Happiness in Eight Steps

Filed in About Happiness In 8 Steps, Blog, David/'s Talk, stroies on Aug.31, 2010

By David H. Lindemann

Foreword by Alvan Balent, M.D.

The title of David Lindemann’s book is, “Happiness in 8 Stepsl. live life in Happiness. Why not?”

And why not? Is it too simple to live your life in happiness? Too basic? Perhaps we need to be simple. Perhaps we need to go back to basics. Perhaps with this guide, the cynical negativity of today can dissolve like the words of the unpretentious song, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy!” Using our own plain common sense, we can smile, be polite, do service, take care of our body-mind-spirit, laugh, attract people we like, and in the process become reasonably happy.

“Live life in Happiness. Why not?” Eight steps to happiness. A start, leading away from Ego to the Self, perhaps to realization. Perhaps to the discovery that, “Everyone must figure it out of themselves.” And then perhaps, just to have a better day, every day.

David has discovered some basic truths. Use this simple, yet powerful beginning, and build on his words by adding your own sweet zest in your journey to happiness.

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Health is more important than wealth?

Out of 1036 people polled 939 voted yes. That is 91% and that a high percentage.
Now let’s look at why people value health so much more than wealth. This so obvious, but I have to say it. Without your health, it is harder to build wealth. When your’ not healthy, you have to spend so much time try to retain you health. Thus, you don’t have time to spend on building your own wealth.

Lets take a different tack. What if we were living in forest hundreds of miles from any even small cities. Having money won’t be that beneficial because you could live off the land. You could clear an area and you the trees you cut down to build a house. Then use the cleared land to grow thing to eat. You could also hunt to give you fresh meat. You could also fish in nearby streams and lakes.

You won’t be of need of a bank. Now I will make this sound simple, because we know there are a lot more things that need to be done, but the ideas are you and your family could survive and had a happy life, if you enjoyed that kind of live.

Now let’s look at reality as it is today in the USA. To survive you need money for you housing, food and clothing. We get that money by working. The work we do is based on our ability to achieve certain tasks. Now we tack that money to cover our living expenses.

Though we want to be healthy, we need wealth to live in this society. As much as health is vital to us there still is a strong need to make money.

Here, is my thought’, as long as we are healthy we don’t think of not being unhealthy, so we spend much of our time gaining wealth. But, when our health starts to fail, our whole mind set changes.

This is when we start to see the value of health. So this is my thoughts, live the healthiest life style as you can. Then work at building wealth and we all know that wealth is so much more that money, its friendships, knowledge and giving.

If you do these things, you’ll be in the 91% and wealth will find its way to you.

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David H. Lindemann is an author, speaker, consultant and coach, he is a community leader, educator and has worked with fortune 500 hundred companies as well as individuals. He also has been a CEO of a national manufacturing company and cares deeply about people

There are a lot of ideas how to make or save money

You here these ideas on TV and you must have friends that let you how to make or save money. More than likely they all have some merit, but there seem there is always a gimmick.

Here is one never buy a new car, but buy a low millage used car. The claim is you pay thousand less than a new car from the price of a new car but get all the warranties. That is less the 10 to 12 thousand miles already on the car and the wear and tear on the car.

Then can you really believe the odometer reading? By law it is suppose to be the right millage but who really knows?

There is something else that is missing when you get a pre-owned car and that is the new car smell. They say you can get spray that gives you that smell, but I’ll; believe it when I smell it.

Here is another way to make money use a special credit card and they’ll give you money back. Whose money is this anyways? Let say I charge ten thousand dollar and I get 3% back that would be $300. It sounds good but there has to be a catch.
If you on the Internet you have seen these things “Work from home and earn up to X per day. No sales, no nothing needed just make money day and night”

Here is that latest, become a business owner with the help of a billion dollar company. You have the greatest products to offer you clients. That reminds me of a cabby in Chicago who when driving to the airport told me this story about having his own business. He told me a very smart guy in his neighborhood showed all the neighbors how to have their own business.

Most of the neighbors as well as him thought it was a great idea so they bought some of the products to sell.

Laundry soap or whatever it was, was suppose to be the number on product so everyone loaded up on it.

He said everyone in the neighborhood got out of the business when all their basements and storage areas were filled.

The Cabby told me he still has enough of the laundry product left to last for fifty years and most of his neighbors are in the same bolt.

I asked if he still sells these products and he said no because everyone in neighborhood has years and years of their own supply.

If there is all these way that don’t work then what do you do? Get creative. Become and expert and have people come to you. If some ones tell you they have sure thing. The sure thing is they’ll be walking away with some of your money.

Here is doing it on your own.

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David H. Lindemann is an author, speaker, consultant and coach, he is a community leader, educator and has worked with fortune 500 hundred companies as well as individuals. He also has been a CEO of a national manufacturing company and cares deeply about people

Being with special people

When your’ with special people it does some positive things to you and here is what it does to me. It makes me feel good. Special people are normally givers in the sense go out of their way to help other.

Normally they have a special gift, meaning they are very good at something and will use that skill to enrich others. These types of special people don’t have to look for friends because everyone is their friend.

We all have special friends and can see the good they do in the world. Maybe we should let them know how much we appreciate what they do. Now they are not looking for fro award and or honors are stolid on them, but I think a comforting word from you would certainly make their day.

Even better ask if you can help them. You see they normally don’t get much help. Even if they say no, it is the intention that is important. One thing you can do and that is to tell other what wonderful things this special person is doing.
Let others know that if the world had more special people like your friend that world would be a much better place. As the story spreads about the wonderful things you special friend is doing there becomes more awareness to the issue and from that more good starts to be done.

It amazing to me how the word of mouth can have such positive impact, now you might say there are a lot of bad things that are said and I’ll agree with you. But, bad things don’t have any staying power and quickly forgotten. Positive things done by special people keep growing and move others to get involved.

When you get involved you become one of those special people and you start making the world a better place

Happiness with health and wealth to you

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David H. Lindemann is an author, speaker, consultant and coach, he is a community leader, educator and has worked with fortune 500 hundred companies as well as individuals. He also has been a CEO of a national manufacturing company and cares deeply about people

You want to feel good

Today I got a call from Mike, my across the street neighbor. Mike is a man of little word and he was no different on this call. Here is what Mike said “My daughter on our vacation read your book “Happiness in eight steps” and she loved it.”
She would like to meet you. Do you have any time and I said yes. He also let me know that she somehow felt special have an author for a neighbor. I am now having problems keep from my head on.

Yes I have had people let me know that they enjoyed reading it and some have told me that they have read it more than a couple of times, but have my neighbors daughter, Cassie, be so excited made me feel real good.

I went to my office and got Cassie a fresh copy of “Happiness in eight steps” and signed it for her. I have card that have the eight steps on them, so I took some of them along to give her.

I went across the street and knocked on the front door, there was no door bell. I heard Mike’s booming voice say come on in. The door was unlocked so I opened it and walked in.

There was Mike and his daughter setting at the dining room table. Mike motioned to set down, so I did. Cassie just kept looking at me, but didn’t say anything. She had told her Dad, Mike, that she recognized my photo on the back of my book. You see it pay to advertise.

Cassie accepted my book with a big smile. Now she had her own book, signed by me, that she could let her friends read. Cassie also took the cards with the eight steps to happiness on them. She never said a thing she just held the book and smiled.

I left Mikes house a very happy man and hoped my book would have that kind of impact on all those that read it. That would make me feel real good.
Happiness with health and wealth to you

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David H. Lindemann is an author, speaker, consultant and coach, he is a community leader, educator and has worked with fortune 500 hundred companies as well as individuals. He also has been a CEO of a national manufacturing company and cares deeply about people

The Rock concert

This was a big one, our grandson Jake, was in his first rock concert. Yes Micki and I were there. Actually it was quite organized. It was supposed to start at 6:00 PM and it started at 6:20 PM. When we would go see Jake’s dad’s concerts if they started two hours late that was good, so we were very happy with them just began 20 minutes late.

Jake’s group played 4 songs. Jake played the drums in two songs, was the leads singer in one and played the base in the last song. He did one of his dad’s tricks and stood on something high and at the end of the last song he jumped down to make a big impression on the crowd and it did. Micki and I held our breath tell he was safely on the ground on two feet.

I recorded the concert with a super duper record, but haven’t listened to it yet. I think I am a little nervous what I’ll hear. I also took some video and more than likely won’t win any awards, but I’ll put it on you tube for everyone to see.

It is hard to be grandparents to a rock star, but I think will learn how to live with it, but we are looking forward to traveling the world on Jake’s private jet.
Ok is just a dream, but dreams are good and who know they might come true.

Tomorrow Jake turns back into a pulling guard in the 100 Lb. tackle football league. Last year his team made to the county super bowl for the 90 Lb. only to lose in the super bowl.

Jake’s Uncle Todd is going to be at Jake’s first game Aug. 7. This is a big deal for Jake because Uncle Todd was an all conference football play in college and Jake wants to be like Uncle Todd.

We don’t know when Jake will have another Rock Concert, but when it does will let you know.

Happiness with health and wealth to you

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http://www.lindemannletters.com
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E-mail www.dhalind@gmail.com

David H. Lindemann is an author, speaker, consultant and coach, he is a community leader, educator and has worked with fortune 500 hundred companies as well as individuals. He also has been a CEO of a national manufacturing company and cares deeply about people

I started something, but there is nothing but issues

Today I said I was going to set up Quicken so I can pay bills online. This is supposed to be real easy, for most people, but not for me. First of all I have put off doing this for over a year. Why I don’t know, but I did.
One reason is I thought I was so busy I couldn’t take the time so set Quicken so I could pay on line. Now I must say my schedule is pretty full, but to take an hour of my time are you kidding. Yes I was kidding myself and I admit it, so today I told myself that this was going to be the day to activate Quicken so I could pay bills online.
Everything seemed to go fine. The first thing had to do is selected that bank I was going to use. That worked OK. Then there were questions like where I was born. I know that answer. Then they wanted the name of our first son. There I had a fifty chance because we have two boys and I was pretty sure of his name.
I passed that part of the questioning. I was feeling real good. Know I was asked to create a user ID. I wanted to make sure I had a real good user ID so I spent some time thinking about it. Finally the light went on in the old brain and decided on a user ID.
Now I was asked to create a password. You know passwords are very important so I put the old brain to work. I first wrote down about five. I did this where no one good see them. I then narrowed the password selection down to three and then to two ads finally I chose the password that I thought would be hard to break, but easy for me to remember.
Now it asked me to sign up so I started. It said go to quickenbillpay.com, so that is what I did. Then the issues started coming. A Big sign poppet up on the screen that said retry. So I retried and retried.
I am now at wits end I called the help number. After having to push one for that and two for this, I got to a real human. When I told him my problem and told me if I go to quickenbilllpay.com all my problems are over.
Will it didn’t quite work out that way. I couldn’t get to Quickenbillpay.com and that was after several attempts, so it was back to help. Now I had to go through the same thing, push this and then that. Finally I got a human. I told the human my issues and he asked what browser I was using. I told him and he said we have been having problems with that one so try another, which I did, still but no quickenbillpay.com.
Back to help, I won’t go through the push button stuff now I am telling this person my issue, after a fairly long pause I was told the there is problem with that web site, but it should be up in running in a hour.
You know something I am going to stop and pour myself a glass of wine and call it quits for today.

Happiness with health and wealth to you

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