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    52 Ways to a Happier Life
    52 Ways to a Happier Life
    52 Ways to a Happier Life
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    52 Ways to a Happier Life

    By James Donovan

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    In 52 Ways to a Happier Life, Jim Donovan shares the principles that changed his course from living in misery and despair to a life that is beyond his wildest expectations. These same simple principles will help you, too, to live the life you were born to live; the kind of life that you will look forward to each day; a life that will amaze you with its magnificence.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLife Management Services, INC.
    Release dateDec 13, 2010
    ISBN9781936354092
    52 Ways to a Happier Life
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    James Donovan

    I love writing and only recently have started to publish my stories. I specialize in short stories.

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      52 Ways to a Happier Life - James Donovan

      52 WAYS TO A HAPPIER LIFE

      Practical ideas you can use to create the life you were born to live

      by

      Jim Donovan

      In 52 Ways to a Happier Life, Jim Donovan shares the principles that changed his course from living in misery and despair to a life that is beyond his wildest expectations. These same simple principles will help you, too, to live the life you were born to live; the kind of life that you will look forward to each day; a life that will amaze you with its magnificence.

      We all have the capacity for greatness. All we need to do is take responsibility for our lives, learn to dream again, set worthwhile goals, have faith, and take action.

      Within the pages of this book are practical ideas that will help you to take the actions you need to create the life you were born to live. These are the principles used by virtually all successful people. Reading this book for ten or fifteen minutes each day will help you remain in a positive state of mind as you embark upon your journey toward a successful and happier life!

      Smashwords Edition

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      Published on Smashwords by:

      Tremendous Life Books

      206 West Allen Street

      Mechanicsburg, PA 17055

      tremendouslifebooks.com

      52 Ways to a Happier Life

      Copyright 2010 by Jim Donovan

      All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise) without the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book.

      Smashwords Edition License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal use only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person you share it with. If you are reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then you should return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the author’s work.

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      For the Angels

      * * * * *

      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgments

      Preface - My Road Back

      1 Congratulate Yourself for What You Already Accomplished

      2 Quieting Your Internal Critic

      3 Balancing the Spiritual and the Material Worlds

      4 Within You Is the Power to Change Your Life

      5 Appreciate and Acknowledge the Abundance in Your Life

      6 Follow Your Passion

      7 What Do You Love to Do?

      8 Are You Settling for Small Goals?

      9 How Exciting Are Your Goals?

      10 Why Do You Want It?

      11 Are Your Goals Worthy?

      12 Fuzzy Goals Just Won’t Do

      13 Don’t Push Your Goals Away

      14 Affirmations

      15 Surrender and Win

      16 Let Go and Let God

      17 Sometimes You Just Need to Trust

      18 Don’t Focus on Reality

      19 Ask Bigger Questions for Greater Results

      20 Don’t Kill the Seedlings

      21 Are You Acting in Alignment With What You Want?

      22 Learn to Visualize

      23 Take Inspired Action

      24 Choose Your Thoughts Carefully

      25 Envision the Life You Want

      26 Sometimes You Have to Fake It Until You Make It

      27 What Are the Obstacles to Your Success?

      28 Who’s Responsible for Your Life?

      29 What if You Didn’t Reach Your Goals

      30 Money Is a Measure of Your Service

      31 What Do You Believe About Wealth?

      32 Where Are You Starting From?

      33 The Two Ways to Financial Freedom

      34 Change Those Things You Can Change

      35 Do You Really Want to Be Rich?

      36 How Many Channels Do You Have?

      37 How Do You Spend Your Most Creative Time?

      38 Take Time to Play

      39 Who Are You Letting in Your Sandbox?

      40 Choosing to Be Happier

      41 You’re Never Alone

      42 Sometimes You Have to Ask For Help

      43 Go for the Cookie

      44 Feeling Better When You’re Feeling Down

      45 Consistency Is Key

      46 Change Your Actions, Change Your Life

      47 Allowing the Abundance You Desire

      48 Giving Back

      49 Seek to Serve

      50 Success to Significance

      51 Give Yourself the Gift of Quiet

      52 Choose Independence

      Conclusion and Next Steps

      About the Author

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      Acknowledgments

      My heartfelt thanks to my wife, Georgia, for her support of my dreams and vision.

      To my Mastermind partner, Ski Swiatkowski, for challenging me to grow and for his endless encouragement.

      To Donna Eliassen at Viking Services and Denise Adelsberger at I’m Always Typing for their editorial and administrative assistance.

      My fellow authors, speakers, and coaches who continue to share ideas to help us all grow and prosper.

      I want to especially thank all the readers of my books and Jim’s Jems newsletter who have provided me with encouragement and inspiration throughout the years. I am honored to have been a part of your lives.

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      Preface—My Road Back

      There I was, living in a tiny bedroom in my parent’s small apartment. I had run out of options. My life was out of control. I was one small step away from being homeless, living in Central Park in New York City. Years of rampant excess had brought me to my knees. I had lost everything and hit rock bottom.

      I would lay awake at night, unable to sleep, pleading with God to help me. I prayed, begged, and bargained for my life to change.

      I had done it all—been evicted from apartments, lived in cars, gone for days at a time without food, moved from place to place, and so on. Each time I told myself, This time it will be different. This time I’ll get it together.

      I remember looking upward one day and saying, Okay God, either take me or help me change. To be quite honest, at that moment, it didn’t much matter to me which option He chose. That fateful day was many years ago, and my life has never been the same from that moment on.

      Something in me wanted to live more than I wanted to die. So, swallowing my false pride, I accepted the help that was being offered and entered a treatment program. Upon release, I was on my path to recovery but I wanted more. I wanted the life I once had. I wanted the success that I knew existed, but had somehow eluded me for so many years.

      It was during those days of early recovery that I read everything I could get my hands on. Frankly, I had little else to do. At about the same time I was introduced to self-help books. This one small action changed my life forever. I devoured every self-help book I could find, listened to audio programs daily, and attended regular seminars. My life changed for the better and I achieved goals greater than any I had previously imagined.

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