by Corey Ciocchetti | Be Happy
The Dark Night Rises pans to an impactful scene where Batman is forced to fight Bane – the towering villain. In this bare-knuckle fight, Bane is poised to easily win the physical and mental battle. This iteration of Batman is too weak, too soft. Between punches, Bane taunts: “Peace has cost you your strength. Victory has defeated you.”
What a powerful point! Our successes in life can cause us to stop fighting, stop clawing, stop training, stop desiring to be better. We begin to forget how hard it was to reach these monumental goals in the first place. We become complacent, a losing proposition. You can’t be Batman but you can avoid complacency. Here’s how . . .
by Corey Ciocchetti | Be Happy
Ever met someone with a fiery soul? They are impossible to miss really. You spot their fire in their demeanor, enjoy it in their expressions. You hear it in their conversations, appreciate it in their interactions. Their zest for life is contagious. People who can harness their fiery soul via their character, thrive! Want some more fire in your soul? I have some ideas. #ComeBackToLife
by Corey Ciocchetti | Be Happy
Want to be better in 2020? The new year is a great time to set some high goals. Energy, expectation, and hope are high . . at least for a bit. Stick with your New Year’s resolutions this year by ramping up now. In fact, now is time to set goals and try them out, a trial period to see if you really want to commit to something for a year. It’s a head start from the pack. Start to form these habits now to begin a butt-kicking 2020.
by Corey Ciocchetti | Be Happy, Family First, Priorities
There is a professional cost to putting family first. Bosses – like most people – act out of self-interest when they cringe at your priorities. Just expect that, it’s rational. However, organizations are clearly better when people come to work authentically happy and fulfilled with their priorities intact. Those folks are more productive, creative, loyal, & fun. But . . . until bosses recognize that you can work hard, be an asset to the org, and still place your job a bit lower than your family, you will have to balance the tug of war between work and family – a battle that work need not always win. Here’s why…
by Corey Ciocchetti | Be Happy, Family First, Priorities
The secret to happiness is simple . . . your heart must get what it wants more often. But, how do we know what our heart wants? The best way to discover this information is by evaluating our top priorities and pivoting our lives accordingly. Read on for advice that has literally impacted thousands of lives.
by Corey Ciocchetti | Be Happy
Part I introduced the idea that we are far too busy. We are busier than we should be or need to be in order to attain the success we seek. In fact, our busyness consumes precious energy that should be reserved for higher priorities – family, friends, experiences, even a good night’s sleep. Our reasons underlying our schedule are important, to be sure – get into grad school, find a good job, earn a promotion, experience a quality lifestyle. Our argument for doing too much is defensible – these high goals are tough to achieve without a solid resume, good grades, hard work, diverse personal and professional skills, and critical connections. I am not here to throw stones at your goals.
The problem with this approach, however, is that it’s exhausting and need not be. We place ourselves in a race with our peers and colleagues to check off as many boxes as fast as we can. We don’t really know how much they are accomplishing, so we run harder and faster. Our race quickly becomes an all-out sprint with more and more boxes to check. Exhaustingly, more boxes appear just as others are marked-off. Here, we figuratively find ourselves between a box and a hard place. Witty, huh?
Perplexingly, the results of our sprint are often disappointing. We tend to do most of these tasks relatively poorly (there just isn’t enough time) and with less than a happy heart (who wants to move through a life – a life you only get to do once – this fast). We seek success, but success need not be obtained this way. There is a better method to arrive at the same place. It all begins with this advice: Do less by focusing more. In other words, check fewer, but more meaningful, boxes. This post will show you how!
