Why Some Are Happy And Some Are Miserable

Marci Shimoff, author of "Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul", "Chicken Soup for the Mother's Soul", "Happy for No Reason", and contributing author of the highly successful book, "The Secret", is one of the most successful self-help book authors for women.

Aside from her impressive writing career, Marci has been made famous by her appearances in other types of media. She has appeared on more than 500 shows for radio and television, she has been featured in more than 100 newspapers, and her articles have been featured in popular women's magazines including "Ladies' Home Journal" and "Woman's World".

Because of her interest in the motivation and development of others, Marci Shimoff co-founded and is a board member for the Transformational Leadership Council. The council so far has helped over 10 million people in the self-development market.

Some Are Happy And Some Are Miserable

Marci has known since the 1970's that she wanted to make a career out of professional speaking. Back in 1970, most people had never even heard of a career in public speaking. Why would anyone want to talk for a living? Marci wasn't discouraged, though. In fact, her father was the one who told her to do whatever would make her happy.

Marci Shimoff will be the first to tell you that success and happiness aren't the same thing. Think about all of the wildly successful people throughout the world who have billions of dollars but never seem to be happy. Past success doesn't make for a current fulfillment. Success isn't what makes them happy.

Fancy cars, jets, estate homes, and things like that are popular among rich people, but have you noticed how many of them are only happy when they use their money to help people rather than buy more "stuff"? Perhaps it's because the "stuff" can be lost, stolen, broken, or destroyed. Benefits to society are a way to get the "pay it forward" ball rolling, though.

The "Forbes Wealthiest People in America" list says that wealthy people are 40% less happy than average Americans. Does that statistic surprise you? Marci wrote "Happy for No Reason" to help people see the bigger pictures. Money isn't the answer just as success isn't the answer.

"I'll be happy when..." also isn't the answer. People who are always looking for outside fulfillment will never truly be happy. Those who are 100% satisfied are those whose happiness comes from within. They are people whose happiness comes for "no reason" at all.

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Believe in Your Own Power

Believe in Your Own Power. When you have belief in yourself then you have power in your own life. So many people do not believe in themselves and look outside themselves for the direction and the power in their life.

Look within. Look to yourself. Believe in you. Each and everyone of you have a tremendous ability to accomplish whatever you desire to do in your life. Each and everyone of you have the ability to direct your life in the manner you wish it to go. Each and everyone of you have been given the ability, tools and resources to do so. You already have them.

Believe in Your Own Power

The problem lies in three areas.

1. Not believing in yourself that you can do so

2. Not knowing what those tools and resources are that you already have.

3. Not knowing specifically how to use them and how to refine your skill in using them.

The solution is:

1. Do believe in yourself. Know that you are most powerful and that the power lies within you. Release any thoughts and beliefs that you have that say you are less than the powerful person that you are.

2. Know that the tools and resources that you possess are in the form of your thoughts and mind. Direct your thoughts. You were born with a mind of immeasurable power. You have thoughts to direct the power of the mind. These are the tools and resources that you always have and do not lose in this physical plane, but are what you are to use as you live and direct this experience in a physical body.

3. Consciously direct your thoughts by deliberately choosing and deciding what thoughts you will think and hold in your mind. Practice holding just the thought you choose. As you do this, your ability to do so will become easier. As it becomes easier to do so, you become more powerful for you are refining your ability. You are honing your skills at mastering your mind. You are becoming most skillful at directing your life and increasing the power you feel within you.

As you do this more and more, your belief in yourself and in your own power will build and you will know for sure that all the power lies within you and not outside you. You will empower your own life for then you will believe in you. 

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