{"id":652321,"date":"2017-01-05T04:10:11","date_gmt":"2017-01-05T04:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/01\/05\/richard-bransons-happy-mantras\/"},"modified":"2017-01-05T04:10:11","modified_gmt":"2017-01-05T04:10:11","slug":"richard-bransons-happy-mantras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/01\/05\/richard-bransons-happy-mantras\/","title":{"rendered":"Richard Branson\u2019s happy mantras"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Richard Branson says \u201cpositivity is infectious, and something I always associate with our Virgin teams.\u201d<\/strong> To promote more happiness in 2017, he asked some of the employees at Virgin about their \u201chappy mantras\u201d and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.virgin.com\/richard-branson\/whats-your-happy-mantra\">picked a few to adopt in 2017 including<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>\u201cThrow kindness around like confetti\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHappiness has a true sense of simplicity. Its root is not from what you own, but from what drives your soul and inspires your sense of belonging\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDon\u2019t let the buggers grind you down\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We\u2019ll take those over what Branson said was his own (rather glib) mantra: \u201cThe way I see it, there\u2019s a reason we\u2019re called human beings and not human doings. As human beings we have the ability to think, move and communicate in a heightened way. We can cooperate, understand, reconcile and love, that\u2019s what sets us apart from most other species. 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