Then Gary and I were at Barnes and Noble and he got it for me. I think I was more excited about getting an actual book, and not just a book for my nook. I was again shocked because I have the nook & usually he'll just download them for me. I had an actual book in my hand! It was amazing! The first thing I did was smell the pages. I know weird but nothing is as great as new book smell.
This books is how to be a better & happier you. There are many things that caught my eye but loved this stat. 50% is from genetics. Another 10-20% is from age, gender, ethnicity, martial status, income, health, occupation, religious affliliations. The other 30% is how a person thinks or acts. This is huge for me!! It's all about the attitude you portray. It is so easy to be down in the dumps & be negative all the time. I have one friend who this comes to mind. (Let's be real we all have 1 of those friends who is never happy.) While living in Okc I spent a lot of time with her. She is a good person MOST of the time, but sometimes she is super negative, which then I get super negative.
Gretchen spend 12 months during to find ways to live a happier life. I love the way she broke it down into 12 steps and they are all added on top of each other. Each month was a different topic with 5 subtopics. Each month I took at least 1 thing away to want to implement in my life. But first she created 12 commandments. Here's Gretchen's.
1. Be Gretchen. 2. Let it go. 3. Act the way I want to feel. 4. Do it now. 5. Be polite and be fair. 6. Enjoy the process. 7. Spend Out. 8. Identify the problem. 9. Do what ought to be done. 10. Lighten Up. 11. No Calculation. 12. There is only love.
I don't know about you, but I am MY own WORST critic. I can tear myself down so fast. It's not a good thing or something that I am bragging about at all, but one of her "secrets" of adulthood is people don't notice your mistakes as much as you think. PREACH ON SISTA!! I have this by my phone on my desk because I do work in sales and sometimes I get down on myself.
Without giving too much away, I strongly recommend the book. It is a quick read, and perfect for laying out by the pool.
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