{"id":3703,"date":"2011-03-19T08:22:44","date_gmt":"2011-03-19T16:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/?p=3703"},"modified":"2013-09-05T13:21:34","modified_gmt":"2013-09-05T21:21:34","slug":"stop-making-these-common-mistakes-this-is-how-you-can-be-truly-happy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/stop-making-these-common-mistakes-this-is-how-you-can-be-truly-happy\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 13: Stop Making These Common Mistakes – This Is How You Can Be Truly Happy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Would you be happy if you won the lottery?<\/p>\n

How about if George Clooney or Monica Belluci asked you to spend the night?<\/p>\n

What if you were taller, thinner, faster, smarter or simply better at every thing you did?<\/p>\n

Truth is, many people wait for happiness to happen to<\/em><\/strong> them, and end up squandering all the millions of seconds they could be using to make themselves truly happy, inside and out.<\/p>\n

Most people don\u2019t believe that we have the power to actively change their state from miserable and morose to happy and satisfied. And the kicker is, it doesn\u2019t too much effort to change states naturally.<\/p>\n

The real challenge is having the faith to try.<\/p>\n

1. You\u2019re putting off doing things that would make you feel better until you feel better.<\/strong> It\u2019s a vicious circle – you don\u2019t like the way you look, so you avoid social interaction. But this makes you feel more<\/strong> isolated, while making it more difficult to become motivated or make positive changes in your life. <\/strong><\/p>\n

What would happen if you did the things you wanted to do now instead of waiting for some time in the future when you feel like you\u2019ll be \u201cbetter\u201d? Why put off doing those things that will help you feel more joy, more confidence and more alive?<\/p>\n

2. You think only BIG efforts count. <\/strong>Have you ever heard someone going through a laundry list of reasons why they can\u2019t work out, then peer at you with incredulous eyes when you suggest simply heading outside for a stroll, rather than waiting until they can afford a gym membership and personal trainer? <\/strong><\/p>\n

We often ignore the little things we could do to set us in a better state because we mistakenly feel that only the big stuff counts.<\/p>\n

3. You believe there is only one truth to a situation. <\/strong>I can\u2019t count the number of arguments I\u2019ve had with people when I\u2019ve attempted to \u201cre-frame\u201d their situation by helping them change their perspective.<\/p>\n

For example, if you don\u2019t get the job you interviewed for, you can decide it\u2019s because you suck and the interviewer was determined to see you fail, or you could see the situation as positive learning experience and that it\u2019s a good sign you\u2019re still moving forward. <\/strong><\/p>\n

There is no absolute \u201ctruth\u201d to any situation. There are the facts, yes, but there are plenty of ways to perceive at them. The choice is yours, so choose the one that makes you feel more confident, motivated, and better overall. This is not self delusion or being a Pollyanna, it\u2019s making a conscious decision to look at things in a more positive way.<\/p>\n

You can naturally change you state and improve you mood, the trick is recognizing it\u2019s in your power to do so. Once you\u2019ve gotten over that hurdle – and for many it is a massive hurdle indeed – you will be on your way to living your life with confidence and being truly happy (even when things aren\u2019t going your way).<\/p>\n

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Sean Platt is an author and <\/em>professional ghostwriter<\/em><\/a>, and part of the crew at the <\/em>lifestyle design site<\/em><\/a>, Your Life\u2019s Blueprint. Life\u2019s better when you <\/em>follow him on Twitter.<\/em><\/a> <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Most people don\u2019t believe that we have the power to actively change their state from miserable and morose to happy and satisfied. And the kicker is, it doesn\u2019t too much effort to change states naturally.<\/p>\n

The real challenge is having the faith to try. 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