Very Happy Phil

Hello!

One of my favourite proven happiness boosters is envisaging our best future and ‘Best Possible Self’ and writing it down in full detail.

So if we want to be happier we must do this! I have done this, broken it down into actions and think about it everyday. It is most effective if we envision ourselves in the distant future before we consider the near future and what actions to take now. Tiger Woods plans his shots from hole to tee before he hits his tee shot. Arnie think ahead too.

One of the reasons Arnold Swartzeneggar has become Mr Universe, Mr Actor and Mr Governor (and Mr Kennedy) is because he wrote them all in his 50 year plan over 30 years ago!

We can change our character if we want. I will give you an example; when I went from primary school up to secondary school I made a conscious decision to be more outgoing and less shy and therefore new class mates accepted this as my personality and character and never knew the ‘shy Phil’. (I became a psychologist before I was 13 years old! :)

I will tell you a little story; I decided to stop drinking on 9th April 2004 after I felt a good night was slightly destroyed because I was drunk. I decided that I still wanted the confidence and silliness I got from drinking but without the handover. I have been the designated driver (and wanna be confident clown) ever since!

Here are a few of my favourite quotes which inspire me;

“Visualise a future for yourself in which everything has turned out the way you’ve wanted. You have tried your best, worked hard and achieved all of your goals. Now describe in writing what you imagine.”
‘Sonja Lyubomirsky, ‘The how of Happiness’
“Being Overly Optimistic is Dangerous.
I used to be OOD myself!”
-Phil McNally, ‘Winning Mentality’

“You must never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end- which you can never afford to lose- with the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be.”
- Admiral Jim Stockdale (‘Good to Great’ by Jim Collins)

Give it your best shot everyday!

The Power of Now

Seize the day

Who do you wanna be?

It is never too late to be all that you could be.

You can be whoever you want to be.

Have a HAPPY BEST POSSIBLE SELF day!

Keep positive!

love

Very Happy Phil McNally, Author, Speaker, Coach Training; Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (Dr Russ Harris MD), Happier (Tal Ben-Shahar Ph.D.), Authentic Happiness (Martin Seligman Ph.D), Art of Happiness (Dr Howard Cutler MD), Happiness NOW (Dr Robert Holden PhD.), Happiness (Monk Mattiew Riccard) and New Warrior.

Remember,
“Envision your best possible self. Be who you wanna be.”
– Very Happy Phil

PS Who is the best happiness advisor? You! Read more wisdom, lessons and 292 great stories in my book ‘Winning Mentality’;

“Saw your book on the shelves in Ottakars. Told the person next to me it was a great book and saw them taking it to the checkout!

With kind regards Ken
Ken Wright
Founder
Wright Associates”

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5 H.A.P.P.Y. Habits of Very Happy People;
Happiness is top priority
Altruistic kindness
Positive attitude
Positive health
You love yourself and others and are loved by others and lover

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