Posts Tagged ‘Personal Development’

Smiler’s Snippets are short punchy grabs I select from books which aim to enhance your health and happiness.

This is a snippet from Andrew Zuckerman’s fabulous book, ‘Wisdom’. Here I read a snippet from Alan Arkin’s page about change – I like his wisdom on it very much. If you’d like a copy of the book just go to Smiler’s Amazon, look to the right and click on the book cover, that will take you straight through to Amazon.

If you feel you need a hand to change a few things about your life you can email me jo@urbansmiler.com or ring me on 0412 329 511. Click play now.

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Smiler’s Snippets are short punchy grabs I select from books which aim to enhance your health and happiness.

This is a snippet from Andrew Zuckerman’s fabulous book, ‘Wisdom’. Here I read a snippet from Graeme Nash’s page about keeping things in perspective. If you’d like a copy of the book just go to Smiler’s Amazon, just to the right and click on the book cover, that will take you straight through to Amazon.

If you feel you need a hand getting things in to perspective you can email me jo@urbansmiler.com or ring me on 0412 329 511. Click play now.

If you can’t see the clip click here

Smiler’s Snippets are short punchy grabs I select from books which aim to enhance health and happiness. 

Today’s snippet is called Being Happy and it’s from a book called Finding Your Strength in Difficult Times by David Viscott. (Available from Smiler’s Amazon on the right >>)
I have recommended, even ‘prescribed’ this book to so many people because it’s cuts straight to the core of life’s tough issues. It’s in no way fluffy or new agey, it doesn’t suggest you call upon angels or the power of the universe nor does it require you to go through any kind of re-birthing process – Viscott just tells it like it is and encourages you to be courageous and get on with it and I couldn’t agree more. Click play now.

Being Happy starts with self care (self care = self esteem), if you need help with this, I’m your girl.   

Post Workout Pic
This is Abbe Holmes, she has been working out with me for nearly 7 years!
Abbe is a voice over artist and voice coach.
Her website is www.abbeholmes.com

If you tend to predominately see the negative side of things then you’re a ‘frowner’ and that’s not good – life is much harder and less enjoyable for ’frowners’. You want to be a ’smiler’- someone who looks for the positives in tough times, seeks the good in people and applies compassion and tolerance to the disappointments and frustrations in life. I used to be a ‘frowner’, it wasn’t a very happy life. When I realised that I didn’t have to be that way, that I actually was not stuck in the doldrums forever I cried for hours from sheer relief.

Slowly and steadily I challenged my thinking; my negativity, my cynicism and my ‘poor me – lucky them’ mentality. Everyday I got better and better, every day I smiled more and more.
I changed.

Today I coach others to make the same changes. Everyone can change – even the leopard. I agree that the leopard can’t change its spots which is how it looks  – but it can change how it thinks. You can too.

Here is a passage about change from The Dalai Lama’s Book of Wisdom 

“According to my experience, it is clear that if an individual makes an effort then he or she can change. Of course, change is not immediate and it takes a lot of time.
In order to change and deal with emotions it is crucial to analyse which thoughts are useful, constructive and of benefit to us. I mean mainly those thoughts which make us calmer, more relaxed and which give us piece of mind versus those thoughts which create uneasiness, fear and frustration.”

In a nutshell:  Think good things and you’re a ’smiler’ .

This blog has been set up because I believe in what I do. 

I’ve set it up because I care about your health & your happiness.

I care because I know what it feels like to be unhealthy and unhappy and when you’re in this state you also feel like know one cares. Well I care and I believe I can make a difference.

Here is what I genuinely want for you:

I want you to feel well, really well, all the time.

I want you know what you need when you need it and I want you to be able to either get it yourself or ask someone to help you get it.

I want you to treasure your body & mind and therefore be committed to behaviours which support this.

I want you to feel confident about who you are and how you look so that you don’t waste precious time worrying about it. Confidence also helps to steer you in the direction you most desire, I want this for you too.

I want you to truly accept the fact that ‘everyone is different’ and to build the compassion and tolerance necessary to live by this.

I want you to focus on and be grateful for what you today have whilst you work towards attaining your desires for the future.

I want you to have the courage to love and be loved.

I want you to believe in yourself and your visions and to never stop moving forward.

I want you smile a lot and laugh as often as possible.

I want you to love living your life.

Finally, I want you to know that I am here for you, I’m here to support you in anyway I can so please, don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Love,

Smiler  x