Very Happy Phil

Why don’t you switch off the TV and do something less boring instead?*

Last night in the UK more than an estimated 15m people watched the TV. (most ‘X Factor)

That’s APPROX. 1 in 3 people

Around 1 in 3 people in the UK experience depression at some time. (Some perhaps at 9pm last night…)

Co incidence?

TV is not a stress buster or a happiness booster!

This week; switch off the TV and do something less boring instead!

Take your pick from your favourite happiness booster or any of the many on my website!

Have a happy LESS BORING week!

Keep positive!

Phil McNally
Author & Happiness Expert

Remember,
“Happy people have happy habits! Unhappy people watch a LOT of TV.”
– Phil McNally, Author & Happiness Expert

PS What did you do? What will you do?

PPS What did I do? Guess

I went for a run! …….and had a great idea for this weeks blog!

* This is the ironic name of a weekend kids TV show from the 1980’s. Brilliant advice.

© Phil McNally 2009-2010

There is more right with you than wrong with you!

This week; have a think about that!

Have a happy week!

Keep positive!
Phil McNally
Author & Happiness Expert

Remember,
“There is more right with you than wrong with you!”
– Phil McNally, Author & Happiness Expert

We often think emotionally and negatively and it stops us from taking action. I will give you an example; In my book ‘Winning Mentality’ I relate the following example. Imagine there is a plank on the ground and our desire is to walk across it because of a reward at the other side. The task is straightforward so we could achieve our desire. However, imagine the plank is high up between two buildings and suddenly the task is not so easy! This time our imagination comes into play and the fear created within our imagination is stopping us taking action to achieve our desires. Logical thinking would be helpful. Negative thinking is detrimental.

Thinking emotionally and negatively causes ourselves unnecessary stress and worry and not only make us less happy but also make us less successful. I will tell you a little story; Victoria Pendleton failed in Athens and Succeeded in Beijing due to one man. Dr Steve Peters.

“My first impression was that you had this really astute, really good woman who was completely taken over by her chimp. Let me explain: there are two aspects of your brain that work independently of each other. One is quite emotional and irrational; the other is logical, capable of making good judgments. I call the emotional part ‘the chimp’. He was controlling Vicky.

“But we have a choice here, logic or emotion, it’s up to us. Because Vicky was so ready to change and so capable of understanding what she had to do, I was very excited. ‘I can fix this’, I thought.”
- Dr Steve Peters, Psychiatrist