Tag: motivation

4 Positive Tips to Ignite Happiness from Within

On By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn Mind, Heart& Soul-Motivation&Inspiration, Mind-Mental Health5 Comments
4 Positive Tips to Ignite Happiness from Within“If you want to be happy, be.” ~ Leo Tolstoy
We have all been hearing and reading so much about Happiness.

How to find happiness? How to be Happy? How to …..blah blah blah….the books on the subject are endless, and the money people have made cause of this very topic are millions and millions. Everyone seems to want to cash in on this rage of Happiness.

But, is it really a rage?? Or is it our own insecurities and unhappiness, that is giving these money making books(which are only slightly helpful), the fuel to become national or international bestsellers? Continue reading “4 Positive Tips to Ignite Happiness from Within” →

14 ways to Just DO Good for the Joy of it

On By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn Mind, Heart& Soul-Motivation&Inspiration, Mind-Mental Health, Positive Self Reflection5 Comments

14 ways to Just DO Good for the Joy of it“Do all the good you can. By all the means you can. In all the ways you can. In all the places you can. At all the times you can. To all the people you can. As long as ever you can.”― John Wesley

Having traveled extensively to many countries and meeting many many souls, I have noticed one common negative trait in almost 95% of people(for sometime even me!). What is this negative trait?

Here it is: We do good(awesome!), but only because we feel like we are going to get something back in return(not so awesome!). Doing good for personal gain is no good at all.

As an occupational hazard, I tend to analyze everything. So, when someone I know made a huge donation to a charity dear to my heart I was mighty pleased ofcourse….up until this ‘someone’ started talking to press and media about the huge donation they had made. Now I know these people…I know they started out donating money to this charity out of the goodness of their heart. But, almost unconsciously, when that goodness of heart turned into self promotion and self gain is hard to pin point. Continue reading “14 ways to Just DO Good for the Joy of it” →