Ever notice how the wealthiest people tend to be the most generous? If you look at a list of top philanthropists you see names like Bill Gates and Warren Buffet. You could make the argument that they can afford to be generous. I would suggest that if you knew them before they accumulated their wealth, they were already generous people. I am convinced that this fact had a lot to do with why they became wealthy in the first place. It comes down to the law of reciprocity—what you give away comes back to you with dividends.
In the case of Bill Gates, his greatest inspiration was his mother, Mary, who was very philanthropic.…
I’ve noticed a correlation between the amount of complaining people do and their level of happiness. The more people complain the more miserable they usually are. It’s easy to determine why this occurs. Every time you complain you are reliving a bad situation. If you are a constant complainer your life becomes a continuous stream of misery. There is a very simple solution…Stop complaining!!!
There aren’t too many weeks that go by where I don’t find myself on an airplane. People always ask me how I do it. Then they proceed to complain and tell me how difficult it is to deal with security lines and how bad the airlines are.…
Last week we discussed the concept of Self Actualization. We defined it as the state of being that represents full acceptance of what is, and the ability to navigate from this mindset. One critical point in achieving self-actualization is gratitude.
The question is, do you appreciate what you have? If you do, how often do you take the time to acknowledge it? Think about the things in your life that you cherish: your family, your health, your home. Do you have a job that you enjoy? Do you live in a place that is safe from turmoil where you have enough food to eat and clean water to drink?…
