I’ve always been fascinated with the psychology of colour and how certain colours can influence the way we feel.  We all know that certain colours represent certain characteristics:

• Red with danger and passion
• Pink with love; orange with stability and warmth; green with nature and peace
• Orange with stability and warmth; green with nature and peace
• Green with nature and peace
• Blue with calmness
• Yellow with energy and sunshine
• Purple with creativity
• Black with death and eccentricity

So the clothes we wear, the decorations of the rooms in our homes, the paintings we buy, the images we are attracted to on Facebook.  It all reveals our true personality, and it’s fascinating to observe.

Today I wanted to share a quick quiz with you that I found really interesting:

What Colour Represents Your Personality

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It can be really hard to stay focused sometimes and stay motivated. It sucks when you want to finish something, but you can’t seem to find the motivation to get it done.

I guess, you can say that is why I created this post: it is going to share with you 10 ways you can stay motivated and push through the hard times.

1. Give Yourself a Reward
Hard work is excellent, but you will run out of energy. That is why I find it crucial to give yourself rewards in order to be successful.

All work and no play makes for a dull day. (ha, that rhymed) Go and give yourself a day off and relax, or maybe go get dinner at that amazing restaurant you have been wanting to go to.

Or just give yourself a day at the spa.  Either way, pick something you can reward yourself with, and then do it.

2. Spend Time with Friends and Family
If you are constantly working and you feel demotivated to do anything, it might be because you haven’t seen your family or friends in awhile.

I know for me and many others that just being around friends and having a good time, can really give you a much needed break and help you have a little fun on top of all of that work.

3. Try Something New
Ever felt like you are doing the same thing, just on a different day? I have. It sucks, because life is about being spontaneous and trying new things out.

Sometimes often more than not we get caught up in the routine of life. That is why I find it vital to try something new in order to revive your motivation.

It could be going on a new hiking trail, going scuba diving, maybe taking a cooking class that you have been wanting to take: moral of the story? Try something new!

4. Get Excited
How cliche. But I think most people don’t realize that maybe you have to try and be excited about a goal in order to get out of your slump. Sometimes it takes a little inspiration to get excited (which you can read at #5) but it’s not impossible and you would be surprised at how much motivation you will have if you are excited about your goals.

I find that when I talk to others about my goals and read more success stories that I tend to be more excited about the goal.

Think about it, if more people know about what you are doing, and you accomplish that goal, then you have more people to share your success with.

5. Find Inspiration
For me, inspiration comes in many forms. For instance, I get inspired by reading other people’s success stories, but I also find inspiration when I read a new book.

Success stories show you that it isn’t impossible to be a success, and books can open the door to imagination and allow you to be creative.

Here are a few things that might just inspire you…

1. A family member (my grandma always inspired me to be a better person and to strive for excellence)
2. Charity or volunteering (I recently went to a food harvesting charity where my group and I were able to package up 10,000 pounds of food to send out to family who are in need, this inspired me to give back to my community and to others who are in need)
3. Teachers (I feel bad for some of my teachers who helped me, but they inspired me to get more out of life)
4. Superman or other super heroes (I know it may sound silly, but sometimes when you look towards others who can do anything it might just inspire you to get off your rump and get things done)

6. Stick with It
I know how it feels to be tired and drained and not want to do something. But I find that my motivation peaks when I push through the hard times because I have proven to myself that I can do it.

Commit to yourself that you will work on accomplishing your goal(s) every day. Speaking of commitment…

7. Commit Publicly
You will have a much more harder time dropping a goal if you commit to it publicly. Now, this doesn’t mean that you have to have a giant speaking event to commit to your goal, but it could be as easy as putting it on Facebook, or sharing it with family and friends.

Trust me, none of us like to look bad in front of others. This method will keep you accountable and will hopefully motivate you to stick with your goal because you don’t want to fail in front of others.

8. Don’t be Afraid to Ask for Help
Everybody’s motivation will drop, but it’s not a matter of when, rather it’s a matter of allowing yourself to ask for help so that you can refuel your motivation.

It can be as easy as emailing someone who will listen and inspire you (you can even email me if you want!), or joining an online forum, or posting to Facebook asking for guidance.

Don’t be afraid to ask for advice, just do it.

9. Replace Negative Thoughts with Positive Thoughts
Negativity doesn’t help anyone. However optimism can help. It is important to take note of your daily thoughts and how you think of yourself and your ability to accomplish a goal.

If you are consistently saying that you are dumb or that you aren’t smart enough, then you are only fooling yourself and holding yourself back.

Instead of saying “I’m dumb,” just say “if this dumbie Kevin can do it, then I can too!” It may seem silly at first, but it will work.

10. Write a Thank You Note to Someone
I love writing thank you notes to others because it makes me feel happier, and typically if you are feeling happier then you will have more energy to be motivated.

Listen, sending a thank you note doesn’t have to be a huge letter or long drawn out story. It could be something like this…

“Dear (insert name),

I wanted to say thank you for helping me with (whatever it is they helped you with), it inspired me or helped me become a better person (writer, singer, etc.) and I appreciate you for that.

You are amazing and thank you so, very much.

Sincerely,

(Your name)”

and boom! You now have a thank you note that you can send out to someone who has helped you out.

Trust me, it can do wonders for boosting your motivation.

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“If you make friends with yourself, you will never be alone” ~ Maxwell Maltz

Being alone is boring and lonely. Or is it? There are definitely some of us that simply don’t like to be alone. Period. We need to be around people all the time. With the emergence of social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. we now can enjoy the company of others 24 hours a day 7 days a week, in the comforts of our own home. A party all day every day. The thought of logging off can cause some of us a great deal of anxiety.
Shutting down has its benefits too though. We get so wrapped up in tweeting, updating and hanging out with our friends that we tend to forget who we are. So, who are you, really? Can you enjoy your own company? The answer might surprise you. Here are 9 reasons why you should try hanging out with yourself for a change.

9 Reasons We Should Learn To Enjoy Our Own Company

1.Your creative side.

When you are alone, you will have the time to nurture and grow your creative side. Maybe you like to do oil painting, read, play piano, write but haven’t had the chance, or time, to do so because you’re never alone. Take time to delve into the artistic side of you. It just may turn out that you are better at it than you think.

2.Quiet your mind.

In this hustle and bustle world, it is easy to pick up the nervous energy and stress from others around us. When you take time to be by yourself, you will have the chance to do a brain dump. Get rid of the toxins from the day and just be with you and your thoughts. A freeing of the mind so to speak.

3.Shopping alone is fun, really.

I get that it’s fun to go shopping with your friends and hang out but when was the last time you tried shopping alone and enjoying you? For Christmas I always ask for Waterstones vouchers from my family, so once a year, usually in January, I set aside one full day to spend in Waterstones bookshop and get to spend £150, without feeling guilty, on books.  You can take your time, you’ll have no distractions and you just might like shopping alone.

4.Have a dinner date night.

This isn’t easy for everybody to do, going out to dinner alone, but try it. While you’re out, take the time to look around and observe others. By doing so, you can learn a lot about the behaviours of others and yourself. Do you see yourself in any of these people? Do you want to?

5.Road trip anyone?

When was the last time you took a road trip by yourself? Windows rolled down, music blaring, singing to the steering wheel, GPS in off mode. It’s extremely liberating. You can make little pit stops along the way and feed your adventurous side. You may even make new friends along the way.

6.Respect, admiration, adoration.

Is it just me or do people who can enjoy their own company gain more respect from others? An admiration, if you will. We are in awe of them because they are truly happy in their own skin, and being with their own company is something they clearly enjoy. Something that so many of us strive for. They exude self-confidence and self-respect. Who wouldn’t want more of that?

7.Say aaah please.

Aaaaah as in relaxing. Turn off the phones, turn off the computer, TV and put some relaxing music on and just chill out.  Take this time to meditate, journal or read a book. This is your time with you. Embrace you and enjoy it.

8.Face fears head on.

This may seem rather odd, but yes, you can face your fears better when you are alone and learn to appreciate and enjoy you because of it. Many of us need a friend or partner to help us face any sort of fear, but when we are forced to do it alone, we realize how brave and courageous we really are. Just knowing that you were able to do this by yourself is good enough reason to start trusting yourself more.

9.I kinda like this person called me.

Yes, I’m not so bad after all. As a matter of fact, I’m really kind of fantastic. Take time to get to know who you are. We never give ourselves enough time in a day to have a relationship with ourselves and because of that, many of us don’t even know who we are. Our personalities are often overshadowed by the people we spend the most amount of time with, be it co workers, your spouse, your friends, whoever. But who are you really. Spend some time with yourself and you’ll find out soon enough. I’m gonna bet, you just might like you.
If life and work demands get in the way of your alone time, try scheduling it on the calendar like you would a doctor’s appointment and stick to it. You are as equally important as your loved ones. Love yourself first.

 

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This is just for a bit of fun to pass a few minutes away, although it is very interesting

Take this fun quiz and let us know what you get in the comments below.

What Does Your Birthdate Say About Your Personality

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I consider myself a normal guy, eating fairly healthy foods and watching my weight, exercising, drinking plenty of water and just generally being mindful of my body and what goes into it.  I am not obsessed with it and don’t mind if I put on a few pounds every now and again.

Now that I am getting a little older I find it more difficult to keep the weight off if I stray from a ‘healthy’ diet, and healthy for me is wholemeal bread instead of white bread, more vegetables, more fruit, and more water.  I am a huge advocate of drinking more water which you can read about in How to Lose 10 Pounds in Ten Days .

The trouble is, I love pasta, I love my wholemeal bread sandwiches, I love dunking a digestive biscuit in my coffee.  Well, over the last year or so I started to notice that I would sneeze every time I ate a bread roll, or ate a digestive biscuit, but really thought nothing of it, until I started doing a little experiment.  For 1 month I would cut out pasta, bread and biscuits from my diet.  Sure enough I would lose a few pounds and feel a lot healthier, no more bloated feeling, no more feeling sluggish, or tired.  Then when I started eating them again, I would feel bloated, put on weight, feel mentally sluggish and tired.  So I decided I need to stop eating those types of food, my body was telling me to, but why?

Then after doing more research I found out why.

in a word ‘Wheat’

Here is what I found, which is backed up by research, and I mean a lot of research, not just a few reports, but by thousands of studies across 5 decades.

10 Devastating Effects of Eating Wheat Based Foods

Here are 10 Reasons not to eat wheat taken from Dr William Davis Blog WheatBellyBlog:

There are plenty of reasons to never allow your lips to meet a wheat bagel, sandwich, or pretzels again. But here are the top 10 most compelling, powerful reasons to tell the USDA and other providers of dietary advice to bug off with their “healthy whole grains” advice.

1. Gliadin derived opiates (from partial digestion to 4- and 5-amino acid long fragments) increase appetite substantially–as do related proteins from rye, barley, and corn. This is a big part of the reason grains make you gain weight.
2. Gliadin derived opiates are mind active drugs that trigger behavioral outbursts in kids with ADHD and autism, mania in bipolar illness, paranoia in schizophrenics, 24 hour a day food obsessions in people prone to bulimia and binge eating disorder.
3. Gliadin, when intact, initiates the processes of autoimmunity leading to rheumatoid arthritis, type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, psoriasis, and 200 other conditions.
4. Amylopectin A raises blood sugar to high levels, higher, ounce for ounce, than table sugar.
5. Wheat germ agglutinin is a potent bowel toxin.
6. Wheat germ agglutinin blocks gallbladder and pancreatic function (via blocking the receptor for cholecystokinin).
7. Phytates block absorption of all positively-charged minerals–such as iron, zinc, and magnesium
8. Multiple allergens are present–such as trypsin inhibitors, thioreductases, alpha amylase inhibitors, and gamma gliadins, responsible for asthma, skin rashes, and gastrointestinal distress.
9. Grains are potent endocrine disrupters explaining why women with polycystic ovarian syndrome, PCOS, are much worse with grain consumption, why men grow man breasts, why male levels of testosterone drop and estrogen increases, why pituitary prolactin levels are higher, why cortisol action is blocked, and why thyroid health is disrupted by autoimmune inflammation.
10. Big Food and agribusiness use wheat and grains to control human buying behavior, putting the addictive appetite-stimulating effects to use to increase food consumption and keep you coming back for more.

What the hell does all of the above mean?

Well, eating wheat and grains is just not healthy despite what we’ve been told by our governments about a healthy eating plan.  We are perhaps at epidemic levels of obesity around the world and the problem is getting worse, and one of the worst culprits of this epidemic is wheat.

Consider this list of potential side effects of eating wheat:

• Various cancers including: pancreatic, colon, stomach and lymphoma
• Autoimmune diseases like Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis
• Infertility
• Diabetes
• Obesity
• Arthritis
• Autism
• Depression, Anxiety and Schizophrenia
• Allergies

You mean I have to stop eating pasta, bread, pastries, desserts, rolls, crackers, and other grain based foods?

You don’t have to, the better way to think about it is to experiment.  We are told every day what foods are bad for us, and it seems as if there’s no foods that we can actually eat that are good for us.  So what I would do is a 30 day wheat and grain food fast and see how you feel.  If you see and feel noticable results then you’ll know, first hand, that the research is true.  If you don’t see and feel any difference then go back to what you were doing before and eating what you want.

Research is all well and good, but without experiencing first hand how this affects you, then it doesn’t really mean anything.

Here is a great video by Dr. William Davis, Author of : Wheat Belly

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Nerves on edge, frightened at the thought of shedding comfortable layers, I courageously jumped into a new reality where nakedness is seen as beautiful. Authenticity viewed as courageous. Truth…noble.

Yes, my spiritual journey tends to lead me out of my comfort zone and into the “unashamedly vulnerable” zone where I am faced with the choice to hide or seek.

I choose to seek.

I was recently at a workshop and we were to share with the group one word that was really resonating with our spirits during a group meditation.  Words like peace, hope, grateful, and excited were shared. My word?

Vulnerable

That’s exactly how I was feeling.  Why? I was feeling uncertain at the thought of sharing the deeper part of me. You know.

Taking a risk and putting my authentic self out there among those I do not know. Even though I’m pretty cool with who I am, in new situations my ego surfaces and I have to consciously refrain from putting a mask on.

Degrees of vulnerability

When I meet people and get to know them, I take note of how vulnerable they are, as there are different degrees of vulnerability. Some people are all out vulnerable and some get nauseous at the thought. I also gauge authenticity. Their willingness to let down their guard, open the heart, and let me in because I view these as beautiful qualities. I actually love people for who they really are at their core, no matter what is going on in their lives.

I’ve had some women come to me telling me they just don’t think they are good enough. They don’t feel worthy. They’re afraid to be themselves or maybe they don’t even know who they really are. They’re contending with feelings of depression, anxiety, shame, pain, anger, and more. My heart breaks for them because if they could really see themselves as I see them, if they could feel the love that I have for them….they’d experience peace and joy like they’ve never experienced before. It might even blow their minds!

But let’s face it: vulnerability is scary. We fear being hurt because we’ve all been hurt many times in our lives by family, friends, lovers, etc. We put our fragile hearts out there because we wanted to love and be loved and it didn’t always go as planned, right?

(Um. Here’s your bloody heart back. I don’t want it anymore)

Whatcha building? A wall

Ever since we were born, we’ve been contending with pain and trauma. As children, we tend to stuff pain or detach from it because how can a young child know how to cope with it in a healthy way? The problem with this is that the pain doesn’t just go away. It stays lodged in our body’s energy system and essentially creates blockages, which affects the emotions. The more trauma and heartaches, the more pain gets trapped deep within, the worse our emotional state.

Now some are able to get through and process old wounds, whether through therapy, self-help methods, spiritual or religious beliefs, etc. Others will begin constructing a wall around their heart. They don’t normally know they are doing this, but over time they become distrusting, skeptical and along with that comes plenty of negative emotions like fear, anger, depression, anxiety, and more.

Along with wall-building, we try to take the edge off or numb the painful emotions in various ways. Drinking, smoking, overeating, chronic shopping, popping pills, working a gazillion hours, gambling, etc. Let’s just say that addiction is running rampant in our society because we freaking hate feeling pain.

I remember years ago when I was really struggling emotionally after leaving my husband for a woman, hurting not only my ex-husband, but my children as well. Coming out of the closet to BE my authentic self was the most vulnerable I’d ever been and bet and believe it wasn’t easy.  It was hell on earth for a while internally and I wanted to drink to numb my pain. I would have loved to have drowned my sorrows for a while via alcohol, but the only reason I didn’t was because somehow I knew that if I used alcohol (or drugs or food or sex or a person) to cope, I would never… ever… ever… find happiness.  I just knew it and dammit, I wanted more than anything to get through the darkness into the light and experience authentic happiness!

This is so on my heart because I really want to see people get free and happy. Hell, if I could break through, anyone can! See, when we numb the negative feelings, we also numb the positive feelings. Think of our emotions as a spectrum. When we numb our pain by repressing, drinking, drugging, etc., we also lessen our ability to feel the happy emotions. It is when we can make a commitment to stop running, numbing, and self-medicating our pain that we can begin a journey toward healing, freedom, and feeling the real-deal joy.

Looking for happiness in all the wrong places

I love to share my story with others because I feel like I had a “Saul to Paul” experience.  From deep, deep darkness to the brightest of light! I guarantee it wasn’t easy, but the journey is so worth it.  See, we live in a society that really puts a lot of emphasis on the external world.  Buy this and we’ll be happy. Go to college, get that job, get married, have a couple of kids, and we’ll be happy. Make more money. Work more hours. Party more. Vacation more. We put our value in external things thinking we’ll find peace and joy and it’s a total lie.

Happiness is found within. Yeah, yeah, we’ve heard this. But do we really get it? Do we really get that we’re way more than we think we are? We’re more amazing, beautiful, and lovable than we can even imagine and the more we dive into the inner world, the more we will recognize this. When we can begin to laser focus on our spiritual journey, we’ll begin a journey toward wholeness.

But how do we get from the darkness to the light?

Well, many books are written on the topic and are helpful, but to put it simply, it begins with vulnerability. It begins with us assessing our current reality (however good or sucky it is) and exposing ourselves emotionally. It begins with us seeking something deeper. Digging through layers of facades, lies, and just plain junk. It begins with opening up to someone about the current state of our “real-deal” selves.  Are we depressed? Angry? Anxious? Are we drinking or popping pills? Overeating? Overworking? Miserable?  Just plain exhausted and ready to call it quits?

Admit it. Now, we don’t want to go around telling everyone our plight. We’re not whining and we are certainly not victims. We tell someone who we trust. Perhaps someone who can help us along our journey. We’re simply owning where we are right now. We’re confessing that yeah, we’ve been stuffing our pain for quite a while. We’ve built a freakin’ 10 foot wall around our heart. We were abused as a child. Our relationship sucks. We’re sick and tired of feeling lonely. Whatever it is; we’re owning it.

Then….

We’re going to have to make some changes.  Nothing changes if nothing changes. When I finally owned my internal misery and made a commitment to do some things different, I had to face my biggest fears. Ginormous fears! I had to face rejection. Uncertainty. I had to leave a marriage and later, a toxic relationship. I had to start over with NOTHING but a thread of hope. I had to be counseled and face old childhood wounds and many years of pain and disillusionment. Yes, it scared the shit out of me, but my willingness to become vulnerable was also very empowering and launched me on the road to healing and authenticity.

What’s next?

Happiness is not a destination. It’s a feeling and in order to really cultivate it, we’ve got to go within and start digging.  Dig deep. Excavate all the crappy layers of junk we’ve been piling up over the years. Get in touch with our Creator, whatever name we call it. (God, Source, Universal Energy, Buddha, Angels, Spirit, etc.) Cultivate a relationship with ourselves first. Take time to meditate/pray as often as we can. Get in touch with nature. Practice self-care. This is our time to make a significant personal and spiritual shift in our lives and we can do it!

We can do it alone, but I think we should reach out for help. Counseling. Life Coaching. 12 Step groups. Rehabs. Ministers. People are willing to help.

I’ll end by saying that I love you. I believe in you.

And I’m rooting for all of us!

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I saw this video the other day and thought it was absolutely stunning.

From TSO Photography
This was filmed between 4th and 11th April 2011. I had the pleasure of visiting El Teide.
Spain´s highest mountain @(3718m) is one of the best places in the world to photograph the stars and is also the location of Teide Observatories, considered to be one of the world´s best observatories.

The goal was to capture the beautiful Milky Way galaxy along with one of the most amazing mountains I know El Teide. I have to say this was one of the most exhausting trips I have done. There was a lot of hiking at high altitudes and probably less than 10 hours of sleep in total for the whole week. Having been here 10-11 times before I had a long list of must-see locations I wanted to capture for this movie, but I am still not 100% used to carrying around so much gear required for time-lapse movies.

A large sandstorm hit the Sahara Desert on the 9th April (bit.ly/g3tsDW) and at approx 3am in the night the sandstorm hit me, making it nearly impossible to see the sky with my own eyes.
Interestingly enough my camera was set for a 5 hour sequence of the milky way during this time and I was sure my whole scene was ruined. To my surprise, my camera had managed to capture the sandstorm which was backlit by Grand Canary Island making it look like golden clouds. The Milky Way was shining through the clouds, making the stars sparkle in an interesting way. So if you ever wondered how the Milky Way would look through a Sahara sandstorm, look at 00:32.

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We all have a gift of some kind whether it be the gift of love, teaching, giving, talking or charm, we all have something.

Spiritually speaking I believe we all have a natural gift that we can develop after we reflect on our life purpose.

In this quick quiz find out what your spiritual gift is.

What is Your Spiritual Gift

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If you ask the “right” questions to yourself, you can harness the power of your subconscious mind to conquer any challenges and live your life to the fullest.

The power of questions is truly remarkable, but you must use it responsibly.

If everytime you commit a mistake, you ask yourself, “Why am I so stupid?” your subconscious mind will find ways and create circumstances to prove that you’re right (even if you’re not!).

Instead, ask yourself, “How can I improve the way I do this?” Your subconscious mind will then help you to come up with solutions.

Questions have improved my life tremendously; but out of all the questions I’ve asked myself, 5 of them have made the most positive impact in my life. And I’d like to share them with you now…

Question # 1: What Is My Heart’s Deepest Desires?

You can never be truly happy and consider yourself a success until you’re fulfilling your heart’s deepest desires.

So what makes you so thrilled and exhilarated to get up early in the morning? What are you so passionate about that you’re willing to give up anything for it?

Once you discover your heart’s deepest desires, your life will be filled with meaning and purpose.

You will finally realize that you’re born in this world to accomplish something extraordinary – something you’d truly love to do or become for the rest of your life.

So ask yourself, “What is my heart’s deepest desires?”

Then list down (on a piece of paper) everything that comes to your mind. If you’re not sure whether a desire is something that you’re really passionate about, write it down anyway.

When you’re done, rate each item on a scale of 1 to 10 (with 1 being the least desirable and 10 being the most). Pay attention to your desires with a rating of 10. These are your heart’s deepest desires.

Focus your efforts and energy towards doing them. Make them a top priority in your life and actually “live” them with passion.

If you do, you’ll become the best version of yourself and live the life that you’re truly meant to live.

Question # 2: How Can I ________________? (Fill the blank with the thing you want to accomplish.)

I ask this question when I can’t figure out a solution, or when I want to know the best possible solution, to an issue.

You may ask it at the exact time you’re encountering the situation; but the best time is to ask it before you go to sleep, because it’s during this time when your subconscious mind goes into hyperactive mode in finding the “right” answer.

Let’s say you dream of owning your own business but you’re limited in funds. Before going to sleep, ask yourself, “How can I get the money to fund my dream business?”

Follow up that question with a firm statement: “While asleep, my subconscious mind will find the best way to start my business. And tomorrow, it will lead me to the perfect solution.”

Sleep peacefully with the confidence that the answer is right around the corner.

Question # 3: Is It Really Important?

I learned this question while reading “The Magic of Thinking Big” by David J. Schwartz, and this one really jumped out at me.

Want to manage stress, avoid arguments, and live longer? Then ask yourself this question every time something sets you off.

There are many “little” things that could annoy us… a driver cutting you off, someone speaking impolitely, kids disturbing your personal time, slow internet connection, and a lot more.

The solution is to just ask yourself, “Is it really important?” whenever you feel irritable or mad.

Oftentimes, you’ll realize that these are just small stuffs that you should ignore, so you can focus on the more important things in life.

And by not losing your temper, you’ll develop harmonious relationships and boost your happiness. It’s a win-win for everyone.

Question # 4: What Makes Me Special?

Ask yourself this question to get a big boost in self-esteem and appreciate your own unique qualities.

This question is especially helpful to people who don’t value themselves highly or those who may feel that they’re not good enough.

But even if you think you already have high self-esteem, asking this question could lead you to discover more awesome things about yourself!

List down a list of your exceptional accomplishments, talents, knowledge, experiences, or traits. Then bask in your own glory.

When I asked this question to myself, my answers include…

– Passed the board exams where the national passing percentage was 17.45%
– Doubled sales for Fortune 500 consultant Kevin Hogan when I rewrote his sales letter for Covert Hypnosis
– Became a bestselling author
– Became a certified NLP practitioner
– Proud parent of a boy who garnered first honors
– Can deadlift 290 lbs.
– Possess a lean and healthy body
– Have a network of people who love me (and whom I love very much)
– Believe I can achieve anything with God’s help and my mind

I’m sure you could think of many things that make you special. Even personality traits such as your determination, love, patience, or courage can be added to your list.

Go through your list as often as you can, and you’ll feel that you’re one of a kind. There’s no other person on earth like you.

Question # 5: What Would ________________ Do? (Fill the blank with the name of the person you’re emulating.)

This is an effective way to handle situations or make decisions from the perspective of someone who is adept in that area.

If you’re thinking of exacting revenge on someone who did you wrong, ask yourself, “What would Jesus (or Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Teresa, Pope Francis, etc.) do?” This will help turn your hatred to forgiveness.

If you want to lose weight but can’t control your cravings, ask yourself, “What would Jillian Michaels (or your favorite fitness hero) do?” This will motivate you to eat only healthy foods at the right amount.

If you’re stuck in making an investment decision, ask yourself, “What would Warren Buffet (or your favorite financial guru) do?” This will help you decide the best possible option.

Choose someone whose philosophies, principles, and way of thinking are familiar to you. If you regularly immerse yourself in their books, audios, videos, seminars, etc. your mindset will be in tune with theirs.

Change your life now by asking these 5 questions to yourself. And get ready to live your best life yet.

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We all have a different role to play in life, whether it be to care for others, to teach others, lead others, or to create something amazing.

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