{"product_id":"lifes-messy-live-happy-things-dont-have-to-be-perfect-for-you-to-be-content-hardcover","title":"Life's Messy, Live Happy: Things Don't Have to Be Perfect for You to Be Content - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCy Wakeman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA simple shift in thinking can change everything you believe about your own happiness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy the time we become adults, most of us have joined the religion of suffering, which preaches that unless circumstances are controlled, life will be a mess. We compare ourselves to others and speculate about an impossible-to-know future, holding out hope for an improved life through getting ahead, fulfilling passion, or finding true love. But the idea that happiness comes from putting effort toward altering one's circumstances is harmful and backward. What if we instead learned to understand that circumstances can rarely be controlled, and that life is, and always will be, messy? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom that starting point, we could learn to use our minds to create happiness despite life's ever-changing circumstances and events. \u003ci\u003eLife's Messy, Live Happy \u003c\/i\u003eby Cy Wakeman is about dramatically changing the level of happiness you feel in your daily life, by learning to disconnect happiness from external forces, stop worrying about the future, and realize that most of your negative feelings are about things that \u003ci\u003enever even happened.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWakeman is a credible, relatable teacher--a business owner, mother, and community member who has lived her philosophy and achieved profound happiness and success in a crazy, messy life. Filled with concrete daily practices and true stories that are hilarious, painful, and poignant, this book will change everything: your perspective, your focus, and your energy level for everyday life.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCy Wakeman is a drama researcher, international leadership speaker, and consultant. In 2001 she founded Reality-Based Leadership. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eReality-Based Leadership, No Ego, \u003c\/i\u003eand the\u003ci\u003e New York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Reality-Based Rules of the Workplace.\u003c\/i\u003e In 2017, she was named as one of the Top 30 Global Leadership Gurus by Global Gurus, a Top 100 Leadership Expert to Follow on Twitter, and was deemed \"the secret weapon to restoring sanity to the workplace.\" She lives in Omaha, NE.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.4 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 29, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53737949593964,"sku":"9781250275165","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0989\/3019\/6844\/files\/f52da6d590f78c6f5cf6b11d5a1882d7.webp?v=1778426049","url":"https:\/\/pattansenterprise.com\/products\/lifes-messy-live-happy-things-dont-have-to-be-perfect-for-you-to-be-content-hardcover","provider":"Pattansenterprise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}