It’s Attitude (not circumstances… )
A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes. – Hugh Downs
It’s not what’s around you, but what’s within you.
Similar Posts
What Really Limits Us
ByMatthew“The limits of my language means the limits of my world.” – Ludwig Wittgenstein The idea that our language creates our world (each of our worlds… ) is very compelling for me. I have long said that humans are meaning-seeking and meaning-creating creatures. We must not only understand our world, but make sense of it,…
The Nature of Desires
ByMatthewAren’t desires bad? Don’t desires lead to suffering? Isn’t that what Buddha would say? If I recall, Buddha would say that cravings and attachments lead to suffering. Desires are a natural part of life. Properly understood* desires are healthy. Authentic** desires are healthy. * * * * To properly understand your desires you must know yourself,…
Soulcycle’s Story of Physical and Spiritual Fitness
ByMatthewI am a regular viewer of Good Life Project videos and becoming increasingly curious about Jonathan Fields and his approach to, and relationship with, entrepreneurship. The latest GLP video is a great example of that and features Jonathan along with the founders of Soulcycle: Elizabeth Cutler and Julie Rice. If you’re at all interested in…
What Does Leadership Require?
ByMatthewYou don’t have to hold a position in order to be a leader. – Henry Ford Well, leadership requires a great many things as it happens. But one thing not required is a title, or a “leadership position.” Anyone can lead. They may not be “in charge,” but anyone can step up and make things better,…
Mastery Requires Hard Work (and Lots of It) But Good Work Doesn’t Require Mastery
ByMatthew“If people knew how hard I worked to gain my mastery, it wouldn’t seem so wonderful.” – Michelangelo By now its the rare person who hasn’t heard that to be expert at something, to be a “master,” one must practice 10,000 hours. Take heart though, you can be pretty damn good after a couple thousand hours….
The 99/1 Practice (and how it will transform your life)
ByMatthewThere’s something you can do 1% of the time, that will utterly – and positively – transform your life. I call it the 99/1 Practice. * * * One of the, if not the most, important things you can do to live well and achieve important, meaningful goals is to regularly plan and strategize. But the vast majority…