“A good life is when you assume nothing, do more, need less, smile often, dream big, laugh a lot, and realize how blessed you are for what you have.”

– Unknown

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Even though I write The Quotable Coach series five days a week, I thought I’d share this seven-part quote in case you wish to get some extra credit.

When we assuming nothing, we often experience far fewer upsets.

When we do more, we almost always achieve more.

When we need less, we are far more likely to experience satisfaction.

When we smile often, we become more attractive and attract others into our lives.

When we dream big, we find our missions in life that give us meaning and purpose.

When we laugh a lot, we experience more joy and fulfillment and far less stress.

When we realize how blessed we are, we experience greater peace and contentment.

Exercise:

Select and engage fully in at least one of these attributes of living a good life and notice what difference it makes for you and those around you.

Try “doing more” by selecting all seven of these to give your life a gold star for extra credit.