The Shift that Can Make Your Holidays Happier
I think I’ve finally figured something out: The holidays aren’t about love, although that’s certainly part of it. They aren’t about giving or getting something, although that’s a huge focus for people, too. They aren’t about who can put up the most lights, who gets the best presents, or whose dinner is the tastiest.
What are the holidays about, you ask?
How to Get Through a Bad Day: 4 Simple Ways to Feel Better Now
When you are in the middle of a gut-wrenchingly awful, pound-your-head-into-the-wall-terrible kind of day, it's hard to imagine that you might be able to make it better.
We all have bad days. So, here are a few coping tactics I've employed on the most awful of days:
The 3 Most Common Negative Beliefs Holding You Back, and How to Create a Daily Shift to Develop Confidence and Be More Successful
The same holds true for your life. Do you think you will be as confident and successful as you can be if negative thinking is a habit for you? Not likely here, either.
To help you to break the negative pattern and develop self-esteem and success, here are the three most common negative beliefs and ways to shift them now:
What Nelson Mandela Reminded Me About the Power of Forgiveness (And Why You Need to Forgive, Too)
On being freed from prison in 1990, Mandela had this to say: ”As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison.”
If there was ever a wake-up call, that was it. I realized that by holding on to the anger towards those that had hurt me in the past, I was willingly a prisoner of their dungeons, and I really didn’t want to keep giving them that much power.