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“Mike Robbins brilliantly
teaches us how to bring
more appreciation and
gratitude into our lives,
our relationships,
and our world. His new
voice and fresh perspective
are powerful.  I highly
recommend this book.”

— Marianne Williamson,
author of A Return to Love


Overview of Book
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Focus on the Good Stuff first explores the many challenges involved in expressing and experiencing appreciation and gratitude in our lives.  The book then presents readers with simple yet effective ways to exercise the power of appreciation in everyday life.  By taking this journey, you will:

  • Experience the positive impact of appreciation on yourself and those around you
  • Learn how to be grateful for your life—right now
  • Gain insight into using your thoughts, feelings, and words to create circumstances and relationships that you appreciate
  • Consider how to acknowledge other people from your heart
  • Explore appreciating yourself in new and profound ways

This book is filled with action items, ideas, and suggested practices.  It is easy to take what you learn in Focus on the Good Stuff and apply it to your life right away.

Mike Robbins shows us that it is our ability to feel and express true appreciation—to focus on the good stuff—that leads us to genuine fulfillment in our lives, not the other way around.  The art of appreciating our lives goes way beyond simply saying “thank you” or occasionally noticing nice things.  True appreciation is about altering the way we relate to ourselves, others, and the world around us.  By living our lives in a grateful way, we put ourselves on a path of deep fulfillment and authentic happiness.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Richard Carlson
Acknowledgments
Introduction

Part One: Our Obsession with Bad Stuff

1- What’s Wrong out There?

2- What’s Wrong with Me?

Part Two: The Five Principles of Appreciation

3- Principle 1: Be Grateful

4- Principle 2: Choose Positive Thoughts and Feelings

5- Principle 3: Use Positive Words

6- Principle 4: Acknowledge Others

7- Principle 5: Appreciate Yourself

Part Three: Appreciation in Action

8- It’s Not What We Know, but What We Do That Matters

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