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PASSAGES OF THE BOOK
Excerpt from Part 1, Chapter 12: Connecting the Dots (on Legacy)—towards end.
We can determine today the person we want to become and be that person right now, for there is no reason not to. There is no reason not to be the charming, warm, and caring individual we want to be. There is no reason to wait to be happy until we find the loves of our lives, our dream jobs, our new homes, or the beautiful cars, objects and holidays for which we long. There is no reason not to be generous and attentive with our loved ones or to wait until they change their attitudes toward us to show them that we care. There is no reason to go on suffering because people hurt us or because we regret having made mistakes. We can accept, forget, forgive, apologize, and move on.
Let’s not wait for others to make up their minds, for the weather to change, or for the sun to appear to go outside and live our lives. We can stop making excuses to postpone doing the things we want to do or learning the things we always wanted to know more about. Let’s resolve ourselves to decide and to just do it, because a decision without action is nothing at all.
With each hesitation and each day going by without acting on our desires, we put our lives on hold, and we feel bad because the things we want aren’t coming into our lives, even though we believe we deserve them. Don’t believe it; know it! They are what life is about. We deserve them because we thought about them, we deserve them because they give us purpose, we deserve them because they give us pleasure, we deserve them because they lift our self-esteems once we accomplished them, we deserve them because now is the right time, we deserve them because why not us, we deserve it because we can!
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
—Mohandas Gandhi
Think of your legacy today as you shape it. Don’t put your life on hold and don’t make excuses. As you write your destiny, you also define your legacy. Give yourself a break when you need it, and find a way to reward yourself with all the things you desire without letting anyone tell you otherwise. Accept who you are! Live for yourself; it is your life, and only you can live it. Don’t live vicariously through your children, lovers, spouses, friends, or family. Don’t seek to make them happy in order to feel happy. Be happy, and share your happiness with them; it is the most precious gift you can offer them.
(…)
Excerpt from Part 1, Chapter 13: The Practice of Happiness (reflections & recap)—beginning
We live in a dichotomous world, or at the very least, we perceive the world through a spectrum of opposites, pitching the good versus the bad. When we recognize something to be positive, we suspect an equally negative alternative or result must exist. Our laws define that which is right and sanction that which is wrong. We understand the concept of peace principally in relation to the concept of war. In many people’s interpretation, love is the reverse emotion of hate, and vice versa. For every gain, there is a loss; for every winner, a loser; and so on.
Our attentions, moreover, are more frequently focused on the negatives we experience than on the positives. We don’t celebrate fifty years of peace between two nations, but we do commemorate revolutions or the end of wars. We aren’t nearly as grateful for what we have as we deplore the things we lost. We all want peace and happiness, yet we spend money to entertain ourselves with images of violence and destruction on TV or at the movies. In the papers or on the evening news, more emphasis is given on what not to do and what shouldn’t happen than on what to do or could happen. In fact, if there isn’t something amiss, there is no news to report. In truth, when our lives are proceeding on an even keel, we are often nonchalant about it.
Our view of selves, others, and the world at large is often clouded. “Perception is reality.” Yet what we perceive is usually nothing more but what we choose to believe. We make those choices deliberately and in a self-serving manner; it provides us the advantage of convenience. Giving our perceived beliefs too much credence causes us to lose consciousness of reality. We, furthermore, tend to rally around those that, like-minded or delivered to similar fates, share in our beliefs. As people take positions on one end of a debate or another, whether in solidarity or philosophically, we fracture and divide reality and, in doing so, fuel our collective unconsciousness.
Conflict, resistance, pain, and suffering teach us and make us more resilient. We learn from experience and mistakes and create through that process an environment in which we grow and expand, both individually and as a society. At its most fundamental level, life on earth is inclement. Resources are scarce, so we have learned to compete to ensure our survival. Seasonality causes weather conditions, which force us to find shelter for more than half of the year. Natural catastrophes occur unexpectedly, constraining us to rebuild that which is destroyed and mourn those who perished. As a species, we have done well, both for ourselves and our preservation. As humans, we remain divided. We are in disagreement over the distribution of wealth, over the distribution of land, over economic policy, over the use of resources and energy, over political ideology, over religious beliefs, over moral convictions, over environmental impact, over power, over rights, and over justice. Would we believe it, there is a clear divide as to whether we can sustain our preservation as a civilization on planet Earth.
Balance, it would seem, comes at the cost of conflict and opposition, to which there may seem to be no end or no clear and lasting resolution. Our processes and beliefs hinge on two paradoxes. For nations to find peace, it may be necessary to wage a war. For people to find happiness, we may need to experience the qualms of unhappy periods in life. Even so, there are things that can improve our fate, collectively and individually, and about which we can do something right now.
(…)
Excerpt from Part 2, Chapter 20: Connecting for Success (on Collaboration)—beginning.
When on September 11, John Collins and George Cain arrived to rescue the people trapped in the World Trade Center Buildings, they weren’t thinking: “What’s in it for me?” They died that day. John wanted to become a firefighter since he was four.
Marvin Pickrum, who was guided out of the North Tower, said, “I survived because they were there. That’s how I feel.” Pasquale Buzzelli and Genelle Guzman were in offices on the sixty-fourth floor of the North Tower when the building got hit. When they reached the lower floors, the building came down. Both were extracted alive by rescuers and were able to recover from their injuries.
Tremendous international relief and rescue efforts were mobilized after a tsunami in the Indian Ocean, in 2004, devastated the coastlines of fourteen countries, killing 230,000 people. The same occurred in Fukushima, Japan, where an earthquake and tsunami claimed 16,000 lives, in 2011.
Collectively, we can set aside our differences, forget about our immediate personal needs, pull our means and resourcefulness together, and accomplish wonderful things. We can be driven by our compassion and the knowledge that, without us, people will die or suffer and that if we or our loved ones were in their places, we would want others to do the same. Some people do this as a calling, like John, who had always wanted to become a firefighter. Others just rise to the occasion when it emerges. Was it already in their themes to reach out and help a fellow man or woman? The sentiment that compels us to put ourselves into harm’s way to help another is fed by our capacity to love. On occasion, we collaborate and achieve great things. When it is done with love, what we receive in return is love.
Our collaborative efforts are most often evidenced through acts of heroism, as in the examples mentioned. But how about when lives are not at stake? When there is no immediate threat or urgency, do we think of collaboration as a process by which we can reach our goals? Collaboration occurs everywhere, specifically in areas where we have thrived and surpassed expectations. For instance, our scientific knowledge, technology, trade, education, infrastructures, or health-care systems are all the result of collaboration. Just like ants, we each fulfill a role, the outcome of which is our glorious world.
However, unlike ants, we are not programmed to collaborate instinctively with the entire colony. It would seem that our impulse to collaborate is restricted to a close circle of loved ones or business partners and, even then, sometimes vanishes behind our instinct for self-preservation. Yet it is when we overcome our inhibitions or our selfishness and fully engage with society that we can maximize our success, fulfill our destinies, and achieve happiness. We can thrive as a civilization and individually.
Life happens out there, and to take full advantage of the only life we have, we step into the world, find opportunities available to us, and make them happen. We are solely responsible for our successes and happiness in life, yet we depend on others to achieve our purposes. Our engagement with the world can go deeper than merely figuring out what we love to do that also happens to be valued by others. We can collaborate: involve others in what we do and lend our perspectives in helping them.
(…)
Excerpt from Part 3, Chapter 23: The Glory of our Happiness (on happiness)—middle.
Profound and lasting happiness can exist amid all the daily ongoing issues that we must deal with and remain vividly present inside of our essence, or the person we are. Our ability to see beauty, joy and love around us requires our emotional availability. Besides our unrelenting desire to be afflicted by such a condition, our preparedness to experience happiness requires little more from us than to feel at peace with ourselves, be striving to fulfill our purposes and destinies, and be welcoming of what has yet to occur.
We feel contentment and at peace with ourselves when we adopt the proper attitudes toward life and recognize there is much for which to be grateful. The lives we have are exactly as we shaped them for ourselves; we can be pleased with the individuals we have become. Our words, actions, and thoughts can radiate our consistent and careful consideration as opposed to project emotional reactions to unfortunate situations. At peace means absence of quarrel, as when we stave off unwarranted situations with our positive attitudes, create many friendships because of our open-mindedness, forgive ourselves and others for erring on account of our magnanimity, and let go of what belongs to the past and what we can’t affect through our actions by our means of being reasonable. There is no possibility for proceeding with alacrity when we hate, regret things that involve the past, or fear things likely to catch up with us. That which makes us uncomfortable, we change, if we so desire. With that knowledge, we awaken unburdened from bygones.
We satisfy ourselves through the pursuit of our destinies and the fulfillment of our purposes. Our opportunities come paired with responsibilities. Only we get to determine meaning for our lives and how to best express our potential in contributing to the world. However, we must recognize that the quality of our destinies and the height of our achievements are proportionate to the value of our contributions and the tenacity with which we pursue our worthy goals and ideals. It is by what we contribute and do for others that we experience the joy of our rewards. It is, furthermore, by achieving balance in our lives that we maintain the privilege of doing what we love to do. We cannot fulfill our destinies at the expense of our relationships, our responsibilities, or our integrity. The potential for our destinies depends not on our goals but rather on the approach and the diligence with which we accomplish our goals, reminding ourselves that, ultimately, what we achieve is done for, through, and with others, as a result of our collaboration. With that knowledge, we awaken eager to embrace our futures.
To welcome that which has yet to occur, we open our minds to the possibilities life offers. No one knows what will happen in the future, be it a year from now, tomorrow, or in five minutes. To bring into our lives the opportunities that will enable us to experience happiness, we must prepare ourselves to perceive and appreciate the beauty and joy that transpire from sources all around us. Our faith in the prospect that wonderful things can happen at any moment is possibly the truest reward we give ourselves through happiness. It is the purest form of lasting joy, and it can only be found when we are alert and fully aware of the now, the current moment we contemplate. In such moment and every subsequent current moment, we can adopt an open mind and suspend our judgments. When we cut away from our past torments and put on hold our future worries, we fully appreciate our glorious experiences as they infuse our essence. With that knowledge, we awaken happy to enjoy the present.
(…)
Excerpt from Part 3, Chapter 24: The “Day in a Life” Challenge (on taking action)—beginning.
Each morning, we wake up intending to achieve something that brings us closer to fulfilling our goals and dreams. Some days are more challenging than others, while others still can be outright frustrating. However, any day, no matter our circumstances, we can come out ahead when we give what we do, over the course of our waking hours, our very best efforts. We owe ourselves this much because the outcome of each day pertains to our one and only life, with our destinies hanging in the balance.
Success and happiness go hand in hand and are essential to our lives. While desires to succeed promote our actions in the progress toward our destinies, happiness guides our attitudes and emotions in the achievement and enjoyment of our successes.
If we are not happy, we cannot achieve success. Without happiness, something in our accomplishments will seem to be missing or falling short of our expectations. It’s a result of not operating at our fullest potential because we lack faith in what we do. Only our very best efforts can yield success. When we feel good about ourselves and have faith in the achievement of our goals, then we can muster the courage and tenacity required to produce our very best efforts.
Likewise, if we can’t succeed in what we deem meaningful, we cannot fully experience happiness. Without faith in the possibility of our success, some things we do will seem pointless or not worthwhile giving them our fullest commitments. It is a result of not finding purpose and joy in what we do, because we fail to focus on what we are passionate about. Only when we believe that wonderful things can happen and stir us in the most positive ways can we access our happiness. When we understand what we are all about and determine our purpose in life, then we can express our unique perspectives and contribute in the creation of the wonderful things that make us happy.
Almost anything that we wish for is possible and achievable. Success and happiness are real, and we can enjoy them to any degree, provided we make the right choices. It begins with our desires and with our faith in both our abilities and the merit of our goals. We have to drive ourselves to do what it takes. When we want others to dignify us with their attention, their respect, their faith, their love, their time and their money, we must give ourselves those things first. If we don’t love what we do, we can’t expect others to love it either. To achieve that which we could reach at the height of our success, we have to operate at the very height of our potential and never stop believing and proceeding.
We create our success and experience our happiness one day at a time. Only in the present, the now, can we be conscious of that process and affect it to our advantage. Hence, I invite each one of us to take a challenge and make the most of the opportunities we are given today, in what we do and how we feel.
Each morning, the “Day in a Life” (DIAL) Challenge reminds us of what it takes to succeed and feel good. On that basis, we commit to specific goals for the day and are mindful of how it unfolds. At night, we evaluate how we did and set new goals for the next day. We track and rate five specific objectives and, in light of our performances, we assess our sentiments about our success and happiness.
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Excerpt from Part 1, Chapter 12: Connecting the Dots (on Legacy)—towards end.
We can determine today the person we want to become and be that person right now, for there is no reason not to. There is no reason not to be the charming, warm, and caring individual we want to be. There is no reason to wait to be happy until we find the loves of our lives, our dream jobs, our new homes, or the beautiful cars, objects and holidays for which we long. There is no reason not to be generous and attentive with our loved ones or to wait until they change their attitudes toward us to show them that we care. There is no reason to go on suffering because people hurt us or because we regret having made mistakes. We can accept, forget, forgive, apologize, and move on.
Let’s not wait for others to make up their minds, for the weather to change, or for the sun to appear to go outside and live our lives. We can stop making excuses to postpone doing the things we want to do or learning the things we always wanted to know more about. Let’s resolve ourselves to decide and to just do it, because a decision without action is nothing at all.
With each hesitation and each day going by without acting on our desires, we put our lives on hold, and we feel bad because the things we want aren’t coming into our lives, even though we believe we deserve them. Don’t believe it; know it! They are what life is about. We deserve them because we thought about them, we deserve them because they give us purpose, we deserve them because they give us pleasure, we deserve them because they lift our self-esteems once we accomplished them, we deserve them because now is the right time, we deserve them because why not us, we deserve it because we can!
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
—Mohandas Gandhi
Think of your legacy today as you shape it. Don’t put your life on hold and don’t make excuses. As you write your destiny, you also define your legacy. Give yourself a break when you need it, and find a way to reward yourself with all the things you desire without letting anyone tell you otherwise. Accept who you are! Live for yourself; it is your life, and only you can live it. Don’t live vicariously through your children, lovers, spouses, friends, or family. Don’t seek to make them happy in order to feel happy. Be happy, and share your happiness with them; it is the most precious gift you can offer them.
(…)
Excerpt from Part 1, Chapter 13: The Practice of Happiness (reflections & recap)—beginning
We live in a dichotomous world, or at the very least, we perceive the world through a spectrum of opposites, pitching the good versus the bad. When we recognize something to be positive, we suspect an equally negative alternative or result must exist. Our laws define that which is right and sanction that which is wrong. We understand the concept of peace principally in relation to the concept of war. In many people’s interpretation, love is the reverse emotion of hate, and vice versa. For every gain, there is a loss; for every winner, a loser; and so on.
Our attentions, moreover, are more frequently focused on the negatives we experience than on the positives. We don’t celebrate fifty years of peace between two nations, but we do commemorate revolutions or the end of wars. We aren’t nearly as grateful for what we have as we deplore the things we lost. We all want peace and happiness, yet we spend money to entertain ourselves with images of violence and destruction on TV or at the movies. In the papers or on the evening news, more emphasis is given on what not to do and what shouldn’t happen than on what to do or could happen. In fact, if there isn’t something amiss, there is no news to report. In truth, when our lives are proceeding on an even keel, we are often nonchalant about it.
Our view of selves, others, and the world at large is often clouded. “Perception is reality.” Yet what we perceive is usually nothing more but what we choose to believe. We make those choices deliberately and in a self-serving manner; it provides us the advantage of convenience. Giving our perceived beliefs too much credence causes us to lose consciousness of reality. We, furthermore, tend to rally around those that, like-minded or delivered to similar fates, share in our beliefs. As people take positions on one end of a debate or another, whether in solidarity or philosophically, we fracture and divide reality and, in doing so, fuel our collective unconsciousness.
Conflict, resistance, pain, and suffering teach us and make us more resilient. We learn from experience and mistakes and create through that process an environment in which we grow and expand, both individually and as a society. At its most fundamental level, life on earth is inclement. Resources are scarce, so we have learned to compete to ensure our survival. Seasonality causes weather conditions, which force us to find shelter for more than half of the year. Natural catastrophes occur unexpectedly, constraining us to rebuild that which is destroyed and mourn those who perished. As a species, we have done well, both for ourselves and our preservation. As humans, we remain divided. We are in disagreement over the distribution of wealth, over the distribution of land, over economic policy, over the use of resources and energy, over political ideology, over religious beliefs, over moral convictions, over environmental impact, over power, over rights, and over justice. Would we believe it, there is a clear divide as to whether we can sustain our preservation as a civilization on planet Earth.
Balance, it would seem, comes at the cost of conflict and opposition, to which there may seem to be no end or no clear and lasting resolution. Our processes and beliefs hinge on two paradoxes. For nations to find peace, it may be necessary to wage a war. For people to find happiness, we may need to experience the qualms of unhappy periods in life. Even so, there are things that can improve our fate, collectively and individually, and about which we can do something right now.
(…)
Excerpt from Part 2, Chapter 20: Connecting for Success (on Collaboration)—beginning.
When on September 11, John Collins and George Cain arrived to rescue the people trapped in the World Trade Center Buildings, they weren’t thinking: “What’s in it for me?” They died that day. John wanted to become a firefighter since he was four.
Marvin Pickrum, who was guided out of the North Tower, said, “I survived because they were there. That’s how I feel.” Pasquale Buzzelli and Genelle Guzman were in offices on the sixty-fourth floor of the North Tower when the building got hit. When they reached the lower floors, the building came down. Both were extracted alive by rescuers and were able to recover from their injuries.
Tremendous international relief and rescue efforts were mobilized after a tsunami in the Indian Ocean, in 2004, devastated the coastlines of fourteen countries, killing 230,000 people. The same occurred in Fukushima, Japan, where an earthquake and tsunami claimed 16,000 lives, in 2011.
Collectively, we can set aside our differences, forget about our immediate personal needs, pull our means and resourcefulness together, and accomplish wonderful things. We can be driven by our compassion and the knowledge that, without us, people will die or suffer and that if we or our loved ones were in their places, we would want others to do the same. Some people do this as a calling, like John, who had always wanted to become a firefighter. Others just rise to the occasion when it emerges. Was it already in their themes to reach out and help a fellow man or woman? The sentiment that compels us to put ourselves into harm’s way to help another is fed by our capacity to love. On occasion, we collaborate and achieve great things. When it is done with love, what we receive in return is love.
Our collaborative efforts are most often evidenced through acts of heroism, as in the examples mentioned. But how about when lives are not at stake? When there is no immediate threat or urgency, do we think of collaboration as a process by which we can reach our goals? Collaboration occurs everywhere, specifically in areas where we have thrived and surpassed expectations. For instance, our scientific knowledge, technology, trade, education, infrastructures, or health-care systems are all the result of collaboration. Just like ants, we each fulfill a role, the outcome of which is our glorious world.
However, unlike ants, we are not programmed to collaborate instinctively with the entire colony. It would seem that our impulse to collaborate is restricted to a close circle of loved ones or business partners and, even then, sometimes vanishes behind our instinct for self-preservation. Yet it is when we overcome our inhibitions or our selfishness and fully engage with society that we can maximize our success, fulfill our destinies, and achieve happiness. We can thrive as a civilization and individually.
Life happens out there, and to take full advantage of the only life we have, we step into the world, find opportunities available to us, and make them happen. We are solely responsible for our successes and happiness in life, yet we depend on others to achieve our purposes. Our engagement with the world can go deeper than merely figuring out what we love to do that also happens to be valued by others. We can collaborate: involve others in what we do and lend our perspectives in helping them.
(…)
Excerpt from Part 3, Chapter 23: The Glory of our Happiness (on happiness)—middle.
Profound and lasting happiness can exist amid all the daily ongoing issues that we must deal with and remain vividly present inside of our essence, or the person we are. Our ability to see beauty, joy and love around us requires our emotional availability. Besides our unrelenting desire to be afflicted by such a condition, our preparedness to experience happiness requires little more from us than to feel at peace with ourselves, be striving to fulfill our purposes and destinies, and be welcoming of what has yet to occur.
We feel contentment and at peace with ourselves when we adopt the proper attitudes toward life and recognize there is much for which to be grateful. The lives we have are exactly as we shaped them for ourselves; we can be pleased with the individuals we have become. Our words, actions, and thoughts can radiate our consistent and careful consideration as opposed to project emotional reactions to unfortunate situations. At peace means absence of quarrel, as when we stave off unwarranted situations with our positive attitudes, create many friendships because of our open-mindedness, forgive ourselves and others for erring on account of our magnanimity, and let go of what belongs to the past and what we can’t affect through our actions by our means of being reasonable. There is no possibility for proceeding with alacrity when we hate, regret things that involve the past, or fear things likely to catch up with us. That which makes us uncomfortable, we change, if we so desire. With that knowledge, we awaken unburdened from bygones.
We satisfy ourselves through the pursuit of our destinies and the fulfillment of our purposes. Our opportunities come paired with responsibilities. Only we get to determine meaning for our lives and how to best express our potential in contributing to the world. However, we must recognize that the quality of our destinies and the height of our achievements are proportionate to the value of our contributions and the tenacity with which we pursue our worthy goals and ideals. It is by what we contribute and do for others that we experience the joy of our rewards. It is, furthermore, by achieving balance in our lives that we maintain the privilege of doing what we love to do. We cannot fulfill our destinies at the expense of our relationships, our responsibilities, or our integrity. The potential for our destinies depends not on our goals but rather on the approach and the diligence with which we accomplish our goals, reminding ourselves that, ultimately, what we achieve is done for, through, and with others, as a result of our collaboration. With that knowledge, we awaken eager to embrace our futures.
To welcome that which has yet to occur, we open our minds to the possibilities life offers. No one knows what will happen in the future, be it a year from now, tomorrow, or in five minutes. To bring into our lives the opportunities that will enable us to experience happiness, we must prepare ourselves to perceive and appreciate the beauty and joy that transpire from sources all around us. Our faith in the prospect that wonderful things can happen at any moment is possibly the truest reward we give ourselves through happiness. It is the purest form of lasting joy, and it can only be found when we are alert and fully aware of the now, the current moment we contemplate. In such moment and every subsequent current moment, we can adopt an open mind and suspend our judgments. When we cut away from our past torments and put on hold our future worries, we fully appreciate our glorious experiences as they infuse our essence. With that knowledge, we awaken happy to enjoy the present.
(…)
Excerpt from Part 3, Chapter 24: The “Day in a Life” Challenge (on taking action)—beginning.
Each morning, we wake up intending to achieve something that brings us closer to fulfilling our goals and dreams. Some days are more challenging than others, while others still can be outright frustrating. However, any day, no matter our circumstances, we can come out ahead when we give what we do, over the course of our waking hours, our very best efforts. We owe ourselves this much because the outcome of each day pertains to our one and only life, with our destinies hanging in the balance.
Success and happiness go hand in hand and are essential to our lives. While desires to succeed promote our actions in the progress toward our destinies, happiness guides our attitudes and emotions in the achievement and enjoyment of our successes.
If we are not happy, we cannot achieve success. Without happiness, something in our accomplishments will seem to be missing or falling short of our expectations. It’s a result of not operating at our fullest potential because we lack faith in what we do. Only our very best efforts can yield success. When we feel good about ourselves and have faith in the achievement of our goals, then we can muster the courage and tenacity required to produce our very best efforts.
Likewise, if we can’t succeed in what we deem meaningful, we cannot fully experience happiness. Without faith in the possibility of our success, some things we do will seem pointless or not worthwhile giving them our fullest commitments. It is a result of not finding purpose and joy in what we do, because we fail to focus on what we are passionate about. Only when we believe that wonderful things can happen and stir us in the most positive ways can we access our happiness. When we understand what we are all about and determine our purpose in life, then we can express our unique perspectives and contribute in the creation of the wonderful things that make us happy.
Almost anything that we wish for is possible and achievable. Success and happiness are real, and we can enjoy them to any degree, provided we make the right choices. It begins with our desires and with our faith in both our abilities and the merit of our goals. We have to drive ourselves to do what it takes. When we want others to dignify us with their attention, their respect, their faith, their love, their time and their money, we must give ourselves those things first. If we don’t love what we do, we can’t expect others to love it either. To achieve that which we could reach at the height of our success, we have to operate at the very height of our potential and never stop believing and proceeding.
We create our success and experience our happiness one day at a time. Only in the present, the now, can we be conscious of that process and affect it to our advantage. Hence, I invite each one of us to take a challenge and make the most of the opportunities we are given today, in what we do and how we feel.
Each morning, the “Day in a Life” (DIAL) Challenge reminds us of what it takes to succeed and feel good. On that basis, we commit to specific goals for the day and are mindful of how it unfolds. At night, we evaluate how we did and set new goals for the next day. We track and rate five specific objectives and, in light of our performances, we assess our sentiments about our success and happiness.
(…) End of excerpts