Author: Skip Gatting

Mindfulness is the practice of focusing your attention on the here and now – the present moment. (It’s external) Whereas mindful thinking is the practice of focusing your attention on your thoughts (it’s internal), so that when you catch yourself thinking negative thoughts, you can then focus your attention on a positive and pleasant thought […]

THIS IS THE RESPONSE FROM GOOGLE BARD Yes, being aware of one’s thoughts is a key to being happy and successful. Our thoughts have a powerful impact on our emotions, behaviors, and ultimately our lives. When we are aware of our thoughts, we can choose to focus on the positive and let go of the […]

Neuroscientist tell us that our sub-conscious mind controls 95% of our thoughts during the day. They also say that we have predominately the same thought patterns every day, day after day. So, be that as it may, if our sub-conscious mind controls 95% of our thoughts, what controls our sub-conscious mind? Our conscious mind programs […]

You may have read elsewhere that I was diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD) and when that coupled with my negativity bias, my life spiraled downward. Once I learned to observe my negative thoughts, I was able to turn my life around by using ‘positive thought training’. Once I got the ball rolling, my […]

Our body is made-up of muscles, and our mind is made-up of neuro-pathways. Both get stronger when we use them, and they both get weaker when we don’t use them. Athletes practice repeating the same physical activity to train a dominate physical behavior pattern. We can practice thinking positive thoughts to train our mind to […]

I used to give presentations about positivity through Adult Education programs. Then when Covid hit, all classes were cancelled, so I created the Happiness-Success.com website. I now realize the message is best for young folks eager to ‘find the best way’ in an expanding world. Seniors and middle aged folks are ‘set in their ways’ and are […]

Someone asked me, ’now that you’re so positive, do you ever have negative thoughts?’ I may be very positive and content with my life, but I still have negative thoughts, occasionally. The thing is, I become aware of the negative chatter and turn it off by focusing my attention on something else that’s positive. I’m […]

The website Happiness-Success.com is all about training your thoughts to be positive. However, the down-side is that most people have unconsciously trained their thoughts to be negative by their life experiences. (See Your Brain Is Wired For Negative Thoughts ) And the more their negative thoughts are repeated, the stronger their negative thought training gets, until thinking […]

Once you have conditioned your mind to have a dominate, default, positive mindset, you will be able to understand people’s emotional drives better because your emotional awareness will enable you to ‘understand where they are coming from’. In order to condition your mind to be predominately emotionally positive, you must be aware of whether or […]

Some of my close family members laugh at me and say I should practice what I preach on my website Happiness-Success.com whenever I get upset or lose my temper. I own that and I understand their point of view. They equate my creating the website and saying I feel blessed implies that I’m hypocritical because […]