Want to live a happy life? Sounds fair enough… after all, that’s what everyone is chasing after right? Problem is, which almost all of us realize, we’re chasing after the wrong things to make us happy. More than likely you got here by something you entered into your search box about happiness or a happy [...]
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Fear can be debilitating. It can stop us in our tracks as we pursue our dreams, aspirations, or even the simplest of daily tasks. So how and why does fear manifest itself in our lives and what can we do to live a fearless life? In Guy Finley’s book, The Courage to Be Free: Discover [...]
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In a recent job interview I was asked “what are you best at?” My answer was communicating, inspiring, and remaining calm under pressure. The next question was, “how much time do you spend doing those things in your current position?” My answer… hmm, well, at first I said none but then changed it to maybe [...]
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Finding happiness within ourselves is the key to long-lasting happiness. If you’ve researched enough on how to be happy, this is no big news to you I’m sure. But exactly how do we find the happiness which everyone is referring to… this happiness that’s supposedly already inside us? One way is by taking out the [...]
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It’s a rainy day in 2004 and my fiance’ and I are sitting at an intersection waiting for the light to change. I can see our destination across the intersection; a loan office where a check is waiting for our engagement ring. My gut is telling me this isn’t the right thing to be doing [...]
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Finding happiness within ourselves is the ultimate goal. Only then are we able to experience long-lasting happiness and the key to how to be happy. The main benefit of finding happiness within ourselves is; it is not contingent on any outside source. To find happiness in yourself is to discover happiness that is resilient to [...]
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I am six years old and shivering as I glare at the freezing water from the edge of a pool. It is 7:30 a.m. and I am supposed to be in the water with the rest of the students… and my mother. Scared and cold, I muster every bit of courage I have, and jump. [...]
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About Jared AkersJared is a coach, writer, educator and tester of the impossible. He's an avid diver and has been developing a life of happiness with his wife for the better part of the last decade. You can find out more about Jared here.