Very Happy Phil

“The secret of happiness is freedom. The secret of freedom is courage.”
-Thucydides, Ancient Greek historian and author, 460-404bc

This week; have a think about that!

”Studies show people regret not having done things much more than they regret things they did. Why? We can rationalise an excess of courage more easily than an excess of cowardice, because we can console ourselves by thinking of the things we learned from the experience. We hedge our bets when we should blunder forward. In fact, large-scale assaults on our happiness – a lost job or failed marriage – trigger our psychological defences (and hence promote our happiness) more than smaller annoyances. The paradoxical consequence is that it is sometimes easier to achieve a positive view of a very bad experience than a bad one. And yet we rarely choose action over inaction. Knowing we overestimate the impact of almost every life event makes me a bit braver and more relaxed because I know what I’m worrying about probably won’t matter as much as I think it will.”- Daniel Gilbert, Harvard University

Have a happy BEING BRAVE week!

Keep positive!

Phil McNally
Author & Happiness Expert

Remember,
“Happy people have freedom! Happy people are brave!"

– Phil McNally, Author & Happiness Expert

PS I am pleased to see many rugby players and Glasgow based footballer and ex footballer like Billy Dodds on TV growing their MO for movember!

10,000 men in the UK die from cancer every year. More than women.

Get more info on cancer here;
www.nhs.uk

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