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An Austrian millionaire is giving away £3 million after coming to the conclusion that his riches simply make him unhappy.  He’s giving it all up for a much simpler life.

This is a story to really think about.  So many of us seek more money and things our entire life, equating happiness to obtaining more of it.  Are we missing something about happiness? 

I think the important thing to realize is that most everything in life comes down to our beliefs, attitudes, and thoughts, this is no different.  Perhaps if he had more control over his own beliefs and thoughts, he could find happiness without forcibly removing the thing he is too obsessed about.  I enjoy money and things but I”m generally pretty happy with what I already have, I think that’s the key.

Frank’s Story

The quarterly sales figures just came in; Frank had just learned that his marketing plan had failed dismally. He had been so sure his idea was a winner and that it would lead to a much needed promotion that would allow him to finally move his family out of that dump they were living in. Frank pondered his situation, and started thinking about who must have messed things up. Perhaps it was sales, they clearly must have misunderstood his plan. How could he ever get ahead when working with incompetents like that? Or perhaps it was his boss to blame; maybe his boss had never spoke to the director of sales like he had asked, to tell the director his marketing plan was the top priority.

I just finished reading a great book called The Compass, by Tammy Kling and John Spencer Ellis. I do want to recommend it to our visitors.

The Compass teaches quite a few important life transformation concepts, embedding them in an entertaining story form that demonstrates these concepts in a way where it’s easy to understand and digest. The story keeps moving along, and was hard to put down at times. To my surprise, the book even includes a Reader’s Key section at the end, which outlines the insights and lessons. In this section, I was able to pick up a few useful perspectives I had overlooked, this was a great way to ensure everyone gets full value from the book.