Not Happy? Who’s Dragging You Down?

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So, are you unhappy? Frankly, who cares? Who cares whether you’re happy or not? You do? Then why don’t you just get over it and do something? This may seem insensitive or uncaring to some. Actually, I do care and I’m quite sensitive. I’ve just found over the past couple of decades working with people, that buying into individual tales of difficulty and challenges only serves to add to the burden of overcoming life’s obstacles and improving one’s experience of well being.

So, let me start with who cares whether you’re unhappy? Maybe you do. I say maybe, because I have met so many people who are of the mindset, "life’s a bitch and then you die." Not only is that person doomed by their own consciousness (we do seem to get what we focus on), but the rest of us who interact with this person also get to "benefit" from their "life sucks" mentality. Hang around with enough people with this kind of mindset, and you just may start the downward slide right along with them. Pretty soon, you may be a candidate for membership in the "ain’t it awful club." These folks seem to revel in one downsmanship – you-think-that’s-bad-wait-until-you-here-this-one kind of thinking. Or, "been down so long, looks like up to me" also comes to mind.

Are You Dwelling in Your Own Negativity?

If you dwell enough on the negativity of a circumstance, you will pretty soon start producing an increasingly negative experience to go along with the negative circumstance. And the more you dwell in the negativity, the less likely you are to even perceive an opportunity to make a different choice, much less act on it. Kind of – why bother?

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About russell.bishop

A recognized expert in personal and organization transformation, Russell has coached thousands of individuals around the world, helping them discover more about who they truly are and how to create balance and success in their personal and professional lives.  He is the creator of Insight Seminars, one of the largest and most successful personal transformation programs in the world, with well over one million graduates in 34 countries. 

Russell is an internationally regarded speaker, educator, coach and consultant.  His corporate clients include Fortune 500 executives in aerospace, healthcare, pharmaceutical and biotechnology, information technology, telecommunications and oil and gas.  He has extensive international experience working in Europe, Asia, North and South America. 

Having started five different organizations in his career, Russell is well versed in the growth and expansion challenges faced by founding entrepreneurs and CEO’s.  Executives and senior teams frequently engage his services on issues of leadership, growth and work-life balance. 

Today, Russell is the the founder and President of Bishop & Bishop, a consulting and coaching company whose seminars, coaching, and consulting offer individuals and organizations a new approach to integrating personal and spiritual values into their personal and professional lives.  He is the author of numerous articles on the power of choice and awareness as well as his forthcoming book, Lessons in the Key of Life:  Questions for Those in Search of Answers. 

In addition to his consulting practice, he has lectured on productivity for the executive MBA programs at UCLA, University of Texas and Washington University in St. Louis. Russell previously served on the Board of Directors for the University of Santa Monica and was a charter member of the Advisory Board for the Points of Light Foundation.  

He received a Master's degree in Educational Psychology from the Davis Campus of the University of California and currently resides in Santa Barbara, California and Mauna Lani, Hawaii with his wife, Valerie.  Russell is an avid golfer and amateur chef.

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2 Responses to Not Happy? Who’s Dragging You Down?

  1. simone ty October 26, 2009 at 8:12 pm #

    24/7 hrs …. Work Stress & Relationships that Matters in our Daily Lifes ! We spend most 8 to 10 hrs at work , 8 hrs at our leisure/family and 8 hrs sleep.. How can we manage our lifes better ?

  2. zenmonk October 27, 2009 at 10:49 pm #

    Lou Dobbs.