Small Business Marketing Strategies: 5 Ways To Step Up Your Game In This Recession

Small Business Marketing Strategies: 5 Ways To Step Up Your Game In This Recession

Any small business owner knows making money isn’t what it was 5 or 10 years ago; the economy is putting a hurting on entrepreneurs. After 2000 hit, new business owners had it easy. There was a glut of money and no real need to market in order to run a successful business. While the ante has been upped, you can still rake in the money with good marketing. A successful overall strategy is one-of-a-kind to apiece specific business, but here are 5 small business market strategies to get your wheels turning:

1. Email Marketing

While I discourage the tendency for business owners to think all the answers are online, email marketing is one of those small business marketing strategies on the web that everyone should be using. Marketing in these modern times, an age where people have learned to drown out commercial information overload, should focus on building a relationship with customers and prospects.

Email marketing is one of the most powerful ways to do this. Capture the emails of your clients and prospects so you can build a customer database. Then, launch an email campaign, build up brand recognition, and periodically remind people about what you offer.

There are plenty of ways to get emails using customer service forms, website email captures, promotions, receipts, customer appreciation cards, and many other tricks.

2. Press Releases

I like press releases, and you can do these offline or online. Each time your business does something newsworthy, you should issue a press release. Hire a good freelance writer to place them together for you, and if you have a good enough spin on a story, it even has the opportunity to make it into the mass media outlets, giving you some real publicity.

That said, the definition of a press release is changing, and they are a much more common tool now, so don’t think you have to make history in order to release one. You can and should release an online press release apiece time anything happens in your business.

And I really mean anything. While it won’t necessarily make it into the news, it will give your business more exposure crossways the web when people research your name, and besides, you never know what someone else might see as news.

3. The Dunning Mailer

The Dunning Mailer is a revolutionary direct mail technique that was made favourite by a marketing genius titled Dan Kennedy. Modeled after a formula debt collectors use to get money (from people who don’t have money, Kennedy points out), it is a succession of mailings to the same list.

The trick is to create a sense of urgency that grows in intensity with apiece successive mailing. This is one of those small business marketing strategies that will exponentially increase your profits if you know how to do it right.

4. Become an Expert

If you work in a service industry, or often even if you don’t, credibility is paramount, and in fact this might be one of the most important areas to focus your time and energy. There are plenty of ways to build credibility.

Write articles and circulate them on the web. Write a book and publish it on Amazon. Press releases, as I mentioned above. Writing into your local newspaper. Giving local seminars. Joining related associations.

I could write a book on this single topic alone.

5. Joint Ventures

This is one of the most highly disregarded and underestimated small business marketing strategies I can think of, as most people think it only applies to online businesses and huge corporations. Joint ventures are a fantastic way to get new clients.

A marketing consultant, for instance, would make JV deals with centers of influence like accountants and lawyers, people who have a lot of exposure to business owners. A plumber might form a JV partnership with a carpenter—both benefit by pitching apiece other’s services to customers, bringing in new leads, and possibly even collecting commissions.

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Fun Holiday Quotes

Fun Holiday Quotes

It’s fascinating how easy quotations can convey insightful, fun and complex ideas.

Here are some fun quotes for the Holiday season. Over 50 fun holiday quotes from people ranging from Phyllis Diller and Andy Rooney to Charles Dickens and John Lennon. Humorous and insightful thoughts on Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and atheism to traditions, spirituality and family. For more quotes on subjects ranging from love, happiness and wisdom and information on the inspiring public art project Dialogue, please see: http://www.DialogueProject.net. Enjoy!

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HOLIDAY QUOTATIONS 2007

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Christmas is a time when everybody wants his past forgotten and his present remembered. What I don’t like about office Christmas celebrations is looking for a job the next day.

(Phyllis Diller)

Instead of being a time of uncommon behavior, Christmas is perhaps the only time in the year when people can obey their natural impulses and express their true sentiments without feeling self-conscious and, perhaps, foolish.

(Francis C. Farley)

The three stages of a man’s life:

1. He believes in Santa Claus

2. He doesn’t believe in Santa Claus.

3. He is Santa Claus.

(Unattributed)

I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.

(Charles Dickens)

Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childhood days, recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth, and transport the traveler back to his own fireside and quiet home!

(Charles Dickens)

When Christmas bells are swinging above the fields of snow,

We hear sweet voices ringing from lands of long ago,

And etched on vacant places

Are half-forgotten faces

Of friends we used to cherish, and adores we used to know.

(Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Christmas Fancies from Poems of Power)

What is Christmas? It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future. It is a fervent wish that apiece cup might overflow with blessings rich and eternal, and that apiece path might lead to peace.

(Agnes M. Pharo)

Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a say of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.

(Calvin Coolidge)

A lovely thing about Christmas is that it’s compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together.

(Garrison Keillor)

Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.

(Hamilton Wright Mabie)

May this Festival of Lights bring blessings upon you and All Your Loved Ones.

May the Lights of Hanukkah usher in a superior world for all humankind.

May Love & Light fill your home and heart at Hanukkah.

May happiness fill your home as you celebrate the Festival of Lights.

(Unattributed)

New Year’s Day is apiece man’s birthday.

(Charles Lamb)

‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house

Not a creature was stirring-not even a mouse:

The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,

In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there.

(Clement C. Moore)

If you want to make peace, you don’t speak to your friends. You speak to your enemies.

(Moshe Dayan)

How many families, whose members have been dispersed and scattered far and wide, in the restless struggles of life, are then reunited, and meet once again in that happy say of companionship and mutual goodwill, which is a source of such pure and unalloyed delight; and one so incompatible with the cares and sorrows of the world, that the religious belief of the most civilized nations, and the rude traditions of the roughest savages, alike number it among the first joys of a future condition of existence, provided for the blessed and happy!

(Charles Dickens)

I wish you a merry Christmas

And a Happy New Year;

A pocket full of money

And a cellar full of beer,

And a great fat pig

To last you all the year.

(Old English Song)

At Christmas I no more desire a rose

Than wish a snow in May’s newfangled mirth;

But like of apiece thing that in seasons grows.

(William Shakespeare)

“Maybe Christmas,” he thought, “doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas… perhaps… means a tiny bit more.”

(Theodor Seuss Geisel, “The Grinch”)

The ideal Christmas trees come very close to exceeding nature.

(Andy Rooney)

Christmas gift suggestions: To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To apiece child, a good example. To yourself, respect.

(Oren Arnold)

Christmas renews our youth by stirring our wonder. The capacity for wonder has been called our most pregnant human faculty, for in it are born our art, our science, our religion.

(Ralph Sockman)

Which Christmas is the most vivid to me? It’s always the next Christmas.

(Joanne Woodward)

When we recall Christmas past, we usually find that the simplest things – not the great occasions – give off the greatest glow of happiness.

(Bob Hope)

The rooms were very still while the pages were softly turned and the winter sunshine crept in to touch the bright heads and serious faces with a Christmas greeting.

(Louisa Might Alcott)

Something about an old-fashioned Christmas is hard to forget.

(Hugh Downs)

Christmas is more than a time of festivities, family and friends;

it is a season of generosity, gladness and gratitude.

(William Arthur Ward)

There was the tiny boy who approached Santa in a department store with a long list of requests. He wanted a bicycle and a sled, a chemical set, a cowboy suit, a set of trains, a baseball glove and roller skates.

“That’s a pretty long list,” Santa stated sternly. “I’ll have to check in my book and see if you were a good boy.”

“No, no,” the youngster stated quickly. “Never Mind checking. I’ll just take the roller skates.”

(Unattributed)

Let the children have their night of fun and laughter, let the gifts of Dad Christmas delight their play. Let us grown-ups share to the full in their unstinted pleasures.

(Sir Winston Churchill)

Christmas isn’t a season. It’s a feeling.

(Edna Ferber)

Calvin: Well. I’ve decided I do believe in Santa Claus,

no matter how preposterous he sounds.

Hobbes: What convinced you?

Calvin: A easy risk analysis. I want presents. Lots of presents.

Why risk not getting them over a matter of belief?

Heck, I’ll believe anything they want.

(Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes)

The joy of brightening other lives, bearing apiece others’ burdens, decrease other’s loads and supplanting empty hearts and lives with generous gifts becomes for us the illusion of the Holidays.

(W. C. Jones)

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exists, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy.

(Francis Pharcellus Church, responding to a letter to the New York Sun

in 1897 from 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon asking, “is there a Santa Claus”)

The holiest of holidays are those

Kept by ourselves in silence and apart;

The secret anniversaries of the heart.

(Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)

Christmas at my home is always at least six or seven times more pleasant than anywhere else. We begin drinking early. And while everyone else is seeing only one Santa Claus, we’ll be seeing six or seven.

(W. C. Fields)

A New Year’s resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other.

(Unattributed)

For last year’s words belong to last year’s language

And next year’s words await another voice.

And to make an end is to make a beginning.

(T.S. Eliot, Tiny Gidding)

Christmas- that illusion blanket that wraps itself about us, that something so intangible that it is like a fragrance. It might weave a spell of nostalgia. Christmas might be a day of feasting, or of prayer, but always it will be a day of remembrance- a day in which we think of everything we have ever loved.

(Augusta E. Rundel)

The merry family gatherings- The old, the very young; The strangely lovely way they Harmonize in carols sung. For Christmas is tradition time- Traditions that recall The precious memories down the years, The sameness of them all.

(Helen Lowrie Marshall)

No, Virginia, there is no Santa Claus. But important lessons and a sweet tale that makes glad the heart of childhood live on, at least until our imagination creates something even better.

Your enthusiasm to know is wonderful! Have you ever scooped up a lost nickel, only to discover that it is a quarter? Santa is like that, a thousand times over. No, there is no Santa outside imagination. But why you were told about him is much superior than if he were really real.

Santa is a playful fantasy full of hope and happiness, inviting you down the challenging path to true adulthood. Yes, he embodies good will and generosity and inspires children everywhere to appreciate the difference between Naughty and Nice. But there is so much more that you and your friends are just now glimpsing, hidden behind the tale’s knowing wink.

(Greg Perkins, The Objectivist Center)

Most Texans think Hanukkah is some sort of duck call.

(Richard Lewis)

In the old days, it was not called the Holiday Season; the Christians called it ‘Christmas’ and went to church; the Jews called it ‘Hanukkah’ and went to synagogue; the atheists went to celebrations and drank. People passing apiece other on the street would say ‘Merry Christmas!’ or ‘Happy Hanukkah!’ or (to the atheists) ‘Look out for the wall!’

(Dave Barry)

Oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel,

I made it out of clay;

Oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel,

Now dreidel I shall play.

(Unattributed)

When I realized that we [Jews] have something superior [than Christmas traditions]. We have fire. Think about it. The whole spiel of Hanukkah is lighting the menorah to commemorate the miracle of the lamp oil that lasted for eight days. Tiny children like myself were handed matches and told to light the candles. I remember standing mesmerized in front of the flames as my mom and dad gave us our nightly presents. It felt so dangerous. And in my book, just like rock beats scissors, danger beats tinsel.

(Barbara Rushkoff)

A three-year-old gave this reaction to her Holiday dinner: “I don’t like the turkey, but I like the bread he ate.”

(Unattributed)

As we struggle with shopping lists and invitations, compounded by December’s bad weather, it is good to be reminded that there are people in our lives who are worth this aggravation, and people to whom we are worth the same.

(Donald E. Westlake)

One good thing about Christmas shopping it toughens you for the Jan sales.

(Grace Kriley)

A Holiday candle is a lovely thing; It makes no noise at all, But softly gives itself away; While quite unselfish, it grows small.

(Eva K. Logue)

Were I a philosopher, I should write a philosophy of toys, showing that nothing else in life need to be taken seriously, and that Christmas Day in the company of children is one of the few occasions on which men become entirely alive.

(Robert Lynd)

Christmas is the keeping-place for memories of our innocence.

(Joan Mills)

One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas day. Don’t clean it up too quickly.

(Andy Rooney)

What do you call people who are afraid of Santa Claus? Claustrophobic.

(Unattributed)

What is Christmas? It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future. It is a fervent wish that apiece cup might overflow with blessings rich and eternal, and that apiece path might lead to peace.

(Agnes M. Pahro)

The [Kwanzaa] holiday, then will of necessity, be engaged as an ancient and living cultural tradition which reflects the ideal of African thought and practice in its reaffirmation of the dignity of the human mortal in community and culture, the well-being of family and community, the integrity of the environment and our kinship with it, and the rich resource and meaning of a people’s culture.

(Dr. Maulana Karenga)

I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mom took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph.

(Shirley Temple)

Whatever else be lost among the years, Let us keep Christmas still a shining thing: Whatever doubts assail us, or what fears, Let us hold close one day, remembering Its poignant meaning for the hearts of men. Let us get back our childlike establishment again.

(Grace Noll Crowell)

The one thing women don’t want to find in their stockings on Christmas morning is their husband.

(Joan Rivers)

I once purchased my children a set of batteries for Christmas

with a note on it saying, toys not included.

(Bernard Manning)

Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a say of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.

(Calvin Coolidge)

And in our world of plenty

We can spread a smile of joy

Throw your arms around the world

At Christmastime.

(Bob Geldof & Midge Ure)

And So This Is Christmas;

And What Have We Done?

Another Year Over;

A New One Just Begun;

And So Happy Christmas;

I Hope You Have Fun;

The Near And The Dear Ones;

The Old And The Young.

(John Lennon)

So stick up ivy and the bays, and then restore the heathen ways, green will remind you of the Spring, though this great day denies the thing, and mortifies the earth, and all, but your wild revels, and loose hall.

(Henry Vaughan)

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Pell Grants For Single Parents To Overcome Financial Barriers To College Education

Pell Allows For Single Parents To Overcome Financial Barriers To College Education

Even if you’re already a parent yourself, it is never too late to obtain a college degree. Even a troubled financial situation does not establish to be enough barrier to achieving the career you want. There are a lot of potential sources for financial aid that is specially designed for single parents, particularly Pell allows from single parents. Read more below to find out about your other college financial aid options.

How To Find Single Parents Allows and Scholarships?

There are several sources for financial assistance for single parents interested in pursuing college education such that you can obtain your diploma for basically zero costs. All you need is time, persistence, and perseverance. Also, you need to keep in mind the following tips to secure Pell allows for single parents:

List down the universities or colleges that you wish to attend. Then, research on their respective websites to find out if there are any allows or scholarships offered for you to possibly enroll in. For single moms aged between 18 and 21, there are often special programs offered to cover for your entire schooling expenses.

Research on the Government Allows website and their extensive listing so you can find allows that suit your needs for financial support.

Visit your state’s website and look up financial aid information for single parents.

The federal Pell Allow program wage up to ,000 annual schooling budget for its recipients and Pell allows for single parents are acquirable for various courses such as engineering, personal science, foreign language, and technology.

Look up information on various programs that specifically wage financial support for single moms and parents looking to acquire a college degree but demand the expenses for it.

Pell Grants

Pell allows for single parents is one of the college financial aid option there is. After all, securing a student loan can cost you a lot in the end with very high interest rates. If you are a single parent, you are healthy to remember for a 2-year college degree under the Pell grant.

If you want to establish a solid career after graduating from college, your source of school funding should be one of your main thoughts. The Pell allow and other types of allows offered by the government has been the major source of funding for single moms hoping to oppose a career. And recently, the Obama administration implemented a new government policy that enabled the Pell allows for single parents, whether moms or fathers, to go up to as much as ,100 in a single semester.

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10 Grey’s Anatomy Quotes to Celebrate the Grey’s Addiction

10 Grey’s Anatomy Quotes to Celebrate the Grey’s Addiction

If you’re a Grey’s addict like I am, anytime is a good time for Grey’s Anatomy quotes. Never seen the show? You don’t know what your missing! Whether you’re a long-time fan or someone who wants some insight into what the show is about, here are ten Grey’s Anatomy quotes that are sure to whet your palate.

I can’t think of a single reason why I should be a surgeon, but I can think of a thousand reasons why I should quit. They make it hard on purpose… there are lives in our hands. There comes a moment when it’s more than just a game, and you either take that step forward or turn around and achievement away. I could quit but here’s the thing, I love the playing field. ~ Meredith

Hey, I ate everything out of the fridge last night. Everything. Including a tub of butter. There’s not judgment here. ~ Izzie

Was it good-impulsive or Meredith-impulsive? Because if it was Meredith-impulsive, maybe I could help get you out of it. ~ Meredith

Every intern wants to perform their first surgery. That’s not your job. Do you know what your job is? To make your resident happy. Do I look happy? No! Why? Because my interns are whiney. You know what will make me look happy? Having the code team staffed, having the trauma pages answered, having the weekend labs delivered and having someone down in the pit doing the sutures. No-one holds a scalpel until I’m so happy I’m Mary Freaking Poppins. ~ Miranda

The only mortal that can keep a promise that huge is God, and I haven’t seen him holding a scalpel lately. ~ Burke

I’ve heard that it’s doable to grow up – I’ve just never met anyone who’s actually done it. Without parents to defy, we break the rules we make for ourselves. We throw tantrums when things don’t go our way, we whisper secrets with our ideal friends in the dark, we look for comfort where we can find it, and we hope – against all logic, against all experience. Like children, we never give up hope… ~ Meredith

The world of pretend is a cage, not a cocoon. We can only lie to ourselves for so long. We are tired, we are scared, denying it doesn’t change the truth. Sooner or later we have to place aside our denial and grappling the world. Head on, guns blazing. Denial. It’s not just a river in Egypt, it’s a freakin’ ocean. So how do you keep from drowning in it? ~ Meredith

You can’t date a vet, he isn’t even a real doctor. ~ Cristina

You might be confused since you were basically raised by wolves, but this is what moms do. They stop by, they stock the fridge … dude, you think she might do our laundry? ~ Alex

You are a physician now, parental disappointment ends with a medical degree. ~ Izzie

What other show can make us laugh, cry and ponder all at the same time? Enjoy these ten Grey’s Anatomy quotes until the next show airs. You addicts need something to get you by in the meantime. And while Grey’s Anatomy quotes might not be as good as actually watching the show, they’re the next ideal thing.

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The Power of Quotes Stated About Women

Women are the majority in today’s world population. They are considered the weaker gender but definitely the most special ones. In addition they are seen as the most vulnerable people along with the children. They are usually discriminated in many ways. They are very important to the society since they are our mothers, wives and even sisters.

 

There are many famous quotes that have been stated about a woman. Some are meant to boost their spirits while others discourage and underestimate them. Most of the women quotes are stated by people who have different views about women. In addition some try to explain the character of a woman in a creative way.

 

A famous quote “women are a necessary evil” is a very negative one. It makes the woman look as though she is too bad but you can’t do without her. Other women quotes like “can you envision a world without men? No crime and lot of happy fat women.” by Nicole Hollander, paint a woman in a very good light. This quote will motivate women not to engage in criminal activities.

 

Some women quotes are meant to advise women on many issues that affect them. Most of the advice usually concerns their relationship with men or how they view them.  A quote might describe a good woman according to how men view them {women}. There are those that will encourage and make the women more responsible of their relationship with men.

 

Women quotes which speak about the beauty of a woman especially her physical features are very many. Generally a woman is considered a beautiful creature and therefore anything associated with beauty is associated with women. Poems are a good source of such quotes and describe women in many different ways.

 

Some of the women quotes were composed by the women themselves. This is because of their desires to express their feeling. It is also a way of communicating to their men. It is common to find a man looking at the women quotes to try and comprehend women in general. Majority of these quotes are true and therefore reliable.

 

Famous quotes usually affect the way women are treated in the society. A quote that refers to women as a weaker sex will make a woman look helpless. They also describe how women are treated by the men. Those quotes that describe marital problems referring to women as the cause of the problem might encourage violence and wife beating.

 

The ones that describe a woman as strong will make them feel they are recognized and not always being considered as fragile. In addition those quotes that speak of the woman’s beauty will make them feel they are appreciated. Though women like it ideal when the men speak positive about them criticism is important so that they can improve on their wellbeing. Majority of the women quotes touch on their behaviors, physical appearance and weaknesses. Trying to discover the truth about a quote is very important before believing it. 

Women are the majority in today’s world population. They are considered the weaker gender but definitely the most special ones. In addition they are seen as the most vulnerable people along with the children. They are usually discriminated in many ways. They are very important to the society since they are our mothers, wives and even sisters.

 

There are many famous quotes that have been stated about a woman. Some are meant to boost their spirits while others discourage and underestimate them. Most of the women quotes are stated by people who have different views about women. In addition some try to explain the character of a woman in a creative way.

 

A famous quote “women are a necessary evil” is a very negative one. It makes the woman look as though she is too bad but you can’t do without her. Other women quotes like “can you envision a world without men? No crime and lot of happy fat women.” by Nicole Hollander, paint a woman in a very good light. This quote will motivate women not to engage in criminal activities.

 

Some women quotes are meant to advise women on many issues that affect them. Most of the advice usually concerns their relationship with men or how they view them.  A quote might describe a good woman according to how men view them {women}. There are those that will encourage and make the women more responsible of their relationship with men.

 

Women quotes which speak about the beauty of a woman especially her physical features are very many. Generally a woman is considered a beautiful creature and therefore anything associated with beauty is associated with women. Poems are a good source of such quotes and describe women in many different ways.

 

Some of the women quotes were composed by the women themselves. This is because of their desires to express their feeling. It is also a way of communicating to their men. It is common to find a man looking at the women quotes to try and comprehend women in general. Majority of these quotes are true and therefore reliable.

 

Famous quotes usually affect the way women are treated in the society. A quote that refers to women as a weaker sex will make a woman look helpless. They also describe how women are treated by the men. Those quotes that describe marital problems referring to women as the cause of the problem might encourage violence and wife beating.

 

The ones that describe a woman as strong will make them feel they are recognized and not always being considered as fragile. In addition those quotes that speak of the woman’s beauty will make them feel they are appreciated. Though women like it ideal when the men speak positive about them criticism is important so that they can improve on their wellbeing. Majority of the women quotes touch on their behaviors, physical appearance and weaknesses. Trying to discover the truth about a quote is very important before believing it.

How to be Happy – The Carrot and the Stick

How to be Happy – The Carrot and the Stick

SEEING THE RIVER

Imagine an orient philosopher filling up water jugs by a river. He was serving a whole village of water so that they could take it back to their homes. One day he stated he would not be there tomorrow. The residents panicked… How would they get their water? The wise man said, “When I am not here you’ll see the river.”

(Buddhist Parable)

Sometimes a barrier needs to be removed for the flood gates of our mind to open. All of which I might add is done without the effort.

QUOTE: “”Realize that true happiness lies within you. Waste no time and effort searching for peace and contentment and joy in the world outside. Remember that there is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving. Reach out. Share. Smile. Hug. Happiness is a perfume you can't pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself.” (Og Mandino, 1923-1996, Author and Speaker)

HOW TO BE HAPPY – THE CARROT AND THE STICK

What we basically do in our life in order to achieve happiness is decide what will make us happy and then travel towards that goal. What appears to happen in reality however is not too dissimilar to the carrot on the end of a stick analogy. For each step we move forward so does the carrot. In other words our happiness always seems to be at some destination we can't reach; so we are never truly happy. Does this sound familiar?

What our senses tell us; or more appropriately what our habitual habits cause us to do… is that the immediate rational solution is a need to speed our attempt up in catching the carrot. If we move faster we might well reach our destination quicker. Hence each day we see countless people running around like headless chickens; “If I just get all this done I’ll be happy,” stated a scurrying individual.

HOW TO BE HAPPY – WE GET CONFUSED

We all get frustrated with our emotional well-being and try many methods that require strict discipline and hard graft to see an end result. We all have busy schedules and find devoting time and effort too restricting. So it comes as no surprise that rarely do we make any progress towards being happier… True?

QUOTE: “Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I can't do a certain thing, it is doable that I might end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I shall have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it, even if I might not have it at the beginning.” (Mahatma Gandhi, 1869-1948, Indian Nationalist Leader)

QUOTE: “Happy thoughts are half your health.” (Czech proverb)

WHAT IS LIFE ALL ABOUT?

I posed a question to my two daughters, aged nine and seven, “There is one question that you might ask yourself throughout your life and never decide exactly what the answer is, but I can tell you the answer without having the alternative other subjects. The question is, ‘What is life all about?” I invited my two daughters to recommend their own answers.

My eldest said, “Doing well at school, getting a good career and having nice things”

My youngest paused for a moment and considered that my question needed a more calculated answer, she said, “Looking after your family and friends, showing love and not hating anyone.”

These of course were understandable answers that many aspire to already, but there is one concept that embraces all of these and multiplies their affect. That is ‘BEING HAPPY’.

”What is life all about… Being Happy”, I told my two daughters.

”Oh yes,” they both replied.

WHAT IS THE MEANING OF LIFE?

QUOTE: “Meaning is a choice, not a search.” (Robert Holden)

This is a perfect example of the power of words! Thus the saying is modified to ‘What is the choice of life?’ Everyone can handle making choices.

THE JOY OF BEING HAPPY

Happiness embraces each subject and multiplies its possibilities. Take love for example, envision the intensity of giving love when you’re sad; then envision how beautifully that emotion of love can be multiplied when you’re happy.

So being happy complements most each subject.

To do a task and to hate that task is likely to produce a poor product. To do the same task, but be feeling happy will produce a much improved outcome. Inspirational ideas, offering gratitude and forgiveness are all the result of what happiness can bring.

Wisdom it is stated ‘comes with age’ so therefore I would recommend that happiness should do also. Each and each day we should improve our understanding on ‘how to be happy’ and in doing so multiply our possibilities.

Happiness has a power, if we could harness that power and thrust it into our life we’d see an abundance we could never have expected.

Happiness will grant a change of appearance more readily and present us with tools to solve the greatest of encumbrances.

THIS IS HOW IT IS

In the short term your life will not change. Certain situations and problems will continue to arise; but your improved level of happiness will simply resolve these with what appears to be tiny effort.

When an impediment is thrown upon your path, happiness will wage you with the energy to leap over it. Had you been depressing you would have collided with the obstacle.

When a tricky problem arises your energy levels are greater and consequently all problems are dealt with immediately. Had you been angry for example, you’d have tussled all week with the problem.

In the long term problems refrain you. You are so full of positive energy you see a problem coming and prevent it from troubling you.

HAPPINESS IS WITHIN YOU

Too many individuals are busy planning to be happy in the future and forget the importance of being happy NOW!

Assume for one moment that you plan a holiday, it is four months away and you know when you’re on this pass you’re going to be happy. What you are doing is imprisoning your happiness for four months. You are stipulating a strict limit to when your happiness should arrive and disappear.

Okay there is nothing wrong in planning a holiday, but it is the added specification that happiness should arrive on the first day of your holiday.

Happiness is not four months away; it is within you NOW!

QUOTE: “The equation for happiness is NOT ‘ME + Something’ = Happiness.” (Robert Holden)

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