You can be happy instantly
I always like to write this kind of stuff on the
weekends as a reflection to our 'busy' life.
A simple life is a happy life.
Don't get me wrong – I'm not asking you to
settle for less.
A simple life is more than just living on
a small salary. You can be a millionaire and
yet live simply, free from common worries.
You can be the president of a big and
competitive company yet live in complete
simplicity. You can be a dogged salesperson
targeting high sales quotas and still live simply.
A simple life is abandoning most unnecessary
vanities. It means you will have to give up
some things in life that you really do not
need. A favorite smart term in business today
is "prioritizing." Abandoning is more than
just prioritizing. Abandoning is like disposing
of garbage because you do not need them.
You do not include your garbage in your priority
list — you throw them away for good.
As long as you have a purpose, a simple life is
a meaningful life.
You'll have your own goal -- not a goal
set by others for you. You see, you're thriving
to achieve what you want, but not what have
been set for you to achieve.
In our so-called busy days, we have
forgotten how simple "simple" really is.
One key to happiness is being downright simple.
That's it. Simplicity is often times so profound
to other people that they do not believe it
unless someone complicates it for them because
it's hard to accept simplicity with...
The Never-Ending Race
Somewhere in the silly rat race between you
and your colleague or neighbors, you find
yourself in the middle of mountains of
pressures which isn't necessary at all.
People purchase expensive things or do
'weird things' because these make them
the centers of attraction. These things get
better everyday because of competition. And
that's bad news if you wasn't to keep up.
The good news is, you don't need to be
influenced with any of these because you have
YOUR OWN GOAL AND PURPOSE!
The pressure given by others to you is
actually unreal. It's how you have defined
them to be. For instance, I have friends who
makes 10x my income. But then again, I have
friends who make just 10% of my income.
So really, who's successful?
Depends on your own benchmark.
There is real pressure to be more 'successful'
if you're working in a company but then again,
what's your purpose? Will being promoted in
your company going to help you achieve your goal?
And how does that applies?
You have to think for yourself to be happy. But
being simple can never goes wrong if that's
what you're trying to achieve – Happiness.
There are a few ways to have a simple
life that can ensure happiness.
Eliminate Self-Importance
Self-importance is the basic culprit or cause of
vanity. Vanity is craving more than what meets
your DESIRE. It entails selfishness and
self-centeredness when we're blinded with vanity.
It is mere egoism. It is mostly doing something
to prove a point or to prove your self - to
feed the ego. As long as you're out to
prove something, you're susceptible to pressure.
Proving something means you are competing —
with who is better or has something better.
*Note: Because this is a short article, you must
be able to distinguish what is vanity and a
burning desire to be successful yourself.
Don't Be A Perfectionist -- It never pays off
Being a perfectionist sounds good a reputation
to earn, but it is actually just an ego booster
trying to prove that you are the best. It only makes
distress an everyday meal for you. Some would
insist that being a perfectionist is a good attitude
to have, to make sure that your work quality
is always top of the line. But if you're being a
perfectionist just to earn admiration, you are
locked into the trap of self-importance. The worst
part is, you can't 'see' it.
Strive to be perfect by all means, but only in
character, especially on how to become more
loving, forgiving, patient, understanding, meek,
and simple. Do not be a perfectionist — trying to
perfect your accomplishments to prove your worth
because this will lead to more frustration in life.
Trying to improve your stand, YES you must.
Trying to PERFECT your standard to prove
your capability, DON'T.
Perfectionists live a life of distress due to
frustrations and undue pressure. They easily get
angry when some details are ignored.
LOVE EVERYTHING.
When you focus on love as the rule of your life,
everything becomes simple. It becomes very
easy for you to let go, to forgive and forget.
Nothing in this life is as important as character.
People living simple lives often have enough
quality time to meditate on life and realize
that this philosophy is true: That there is nothing
more important and sublime than to love.
The adage goes that love conquers all and
never dies.
Simple people who have mastered loving
people will simply let go and think positively.
They give everybody a chance to try better
next time. They're more forgiving. The way
they conquer is to always find something positive
in everything, thwart unnecessary distress, and
free everybody of pressure.
I mean if you're choosing between hate or love,
which one would you choose?
So why not start loving now.
You "Chan" Do It!
-Patric Chan
Founder of "You Chan Do It!"
Personal Achievement Newsletter
www.eSuccessMastery.com
---
To webmasters/publishers:
You now have permission to reprint this article on your
web site or in your e-zine as long as it is not edited and you
will kindly leave the signature with the article. Better still,
email to me first at support@youchandoit.com so that I can
include your affiliate link at the signature file. This way, you
can earn income for publishing this article.
-----
weekends as a reflection to our 'busy' life.
A simple life is a happy life.
Don't get me wrong – I'm not asking you to
settle for less.
A simple life is more than just living on
a small salary. You can be a millionaire and
yet live simply, free from common worries.
You can be the president of a big and
competitive company yet live in complete
simplicity. You can be a dogged salesperson
targeting high sales quotas and still live simply.
A simple life is abandoning most unnecessary
vanities. It means you will have to give up
some things in life that you really do not
need. A favorite smart term in business today
is "prioritizing." Abandoning is more than
just prioritizing. Abandoning is like disposing
of garbage because you do not need them.
You do not include your garbage in your priority
list — you throw them away for good.
As long as you have a purpose, a simple life is
a meaningful life.
You'll have your own goal -- not a goal
set by others for you. You see, you're thriving
to achieve what you want, but not what have
been set for you to achieve.
In our so-called busy days, we have
forgotten how simple "simple" really is.
One key to happiness is being downright simple.
That's it. Simplicity is often times so profound
to other people that they do not believe it
unless someone complicates it for them because
it's hard to accept simplicity with...
The Never-Ending Race
Somewhere in the silly rat race between you
and your colleague or neighbors, you find
yourself in the middle of mountains of
pressures which isn't necessary at all.
People purchase expensive things or do
'weird things' because these make them
the centers of attraction. These things get
better everyday because of competition. And
that's bad news if you wasn't to keep up.
The good news is, you don't need to be
influenced with any of these because you have
YOUR OWN GOAL AND PURPOSE!
The pressure given by others to you is
actually unreal. It's how you have defined
them to be. For instance, I have friends who
makes 10x my income. But then again, I have
friends who make just 10% of my income.
So really, who's successful?
Depends on your own benchmark.
There is real pressure to be more 'successful'
if you're working in a company but then again,
what's your purpose? Will being promoted in
your company going to help you achieve your goal?
And how does that applies?
You have to think for yourself to be happy. But
being simple can never goes wrong if that's
what you're trying to achieve – Happiness.
There are a few ways to have a simple
life that can ensure happiness.
Eliminate Self-Importance
Self-importance is the basic culprit or cause of
vanity. Vanity is craving more than what meets
your DESIRE. It entails selfishness and
self-centeredness when we're blinded with vanity.
It is mere egoism. It is mostly doing something
to prove a point or to prove your self - to
feed the ego. As long as you're out to
prove something, you're susceptible to pressure.
Proving something means you are competing —
with who is better or has something better.
*Note: Because this is a short article, you must
be able to distinguish what is vanity and a
burning desire to be successful yourself.
Don't Be A Perfectionist -- It never pays off
Being a perfectionist sounds good a reputation
to earn, but it is actually just an ego booster
trying to prove that you are the best. It only makes
distress an everyday meal for you. Some would
insist that being a perfectionist is a good attitude
to have, to make sure that your work quality
is always top of the line. But if you're being a
perfectionist just to earn admiration, you are
locked into the trap of self-importance. The worst
part is, you can't 'see' it.
Strive to be perfect by all means, but only in
character, especially on how to become more
loving, forgiving, patient, understanding, meek,
and simple. Do not be a perfectionist — trying to
perfect your accomplishments to prove your worth
because this will lead to more frustration in life.
Trying to improve your stand, YES you must.
Trying to PERFECT your standard to prove
your capability, DON'T.
Perfectionists live a life of distress due to
frustrations and undue pressure. They easily get
angry when some details are ignored.
LOVE EVERYTHING.
When you focus on love as the rule of your life,
everything becomes simple. It becomes very
easy for you to let go, to forgive and forget.
Nothing in this life is as important as character.
People living simple lives often have enough
quality time to meditate on life and realize
that this philosophy is true: That there is nothing
more important and sublime than to love.
The adage goes that love conquers all and
never dies.
Simple people who have mastered loving
people will simply let go and think positively.
They give everybody a chance to try better
next time. They're more forgiving. The way
they conquer is to always find something positive
in everything, thwart unnecessary distress, and
free everybody of pressure.
I mean if you're choosing between hate or love,
which one would you choose?
So why not start loving now.
You "Chan" Do It!
-Patric Chan
Founder of "You Chan Do It!"
Personal Achievement Newsletter
www.eSuccessMastery.com
---
To webmasters/publishers:
You now have permission to reprint this article on your
web site or in your e-zine as long as it is not edited and you
will kindly leave the signature with the article. Better still,
email to me first at support@youchandoit.com so that I can
include your affiliate link at the signature file. This way, you
can earn income for publishing this article.
-----
posted by Patric Chan at
9:41 PM
2 Comments:
Patric,
This blog post is the single most important thing I have read in my life. It is worth more to me than internet marketing products that I have paid hundereds of dollars for. And you published it for all of us to read, for free...
Thank You.
-- Jason
Thank you, Jason.
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