Inspiration

How to Find Happiness in Everyday Life—No Matter the Circumstance

Have you ever wondered why, despite all you’ve accomplished and the promising future ahead, you still find yourself staying up late at night, pondering why you don’t feel truly happy? And then, you go out into the world and see people who earn considerably less than you and may have faced greater hardships in life, living happily, tending to their work, and warmly engaging with everyone around them. Every now and then, we observe that those with immense privilege struggle to find bliss, while others with very little breeze through life joyfully. If this isn’t evidence that happiness resides within …

Inspiration, Thoughts

“Why You Feel Behind (and the Secret to Feeling Free Again)”

If you’ve ever had that strange feeling that resembles jealousy, regret, or inferiority when you go on social media and see people—whether you know them or not—living the life you wish you had… If you’ve ever stayed up at night wondering what you’ve done with your life, feeling like maybe you’re just wasting it… If you feel like you’re behind in your achievements—especially because you’re comparing your life to others—please know you’re not alone. And those feelings of jealousy? They’re valid. They don’t make you a bad person. They just make you human. In this newsletter, I’m going to share …

Lifestyle

Discover Joy: A Step-by-Step Guide to Practicing Gratitude

Listen to the blog here Today, I’m sharing a simple 15-minute step-by-step gratitude practice that has made my life lighter and more joyful—just by shifting how I see my life. Many of us drift through life with a nagging sense that we should be doing or having more. This constant wondering leads to chronic dissatisfaction. Sometimes, it even pulls us into depression. That dissatisfaction often brings along fear, anxiety, and worry—about our present, and even more so about our future. If you’ve ever: Then this gratitude practice is for you. It’s the exact self-reflection method I use every single day …

Inspiration, Lifestyle, Thoughts, Tips

The One Powerful Tip to Get Excited About Your Life Every Day- Start a Project.

If you feel lost and especially frustrated that your life is not progressing the way you want it to, I have one powerful tip that will help you break free from that frustration, a way to wake up each morning with excitement and purpose. It’s something that has transformed my life, and I’m eager to share it with you. It sounds simple and straightforward, but I tell you, it works like magic. Start a project. Have a game plan. Stay in your lane. Enjoy the journey and relish in the person you are becoming. Personally, I am always in the …

Inspiration, Thoughts, Tips

Discover the Power of Cutting People Some Slack

One of the major reasons for unhappiness is the decline in our interpersonal relationships.​We feel hurt several times daily by the doings and undoings of people we love and care about, and even people who barely know us. It could be stressful dealing with people sometimes because we are social beings and like it or not, we desire to be loved and respected. The purpose of my letter today is to remind you that we cannot let the behavior of people draw us into our shells and prevent us from living and loving to the fullest. I have come to …

Inspiration, Lifestyle, Thoughts

Could Your Kindness Be Making You Sick? The Power of Setting Boundaries.

Is Kindness Making You Sick? There is ongoing Harvard research that links emotional repression, not being assertive, and an inability to say “No” to major causes of certain cancers and autoimmune diseases. In other words, “KINDNESS MIGHT BE MAKING YOU SICK”. According to renowned Dr. and author Dr. Gabor Maté, the body operates such that if we suppress our anger, it can quickly become chronic for our bodies. It is therefore advised to practice healthy anger. An example of healthy anger is when someone encroaches on your space, and you assertively say, “Please leave,” instead of going into a rage. …

Inspiration, Lifestyle, Thoughts

Read this if fear is standing in your way of greatness.

On today’s newsletter, I will write about the grey-old monster in our way—FEAR. I could write a million newsletters about fear—how it diminishes us and how we can eliminate it from our lives. I am passionate about this topic because living a fear-free life is Happiness 101. Fear is dangerous. Living in fear is like being trapped in a prison, while living without fear allows you to pursue your dreams, have fewer regrets, and ultimately live the life of your dreams. Everything we want is on the other side of fear. Unknown I want to share two ways you can …

Lifestyle, Thoughts

The 4 word Phrase That Can Change Your Life: This Too Shall Pass

Today, in the RFB Newsletter, I will share with you one quote that I wish someone had told me throughout my life each time I got stuck, confused, struggling, or anything of the like. Perhaps I was even told, but the burdens of the moment never allowed me to imbibe it. That quote is, ‘This too shall pass.’ Those four-word phrase have changed my life, and my only regret is it took me this long to make it my mantra. Now I have those four words in my back pocket each time things get overwhelming. This too, like every other challenge …

Lifestyle, Tips

Guide to Overcoming Life’s Challenges: Plan Your Exit

This week, I will be writing about the importance of planning your exit when you get stuck in unpleasant situations. Sometimes, when we find ourselves in unpleasant situations for long enough, we get ‘uncomfortably’ comfortable and blame everything else but ourselves for our woes. I believe scientists have a name for this: “learned helplessness.”And it happens even to the best of us. Now, this is my message to you today— No matter how unpleasant a situation you find yourself in, know that you can always have an exit plan. Sometimes, you can execute your plan by writing a resignation letter to your boss and returning …

Lifestyle

Series: Guide to Overcoming Life’s Challenges: Do Not Take Things Personally

This week, I will continue the series I started last week, talking about tips you can implement today, both mentally and physically, to cushion the effects of the unexpected unfortunate events that life throws at us occasionally. Last week, I talked about ​the importance of developing a growth mindset​ in your approach to life, which includes viewing obstacles as opportunities to learn from and committing to daily growth so as not to miss the vast opportunities life has to offer. If you haven’t read that article, you can find it ​here.​ It’s a long read, but it’s worth every minute. …