http://www.massdensity.com A Way of Being Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:25:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Fear of Losing Money As you learn to live a happier life one of the things that will change is the quality of communication.  Probably one of the most fearfully corrupt areas of communication is sales and marketing.  I know this because I used to work in sales.  Once you ... http://www.pathwaytohappiness.com/happiness/2009/08/12/overcoming-fear/ Some people put a lot of importance on goals.  They are big in the self help / Personal Development world.   I’ve found that goals can often cause more misery and unhappiness that more than wipes out any positive gains people might make with them.  In Buddhism this is referred to ... http://www.pathwaytohappiness.com/happiness/2009/07/23/setting-goals/ Most fears are not rational.  When we apply some skilled common sense and awareness to them we can detach.  However applying reasoning skills to overcoming fears is an uphill battle.  That’s because the emotions we feel push us against accepting truthful reasoning.    That’s because our fictional, or false beliefs ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PathwayToHappiness/~3/nrkOMyNCrMA/ Gary, I have just completed the first Self Mastery course but am troubled by something.  I agree with all you say and can see the validity of implementing each of your suggestions.  However, a couple of sessions led me to conclude that conversations with people are a waste of time as ... http://www.pathwaytohappiness.com/happiness/2009/06/16/feeling-connected/ There is a structure of beliefs that support the fear of what others think of you. When you dismantle these beliefs, your fear dissipates, as well as the internal dialog that it drives. In this podcast I guide you through some of the resistance you will probably find when you ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PathwayToHappiness/~3/8AWNHFsRkj8/ Why do we say judgmental criticizing things to the person we love? Why we criticize our husband or wife and what we can do about it? Because we become so comfortable with that person that we don’t edit what goes through our mind.   We let the internal voice of the judge ... http://www.pathwaytohappiness.com/happiness/2009/06/09/criticizing-partner/ Malcolm Gladwell doesn’t take the commonly accepted beliefs others have.  He looks deeper into understanding the Why’s and How’s of things at a deeper level.  Success isn’t just a matter of hard work, or talent, or both.   There are a lot of assumptions about success, and in his book Outliers, ... http://www.pathwaytohappiness.com/happiness/2009/04/13/malcolm-gladwell/ David started the Self Mastery audio program because he discovered some things about himself that he didn’t like.  It was principally the emotions and behaviors of jealousy, anger, and being controlling in relationships.   He had been doing it for more than 25 years but was not aware of it.  It ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PathwayToHappiness/~3/m0H6jCkQF7s/ A Problem with Self Help Bob decides to adopt some self help strategies in order to be happier in his life and relationships.  In order to improve himself and his life, Bob decides to think more positively about things.  Part of that intention includes stopping his negative thinking.   He might even ... http://pathwaytohappiness.com/happiness/2009/03/24/stop-negative-thinking/ Should you take the band aid off slow or fast? Dan Ariely shares an interesting story of whether you should take the band aid off slow, or fast.   If you do it slow, the pain is less intense, but over a longer period of time.  If you take the band ... http://pathwaytohappiness.com/happiness/2009/03/18/beliefs/