{"id":40157,"date":"2016-03-31T23:16:12","date_gmt":"2016-04-01T07:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/?p=40157"},"modified":"2016-04-03T20:47:29","modified_gmt":"2016-04-04T04:47:29","slug":"7-surprisingly-simple-keys-happiness-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/7-surprisingly-simple-keys-happiness-success\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Surprisingly Simple Keys to Happiness and Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p><\/p>\n<p>Do you know how many thoughts you think on a daily basis?<\/p>\n<p>And that most of them are of the \u2018worrying\u2019 kind?<\/p>\n<p>If we leave our \u2018brain alone\u2019 it\u2019ll overwhelm us with negative thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>Psychologists have discovered that more than 60-70{54c12dad2cc2b53ae830e39915b1a3e70288dbcbbeb8bbf8395437c5dc3c512c} of what we think is discouraging, \u2018mental chatter\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Thoughts like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cOh, others are more successful than me.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLook how happy they are \u2013 it\u2019s just not happening to me.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And so on.<\/p>\n<p>As long as we don\u2019t change our thoughts, we spin on a downward spiral..<\/p>\n<p>Conscious thoughts leading towards a goal in life, and taming the \u2018monkey mind\u2019 (as the Buddhists say) are the key to happiness and success.<\/p>\n<p>How do I know? Well I had to experience it to understand it.<\/p>\n<p>I was a very famous actor in Germany, living the \u2018red carpet\u2019 life, believing I had everything you could wish for.<\/p>\n<p>But actually, I was deeply unhappy.<\/p>\n<p>After 40 years in the industry, I decided to find out how I could truly be happy, and locked myself away for a four-month\u00a0 \u2018retreat\u2019 in a flat with no electricity. My goal was to find out how I can be truly happy.<\/p>\n<p>The book, \u2018The Desire Code, 7 Keys to Happiness and success\u2019, was born.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/thedesirecode\/the-desire-code-by-pierre-franckh?token=2b383a6b\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-40159\" src=\"http:\/\/ptb-uploads-prod.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DC-Cover-3D-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"DC Cover 3D\" width=\"244\" height=\"138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DC-Cover-3D-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DC-Cover-3D-460x260.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DC-Cover-3D.jpg 1778w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Easy\u2013to-read, simple, thought-turning ways to show you how you can turn your life around. Just as I did.<\/p>\n<p>There is one secret behind it: Don\u2019t just read them! Be active! Do it! Pick the brain and shape it the way you want it!<\/p>\n<p>Pre-order your signed copy by backing our Kickstarter Campaign launching on April 4th. Go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedesirecodebook.com\">www.thedesirecodebook.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/thedesirecode\/the-desire-code-by-pierre-franckh\">https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/thedesirecode\/the-desire-code-by-pierre-franckh<\/a><\/p>\n<h1><strong>Key 1 <\/strong><strong>\u2013 Just start!<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>It\u2019s easier to approach this in a playful way by beginning with things of less significance.<\/p>\n<p>Energy follows attention, so focus on positive things.<\/p>\n<p>Train your brain for success by achieving small goals. Your brain\u2019s reward system will remember that and become \u2018addicted\u2019 to success \u2013 and reward.<\/p>\n<p>Step by step you can reach towards higher goals.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Key 2 <\/strong><strong>\u2013 Get the wording right<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Observe your words! Listen to what you\u2019re saying. Use language that leads to happiness rather than reinforces current struggles.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t talk about your lack of confidence, about your lack of success or your doubts. It creates a feeling of being a \u2018loser\u2019, which you\u2019re clearly not. You just <em>think<\/em> you are one. Change your thoughts, change your life.<\/p>\n<p>By focusing on your goal, focus on want you \u2018<em>want<\/em>\u2019, not want you \u2018<em>don\u2019t want<\/em>\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou must ask for what you really want, don&#8217;t go back to sleep.\u201d \u2013 Rumi.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Key 3 <\/strong><strong>\u2013 Thanking<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Need your daily dose of the \u2018Happiness Hormones\u2019 dopamine and serotonin?<\/p>\n<p>Well, forget your pill \u2013 use gratitude instead.<\/p>\n<p>Neuroscientists know that gratitude boosts both of these neurotransmitters.<\/p>\n<p>Being thankful activates the brain stem region that produces dopamine. Gratitude towards others even increases activity in social dopamine circuits, so you enjoy being among others more.<\/p>\n<p>Thanking invites us to reflect on things in our lives that are going well. This causes them to multiply, because we feed them even more energy which eliminates doubts and worries.<\/p>\n<p>Thanking also confirms our belief that the wish will be carried out. Just as in everyday life, we give thanks only for things that have already been confirmed: \u201cThank you for doing that for me.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Key 4 <\/strong><strong>\u2013 Convince the mind<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>These Keys are capable of bringing you incredible success but there\u2019s often a part of our mind that refuses to believe it, so we must convince it with evidence.<\/p>\n<p>In 1933, physicists Marie and Pierre Curie observed how \u2018matter\u2019 can be created out of \u2018nothing\u2019. They discovered that energy can be transformed into matter. Energy can be guided \u2013 using the power of our thought.<\/p>\n<p>Our thoughts are like a laser gun, whose energy beam can be focused on one point. Similarly, the power of our thoughts guides the energy that\u2019s always available everywhere, causing it to condense in a specific form.<\/p>\n<p>Energy follows attention. What we think materializes and we become. Success attracts more success, and happiness attracts more happiness.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Key 5 <\/strong><strong>\u2013 Have faith instead of doubts<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>We constantly <em>believe in something<\/em>. There is no objective \u2018truth\u2019 we can rely on.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Doubt\u2019 is just a thought. No more, no less. There is no evidence to suggest it will happen.<\/p>\n<p>By doubting, we get in our own way. Thinking that \u201cthis isn\u2019t going to work\u201d is actually a very strong conviction and, as a result, we experience precisely this limitation.<\/p>\n<p>How about changing your mind?<\/p>\n<p>Have faith! <em>Believe<\/em> in your success! For at least 3 weeks\u2013 this is the period of time, according to neuroscience findings, that our brain needs to create new circuits (and get rid of the \u201cnot used\u201d ones). YEAH!\u00a0 There is hope!<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Key 6 <\/strong><strong>\u2013 Be open to \u2018coincidences\u2019<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>\u201cThere are no coincidences.\u201d Of course not! There is just \u201csynchronicity\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>We often don\u2019t see the field of possibilities around us, because our perceptual filter is limited to our previous experiences.<\/p>\n<p>Open up to countless possibilities \u2013 and you will experience almost \u2018miraculous\u2019 opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>When we stay alert and keep our ears open, we get all the information we need. And the surest means of that happening is through our intuition.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Key 7 <\/strong><strong>\u2013 Discover your true great wishes<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Don\u2019t waste your time and energy chasing\u00a0 a goal you don\u2019t really want from the bottom of your heart.<\/p>\n<p>Forget all the \u2018plans and wishes\u2019 the people around you want to see you in.<\/p>\n<p>Whose life are you living \u2013 theirs or yours?<\/p>\n<p>Find out <em>your<\/em> deepest desire \u2013 that\u2019s the only way to happiness and success.<\/p>\n<p>These 7 Keys will support you on the most exciting journey of your life!<\/p>\n<p>Yours,<\/p>\n<p>Pierre<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cYou are what your deepest desire is. As is your desire, so is your intention. As is your intention, so is your will. As is your will, so is your deed. As is your deed, so is your destiny.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u2015 Upanishads<\/p>\n<p>A bestselling author with more than 60 titles published in 11 countries and sales of more than 3 million, Pierre Franckh lectures around the world and hosts sold-out seminars. He is also a motivational coach and inspirational speaker with numerous clients in the business world, as well as doctors, psychologists, and complementary health professionals.<\/p>\n<p>More than 325,000 people have successfully changed their lives as a result of his work.<\/p>\n<p>He lives in Munich and London with his wife, Michaela Merten, a bestselling author and coach, and their daughter, Julia.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pierre-franckh.com\">www.pierre-franckh.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedesirecodebook.com\">www.thedesirecodebook.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Find us on FB: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Pierre-Franckh-125847184136307\/?ref=hl\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Pierre-Franckh-125847184136307\/?ref=hl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2026\u2026\u2026..<\/p>\n<p><em>The Desire Code launches on Kickstarter on April 4<sup>th<\/sup> 2016. Pre-order your signed copy, become a Backer and grab yourself an exclusive Reward. For details and to read more, go to <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedesirecodebook.com\/\">www.thedesirecodebook.com<\/a> <em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/thedesirecode\/the-desire-code-by-pierre-franckh\"><em>https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/thedesirecode\/the-desire-code-by-pierre-franckh<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As long as we don\u2019t change our thoughts, we spin on a downward spiral..<\/p>\n<p>Conscious thoughts leading towards a goal in life, and taming the \u2018monkey mind\u2019 (as the Buddhists say) are the key to happiness and success. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/7-surprisingly-simple-keys-happiness-success\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12163,"featured_media":40217,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[205,33,32,9,21,112,6,31],"tags":[637,4631,66,3637,4640,1270],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>7 Surprisingly Simple Keys to Happiness and Success<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"As long as we don\u2019t change our thoughts, we spin on a downward spiral.. 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