Howdy from Hell in Norway - paradise on earth

Be happy all the time and make others happy. Take cynicism and negativity and convert them into optimism and positivity. To be happy and prosperous you must cultivate self-confidence, enthusiasm, love for humanity, and the ability to stick to everything you start until you finish it. Be happy!

Engage your mind, use it. No minds wear out; but many rust out. Your mind moves in the direction of your currently dominant thoughts. The fact is your mind is always active, so you are wise to control it. Keep it working for you rather than against you. You will live badly if you don’t know how to live well. Nothing is so bitter that a calm mind cannot find comfort in it. Apply reason to difficulties; harsh circumstances can be softened, narrow limits can be widened, and burdensome things can be made to press less severely on those who bear them cleverly.

To make a difference you have to be different. Different doesn’t have to be opposite. It can be subtle, it can be obvious. Kind and positive, smile and greet. Make it a habit to be polite and acknowledge other people. Head up, eyes open and mind in gear, engaging. Be genuine. Be yourself. Be you. The most important person in the world is you. As long as you like yourself, everyone else will like you. To be trusted, trust yourself. In order to help others, you have to help yourself first. The only way you can be kind and gentle to others, is to be treat yourself kind and gentle. Start your days by taking care of yourself. Empower yourself by taking control of yourself. Think and act. No matter what circumstances or external influences, take control of your actions. Prepare and plan through study and hard work. As Bruce Lee said «be water». Water can adapt to any shapes and geometries, but it never loses its’ power or energy. There will always be pressure on the boundaries. As in everything, there is energy to be utilized. Be that. Be energy. Be powerful yet adapt. Never let go of control of you. To do this, you have to know yourself. You have to control yourself. Take control and stay in control. There is no such thing as giving in when you have control. It is an act according to your defined plan. Never give up, never give in. But dare to differ. Be unique, be you. Be the individual. The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it’s conformity. So dare to be different to make a difference.

You gotta be to become and you gotta become to remain.

When you find it hard to sleep at night, do something; activate. Let’s say your mind is churning away on some idea. You are worrying about an issue. Or your head is just noisy and cannot calm down. Get writing. Find pen and paper, or get your laptop. Whatever your preferred method for journaling. And then write. Whatever comes to mind. Empty your mind and jot down every piece of thought. Emptying your mind is a sure way to calm down. An overly active mind can’t rest. A mind that is emptied out will be calm and you will be able to sleep. Never mind the quality of writing. Don’t worry about the content, just write.

Ask yourself where you are. Go deep and find out. Are you happy? Are you satisfied? Does everything you do make you happy? Are your thinking positive? Do you make a difference? Do you trust yourself? Do you even like yourself? Do you love yourself? Does your thinking serve you? Does your actions serve you?

Identify what you’re doing right and what you’re doing wrong. The continue doing the right and stop doing the wrong.

You can’t expect to become a leader by being a follower. Be different, be better. Work smarter as well as harder. Create your own. Create you. And be different, be better. Find opportunities where others see problems. It’s all up to you. It boils down to your mindset. And you control that. Keep your head up, eyes open and mind active. And take action on what you see. And do it now!

You are born with only two types of fear; fear of loud sounds and fear of falling. The rest is self-made. The worst phobia of all is fear of failure. It’s a fatal blow to any attempt on your part to build total self-confidence. If you are afraid, it’s impossible to have the positive mental attitude essential for successful living. A positive mental attitude will motivate you to overcome fear. Start with a positive belief about yourself.

Overcoming fear and worry can be accomplished by living a day at a time or, better yet, one moment at a time. If you live a piece at the time, your worries will be cut down to nothing.

Learn to master time instead of being mastered by it! The first step is to clarify why you want to do something. Developing a real philosophical understanding of the importance of time in your life. The secret to winning is beginning.

Rise earlier! Would you like to be an expert on some subject? Every morning study for half an hour and you will become an authority on it. It’s never to late to begin. Do the things you always wanted to do now. Life is to act. Not to act is death! The time is now.

Look forward to the future with expectations and be enthusiastic. Enthusiasm is a powerful motivating force. It is derived from the two greek words en- and theos, so the meaning of enthusiasm is the god within you. You have a god power inside you and by being enthusiastic you enable yourself to accomplish anything you desire through your thinking. Your expectations of today will be your future.