Don’t Worry, Be Happy ~Bob Marley

Wouldn’t it be great if you could live stress-free and live a life full of happiness and joy with nothing to weigh you down? It’s not as hard as you may think and you don’t have to smoke pot like Bob Marley. . All you have to do is accept things as they happen.

The choice is yours to decide how much mental energy you will spend on worrying about the situation. It is perfectly human to feel angry, stressed, worried, or upset over a situation. However, if you cant change what has already happened, why expend all your energy worrying about it. Constant worry about your credit, finances, your job situation, girlfriend, or even life goals can take a big toll on your physical, emotional and psychological health. Not only will you hurt yourself, but you will also affect others around you.

Why not consciously decide to stop your cycle of negative thought and move past the worrying. After all, will spending more time worrying change your situation? The answer is no. The sooner your move towards analyzing your worry, finding the cause and formulating a solution for it, the sooner you will be back on the Yellow Brick Road of happiness.

A tell tale sign of whether you are afflicted with the Worry Bug is if you catch yourself saying, “I’ve got a lot on my mind.” or “I feel overloaded.” This may be a sign that you are dwelling on things for too long.

Here are a few key Dale Carnegie principles for dealing with stress that we teach in class.

1.) Ask yourself, “What is the worst that could happen?” Then prepare to accept the worst and try to improve on the worst case scenario

2.) Remind yourself of the price you can pay for worry in terms of your health.

3.) Cooperate with the inevitable. If you can’t change it, why worry about it.

4.) Decide how much anxiety a thing may be worth and refuse to five it more.

5.) Don’t worry about the past. Focus on the present.

(Preventative Principles on How to Feel Happy and Stress-free)

6.) Fill your mind with thoughts of peace, courage, health and hope.

7.) Never try to get even with your enemies! Revenge is not sweet.

8.) Expect ingratitude. Most people will not be as polite, pleasant or caring as you are.

9.) Count your blessings- not your troubles. Celebrate your successes not your failures.

10.) Create Happiness for others. Cultivate your Interdependency.

If you would like to learn more on How to Stop Worrying and Start Living, check out the book by Dale Carnegie. It’s an easy read and may change your daily outlook on life.

Let’s all try and stop worrying about things we can’t change. Let’s start today….

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