Posted by Dave Lorenzo - Business Coach

Thanks to Phil Gerbyshak for the Ben Franklin quotation: “The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.” How true, and how inspiring!

From time to time, a client will talk to me about his envy for others who have gotten rich quickly, who are well liked and positive, who seem to attract success with no effort. My advice to such a person, of course, is always to dedicate his life to the pursuit of his own happiness. Contrary to popular opinion, happiness, success, and good fortune are absolutely unlimited in the world. Anyone who wants those things can have them. The problem is not supply. The supply of good fortune will always expand to meet demand, no matter how great. The problem is that too many people resign themselves to lack of fulfillment, to disappointment, and to bad luck. Instead of coming up with reasons not to pursue your dreams, focus on the wealth of opportunity and benefits you enjoy. Acknowledge and embrace your freedom to boundless happiness, then chase it down and catch it.

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1. Choose To Be Happy and You’ll Have Happy Customers

   It really is all about choice and your mindset and has nothing to do with that "customer from hell".  You choose to let people bother you or you choose to let their negative energy affect your state of mind.

   Trackback by CustomersAreAlways — July 10, 2006 @ 16:54

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