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Make Money, Be Happy!

MoneyWhat if there was a way to feel more in control of your life? To really enjoy the ride?  This article offers ideas on how to do just that, using an approach called "make money, be happy."

In the research for my book, Make Money, Be Happy, I have interviewed and researched individuals who have achieved wealth and happiness, measured by their own definition.

The clearest lesson was this. Each person had made a conscious decision to point their actions towards greater success, had adopted beliefs which created certain behaviours. These in turn, created happiness and money.

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Adding my own experience to this research, I designed a unique personal success programme called "make money, be happy." It is a mindset that can help pull your life from the long shadow of duty and necessity into the brilliant light of your own possibility.

Yes, I know you may not have that planned just at the moment, but how about it nonetheless?

It starts with a thought. You may be very familiar with the easy sounding theory of being able to choose your thoughts. Not always easy, but incredibly beneficial.

Right now, could you see your life is simply in transition? I’d like to suggest that you (like everyone) are in transition, from where you are here and now, to somewhere where you will feel happier, more fulfilled. Where you have the right amount of money to enjoyably live your purpose. How does that sound?

If you accept that, the next question is, how best to enjoy it? Could your journey feel smooth, comfortable, exciting.  Elegant even? I believe it can.  Or, as an alternative, it can feel like a rollercoaster, with nothing to hold onto. I’ve certainly been there, done that! 

 

 

About the Author

More about Carmel McConnellThis article was written by Carmel McConnell.

Carmel McConnell is a social entreprenuer and best-selling author.

 

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