Happiness is like a butterfly: the more you chase it, the more it will elude you. But if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder.
– Henry David Thoreau
What is the true key to happiness? Is it fame? Is it high status? Is it a good reputation? Is it money or fortune? Is it that new big house or that amazing car?
Here’s one of the great challenges of life. Being happy with what you have while in pursuit of what you want.
Jim Rohn
Let me guess. . .
You’ve probably heard about positive thinking or positive visualization. It clearly was a huge movement, promoted heavily during the last few decades.
It was once remarked that there are two kinds of people in the world — those who divide people into two kinds and those who don’t.
Well, let me play the role of the one who does for a moment.
There are two kinds of people in the world — the Know-it-Alls and the Learn-it-Alls.
And you’ll inevitably bump into one of them during your life. Sadly enough, most of the time you’ll come across people from the first category.
Let me ask you a question: Who do you spend the most time with?
Then here’s the next question: Who are the people you most admire?
Take the time to think about these two questions. Then answer this: Are those two groups of people exactly the same? If not, why not?
Let’s see why by taking a look at the power of associations.
