STAY HAPPY
START EACH DAY WITH EXPECTATIONS
- Life usually lives up to (or down to) your expectations
- So when you wake up, your first thought should be
something wonderful is going
to happen today
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TAKE TIME TO PLAN & PRIORITIZE
- The most common source of stress is that you've got too much work to do
- Rather than obsess about it, pick one thing that, if you get it done today,
will move you closer to your highest goal and purpose in life - Then do that first.
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GIVE A GIFT TO EVERYONE YOU MEET
- This doesn't mean a formal, wrapped-up present
- Your gift can be your smile, a word of thanks or encouragement, a gesture of politeness,
or just saying good morning or good Shabbat - Always give something to people who ask you for money - it can be a $1 if that's all you can afford
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DEFLECT PARTISAN CONVERSATIONS
- Arguments about politics & religion never have a 'right' answer but they definitely get people
all riled up over things they can't control - For peace of mind, bow out by saying something like "Thinking about that stuff makes my
head hurt"
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ASSUME PEOPLE HAVE GOOD INTENTIONS
- Since you can't read minds, you don't really know the 'why' behind the 'what that people do
- Imputing evil motives to other people's weird behaviors adds extra misery to life
- Assuming good intentions leaves you open to reconciliation
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TREAT YOURSELF
- Make time to do something that you find relaxing during the day even if it's only for 5 minutes
- Have a conversation with a friend even if it's only to catch up
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LET GO OF RESULTS
- The big enemy of happiness is worry, which comes from focusing on events that are outside your control
- Once you've taken action, there's usually nothing more you can do
- Focus on the job at hand rather than some weird fantasy of what might happen
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END EACH DAY WITH GRATITUDE
- Before you go to bed, write down at least one wonderful thing that happened
- It might be something as small as a making a child laugh or something as huge as a million dollar deal
- Whatever it is, be grateful for that day because it will never come again
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