Earlier this week I met a delightful woman, Marci Shimoff. Marci was kind enough to send me her book entitled, "Happy for No Reason at All." I have been fortunate to be one of the lucky people who has been happy for no reason throughout my life. I was a happy child and have always found the good in life and in people. But I have never know why. Marci's book explains why and how everyone can develop this trait.
The great thing about being happy for no reason is that you don't have to depend on anyone else or anything else to be happy. Maybe this seems obvious, but I find a lot of people who believe that they will be happy when they have a better job, more money, better looks or better health. And, I have a wife and son who are bipolar. Happiness for them and for others who do not have a naturally high level of seratonin does not come easy like it does for some others (like me).
I believe Marci when she says that anyone can develop this trait. While I am naturally happy, I work at it as well. I exercise, eat right, and work on my positive attitude every day. My partner, Ann, is better than I am about letting things go. I remember when we had our little issue with one of our partners in another office how she was able to let it go immediately, while it took me several weeks to get over it. Getting over stumbles and things others do to us is not easy and we have to constantly work on this.
Being happy for no reason does not mean that we ignore all of our other goals in life. In fact, being happy for no reason allows us to focus more directly on accomplishing our goals because we are not so worried about what "might" happen to keep us from our goals. This is especially true when it comes to wealth goals. As we emphasize in our Financial Freedom Now! course (http://www.ProVisionWealth.com/products), focus is critical when it comes to achieving real wealth.
So, get happy and get wealthy! I highly recommend this book, "Happy for No Reason at All" by my new friend, Marci Shimoff. Being happy for no reason will accelerate your wealth and bring you much joy in your life.
Warmest regards,
Tom
Comments (1)
Hi Tom!
I agree that being happy for no reason at all takes a lot of work. There's something about work in and of itself that is very liberating. Recently I've had a lot of things out of my control go badly, but it helps a lot to focus on the things that I can control like physical exercise; so as you can imagine, I've been focusing on a lot of physical exercise! In these pursuits, I’ve had an idea that I thought maybe you can help me with… I’ve made a number of long term goals to run a couple marathons, complete an Iron Man, and eventually bike from coast to coast. As you can imagine, training for these events takes up a significant amount of time, so I’ve found myself looking for a deeper purpose other than myself to justify taking up all of this time. One of the things I’ve thought of is to raise money for a non-profit organization while I complete these goals. As I ran a half marathon earlier this year, I couldn’t help but notice how many people were running for a cause other than themselves, so I’m really convinced it could work. The more I think about it the more I really like the idea and I’ve found that raising money for a non-profit is enough of a purpose to justify the time I put into training, however I’m wondering if I can make this even more of a win-win situation... If I were to raise money for a non-profit while completing my goals, would the cost of participating in these events be tax deductible?
Thank you for your posts and your time!
~Caleb Zuniga
Posted by Caleb Zuniga | February 15, 2008 11:49 AM
Posted on February 15, 2008 11:49