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You’ve often heard the expression that money can’t buy happiness.
And there’s a famous piece of research which is often quoted that suggested that once you’ve passed the threshold of earning $75,000 a year your levels of happiness do not increase.
However, that famous study has now been retested using smartphone technology and has shown that levels of happiness do increase with incomes of up to $200,000 a year and beyond.
So, if you read the article from the Washington Post, you will have the rebuttal evidence to use, next time someone says to you that ‘money can’t buy happiness’.
Alternatively, you could ask them if they prefer standing for three hours in an airport queue followed by another four hours on a cramped uncomfortable plane with the person next to them oozing over the armrest into their personal space or flying first class.
Ask them if they enjoy waiting two years for an operation on the NHS when they are in constant pain.
Do they prefer dining at Nando’s or L’Enclume?
And then politely suggest they may want to reconsider their attitude towards money and refrain from uttering thoughtless platitudes that propagate the Rat Race agenda of mediocrity working for the benefit of the Establishment.
…And, for the record, I should say that I do realise that money doesn’t solve emotional trauma like loved ones dying or deliver true inner peace, but it sure makes life a lot nicer and enables you to help others.
You can read the full article on the link below.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/03/08/money-wealth-happiness-study/
As a busy entrepreneur, it can often seem that you are beset by a never-ending mountain of problems. It can be extremely stressful.
One of the most valuable coping mechanisms I have discovered in the last few years to help me cope is carrying out some form of gratitude practice. It has helped me enormously in maintaining a positive attitude when things have been tough.
When you express gratitude, your energy immediately shifts. And when you shift your energy to a higher frequency, you will attract more good into your life.
One of the best exercises I’ve discovered is called the 3Ps (thank you to Dr. Rangan Chatterjee)
Person: Think of someone you feel grateful for on that day and focus on sending them love and wishing them well in their life.
Pleasure: Do the same thing but think of something you experienced during the day which gave you pleasure; however small it was. Maybe it was watching a kitten play. Eating a particularly yummy sandwich, or playing a great shot at tennis. Picture this in your mind and fill yourself with a powerful feeling of gratitude.
Promise: Think of something that happened in the day that holds some promise in the future. Maybe you’ve finally booked a few days away, you have found a nice pair of shoes you want to buy, or you have arranged to meet a friend for a good catch-up. Focus on this and form a strong feeling of gratitude.
I’ve found it really helps improve my mood and raises my general well-being… so why not give it a try.
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