Not everything works for everyone.  In my experience much of what I understood society was telling me about how to thrive, be happy and succeed didn't work for me.  I recommend people experiment to find out what works for them with the understanding just because something works for someone else, it may or may not work for us.   I've included some of the commonly held thoughts that don't work for me and thoughts that are far less common in our society that are working for me.  I hope my example will inspire you to gain greater clarity on what works for you.   I offer thought coaching for people who want to become more aware of their thoughts and increase their ability to consciously choose which thoughts are optimal for them to act on.  If that's of interest to you, you can reach me at [email protected] My books are available on Amazon.  Links to the books appear on my website, www.thoughtcoachingbyscott.com