Applied Happiness Coaching

The world around us is often run at breakneck speed, and some of us consider ourselves lucky to have a moment to breathe!  There is a huge benefit in how you spend those ‘breath-catching’ moments, however.  Frequently those moments are filled with thoughts of what you still have to do, when they should be spent reflecting on what you’ve already done.  You can easily build strength, stamina, motivation, and drive simply by recalling your accomplishments, and how that success felt.

Savoring is all about enjoying, even relishing, the past moments with great appreciation, present moments of enjoyment, and even future golden moments by anticipating them.  Many people see that word and imagine having a meal and eating is slowly to savor the flavor, so to speak.  Truth is, savoring every moment, including a good meal, is an incredible psychological tool to boost positivity and motivation.

It strengthens in three ways: it prolongs enjoyable moments; it can act as a vaccination that protects you psychologically over long periods of time; and it intensifies positive experiences. So turn up the volume of your good-mood by basking in the enjoyment of your success!  Enhance it further by creating set-points for savoring later.

‘Savory-Set-Points’ are images, feelings, sensations – anything you can use to store your enjoyment for recall later.  Essentially, you can create positive memories for later by noticing details of things you enjoy now.  When something makes you feel great or accomplished, make a mental note of your surroundings – the sights, sounds, tastes, feelings, smells, and the people are great at pinning down memories for later. In fact, people can be quite instrumental in your quest! Share your story with them, and let them enjoy with you!

Narratives are often easier to recall, and the act of sharing often leads others to initiate the savoring in the future! Tell a great story, and people will bring it up, and re-savor that moment with you for quite some time after.  So without further delay, here is your assignment:

Write out one of your great stories – one that takes you, and the reader, on a journey of success. Take a stroll down memory lane and describe, in detail, the way you felt, how your peers felt and made you feel, whether you felt motivated or inspired, and end the story by describing how you feel right now – telling the story again.

If this is a story of a time that inspired or motivated you, you may find that simply retelling it can re-motivate you all over again!   This is one of my favorite exercises with clients.  Everyone loves to tell a great story – especially one that details an exciting, inspiring, or motivating experience!

Try it out!

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Your life as you know it is based upon faith. That’s right, even those that say they do not believe in fate, and instead choose to control their own destiny by working incredibly hard, making smart decisions, and following their own path are guided by faith. The faith they have is in themselves. No matter what the situation, the words, “have a little faith” echo through them. “It’s all going to turn out alright. It always does.” These are incredibly powerful affirmations! This is the stuff dreams are made of!

Holy cow…how cliche was that?

Napoleon Hill ["Think and Grow Rich"] wrote, “A mind dominated by positive emotions becomes a favorable site for the state of mind known as faith.”  When you smile in the face of adversity and what could be seen as an impassible crossroad, you have faith that you’ll get through it.  This is nothing new.  However, many people discount the power of faith because they feel more comfortable bonding with others about how “it’s just not possible” and/or “man, I wouldn’t want to be in his shoes.”

How often do parents tell their children that it’s going to be okay.  How often do you hear people talk about making it through a disaster or negative event because they “just knew they would get through it”?  Have a little faith in YOU.

It is important to remember three very powerful truths:

1 – Faith is the starting point of all accumulation of riches.
2 – Faith is the basis of al miracles and mysteries that science cannot explain.
3 – Faith is THE ONLY KNOWN ANTIDOTE FOR FAILURE.

In my upcoming book, I spend a little time talking about the power of faith, and using it to propel you into manifesting incredible people, profits, and personal growth.  The greatest point I can make about faith is that it truly is the foundation for all your future success.  Success is built from the ground up, brick by brick. An unwavering faith in yourself, your abilities, and the Universe to back you up is 80% of the build process! The other 20% is action – another chapter altogether!

How do you get the faith you need to be the person you always dreamt of being?

“Know you have the ability to achieve the objects of your definite purpose in life. Demand of yourself persistent, continuous action toward its attainment, and promise to render such action” – Napoleon Hill, TaGR.

Wake up every morning, step onto the floor, and take a deep breath. With each breath, thank the Universe for the incredible day you’re going to have. KNOW how powerful you are, and commit yourself to believing you hold the cards to your success – and the faith that you’ll know when you hold em, and know when to fold em!

When you have complete, unwavering, unadulterated faith in yourself, you’ll never fold! You’ll have one winning hand after another! Trust me! Have a littel faith!

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