This is no fluff, straight to the point, action based information that can change your life.

To be happy and start living fearless, you only need to know this: You’re not here to win, you’re here to learn. The more you accept this, the less fear, stress, and anxiety you’ll have in your life and the happier you will be. All fear is imagined; thus the side effects of stress and anxiety are self-inflicted.

The secret to living a fearless life is truth. Truth about yourself and the purpose you have in this world. The truth about fear is it’s imagined. If you put in the dedication of knowing yourself completely and un-dividing your mind, you’ll discover it’s the same with stress and anxiety; it’s all imagined or created in your mind. Yet, even though many accept this logic (of our mind being our biggest problem), then why is everyone still running around full of fear, stress, anxiety, and ultimately unhappiness?

One reason is we’re chasing an illusion; the illusion of success and winning defined by society, parents, friends, etc. I too lived the illusion for many years. Since my early twenties I had this image in my mind of what success looked like. It consisted of a loft apartment overlooking the city and driving a Porsche. My idea of success had nothing to do with personal character or the individual I would become; it was based on status and materialism. I would set all these goals for myself, reach them, and then trudge on to the next one. I was never satisfied and still full of fear, anxiety, and stress.

Are you stuck? Maybe you’re like I used to be. Trudging through life, not really sure how to be happy while hating and fearing two things; the way things are and change.

I was lucky. I become desperate enough to seek a better way. Not the easier way—at first—but I’ve certainly discovered how to be happy. So can you. It’s time to get started!

How to Be Happy and Live Fearless by Overcoming Fear, Stress, and Anxiety is a post from: How To Be Happy
Don't forget to sign up for my newsletter to receive my free eBook "How To Be Happy Now!" CLICK HERE to sign up!

If you want to live a fearless life and become unstoppable, you need to accept the idea that we’re not here to possess or win anything. The key to this life for each and every one of us is to learn. The quicker you learn to accept this fact about learning and not winning, the quicker you’ll learn how to be happy.

I want you to listen to something:
5 Simple Steps to Make Yourself Fearless – Guy Finley (.mp3 opens in new window)

That’s Guy Finley in part of his 14 hour program, Secrets to Being Unstoppable.

Fear, Stress, and Anxiety stem from living outside of truth. The truth that in each moment, we fundamentally have everything we need. Yet living in this truth takes time, practice, and the relentless commitment to gaining self-knowledge.

How To Be Happy readers, I want to introduce you to something I received in October and have been listening to since. It’s called Secrets to Being Unstoppable from Guy Finley. Honestly I’m telling you this is a good product. And yes, I do get an affiliate commission if you purchase through links on this page. I’ll admit, I received a free copy of this amazing 14 hour program and have enjoyed listening to every single minute of it… many times already. Plus I also purchased a copy for my mother who I know will love it!

Although I obviously couldn’t score a free copy for everyone, I emailed Eric from the non-Profit Life of Learning Foundation affiliate program and he said he could give me $30 off for my readers. Which I thought was pretty cool. So if you purchase through the links on this page you’ll get $30 of the regular price of $95.00 for the 16-CD album (making it $65.00), and $30 off the regular price of $79.00 for the 16-MP3 album (making it $49.00)!

A Special Limited-Time Offer! Save $30 on
Guy Finley’s Secrets of Being Unstoppable

What I love about Guy Finley is he not only explains how and why we experience things like tension, fear, and stress in our lives, but gives practical exercises I can and do put into practice. I think that’s the biggest gap I’ve found in his audio courses versus others I’ve listened to. I’m not big on a lot of theory and little practical application. As you often hear me say, “Rhetoric never satisfied the soul.” I listen to this in the car, while at work, while running, etc. and… I’m laughing at myself because I’m constantly thinking… “cool! that’s it, I love that…” and try to remember what section of the recording it’s on so I can go back and listen to it again later. Finally I realized it’s something I’ll be listening to for years and I’ll understand and hear what I’m supposed to when I’m supposed to.

So if you’re looking for a great gift for someone or for yourself, I highly recommend Secrets of Being Unstoppable by Guy Finley.

Plus, with this offer (OK, now I totally sound like a salesman right?) you get these free bonuses:

• FREE Bonus #1
  Brand New Tools for Building a Brighter, More Balanced Life
  90-Minute DVD with Guy Finley (not included with MP3 instant download album)
• FREE Bonus #2
  Beyond Dependency: The Death of Addiction
  65-page eBook by Guy Finley
  Foreword by Amy Arnaz (Mrs. Desi Arnaz, Jr.)
• FREE Bonus #3
  FREE Lifetime Subscription to Guy Finley’s
  Inspiring Weekly e-mail Newsletter
• FREE Bonus #4
  5 Steps to Complete Freedom From Stress
  60-page e-Book by Guy Finley
• FREE Bonus #5
  30 Keys to Change Your Destiny
  24-page e-Pocketbook by Guy Finley
• FREE Bonus #6
  Use This Pair of Spiritual Wings to Lift You Over the Rainbow
  Downloadable MP3 of 60-minute Talk by Guy Finley
• FREE Bonus #7
  5 Great Lessons to Help You Let Go and Live In the Now
  Poster with Five Powerful Lessons to Help You Remember Your Intention to Go Higher
  (not included with MP3 instant download album)
• FREE Bonus #8
  50 Ways to Let More Love Into Your Life
  30-page e-Pocketbook by Guy Finley

That’s a ton of content!

If you’re looking for a great audio program guaranteed to show you how to live fearless, overcome stress and anxiety, check out Secrets to Being Unstoppable. For those of you who decide to check it out, I greatly appreciate it and thank you for your support.

Living Fearless: Discover the Secrets to Being Unstoppable is a post from: How To Be Happy
Don't forget to sign up for my newsletter to receive my free eBook "How To Be Happy Now!" CLICK HERE to sign up!

I came across a post recently (8 Unconventional Ways to De-stress and Release Tension) at Zen Habits by guest poster Jai Kai of SharingSuccess.tv. He lists some actions for de-stressing like finger painting, stripping down your living room, or dancing in the rain; which I think are brilliant, especially since I am a big fan of action! However, for me, I need more than just a temporary distraction to really de-stress.

So here are my 9 ways of de-stressing:

1. God Box

Find a nice wooden box, old penny bank, or anything you can drop notes into. When something is weighing on you mind, write it down and drop it in the box and let it go! The most amazing thing will happen; months or years later you can go back and review the notes and realize how amazingly well everything turned out.

When your head starts to worry,
And your mind just can’t rest,
Put your thoughts down on paper,
And let God do the rest…

If you don’t have a box, don’t worry, just write it down. I do this a lot at night when I’m having trouble getting to sleep due to a racing mind. I get up (action) and go right it down on paper; not necessarily a solution, just what I’m worrying about. Then I know it’s there and I can let it go.

2. Prayer

Prayer is asking for guidance.

3. Meditate

Meditation is quieting the mind and listening for the answer.

4. Initiate a Perspective Adjustment

Things happen around me, not to me. I have to remind myself to stop making everything about me!

It seems the only time I get really stressed is while driving. That has increased over the past few years as my commute time has increased. I heard a friend say once, “If I’m getting upset while driving, I’m driving selfishly.” I like that.

Last week I announced to a group of like-minded individuals that the next time I feel like flipping someone the bird in traffic, I’m pulling off the road and forcing myself to just sit and watch traffic for 10 minutes. I’ll let you know how that goes.

5. Running

Running outside with nature is always a spiritual experience for me. Some of my prized moments of inspiration have come while running, like the day I decided to propose to my wife.

6. Playing/Writing Music

Whenever I feel really stressed, trying to express myself through playing and writing lyrics always helps.

7. Call Someone

This is one of the hardest ones to do (for me) yet the most effective. There’s always someone to call who may need to know someone cares about them.

8. Hold A Child

See #4

9. Random Acts of Kindness

This idea again goes along with #4. No matter how bad or stressed I think my life is, there’s always someone that has it worse off then me. If you find yourself stressed, sit down and come up with something nice you can do for someone else. Maybe shovel the snow off their sidewalk or send them the perfect card letting them know how much they mean to you. To reap the full benefit, do it anonymously.

The simple cure for stress and tension is gratitude. However you find it, just find something to be grateful for.

It is truly amazing how God and the universe works. When I woke up this morning and started thinking about this post about stress, I was full of excitement. My wife and I are in the process of trying to sell our house, which is ready and looking good to show! We met with a builder the first of this week to go over plans for a house we want to build; small but new and our own little dream home. We had gotten pre-approved and were scheduled to meet the builder again tomorrow to submit part of the deposit so we could get the process officially started. I found out on my way home from work that there’s a problem with “the process.” We’ve went over the numbers dozens of time to make sure we would be OK and living within our means. Our calculations show we would be fine and have some room to spare; we just wouldn’t get to travel every six months like we have been. But now it look as if we aren’t going to be building our little dream home after all. At least not now.

At first I was a little disappointed, but I realize it’s all going to work out the way its supposed to. If any of you are familiar with Lisis over at Quest For Balance, she’s been a real inspiration in taking some risks and living life to the fullest. Especially in her adventure of selling their home and setting out on their quest of an authentic life: Adventure: Taking a Giant Leap of Faith.

In all honesty, I know our dream home is wherever we are. We’re blessed beyond belief and I know in my heart we’re exactly where we’re supposed to be. Maybe we’re suppose to keep traveling….

Although as I type this my wife is over punching on the 10 key, so we’ll see what happens tomorrow.

Spiritual Lane Change: 9 Ways to De-stress is a post from: How To Be Happy
Don't forget to sign up for my newsletter to receive my free eBook "How To Be Happy Now!" CLICK HERE to sign up!