Jeff W Welsh: The Hardcore Happiness Blog

Experience discipline experience inspiration mindfulness purpose success May 22, 2023

Astronaut and test pilot Colonel Frank Bowman once described experience as it relates to aviators: A superior pilot uses his superior judgment to avoid situations which require the use of his superior...

Be Who You Are discipline freedom meaning mindfulness responsibility success May 15, 2023

At first glance it seems obvious, redundant. How could you not be who you are? Who else could you be?

The truth is far from simple. We are actors, manipulators, liars, in a world of actors, manipulat...

Hardcore Happiness discipline happiness inspiration motivation purpose success May 08, 2023

If you follow my Instagram or Twitter accounts, you will know that I use #HardcoreHappiness as a tag to organize my posts and those of like-minded others. Happiness is obviously desirable, but why “ha...

Give 100 Percent discipline freedom inspiration motivation responsibility success May 01, 2023

“Full send,” “Go for it,” “Be all you can be.” What does it really mean to give 100 percent?

The concept is as old as human ambition, and has been co-opted by marketing agencies ad nauseam (there is ...

How Lucky You Are gratitude inspiration mindfulness motivation purpose success Apr 24, 2023

Have you ever stopped to consider how lucky you are?

If you are reading this, it is almost certainly because you can access the Internet. The ‘Net is – by far – the most powerful communication device...

Blog post: The Death of Critical Thinking

The Death of Critical Thinking critical thinking discipline freedom mindfulness responsibility success Apr 17, 2023

We are witnessing the death of critical thinking.

It has been ill for many years, despite the best efforts of those of us who understand that it must survive in order for humanity to prosper. The rel...

How to Balance Work and Life discipline gratitude happiness purpose responsibility success Apr 10, 2023

“How can I balance work and life?”

Ah, the perennial issue for among high-performing adults. At first glance, the dilemma makes sense. The “balance” question is the plaintiff cry of working folks who...

Impostor Syndrome is a Lie competence gratitude happiness responsibility self love success Apr 03, 2023

Impostor syndrome is a lie. As is the case with all pervasive lies, it is bolstered by the “say it enough and it will become true” ethos. Influential talking heads discuss this “syndrome” on TV and in...

Transformation Wizard gratitude meaning mindfulness purpose success transformation Mar 27, 2023

The phrase, “transformation wizard” is actually redundant. The word “wizard” is first recorded in use in the 1400s and was used to denote a wise person who could “see” the future. (Psychic abilities a...

Spectrum of Health gratitude happiness inspiration meaning mental health success Mar 20, 2023

There is a spectrum of health that begins in our most ethereal, subtle bodies and extends into our material, physical selves.

This knowledge is borne from decades of experience. I have seen this sp

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Remember Who You Are happiness inspiration mindfulness motivation purpose responsibility success Mar 06, 2023

Do you remember who you are? Who you really are, at your core: what excites you, what you stand for, what you want from your life?

Many of the people I see have a distinct sense that they are emotion...

Blog post: Personal Freedom - the Dark Side

Personal Freedom - the Dark Side happiness inspiration motivation purpose responsibility success Feb 27, 2023

Two things scale proportionately with the level of your personal freedom: The opportunities you have to create a fulfilling life, and the anxiety you experience.

Everyone wants personal freedom, and ...

Letter to a Younger Me inspiration mindfulness motivation responsibility success truth Feb 20, 2023

There have always been variations on the theme of a Letter to a Younger Me.

Irrespective of region and genre, writers have long expressed the desire to give earlier versions of themselves the benefit...

Hard Times meaning mindfulness motivation purpose responsibility success Feb 13, 2023

You’re in between jobs or somebody got sick or you can’t afford to move but in any case, you’re stuck. Maybe you’re in the military or maybe you’re in jail but you can’t just pickup and go; you can’

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Wandering and Wondering gratitude inspiration mindfulness motivation purpose success Jan 30, 2023

I love to drive.

I think nothing of driving six hours each way for a weekend jaunt, or 22 hours round-trip to spend a few days with family three states away. My last “long” excursion was a six-mont

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