“There are two ways of being happy: We must either diminish our wants or augment our means - either may do - the result is the same and it is for each man to decide for himself and to do that which happens to be easier.” MenWayWantMayMeanTwoHappensHappinessResultsEasierInner PeaceBeing HappyDiminishPursuit Of HappinessTwo WaysJust Be HappyWant To Be HappyHappy ManI Just Want To Be HappyI Want To Be HappyJust Want To Be Happy Author:Benjamin Franklin
“Of course it's also a lot easier to slap a health claim on a box of sugary cereal than on a potato or carrot, with the perverse result that the most healthful foods in the supermarket sit there quietly in the produce section, silent as stroke victims, while a few aisles over, the Cocoa Puffs and Lucky Charms are screaming about their newfound whole-grain goodness.” WholeCoursesResultsProduceEasierLuckyGoodnessClaimsVictimSilentBoxesCharmGrainStrokesSectionsPotatoesSlapSupermarketsAisleCarrotsPuffCerealCocoaLucky CharmsWhole Grains Author:Michael Pollan
“Trust gives you the permission to give people direction, get everyone aligned, and give them the energy to go get the job done. Trust enables you to execute with excellence and produce extraordinary results. As you execute with excellence and deliver on your commitments, trust becomes easier to inspire, creating a flywheel of performance.” PeopleGivingDoneJobsEnergyResultsProduceInspireEasierCreatingCommitmentPerformancesExcellenceExtraordinaryPermissionGet The Job Done Author:Douglas Conant
“It has been explained to me that toys are packaged in shards, to be assembled by the middle-aged and butter-fingered, because this makes it easier for the shippers. ... If they had to spend hours and hours putting handlebars onto bicycles ... they would repent their ways and deliver something that looked like a rocking horse and not like the result of a small street accident.” IfsWayHas BeensHoursResultsStreetsMiddleEasierHorseAccidentsToysRepentBicycleMiddle AgedRocking Horses Author:Jean Kerr
“A compassionate attitude opens our inner door, and as a result it is much easier to communicate with others. If there is too much self-centered attitude, then fear, doubt and suspicion come and as a result our inner door closes. Then it is very difficult to communicate with others.” IfsSelfDifficultResultsAttitudeDoubtToo MuchDoorsEasierCommunicateCompassionateSuspicionSelf CenteredNarcissisticWise Man Once SaidSelf AbsorbedEgocentricSocial Interaction Author:Dalai Lama
“The greatest successes grow out of great failures. In numerous instances the result is better that comes after a series of abortive experiences than it would have been if it had come at once; for all these successive failures induce a skill which is so much additional power working into the final achievement.... The hand that evokes such perfect music from the instrument has often failed in its touch, and bungled among the keys.... Every disappointed effort fences in and indicates the only possible path of success, and makes it easier to find.” IfsHas BeensHandsGrowsPerfectResultsEffortPathKeysEasierSkillsAchievementInstrumentsSeriesFinalsInstanceDisappointedFenceEvokeGreatest Success Author:Edwin Hubbel Chapin