Thank you for joining us for episode 513 of Live Happy Now.

In tumultuous times, mindset matters more than ever, and this week's guest is going to talk

about how to master it.

I'm your host, Paula Phelps, and today I'm joined by Michael Pilarchek, bestselling author of the book, Master Your Mindset, Live a Meaningful Life, and founder of the Meditation Moments app.

Michael is here to talk about how we can create a happier life by changing our mindset and gives us tips on starting that process.

Let's have a listen. Michael, thank you so much for joining me on Live Happy Now.

Yeah, let's live a happy life. Yes, and you are. You are living a happy life and you are showing us how to do it, which is why I wanted to have you on the show.

I'm trying to live my best life. And I know it's, it sounds easier than it is for a lot of people.

But I have had some struggles in my life as well.

I'm 55 now.

But when I was 29, 40, I had some serious drama going on in my life.

But I survived.

I'm still here.

And I really have to admit I'm happier

than ever. A lot of times people don't realize how much maturity adds to your happiness,

how you have a different perspective. We talk about the U-shaped curve in positive psychology

and how you do is you start getting a little bit more progressed.

Past your 30s and early 40s, you do start gaining more happiness.

And for you, your mindset has played such a huge role in it.

So I wanted to ask you, like, when you talk about mastering your mindset, can you explain to our listeners what that truly means?

To break it down, make it simple, either you have control over your thoughts, over your life, or your mindset, your thoughts control you.

So if you are able to control your mindset, which is actually

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