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The Ten Emotions of Power - Cheerfulness



8.CHEERFULNESS. There's a big difference between being happy on the inside, and being outwardly cheerful.Cheerfulness enhances your self-esteem,makes life more fun, and makes people around you feel happier as well.Cheerfulness has the power to eliminate the feelings of fear, hurt, anger, frustration, disappointment, depression, guilt,and inadequacy from your life.You've achieved cheerfulness the day you realize that no matter what 's happening around you,being other than cheerful  will not make it better.

Being cheerful does not mean that you're Pollyanna or that you look at the world  through rose-colored glasses and refuse to acknowledge challenges. Being cheerful means that you're incredibly intelligent because you know that if  you live life in a state of pleasure- one that's so intense that you transmit a sense of joy to those around you- you can have the impact to meet virtually any challenge that comes your way. Cultivate cheerfulness, and you won't need so many of those "painful" Action Signals to get your attention!

Make it easy for yourself to feel cheerful by planting the seed of ...

9.VITALITY.

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