Don't Worry, Make Money [antikvár]

INTRODUCTION When Bobby McFerrin first sang his classic song, "Don't Worry, Be Happy," I felt as if he were singing my thoughts to the world. I've spent most of my professional career studying, learning, teaching, lecturing, and writing about happiness and related topics. I've always known that, despite resistance and objections from the more serious segment of society, people have an innate capacity for happiness. And when we are happy, we not only enjoy our lives more than when we are not, but we are far more competent, productive, and creative. Without the internal disj^action^qf anger, depression, frustration, and especially worry, our relationships flourish, stress is diminished, new doors are opened, and our lives run smoothly. About five years ago I began to realize that the same essential idea applies to success and money. I had been a ^^sonably successful businessman in several of my own ventures, yet there seemed to be a small but important missing link that was keeping me from realizing my professional and financial goals. There was a part of me that had always been a little unnecessarily cautious, a part of me that worried too much. 1 began to look carefully at the people 1 respected and admired, people who had "made it" in their given fields. I looked at writers, athletes, businessmen and -women, entertainers, speakers, therapists, entrepreneurs, corporate executives, and other professionals. And what 1 learned amazed me! While there were certainly all types of people—women, men, conservative, liberal, left-brained, right-brained, street smart. Harvard educated, and so on—who had made it really big, there was a thread of consistency that ran through virtually everyone: They didn't worry about money! Interestingly enough, the lack of worry preceded the success, and was not a by-product