Happiness. Pursue it. If you are a regular reader, you know how much I like short little articles with some great takeaways. A few days ago, I came across "5 Surprising Happiness Habits That Could Change Your Life" from Hotel Seoul Korea:Most of us avoid doing anything that remotely scares us. That’s a shame because doing something scary every day is one of five surprising happiness habits that could change your life.I don't know how realistic it is to do something scary every day, but shooting for once a week sounds doable. I also like her idea to celebrate one success every single day - now that I can do every night before bed!
If you want to be happier, try looking for opportunities to do something scary. In doing so, you won’t just be taking my advice but the advice of former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt who said, “Do one thing every that scares you.” You will know when you are scared. Recognize your fear, acknowledge it and then do whatever it is anyway. I once confronted my own fears by plummeting 500 feet in a bungee jump. Talk about scary and exhilarating! What scares you?
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- The Secret to Happiness: Seven Ways to Savor Life
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Well, when I was in college I was scare of public speaking. So, I started to take public speaking classes. Today, I am a professional speaker :-)
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Giovanna Garcia
Imperfect Action is better than No Action
Yay - good for you Giovanna for having the courage to overcome.
ReplyDeleteFor me, I like to do "scary" things just to juice creativity and keep things interesting.