A new study shows happiness is a key factor in success. So, we found 5 ways – each backed by research – to get more happiness in your life.
Click the player to listen to this episode of The BIGG Success Show Podcast. Below is a summary.
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Does success bring more happiness to your life, or does happiness bring more success?
This BIGG Success Show was inspired by a study on finding your passion to be published in Psychological Science.
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The research shows people are led astray by the advice to “find your passion”. It makes it harder to discover one’s passion. So you get stuck. In fact, that’s a conclusion we came to years ago here on BIGG Success.
Fortunately, there is a better way…
It’s important to put the “thanks” in Thanksgiving for more reasons than you think!
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This time of year, we are reminded of all we have to be thankful for. Not only is it good for the soul, but new research shows it is good for your physical and mental health!
Robert Emmons, a Psychology professor at the University of California Davis, did a study to determine if there are benefits to being grateful.
He divided the study’s participants into three groups:
There’s good news on retirement planning, whether you’re early in your career or further along.
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We discussed an easier way to plan for your retirement on The BIGG Success Show today. Here’s a summary of that discussion.
This show was inspired by a study on the power of retiring later, published by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Which of these two options sounds harder to you…
(1) saving 1% more every year for 30 years, or
(2) postponing your retirement by 4 months
The two of us agreed that Option 1 sounds harder. Yet the researchers found the two options deliver similar results.
Does it really matter who succeeds more in a relationship? George and Mary-Lynn share the results of a new study. Click play to listen to The BIGG Success Show Podcast.
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A new study shows that when a wife succeeds more than her husband, his ego takes a hit. But if her success is less, he feels better about himself.
Old stereotypes and gender roles obviously come into play. But in this day and age, and with this economy, people in relationships should focus on their partnership. Envy undermines a relationship. It holds back success. It’s just plain silly.
As we’ve pointed out before, entrepreneurs don’t think win-lose. You can’t have a fulfilling relationship with this mentality. A good partner doesn’t place their self-interest above another.
Entrepreneurs that succeed think win-win. They build a relationship that shares an equal consideration of interests.
Coopetition is necessary in this competitive world. Sure, you can determine that you alone must be the one to succeed more to get the bigger piece of the pie. But isn’t it easier and more rewarding to work with someone to make the pie bigger?
To live life on your own terms, you have to be happy with yourself and proud of where you are. You can’t compare yourself to anyone else. Achieve your own goals. Don’t envy someone for achieving theirs.
We are fortunate to be partners in life and business:
We bump in to other modern day power couples all the time:
It’s not about gender roles. It’s about teamwork. It’s not about competition. It’s about cooperation.
Relationships aren’t about who succeeds more, they’re about combined efforts to achieve BIGG Success.
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