7 Little Habits that Stole Your Happiness Yesterday

1.  Letting every little problem get the best of you. If you're stressed out by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your interpretation of it; and this is something you have the power to change at any moment. Just take that deep breath, adjust your attitude, and the frustration and stress is gone. "You don't always need a plan. 
2. Expecting the clay to be easy and everything to go as planned. Decades from now when you're resting on your deathbed, you will not remember-the days that were easy, you will cherish the moments when you rose above your difficulties and conquered goals of magnitude. You will dream of the strength you found within yourself that allowed you to achieve what once seemed impossible. 
3. Wanting your efforts to be absolutely perfect. Every one of us is a perfectionist about something. Learn to sense when your desire to make something perfect is preventing you from getting it done well. Realize that the idea of perfection is not only unachievable, it can destroy your-otherwise productive mindset. It will keep you running in place, feeling insane for your entire life. 
4. Lacking presence. Isn't it strange how life works? You want something and you work for it and wait for it and work for it and wait for it, and you feel like it's taking forever to arrive. Then it happens and it's over and all you want to do is curl back up in that moment before things changed. Pursue your goals and dreams while at the same time enjoying the journey of getting there. 
5. Disempowering yourself with weak language. Confident people use words with intention. And you can be one of them. If you're trying to build something or become something, own it and speak like you mean it. 
6. Expecting everyone else to be as kind, courteous and caring as you are. Perhaps a harsh truth...You will end up very disappointed if you expect people will always do for you as you do for them. Not everyone has the same heart as you. 
7. Being too rigid (or too "mature") to lose yourself in playful exploration. Try something new, be a bit daring, and explore your curiosity. We don't stop dreaming and exploring because we grow old; we grow old because we stop dreaming and exploring.