The Happiness Project!
Gretchen Rubin had an epiphany one rainy afternoon in the unlikeliest of places: a city bus. “The days are long, but the years are short,” she realized. “Time is passing, and I’m not focusing enough on the things that really matter.” In that moment, she decided to dedicate a year to her happiness project.
In this lively and compelling account of that year, Rubin carves out her place alongside the authors of bestselling memoirs such as Julie and Julia, The Year of Living Biblically, and Eat, Pray, Love. With humor and insight, she chronicles her adventures during the twelve months she spent test-driving the wisdom of the ages, current scientific research, and lessons from popular culture about how to be happier.
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It is said that the greatest contribution of Mary Kay Ash to our society is her belief in women and her ability to inspire them to dream. The Independent National Sales Directors who share their stories in this book represent the “first generation” of Mary Kay leaders and as sich their stories leave an incredible imprint as to how Mary Kay’s extraordinary inspiration has manifested itself into everyday life.
Bob Dunwoody says the way to “have it all” — more joy, time, money, happiness, and peace of mind, and higher quality relationships — is to slow down, relax, stop stressing yourself out, stop trying to “fix” yourself. Take the Dunwoody approach to life and you can “have it all” right now, rather than wait till you’ve achieved ’success.’ Bob will show you that ‘having it all’ will create success for you, and it can be brought into your life today.
Ekhart Tolle’s message is simple: living in the now is the truest path to happiness and enlightenment. And while this message may not seem stunningly original or fresh, Tolle’s clear writing, supportive voice, and enthusiasm make this an excellent manual for anyone who’s ever wondered what exactly “living in the now” means. Foremost, Tolle is a world-class teacher, able to explain complicated concepts in concrete language. More importantly, within a chapter of reading this book, readers are already holding the world in a different container–more conscious of how thoughts and emotions get in the way of their ability to live in genuine peace and happiness.
T. Harv Eker, a multimillionaire, teaches us how to become rich. He believes thoughts lead to feelings, which lead to actions, which lead to results, and hence the key to attaining great wealth begins with thinking–like rich people do. He offers new ways of thinking and acting that will lead to new and different results, and he tells us, “Success is a learnable skill. You can learn to succeed at anything.” The book emphasizes Eker’s 17 principles for amassing wealth, which include: rich people believe that they create their life, while poor people believe “life happens to me.” Rich people focus on opportunities, while poor people focus on obstacles. Rich people act in spite of fear, while poor people let fear stop them. Rich people constantly learn and grow, while poor people think they know enough. This is an obvious infomercial for the author’s training seminars; however, although many may not agree with all of Eker’s ideas, his book offers thought-provoking advice and valuable insight.
Mary Kay started out her life taking care of her ill grandfather when she was only six years old while her mother worked to provide for the family. She was always motivated by her mother who said, “You can do it.” Mary Kay Ash has inspired hundreds of thousands of women to reach, extend, and grow into lives they deserve- lives that are balanced, rich and abundant.
Jim Stovall’s profound follow-up to the bestselling book and major motion picture, The Ultimate Gift. When Jason Stevens found out he had to jump through hoops to maybe get an unnamed inheritance from his billionaire grandfather, he was not amused. By the time he’d finished learning the lessons he’d become a different man. Ready to tackle the duties of running a multi-billion dollar trust, he is once again derailed, this time by his pugnacious family. Not content with their cattle ranches and oil fields, his aunts, uncles, and even his parents are determined to see every last dime entrusted to their own self-serving pockets.
Jim Stovall, the author of this incredible book, has been a national champion Olympic weightlifter, a successful investment broker and entrepreneur.