Knowing what to do is easy
And that, right there, is the dividing line between happiness and misery, failure and success.
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Your mind, body, and emotions adapt to your expectations and standards.
If you become comfortable with self-defeat and skepticism, your body and brain literally adjust themselves to meet that reality.
If you keep showing up, you can’t help but succeed.
But it's a rare thing: most people are in a state of passivity, not activity.
And it’s the difference between happiness and misery, failure and success.
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Individuals who show signs of the Martyr Complex often act in a way that attracts misery. It is actually believed that they do this on purpose, in order to avoid personal responsibility or simply because they are drawn to 'masochism'.
Moreover, psychologists have come to the conclusion that these persons tend to have or to have had an abusive or codependent relationship.
- Smile. It is even more important than you think. It's a great way to create trust. We judge people to be more pleasant when we are smiling.
- Expand. Body movements that go up and out are very open and comforting. Anything that is compressing, like lip compression, is conveying stress.
Humans want to be certain about the future, as our mind perceives uncertainty and ambiguity as a problem. Our resistance to uncertainty is a cause of anxiety and worry.
We have to learn to live with ambiguity and insecurity in life, and need to accept the reality of things being out of control.