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When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere. -Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Let me share one of the greatest “Open Secrets” on this planet:

When you’re warm, really warm, well you get things done, like they’ve never been done… -John Lennon

When you are happy, feel that warm glow in the belly, and have a smile on your face, well, things just go easier and smoother. Some call it “being on a roll.” We all know it when we are in it. When we are on a roll or “in the flow” and our projects and tasks seem to unfold almost by themselves. But, how do you get on a roll in the first place? How do you “enter the flow?” Your past experience may tell you it just seems to happen by itself.

How to Enter “The Zone:” You do it by feeling joy!

“But, I’m too busy to spend time looking for ‘joy.’ That’s for weekends.”

Too busy for joy?

With so much going on in your work and personal life, you may feel you don’t have time to read about esoteric, touchy-feely, New Age “crap” about meditation, weird exercise routines and the like. Let me share a secret with you: It doesn’t matter how busy you are. It doesn’t matter if you have your nose to the grindstone making a living. It doesn’t matter how full your schedule.

You can feel Joy all the time, whereever you are, whatever you’re doing.

I guarantee you this: if you read this manual and follow the instructions,

You too can feel joy, an inner warm glow, despite what is going on in your outer life.

I’m not much different from you. We humans on this planet share the same basic body, mind and emotions. Sure we have all kinds of differences if you start looking for them, but …

We have much more in common than we have differences. What I have done to feel joy and bliss in my life, you can too.

Let me share another secret: It is actually much easier to feel joy than it is to be miserable, to be unhappy, to worry, to be frustrated and so on.

You may be thinking: If it’s easier to feel joy, why am I not feeling it right now? Why am I feeling overwhelmed with time pressure and stress and anxiety about project deadlines? Why, if it’s so easy to feel joy as you say, do I feel overworked, overwhelmed and frustrated more than I feel joy?”

Answer: We’ve been sold a line of pure BS.

Want a simple example? Ever hear this: “He is very hard on his employees, but he’s even harder on himself?” What happens inside you when you hear that? Do you think, “Well, that’s all right then. If he beats himself up more than he beats up on his staff, then he’s an OK guy.”

HUH?!?!?!? Can we just stop for a moment and think about this? So the guy beats himself up and that makes it OK to beat up his staff? How did we get here? How did we ever buy into that kind of thinking? How did we get to the place where we believe that we can accomplish more by feeling stressed out rather than feeling good, i.e. feeling joy.

When you saw the John Lennon quote, did you intuitively feel that to be true? Do you think you can accomplish more by feeling stressed out at work and just hope you can unwind on weekends and maybe have some fun on your time off. If you like this kind of nose-to-the-grindstone existence at work and “chasing-fun-on-weekends” lifestyle, then you are welcome to keep it. But, if you want a way to feel joy all the time, or at least most of the time, read on, and

Let’s Keep it Simple. I know you have more time pressure than ever. That’s why what you will find here are simple, easy techniques that can be applied quickly. And this will be practical stuff. Stuff you can apply and will want to apply regularly. Why?

Because this stuff works and it works right away.

Welcome to a wonderful journey of discovery. Here’s to your joy, energy, health, bliss and to success in all your endeavours.

Your Treasure House is in yourself, it contains all you need. –Hui Hai