The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness

Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/orangeacid/ / CC BY 2.0 “People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.” Dale Carnegie When you read this blog, other blogs and books on personal development it’s easy to get drawn into an atmosphere of this being really serious business. And for someone who needs help it can...

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Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/grrphoto/ / CC BY 2.0 “Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.” Michael Jordan Basics such as motivation, setting goals and taking action are vital to get the...

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Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bellymotherbaby/ / CC BY-SA 2.0 “Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush.” Doug Larson “An optimist is the human personification of spring.” Susan J. Bissonette Spring is finally here in Sweden. Well, kinda. It’s more of feeling of spring I suppose in the way that Doug Larson...

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Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfgangstaudt/ / CC BY 2.0 “He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe.” Marcus Aurelius “Possession of material riches, without inner peace, is like dying of thirst while bathing in a lake.” Paramahansa Yogananda Finding peace within is a wonderful but also a difficult thing. It is easy to...

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Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/helgabj/ / CC BY 2.0 “Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the face.” Helen Keller One of the most common wishes people have seems to be to improve their self confidence. This can be a tricky thing and it is easy to start fooling yourself...

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Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cowboyneal/ / CC BY-SA 2.0 “The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it.” Marcus Aurelius “No one can give you better advice than yourself.” Cicero People like Marcus Aurelius and Seneca may have died thousands of years ago. But what they spoke about back then is still helpful today....

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Images: http://www.flickr.com/photos/notsogoodphotography/ / CC BY 2.0 “If you ask what is the single most important key to longevity, I would have to say it is avoiding worry, stress and tension. And if you didn’t ask me, I’d still have to say it.” George F. Burns One good life skill is to be able...

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Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/evilerin/ / CC BY 2.0 “What do you first do when you learn to swim? You make mistakes, do you not? And what happens? You make other mistakes, and when you have made all the mistakes you possibly can without drowning – and some of them many times over –...

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I am very happy to announce that my first e-book The 7 Timeless Habits of Happiness is done and available for free download today. It’s a 45 page e-book in PDF-format focusing on habits, techniques and strategies that have helped me to become happier over the last few years. It’s not...

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Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/zarajay/ / CC BY-SA 2.0 “I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.” Chinese proverb “Absorb what is useful, Discard what is not, Add what is uniquely your own” Bruce Lee Personal development books, blogs and videos can be a wonderful resource to help...

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