HAPPINESS AT EVERY MILE: You should not die without reading this book, and you shouldn't live without sharing it with someone else

By Dieubon A. François

Lic. Dieubon A. François is a writer, newspaper columnist, psychologist, family and couples therapist, pastor, lecturer and professor. He completed his university studies at the Universidad National Evangélica (UNEV) Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. At said university, he completed a Bachelor's Degree in Clinical Psychology and a Master'

• Language: English
• Publisher: ibukku, LLC
• Release date: Feb 29, 2024
• ISBN: 9781685746421

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HAPPINESS

AT

EVERY MILE

You should not die without reading this book, and you shouldn’t live without sharing it with someone else.

Dieubon A. François, M.A.

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Copyright © 2023 Dieubon A. François

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ISBN Paperback: 978-1-68574-641-4

ISBN Hardcover: 978-1-68574-643-8

ISBN eBook: 978-1-68574-642-1

This book is a treasure for your well-being, prosperity, happiness and emotional health.

Index

Dedication

Acknowledgments

Introduction

One Be happy and make the difference

Take responsibility for your well-being

Have fun and enjoy yourself

Two There is something more

Smiling and happiness

The 12 powers of happiness

Three Personal growth and happiness

Influencing factors on personal growth

a. Fear of failure

b. Not now

c. Don’t give up

d. Don’t look for approval

e. Reprogram your mind every day

f. Get rid of negative energy

g. Positive attitude towards yourself

The 18 strategies for personal growth and happiness

Four Sanitize your backpack

Get the engine running

Be genuine

Know your triangle

The A side of your triangle

The B side of your triangle

The C side of your triangle

Two mistakes many people make

Five The language of happiness

a. Don’t waste your energy on problems, focus on the solution

b. Be creative

c. Check on yourself every day

d. Connect with the architect of the universe

e. Communicate with assertiveness

f. Be congruent with yourself

g. Do not oppose change

18 Secrets for emotional regulation

Six Strategies for Happiness

a. Be honest with yourself

b. Choose the right directions

c. Don’t get so overwhelmed

d. Coping with adverse circumstances

e. Connect with your support system

f. Develop a good relationship with your spouse

g. Managing your time correctly

h. Embrace optimism

i. Be bold

j. Be self-motivated

k. Commitment

l. Create a pleasant environment

m. Act with passion and dedication

n. Be consistent

o. Follow the norms and limits of life

p. Give your life a little bit of color

q. Be mature

r. Learn something new every day

s. Make an inventory at the end of every day

t. Be the light in the tunnel

u. Sow good deeds

v. Don’t underestimate the power of your smile

w. Become an extraordinary person

x. Move forward and take risks

Seven What is happiness?

What happiness is not?

What does not contribute to happiness?

Eight The biggest obstacle

Empower yourself

Encourage yourself

Nine Put on for yourself

The seven principles for happiness

1. Enjoy life

2. Passion for what you do

3. Don’t sabotage your own happiness

4. Be a force of change

5. Forgive your past

6. Be persistent

7. Do not complain

Ten The 12 keywords to happiness

Beware of the impact of negative thoughts

Eleven Stress and happiness

Negative responses to stress

Know your stressors

What to do to get rid of stress and anxiety?

1. Beware of the impact of negative news

2. Relaxation techniques

AN mixed technique

Inflated balloon technique

Eagle flight technique

Square breathing technique

3. Change your inner dialogue

4. Keep yourself busy

5. Take good advice

6. Join support networks

7. Get enough sleep

8. Avoid the consumption of illegal drugs or alcohol

9. Entertainment

10. Exercise

Remember that happiness is:

Twelve The seven G models of happiness

1. The model based on cognitive restructuring

2. The extrinsic well-being models

Social well-being

Economic well-being

Spiritual well-being

Health well-being

3. The intrinsic well-being models

Psychological well-being

Emotional well-being

4. The higher power well-being models

Model based on individual beliefs

5. The evidence-based motivational model

6. Sexual well-being model

7. Family well-being model

Thirteen The 7 enemies of happiness

1. Yourself

a. The conscious mind

b. The subconscious mind

c. The unconscious mind

2. Having a partner or spouse without a shared vision

3. Over-involved friends or relatives

4. Lack of self-discipline

5. The immature inner child

6. Self-blame

7. Avoidance of commitment

Fourteen 9 tips to find your meaning in life and be happy

1. Self-examination

2. Mental examination

3. Offer something to the world

4. Work on yourself

5. Discover your purpose

6. Treat yourself with kindness

7. Don’t let yourself be brought down by the crisis of purpose

8. Energize your daily life

9. Don’t stumble twice with the same stone

Conclusion

Bibliography

Dedication

This book is dedicated to my dear wife, Christella Thomas, and to my two children, my greatest treasures, Christlenny François and Abraham François, as well as to my dear readers and to all those who choose to pursue happiness.

This book is a powerful tool to incite and motivate people from every background to safely pursue the journey toward happiness.

Acknowledgments

I am infinitely grateful to God for giving me the privilege of being able to spread in black and white these ideas. Truly, I owe it to Him, for all the blessings and knowledge He has allowed me to acquire during the completion of this work.

Likewise, I thank my dear wife, Christella Thomas, for her great support and understanding attitude during the completion of this book. Her unconditional support enabled this book to be in the hands of all my dear readers worldwide.

To my dear daughter, my princess, Christlenny François, for her support, patience and understanding.

To my dear son, Abraham François, for his patience.

The three of them have been my main driving force in writing this book.

Likewise, thanks to all my distinguished readers from all over the world for making this book part of their personal libraries and their collections.

Introduction

I will never forget that moment. I was invited to give a lecture on the subject of happiness. There were approximately three hundred young participants. At the end of the lecture, a very beautiful young woman came up to me and said: Mr. François, I thank you immensely, because you have saved my life from death. I was astonished. I asked her, In what way have I saved your life from death? She replied: Six months ago I had no meaning in my life. I was living a bitter life. Everything I did was going wrong. Life was beating me and I couldn’t find what to do. This very morning, I had decided to take my own life. But a friend invited me to this lecture of yours. Everything you said was just for me; and one word that touched me the most was when you said: Take care of yourself and get on board the train of happiness at every mille. I admit that I was wrong and that my behavior toward life was not appropriate. I no longer want to die. Because I have found meaning in my life. I am a happy woman and I didn’t realize that. During your conference, I decided to forgive myself and from now on I will let happiness take over my life.

Like that young woman, every day we meet people with no will to live. They wander aimlessly and without direction as if they were tired of life. They fight against themselves, living in an emotional void; because they have lost the true meaning of their existence. Despite a long trajectory and tireless struggle, they sadly come to the wrong conclusion that there is no way out. They have given up. They live under the yoke of sadness, stress, anxiety, anguish, depression, and scarcity. When they look at their past, they only see failure. They look at their present and hear the roar of failure. They look to the future but still see failure lurking in the background. That way, many of them come to believe that the best solution is to disappear completely.

The testimony of that young woman touched my life. That is why I now dedicate more time to giving lectures to students in high schools, universities, churches, and private and public institutions. Anywhere in the world, if necessary, in order to continue rescuing the lives of billions of people around the world.

The second testimony that touched me on the day of the conference was that of