24, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Henrik Edberg Tags: Inspirational Quotes Personal Development Source Type: blogs
How to Live a Happier Life: 3 Quick Things You Can Do Today
“Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.”
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
“If you want happiness for an hour — take a nap.’
If you want happiness for a day — go fishing.
If you want happiness for a year — inherit a fortune.
If you want happiness for a lifetime — help someone else.”
Chinese Proverb
“When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.”
Helen Keller
Happiness must not always come from big things and events. It can come from smaller, daily...
Source: Practical Happiness and Awesomeness Advice That Works | The Positivity Blog - May 18, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Henrik Edberg Tags: Happiness Personal Development Source Type: blogs
67 Cutting People Off Quotes to Help You Live a Drama-Free and Happy Life
In this post I’d like to share the best cutting people off quotes to help you live a happier life.
Because the daily and weekly environment that you spend your life in will have a big effect on how you think, feel and – as an extension of that – the actions you take or do not take.
The books you read, podcasts you listen to, videos you watch and the people you spend your days with do have a big influence on you and the direction you’re heading.
So consciously create the environment that you want to live in that will lift you up and support you.
To do that you may – from time to time – have to fi...
Source: Practical Happiness and Awesomeness Advice That Works | The Positivity Blog - May 16, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Henrik Edberg Tags: Inspirational Quotes Personal Development Source Type: blogs
63 Fed Up Quotes to Kickstart a Positive Change in Your Life
Sometimes we all just get tired.
Get fed up with the same old problems and challenges repeating themselves and the daily routine and rut making it feel like we’re stuck in “Groundhog Day”.
No fun. But it can also be a crucial turning point in your life.
Because when we are totally fed up then that's also one of those times when we are most likely to actually making real changes in our lives.
In this post I’d like to share 63 of the best fed up quotes. To inspire you to stop procrastinating on or daydreaming about making that change you deep down want and use the frustration of being fed up for something positive in...
Source: Practical Happiness and Awesomeness Advice That Works | The Positivity Blog - May 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Henrik Edberg Tags: Inspirational Quotes Personal Development Source Type: blogs
The Power of Gratitude: 5 Small Tips for a Happier Life
“Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind.”
Lionel Hampton
“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.”
Marcel Proust
Maybe the simplest and most effortless habit for living a happier life is to take one or a few minutes every day to focus on what is already here and that you can be grateful for in your life.
It can help you to…
Lift your mood and boost motivation very quickly.
Find the things in your life that you want to focus even more of your time and energy on.
Not just take things for granted and to find joy...
Source: Practical Happiness and Awesomeness Advice That Works | The Positivity Blog - May 11, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Henrik Edberg Tags: Habits Happiness Personal Development Source Type: blogs
68 Mind Your Business Quotes to Help Simplify Your Life
It’s sometimes too easy to get stuck in thinking about what other people may think or say if you do what you deep down want to do.
So you hold back. Get stuck in inaction.
To help you with that I’d like to share the 68 most helpful mind your own business quotes.
To get you unstuck and also to help you handle negative comments or busybodies interfering in your life in a way you don’t want or need.
I hope you’ll find something useful and freeing in this post.
And if you want even more inspiration to help you mind your own business and focus on what you want then check out this post with quotes on knowing your own wo...
Source: Practical Happiness and Awesomeness Advice That Works | The Positivity Blog - May 10, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Henrik Edberg Tags: Inspirational Quotes Personal Development Source Type: blogs
