Happiness and Richard Carlson

On December 13 2006, Richard Carlson, the best-selling author of Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff (and its all Small Stuff) passed away. He was only 45.

Richard’s gift was his ability to take the time-tested ideas from many different cultures and to express them in simple and easy terms, so that everyone could apply them.

One of his most powerful mantras was ‘you can be happy no matter what’.

The secret behind success, for many people is to be happy. When you are happy, you are automatically more motivated, more focused and obstacles that would otherwise seem like mountains become easy to solve.

Therefore, to be happy has more than one benefit. Firstly, it makes you feel better. Secondly, it allows you to perform better. Finally, it also positively affects all of those around you.

Try living by Richard’s mantra today. Being happy is easy. After all, happiness is a natural state. We only become unhappy when we allow other things to make us unhappy. Today, do not allow anything to make you unhappy and see how well your day goes.