You probably don’t need me to tell you that there’s a global recession at the moment. People all over the world are feeling the pinch and the travel industry is suffering because we all have less money to spend these days on luxuries like travel.
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Categories: FEATURED ARTICLES, HAPPINESS
Tagged: Eiffel Tower, House, Los Angeles, New Zealand, Notre Dame de Paris, Tourism, Travel, travel in a recession, travel on less, travel without money, Waiheke Island
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- March 9, 2010 – 12:35 am
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- By richard
We all have days when we’re just not very inspired, when we need passion and creativity breathed into us.
I know I do.
For anyone who needs a little shove, whose creativity has dried up, who needs to be moved … I humbly offer this simple guide.
While I never claim to have all the answers, nor that [...]
Categories: FEATURED ARTICLES, HAPPINESS, PRODUCTIVITY
Tagged: Creativity, finding inspiration, guide to inspiration, inspiration, inspirational guide, staying inspired
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- March 3, 2010 – 9:47 am
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- By richard
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Now is the time to be bolder, to dare to achieve, to begin something worth doing.
Categories: FEATURED ARTICLES, HAPPINESS
Tagged: act now, dream big, follow dreams, Motivation, Motivational speaker, trust yourself
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- February 24, 2010 – 6:22 pm
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- By richard
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It’s hard, from within the storm of every day life, to see things with real perspective, to know what’s important and what’s simply pressing on our consciousness right now, demanding attention.
Categories: FAMILY, FEATURED ARTICLES, HAPPINESS
Tagged: Consciousness, Delicious, die tomorrow, end of life, Food, matters most, money, Personal life, Reality, six months left, what matters most
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- February 11, 2010 – 2:14 pm
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- By richard
The “Superman Syndrome” is a tendency for people to try to demonstrate their worthiness to others by buying things for them.
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Just yesterday, a reader emailed me:
Categories: FEATURED ARTICLES, HAPPINESS
Tagged: buying things, Economics, impress others, Keeping up with the Joneses, Kids and Teens, money, peoples impression, Personal Finance, School Time, Self-esteem, Simple Dollar, superman, superman syndrome
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- February 10, 2010 – 9:18 am
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- By richard
Self doubt has been something I’ve struggled with all my life, from debating whether I could get into a top tier university to believing I could succeed as a writer. It’s a very human emotion, and it’s made worse for some people because of life experiences or temperament. Self doubt also makes you feel alone. [...]
Categories: FEATURED ARTICLES, HAPPINESS
Tagged: conquer self doubt, HAPPINESS, joy, overcome, overcome doubt, overcoming, self, self doubt, triump
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- February 8, 2010 – 6:37 pm
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- By richard
Most people who make New Year’s resolutions tend to emphasize their health – whether physical or mental. Some accomplish this through improved diet and exercise habits, others aim to go back to school or finding cheaper, more self-directed routes towards education and self-improvement. In order to cut back on stress and nurture healthy, positive habits, [...]
Categories: FEATURED ARTICLES, HAPPINESS, HEALTH, PRODUCTIVITY, SIMPLICITY
Tagged: HAPPINESS, HEALTH, healthier new year, healthy new year, joy, life, new years, new years resolution, physical therapy, resolution
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- February 8, 2010 – 11:55 am
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- By richard
“The supreme accomplishment is to blur the line between work and play.” – Arnold Toynbee
Following your passion can be a tough thing. But figuring out what that passion is can be even more elusive.
I’m lucky — I’ve found my passion, and I’m living it. I can testify that it’s the most wonderful thing, to be [...]
Categories: FEATURED ARTICLES, HAPPINESS
Tagged: find passion, HAPPINESS, my passion, passion, your passion
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- November 15, 2009 – 2:42 pm
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- By heather
There is power in Gratitude. It has worked miracles in my life. If you had known me ten years ago you would be amazed. Since most of you don’t I feel a brief illustration of my life will help you understand.
You see as a youth I developed a very painful hateful way of thinking about [...]
Categories: FEATURED ARTICLES, HAPPINESS
Tagged: appreciation, depression, gratitude, HAPPINESS, HEALTH, joy, Major depressive disorder, Pain
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- October 31, 2009 – 12:53 pm
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- By heather
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You may think your attentive spouse, your loving children and good friends are affecting your happiness. But what if there is some deeper magic at work in your life?
According to a new study published last month in the British Medical Journal, the people they are connected with make you happy as [...]
Categories: FAMILY, FEATURED ARTICLES, HAPPINESS, HEALTH, PRODUCTIVITY
Tagged: all one, brad barton, degrees of separation, HAPPINESS, interpersonal ties, power, ripple, social networks
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- October 12, 2009 – 11:12 pm
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- By richard