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Gifts for the New Year:\u00a0 First, Believe in Happiness<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

At my coaching group\u2019s annual holiday gathering, we exchange used, gift-wrapped books. <\/strong>When a book is opened, the person who brought it stands up to tell the story of how that book impacted impacted them, and why they chose to share it.\u00a0 One woman\u2019s personal story really touched my heart:
\n\u201cMy entire life,\u201d she began \u201cI thought happiness was a fantasy<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 All my friends kept telling me things like how our country is based on the right to happiness, but I just pointed out that only meant we could pursue it, not have it.\u00a0 I went through my life convinced it could never be something I\u2019d have.\u00a0 Then one day a few months ago I was in a bookstore, and for some reason I picked up this audio book because the title spoke to me. <\/em>[jim\u2019s note: the book is<\/span> Become Totally Positive Auto-Matically (While-U-Drive)<\/a>]\"\"<\/span>
\n <\/em><\/span>
\nI listened to it for a few days, and after it was done I realized, \u2018you know what?\u00a0 I actually feel happier.\u2019<\/em><\/strong> And for the first time I believed that maybe it really IS possible to feel happiness!\u201d<\/em><\/span>
\nShe went on to say how much her life shifted since she started believing that Happiness existed AND\u00a0 that it was available to her. <\/strong>She came up to me after the meeting to speak some more (she said that my title, The Executive Happiness Coach, sort of jumped out at her!).\u00a0 She shared that many people in her family suffer from depression.\u00a0 She, herself, has never been diagnosed with depression but because she grew up in a family where happiness was always considered an \u201cImpossible\u201d goal, that\u2019s what she believed.
\nHappiness was, for her, as unreal as Santa Claus<\/strong>.\u00a0 Now that she believes in Happiness, she has more energy and enthusiasm for life.\u00a0 And hope — for a happier future. <\/strong>
\nSo if you want to have a great year in 2011, my dear readers, start by believing that Happiness IS possible for you. <\/strong>(you’re far more likely to get there if you think it’s real!).
\nOver the next week I’ll share three more Gifts to help you start 2011 on the right foot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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