Making these lists is great for me—it’s a proven happiness strategy to list positive things. What will make it great for you is if you do the same thing—whether privately, or publicly (posting comments here or on the Six Simple Rules Facebook page.) Here are some of the things that…
Making these lists is great for me—it’s a proven happiness strategy to list positive things. What will make it great for you is if you do the same thing—whether privately, or publicly (posting comments here or on the Six Simple Rules Facebook page.) After doing this for three weeks, a…
I was very pleased when I recently had a piece I wrote published on the Motivational Memo web site. The site has a lot to offer and is run by a great guy named Peter G. James Sinclair. Peter is a ‘heart to heart resuscitation’ specialist, on a mission to help…
Making these lists is great for me—it’s a proven happiness strategy to list positive things. What will make it great for you is if you do the same thing—whether privately, or publicly (posting comments here or on the Six Simple Rules Facebook page.) After doing this for three weeks, a…
In my book, I mention numerous books that have been important to my personal development. I've also provided (affiliate) links to many of those books on this page on my site. Within the parenting genre, these are a few of my favorites: 1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12 Protecting…
As I've been saying, making these lists is good for me—it’s a proven happiness strategy to list positive things. What will make it really great for you is if you do the same thing—whether privately, or publicly—posting comments here, or on the Six Simple Rules Facebook page. I've done this…
One of my favorite bloggers is Ken Wert. The posts on his blog, Meant to be Happy, are regularly among the most enjoyable ones that I read. I love the name of his site because I agree with its beautiful sentiment, that we are all meant to be happy. And…
Making these lists is good for me—it’s a proven happiness strategy to list positive things. What will make it really great for you is if you do the same thing—whether privately, or publicly—posting comments here, or on the Six Simple Rules Facebook page. Here are some of the things that…
I was recently sent a copy of Danielle LaPorte's book, The Fire Starter Sessions. When the publisher contacted me to ask if I was interested in reading the book and possibly reviewing it on my blog, I readily agreed. However, not knowing anything about LaPorte, I wasn't sure what to…
My "regular" blog posts appear each Tuesday. I’m going to try something new at the end of each week, an additional post with things that made me smile, or made me happy, or about which I am grateful. I know it will be good for me because it’s a proven…
I recently read Saying Yes to Change, a new book by Alex Blackwell of The BridgeMaker blog. I was quickly pulled into Alex's story when I learned that he was raised by a mom who was an alcoholic and that he endured a great deal of bullying due in large…
For over 40 years, I’ve been trying to figure out my brother, Jon. Many adjectives have been used to describe him and it seems that he’s finally come up with the one that will stick—Driven. Jon is two years younger than I am, so I’ve known him since the day…