As a child, you celebrated your achievements all the time (with the help from your parents). From learning to walk, using the “potty,” and tieing your shoes, every milestone you hit growing up was an achievement and worthy to be celebrated. As you get older, your achievements start to turn into successes, especially in the business world. Your successes become greater but the celebrations become less and less. Why is that?

Why Don’t We Celebrate Success?

As an entrepreneur, your mindset is goal-focused. Once you accomplish one goal, your mind is in “go mode” to start tackling your next goal, leaving you no time to celebrate the success of accomplishing that first goal. This is the very thing where lots of entrepreneurs go wrong… not taking the time out to celebrate your success is what leads a lot of very successful entrepreneurs down the road to burnout.

As an entrepreneur, your mindset is goal-focused. Once you accomplish one goal, your mind is in “go mode” to start tackling your next goal.

It could also have something to do with your personality type. Some of the most successful entrepreneurs have certain personality types that heavily contribute to their success. These different personality types explain your strengths and weaknesses as well as why you get with (or don’t get along with) certain people.

Why You Should Celebrate Success

Celebrating success attracts more success to come your way. For one, when you celebrate success, your body releases endorphins that give you that happy feeling. If you don’t celebrate your success, you’re essentially robbing yourself of one of the greatest feelings in the world that also reinforces success.

Because success attracts more success, it should feel natural to celebrate it. When you celebrate your success, it will not only showcase the positive aspects of your business but it will also put your business in a position where it looks desirable to others and makes them want to be associated with your company.

How to Celebrate Your Success

They say you have to work hard so that you can play even harder, Well, when it comes to celebrating success in the business world, that saying couldn’t be truer… it’s either go big or go home! Taking yourself out to dinner or “treating” yourself to a movie just won’t do… You’ve worked hard to get to the level of success where you are so you need to celebrate it even harder!

Celebrate VIP Style

When it comes to celebrating VIP style, Vegas is the only place that will give you the true VIP treatment. Make your way to some of Vegas’ hottest day parties to cool off. With VIP status, you’d be able to celebrate your success poolside with access to private cabanas, extensive food and drink menus, and performances by musical artists! This the ultimate way to celebrate your success!

Buy Yourself Something REALLY Nice

Now, celebrating your success doesn’t mean go into debt by buying something that will eat up all the profit you made from your business… but it does mean you can splurge a little on yourself! Maybe you’re not the partying type but you do like nice things…

Something like a nice timepiece for your wrist can definitely show off your success. To celebrate success, some women will buy themselves a right-hand ring. The purpose of the right-hand ring dates back many years ago to symbolize the success of single women (since the fourth finger of the left hand was reserved for marriage).

The New York Times talks about a campaign made specifically for right-hand rings. The campaign had a focus on explaining the right-hand ring saying “Your left-hand says ‘we, your right-hand says ‘me.”

Have a Full Day of Relaxation

Being the busy entrepreneur that you are, you hardly ever give yourself a break to do anything for yourself. Instead of partying or shopping, maybe you want to celebrate your success with a full day peace and quiet. What better way to do that than to spend a day at the spa?

After all the hard work you’ve put into your business, you deserve a day to not think about work.

Going to the spa will allow you to relax and clear your mind, and after all the hard work you’ve put into your business, you deserve a day to not think about work. A trip to the spa is something you can treat yourself to anytime as well. If you can, try to make a trip to the spa at least once a month… your mind, body, spirit, and business will thank you for it.

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Finding true love involves many factors.

If you have had some bad previous relationships, there is no need to give up. If it is your first time looking for a serious relationship, you need to choose your partner carefully. To ensure that you find the right love for you, here are some things to remember.

Love Is Not Only for Special People

There is no one who cannot find love. Any person can find it if she or he is patient enough and takes enough time to choose the right partner. The happiness is a reward for hard work, making the right choices and luck as well. Understanding that you have the opportunity to find true love is a wonderful realization.

You Are Not Too Old

Some people still think that they are too old and past the age of looking for love. But any person can find love whether she or he is a teenager or over 60 years old. There are many websites that connect people of all ages who are seeking love and companionship.

Consider Online Dating

Online dating is now the trending way of finding love. If you are looking for a partner, this is an easy and straightforward way of finding one. For instance, fckme.org has a list of reliable dating websites that you can try at any time. Basically, they all work the same way. You have to create a profile according to the requirements of the website. You will now become visible to others and can scroll through their profiles as well. See our article on how to dress like you are over 40.

Stay Positive

Staying positive in life helps you to be open for love from wonderful people. It does not matter the heartbreaks you have previously suffered. If you happen to meet someone who is a potential partner, it is good to hope that things will turn out well. Finding love with such a person will only become real when you are positive. Even if it does not work, you have to soldier on with optimism that another person will come your way.

Love Yourself Too

The worst thing people can do is to feel hopeless about themselves. Love starts deep within you. This means that you must love yourself first. You can take yourself on a holiday to celebrate your birthday or any other achievement without expecting this reward to come from a partner. People who love themselves stay motivated and encouraged to face any challenge in life. According, to experts in love, no one should struggle to love themselves.

By now, you should not be wondering whether you will ever find love because you have the solutions. It is easy to find love either in yourself or a perfect partner. The tips are applicable to any person out there if they are used well. For more entertainment and dating tips see our dedicated section.

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Psychologist and neuroscientist Ian Robertson attributes this yearning to something called ‘the winner effect’, which he explains as a chemical reaction in the brain that registers how we feel when we win – more confident, more outgoing and generally happier. All of which are feelings that we want to replicate, creating an addiction to winning.

Winner Effect: a chemical reaction in the brain that registers how we feel when we win – more confident, more outgoing and generally happier.

Online gaming company Betway have compiled a useful infographic which looks further into the science behind the journey that we go through to try and be successful. This infographic highlights some key factors in our brains at this stage:

• An assessment of how competitive we should be
• An increase in testosterone levels which increases feelings of selfishness
• Recognising the link between behaviours and rewards to recreate positive feelings
• Dopamine feedback is used to imitate previous behaviours to win again

The below infographic covers this winner effect in more detail, highlighting the way in which our brains respond.

Image: Betway

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The Truth About Workout Times

Most people only need to work out for about 30 minutes at a time, preferably five days out of the week, in order to stay in great shape. Throwing that five-day figure out there might sound a bit intimidating at first to any of you fitness newbies! But 30 minutes is not so bad!

Get in your 20 minutes of cardio and then 10 minutes on a couple of strength training machines and you’re good to go!

Workout in the Morning

Workout out in the morning if at all possible. Exercising in the morning will actually help your body run more efficiently all day. It will help you think more clearly and effectively at work. And, morning workouts can help you burn more calories throughout the entire day! Kind of a win-win situation! Try it out.

Morning workouts can help you burn more calories throughout the entire day!

Drink Water

Water is just as good for you as any of the fancy fitness beverages you see down the aisles.

Sure, it’s great to sometimes get a few extra electrolytes thrown into the mix, but your tried and true H2O is all you really need to spring your body through pretty much any solid fitness session.

Find Some Great Music for Your Workout

Music that is motivating to you will add so much to the quality of your workout. Find some music that you really like that energizes you every time you listen to it. This kind of music will make working out more fun so you will enjoy the healthy experience more (this is especially great for the occasional one out there who is just trying to dive into the fitness world and needs some motivation!).

Good music can also add more life to your actual workout, causing you to intensify your activity and therefore burn even more calories.

Be Selective of Your Workouts!

Do not step on the treadmill.

… If you hate the treadmill. Forget about wasting your time doing workouts that you literally can’t stand. Some people just get incredibly bored with jogging on a treadmill without an end goal in mind. There are lots of people who are born runners and enjoy to run just for the sake of running. For them, the treadmill is great!  But if you have other interests, don’t waste your gym membership on a machine that will eventually kill all of your motivation. In this day and age, there are so many other ways to exercise!

Join the Zumba class if you like dance, kickboxing if you are rather fierce, or maybe go all out of bounds and get your workout on in a martial arts dojo! Exercise is supposed to be fun and invigorating.

So don’t get stuck in an exercise style that you don’t enjoy!

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It’s safe to say that 2016 was a tough year and, with the start of 2017, things don’t seem much brighter. From political upsets to the loss of major icons, and anger-filled social media feeds to daily violent news reports, it’s understandable that stress levels are running high.

Internationally recognized positive psychology coach and talk radio show host Lisa Cypers Kamen’s powerful message of how to take control of your own happiness  is not only relevant, but desperately needed. “It’s not enough to just think happy thoughts,” says Cypers Kamen. “We must take action to create happiness.” And thankfully she’s sharing just how to do that in her new book, Are We Happy Yet? Eight Keys to Unlocking a Joyful Life, a no-nonsense fusion of science and heart, filled with proven tools and techniques for creating your very own “happiness revolution.

In Are We Happy Yet? Cypers Kamen reveals her breakthrough system for cultivating sustainable happiness and well-being, regardless of life’s drama, trauma, or challenges. Through practical tips, tools, and exercises, she shows readers exactly how to boost their “Happiness-Factor” to new levels, and tap into the joy and peace they deserve. Through her wide-ranging, decades-long career, Cypers Kamen has redefined — for herself and many others, worldwide — the pursuit of happiness, even during life’s most challenging times. Are We Happy Yet? draws on that expertise and shows readers how to take the applicable principles of positive psychology, and start using it in their daily lives.

“Positive psychology focuses on what’s right with life here, now and tomorrow, rather than ruminating on what’s wrong with it and what happened in the past,” says Cypers Kamen. “Are We Happy Yet? helps readers embrace the absolute best parts of life, each and every day.”

Through the pages of Are We Happy Yet?, Cypers Kamen teaches readers how to:

• Accept the past for what it is—a reference point, not a destination
• Embrace the truth that, while life is tough, you can be happy
• Transform your relationship with yourself from enemy to ally
• Appreciate why less is often more
• Focus on what’s right with your life, not what’s wrong
• Control the only person you can—yourself!
• Invest in yourself to become more mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually fit
• Use your newly discovered joy to become a more positive and productive influence in the world
• And much more!

About the Author:

Lisa Cypers Kamen, MA, is an internationally recognized applied positive psychology coach, author, speaker, documentary filmmaker, and host of the popular syndicated talk radio show Harvesting Happiness, where she has helped millions of people around the world generate more joy and fulfillment in their life. Cypers Kamen’s global practice focuses on addiction as well as trauma and life-crisis recovery to help clients balance their minds, bodies, and emotions, create greater overall well-being, and transform Post-Traumatic Stress (PTS) into Post-Traumatic Growth (PTG). She is a frequent radio, television, and print media guest expert, TEDx presenter, and contributor to The Huffington Post, Positively Positive, and Inspire Me Today.

Cypers Kamen is also the founder of the nonprofit Harvesting Happiness for Heroes, where she spearheads stigma-free trauma recovery and post-deployment reintegration services for military personnel and their loved ones challenged by the invisible wounds of war. Her goal is to help them reawaken joy in their lives.

To learn more about Lisa and her work, visit www.HarvestingHappiness.com & www.HarvestingHappinessTalkRadio.com, and connect with her on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram.

Are We Happy Yet? is available for order on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and neighborhood booksellers and will be released on March 20, 2017 —the United Nations International Day of Happiness.

A little update.
I have recently decided to go Freelance, something in which I am extremely excited about and looking for and will be updating the blog soon.

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Men’s style has made a tremendous difference in my life – there’s no doubt about it. I get everything I want easier, people trust me more, my decisions weigh more and I’m doing a lot better with the ladies.

But, after so many years of trying new outfits and writing about them, things have finally started to settle down for me. The big white light that is men’s style that has given me unrealistic expectations has started to allow me to see other things… some of the things that I used to enjoy and that I’ve somehow forgotten about.

That’s right. It takes years, years of practice to reach that balance of passion and ability to focus on on other important things. Years to realize that it’s not this or that thing that makes your life complete – it’s ALL those things put together.

Right now I’m getting at least a couple of style questions each and every day. I see newbies very excited about this, yet I can’t pretend not to notice some of their unrealistic expectations.

Since I don’t want to write the same thing over and over again, I decided to make this article to set things straight for everyone.

Unrealistic Expectation #1

Style will make me rich

I know you don’t buy this 100% but there are still people who dress rich in order to be liked by the rich. And when the real money makers of this world find out the (horrible)truth, what happens? They spit you out.

My advice: yes, it’s great to dress to give off the impression that you have a lot of money. But don’t overdo it.

A rich person with a net worth of $1,000,000 dollars will try to give the impression that he has $5,000,000 but not 50 or 100 million. They know their financial limits.

You must learn to do the same: if you’re really poor, dress to look like you’re doing ok. If you’re doing ok, dress like you’re doing pretty good and if you’re doing pretty good, dress like you’re doing great. You get the idea.

Unrealistic Expectation #2

Style will get me women

Don’t get me wrong, style will improve the way women see you A LOT. I just got a number last night from this good-looking blonde without even trying too much.

But you still have to do your part. You still have to be the guy that girl wants in her life. Think of it this way: would you date a fat girl if she wore hot clothes? You’re most likely to make fun of her than even talk with her.

So get your personal style to the level that you want but remember to take care of the way YOU ARE. Clothes are just a means of expression. They make the man, they are NOT the man.

Unrealistic Expectation #3

Style will make me very popular

Popularity is based on the amount of value you have to offer. Take a celebrity like Michael Jackson. Why do you think he became so well known? Why did he have hundreds and hundreds of girls screaming at his concerts across the world?

Hint: those white socks and those flashy suits are only part of the equation. He had a great voice, a unique charisma, he changed his skin color. But, more importantly, the biggest thing with which he contributed to this world were his songs. The more he offered the more popular he became.

So If you’re on your path to success (no matter what success means to you), style is only the beginning. Your unique style will make people remember you and the way you dress. But after that it’s up to you.

George

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Jerry: Again with the sweatpants?
George: What? I’m comfortable.
Jerry: You know the message you’re sending out to the entire world with these sweatpants? You’re telling the world “I give up. I can’t compete in normal society. I’m miserable… so I might as well be comfortable.”

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Here’s the author himself reading his poem and the text right below that.

Style

Style is the answer to everything.
A fresh way to approach a dull or dangerous thing.
To do a dull thing with style is preferable to doing a dangerous thing without style.
To do a dangerous thing with style, is what I call art.
Bullfighting can be an art.
Boxing can be an art.
Loving can be an art.
Opening a can of sardines can be an art.
Not many have style.
Not many can keep style.
I have seen dogs with more style than men.
Although not many dogs have style.
Cats have it with abundance.

When Hemingway put his brains to the wall with a shotgun, that was style.
For sometimes people give you style.
Joan of Arc had style.
John the Baptist.
Jesus.
Socrates.
Caesar.
García Lorca.
I have met men in jail with style.
I have met more men in jail with style than men out of jail.
Style is a difference, a way of doing, a way of being done.
Six herons standing quietly in a pool of water, or you, walking
out of the bathroom without seeing me.

– Charles Bukowski

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For someone who didn’t get that much attention from girls, these things are an eye opener – and I hope they will be for you too.

#1 The tall hot blonde

When we first met I was wearing a brown D&G shirt and jeans. I would tell her how I wore that shirt just for her because I knew we would meet. She laughed uncontrollably.

Two weeks later we were at a restaurant and she gave me the best compliment I ever got from a woman: I like men who wear ties. OK, so it was indirect but I really felt it. I was wearing a light shirt with a blue slim tie. There was a table next to us full of rugby players who would look amazed at the two of us. For some reason, they thought that just because they were big, they should be the ones hanging with the blonde. Wrong!

#2 The stylish baby doll

I think the only reason we dated was because we were both dressing to stand out. She had all the money she needed so she spent most of her time in malls.

At one time, while on a date she noticed:

We’re really matching tonight. We’re both wearing purple.

Indeed we did!

But this was nothing… read on to see how some girls made the first move on me.

#3 The pushy gal

This was really funny. Me and my buddy were walking along the crowded streets of this well-known resort called The Golden Sands. I was wearing a white shirt with thin black and blue horizontal and vertical lines. I was also wearing a pair of khakis, a pair of brown suede moccasins and a pink tie.

Out of the blue,this girl pops up, grabs my tie for a second then runs away back where she came from. I was stunned. What the heck just happened?

Little did I have time to wake up from this that ANOTHER GIRL grabs my tie and says to me:

Wow! How many girls did they touch this tie tonight?

I said something to her (I can’t remember what) but I didn’t answer her question. She was the third.

#4 The artist from the mall

About 2 years ago me and a friend of mine were walking around the mall with nothing to do. I was wearing a black sports jacket, a blue striped shirt, jeans and black leather shoes. At some point, we decide to sit down on a bench inside the mall. Walking around the mall can get you really tired…

As we approach our spot, I notice a girls was sitting on another bench nearby. While we approached, she kept a really strong eye contact.

So we sit down, right? And we start talking. Naturally, from time to time, I check her out and, of course, I notice she’s looking at me -a lot! The really cool thing was that she was drawing something (I hope it wasn’t me!).

At some point, she decides to leave… except that she wants to give me one more chance to go talk with her.

She gets up, positions herself in a way that I can see her better, with her back to me, and she bends over all the way. She had amazing long hair that would almost touch the ground.

In a fraction of a second, she gets back up and fixes her hair. It was obvious: she wanted to fix her hair but, at the same time, she wanted me to notice her. And I did… I didn’t say anything, she didn’t know me, she just decided that we should talk. Since I’m an average looking guy, even now when I remember that day, I can’t think of another explanation as to why she was into me (as opposed, for instance, to my buddy): it was style.

These are just a few of the situations with women that I can remember. There were a lot more and I’m positive that my change in appearance has had a lot to do with the positive reactions that I got from them.

If you have a similar story, I’d really like to hear it…

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From a fashion standpoint, clearly Superman was no style addict. The bold colors and elastic fabrics he wore certainly didn’t help him achieve than. But let’s look at things from a different perspective.

One the one hand we have Clark.

Clearly his formal attire is well put together (though his haircut needs a change). But there’s something about the way he looks that is very, very booooring.

You see, Clark is a nice guy… actually too nice. His character is suppose to represent a weak man, who believes the world is this fair place and that he should play by the rules all the time. His clothes are congruent to what he is on the inside: weak and insecure.

Not that’s anything wrong with wearing formal attire. In fact, you can stand out A LOT in suits if you do your homework and learn a little about men’s style.

But then, on the other hand,there’s Superman.

Ever wondered why he always wears bold colors? What could be the significance of that? I’ll give you a second to try figure it out.

It’s obvious, right? Only a bold man would wear bold colors. He knows he’s here to save the world and the colors here’s wearing are congruent to his way of being.

Like I said, Superman is no fashionista. He’s not wearing any of the clothing items I recommended you in the Be Stylish ™ package.

If fact, it’s the same person, the same physical body, the same actor. Yet, the difference between the two avatars is incredibly obvious.

So when are you going to let go of Clark Kent, and unleash the Superman within? No, you don’t have to wear red, blue and yellow at once but here are some of the things you can do to improve your personal image:

– wear brighter and bolder colors
– give up that nice guy image that’s been holding you back
– chances are you are wearing clothes that you think that are cool but are in fact outdated

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