Minister4Happiness

Life is all about setting priorities and looking at where in your life you are not giving the time you can to the people and things you love.

The most common cause of failure is the habit ofquitting when faced with "temporary defeat" just before abreakthrough.

What season are you in? If you give up when it’s winter, you will miss thepromise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, and the fulfilment of your fall.

Just know that the things you do now for others, toothers and with others will still be remembered after you are gone. How do you want to be remembered?

Taking time to write a list of things you want toaccomplish in your life or creating a vision board is more than worth it. And remember, the worst that can happen is nothing. And the best that can happen is everything.

"I realised that they could take everything from me except my mind and my heart. They could not take those things. Thosethings I still had control over. And I decided not to give them away." — from Long Walk to Freedom

Do not forget that every day you have a brand-new opportunity to recharge, renew, and refine yourself.

The year was 1846, and our would-be hero was a Hungarian doctor named Ignaz Semmelweis.

We have all gone to a friend for help with a relationship or to our partner for help with a job problem, and while we might get some useful advice, we can all forget to check with the most important person.

We are drowning in information and starving forwisdom. Let’s learn to apply the simple foundations first and trust that we are the experts on our bodies.

How often have you been absolutely convinced of something, only to find out later that you were mistaken?

Growth isn’t always visible, but that doesn’t mean it’s not happening. It’s the consistent, simple, everyday changes we apply that yield the greatest results.

Life is hard at times, but it doesn’t mean stop theworld and get off. Look at your life and see if you have given up too easily on your dreams, and remember: if at first you don't succeed, then dust yourself off and try again.

Are you wishing time away? Do you constantlythink, " Will this day ever end?" or, "Will this thing ever be over? "Will this person ever finish their story?" Are you sacrificing the present moment for the past or the future? When all that matters is Now!

Often, we overestimate the good times, thinking theywill last forever, and we underestimate the power of bad times, failing to see how they can teach and strengthen us.

Nature is always showing us its wisdom. The things that actually make us happy are free. According to Yale University, social connection is one of them.

This week, I share an old Japanese fable which teaches us that all the faces in the world are like mirrors. What do you see in the faces of the people you meet?

In this episode, I share the story of how I became known as the Minister4Happiness. I shine a light on how you never know from day to day what seed you could be planting for your future. In all of our daily experiences and interactions, we are participating in the creation of our future. I have always believed that our attitude determines our experience, and this story proves the point.

In this episode, I share an old story, "Acres of Diamonds," and discuss how opportunity is often closer than we think. Often, we put off doing the things that excite us until the perfect time, which is always in the future. Sometimes, the perfect time to start something is now, wherever you are, with whatever you have. As the saying goes, no pressure, no diamonds.