This change of perspective will take you from feeling good to AMAZING!!!

Person A: Hello, how are you?

Person B:

• I'm good
• I'm okay
• Not bad

These answers above might sound familiar to all of us. I have been asked countless times how it is possible that my answer always is:

• I'm AMAZING!!!

At first glance you might not see the difference, it's just a word; however, behind it there's a unique mindset and approach to appreciation for life and what I have.

These are my seven keys to feeling AMAZING!!!:

1. I woke up and I'm healthy
2. My beautiful wife and baby daughter are healthy
3. Those I love and care for are healthy
4. We have a warm home and food on the table
5. We have love from family and friends
6. We have faith and live our lives meaningfully
7. We have careers and are able to contribute to this world

Whether I have the latest smartphone, most luxurious SUV, greatest vacation of all time, or anything else of material value, it doesn't make me feel any more AMAZING!!!

Whether my smartphone broke, our car (not an SUV) got scratched, or we didn't go on vacation like we did the year before, it doesn't make me feel any less AMAZING!!!

I have been asked whether I have shades of AMAZING!!! and what impact would winning the lottery have on it. I don't have shades and winning the lottery wouldn't change a thing in regards to how I feel, the most important things to me are listed above.

You shouldn't live by my definition; however, I challenge you to spend time connecting with yourself and coming up with your own. The key is to appreciate what you have and not dwell on what you don't. Do you have some or all of the essentials to feel AMAZING!!!? Then you already are further ahead than you thought you were. If you manage to feel AMAZING!!!, and I hope you do, express it and spread the word to help others appreciate what they have and embrace this healthy mindset.

Thank you for reading!