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Monday, January 23, 2012

Year Of The Dragon - What's it to you?

The start of the luna new year is celebrated in many Asian cultures. To the Chinese, this is the year of the water dragon and very special. It signifies innovation and creativity. The lion dance that I snapped yesterday, is meant to scare away evil spirits and summon good luck and good fortune.


Maybe the joyful, family celebrations I saw will attract good luck. Certainly, I believe that you are likely to attract good fortune if you focus on what's good in life and business. I was delighted to find scientific evidence of this in Dr. Barbara Fredrickson's book, Positivity. Much more that "thinking positive", positivity  is not simply affirmations, positive thinking, or feel-good daydreams. Increasing heartfelt positive emotions such as joy, gratitude, serenity, interest, hope, pride, amusement, inspiration, awe and love has been shown to transform people and help them become their best. 


You don't have to be Chinese or believe in dragons to choose to make this year one of innovation and creativity. Or, perhaps there are other words that you would to like to make the focus of your year? I chose three words for my business and three words for my personal life and say them like a mantra each day to help me stay focussed. If you were going to choose 2-3 words as your focus for the year, what would they be?
 

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