How To Be Happy: A Pessimists Guide To Happiness
Note: At over 2000 words, this post may be a bit longer than normal but I was feeling rather inspired to write it. Hope you enjoy. :)
I can’t be happy because I’m without ____________.
I failed my last presentation so my career is over.
My last relationship was a disaster so I won’t ever find real love.
Have you ever had some of those thoughts? I know I have.
I’ll be the first to admit, the battle with negativity is something I struggle with nearly everyday, and it’s safe to say I’m not alone. Each day we have thousands upon thousands of thoughts go through our head. Unfortunately, many of our thoughts are negative and self defeating.
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March 12th, 2010 / 
Life
The Happiest Fisherman In The World
Back when I used to live in Shanghai I had a particular spot just outside the city that I would often go to just to get away and think. Whenever I was feeling overwhelmed or needed sometime to myself, I would take my electric scooter and venture the 15 minutes over to what I later claimed as my “thinking rock.”
While I spent most of my time at my thinking rock pondering life’s questions or simply meditating, my thinking rock also provided hours upon hours of conversation with some of my closest friends, with subjects such as religion, purpose, and love being discussed. For just a rock, it really was a place in which I came find myself. Today I’d like to share with you a story of a moment that changed how I view the world.
33 Comments / February 26th, 2010 / Life
Take The First Step
Lately I’ve been lying in my bed staying up late just thinking about the concept of success. What makes a person successful? What separates the big boys from the wannabes? Is there a ‘formula’ to creating the life that you desire? Pondering these questions has literally made my head spin, OK maybe not literally but you get the point.
Success obviously means different things to different people but the purpose of today isn’t to define success, I’ll save that for a later blog post. The grounds of todays post is to explore what it is that allows people to thrive in all areas of their life.
32 Comments / February 22nd, 2010 / Life
How To Reach Your Planet B
I recently had the amazing opportunity to travel to Las Vegas to attend Steve Pavlina’s Conscious Growth Workshop. Spending a weekend with a 100 people who were passionate about growth was a fantastic experience. Those who have read Steve’s blog know that he can be a bit controversial at times, however I felt the workshop helped me tremendously in terms of my own growth and self development.
I’d like to share with you an analogy that Steve explained during the workshop that helps clarify both your current situation and the place in life that you would like to be.
48 Comments / February 1st, 2010 / Life
Working On The Road? Here’s What You Need to Know
I’m on my 8th week in Amsterdam right now with ten days left before I move on to my next destination. Very recently I decided that Thailand will no longer be my next stop and instead I will continue travelling through Europe. Right now, the countries on my list to visit are: France, Sweden, Czech Republic, Italy and Belgium.
The plan is to go to a number of different countries for four nights each. This way we’ll get to see most of Europe in a short space of time and have a month which is a non-stop adventure. At the end of this month I will reveal where I’m going and what I’m doing after the euro-trip. You’re in for a surprise.
26 Comments / January 20th, 2010 / Life
Grasping This Concept Will Massively Impact Your Life
I’ve been in Amsterdam now for around 6 weeks and I am absolutely loving it here. The main reason I wanted to visit Amsterdam specifically was for the party lifestyle that such a big city would allow me to live. You can trust me when I say I’ve been making the most of it.
I’m a big advocate for having your own reasons to do something and one of the big reasons I wanted to make a living online was simply to party as much as possible. It’s probably a motivation shared by very few people, but it’s what motivates me.
44 Comments / January 6th, 2010 / Life
5 Lessons I Won’t Forget from 2009
I didn’t originally start PluginID just as a way to help others, but also to document my own progress in life on the path of being who I want to be and living how I want to live. I’ve managed to document how I make dreams a reality, how I made $20,000 in 4 months and even 8 things I have stopped doing as much as possible.
Since launching this site I’ve quit my job, worked for myself for almost a year, and moved to Amsterdam in the Netherlands. It’s amazing what happens when you actively track a journey, so now I want to go back over the last year and pick out some of the most important lessons that I have learned.
37 Comments / December 29th, 2009 / Life
From Where You Are, To Where You Want to Be
Unless you are very spiritual or content with your current situation, I’m guessing there is some way that your ‘reality’ could be improved. Maybe you would like a different house, a car, a holiday, more cash in the bank or even just less hours in the office. Whatever it is, I’m sure there is something you would change if you could.
A few years ago I wanted to leave the UK and live in another country. The steps I took allowed this to happen. Not long after that, I wanted to quit my job and work for myself full-time. The steps I took allowed this to happen. Right now I want to give my brother a full-time income so he doesn’t have to work. The steps I’m taking will allow this to happen. Now I’m going to share these steps with you.
22 Comments / December 18th, 2009 / Life
Deciding What To Do With Your Life (Without Actually Deciding)
I was two weeks into my job in Cape Town when a colleague asked me what I wanted to do with my life. I swiftly replied with “This!” At the time, ‘this’ referred to the job I had as a Social Media Manager for Fortune 100 companies. I loved what I was doing and enjoyed all aspects of Social Media, so I expected to be helping clients leverage it for as long as I could.
His response was that my interests would change and that I was too young (18) to have anything like that set in stone. I laughed inside about how wrong he was. Now, two years later, I’m laughing at how wrong I was.
72 Comments / September 30th, 2009 / Life
5 Research-Proven Ways to Increase Happiness
I know scientifically proven would have made for a much better title, but I don’t think it’s ethical to call the research I have found scientific. However, in my travels, I have come across a number of ways to improve happiness based on tests performed in a controlled and professional environment.
Happiness is something that everyone is searching for. When we’re happy, life just feels great. Everything feels…right. Now, as happiness is a goal for many of us, there is a lot of advice out there. I’ve even wrote a post myself about attaining instant happiness, but today I wanted to share some proven examples.
44 Comments / September 10th, 2009 / Life
