Wouldn’t it be great to be able to know when someone is lying to you?

Check out the video below for 10 ways to know when someone is deceiving you. All 10 points are summarized below…

(1) Excessive Gestures – A 2015 study found that people move their hands more when they lie.

(2) Deceptive Scowls – Liars tend to scowl or frown more in response to a question

(3) Keeping Eyes Open – A good liar can keep their eyes open and make eye contact. Excessive eye contact is one sign of a lie.

(4) Autonomic Distress – Lying is associated with increased heart rate and breathing. Blinking and swallowing more.

(5) Distant Pronouns – Liars distance themselves from the lie by using more distant pronouns like he, she, they.

(6) Jumps In Volume – Some liars get defensive and flustered, so they tend to raise their voice.

(7) Saying, “To be honest” or “To tell you the truth” – Liars often unconsciously preface the lie with a statement like this to influence the other person into assuming that they’re telling the truth.

(8) Recycled Phrases – A liar finds it hard to expand upon their story or give more details. So they tend to repeat themselves a lot.

(9) Major Mistakes – Mis-remembering small details is common, but getting major details wrong (like where you were) is a sign that you are being deceived.

(10) Have They Lied Before – If a person has lied before, unfortunately, they probably will again. Experienced liars keep lying. If you’re suspicious, you’re probably right to be!

Do any of these sound familiar? For me, I’ve experienced 8 and 9 recently when being lied to. Like getting where they were wrong lol. It’s true that in order to be a liar, you have to have a good memory. Which ones have you experienced? Let me know on my facebook, instagram or twitter. ~ Mark

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18 years ago, I was an idiot 😂

I’ve changed so much and matured beyond recognition. Sometimes I wish I could go back and install some wisdom into that young brain.

So here’s 10 things I wish I knew when I was 21….

(1) BE DIFFERENT

We try our best to fit in. That’s a bad idea. People that go places in life are usually the different ones. The weird ones. The ones that think outside the box. We are all born unique – there is no-one like you on this planet – so you don’t need to try to be different. You already are. So begin to accent your differences and be yourself. Stop trying to fit in.

(2) Shit happens – be happy anyway!

When younger, you’re tempted to think that in the future everything will be rosey. You’ll have all the things you want and all your ducks will be lined up. How did that work out for ya? 😂

If you think you’re gonna be happy when you “arrive” some day in the future, you’ll be waiting forever. Shit will happen. You’ll suffer loss and disappointment. People will die. Relationships will come and go. Screw it. Be happy anyway. The younger you realise this, the better!

I talk about all of this and more in my free book, ‘The Happy Book’ – click here to download. It’s aimed at improving your levels of well-being in just 7 days. I think you’ll like it. You can download it now by clicking here.

(3) read books. Now!

Reading changed my life…by changing my mind. From learning how to train, eat, building websites, become happy, be more productive, online marketing…it all came from reading books. You have to know that when you’re a reader, you can do anything.

I remember telling a friend that I thought that books were the most valuable things in the world. “Why?“ he asked. “Because you can do or become anything” – I answered.

Think of it like this – no matter what it is you want to do or be, someone else has already done it…and they’ve written a book about it. Go get that book! Use them as a model. You don’t need to re-invent the wheel.

These are books that have changed my life. Please check them out and consider getting them:

Maximum Achievement (UK/Europe link) by Brian Tracy

See You At The Top (UK/Europe link) by Zig Ziglar

Psycho Cybernetics (UK/Europe link) by Maxwell Maltz

Get The Edge (7-day audio program) (UK/Europe link) by Tony Robbins

(4) Start Training. NOW!

I didn’t get started training properly until I was about 25 or 26. If anything, I would have loved to have started sooner. You can radically change your body and your life. You’ll look and feel a lot better about yourself and life in general. The whole path of my life changed because of training.

You wouldn’t be reading this right now if I hadn’t have decided to start working out all those years ago. Apart from the physical and mental health benefits, the discipline you develop will bleed over into other areas of your life and you’ll become more capable and courageous in everything you do.

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(5) Don’t care so much about what others think

Trust me, in 10 years, you’ll think it ridiculous how much you worried about what ‘that person’ thought of you.

Also, realise this – no-one is really thinking about your life that much. Just as you think about your own life more than other peoples’, everyone else does the same thing – they don’t care about your life. If you are holding back because of what others think, you’re exaggerating the situation. They are thinking about their own life. No-one really cares that much – and that’s great! It’s very freeing, actually 🙂 Also see my last article on 10 Ways To Stop Worrying.

(6) Binge drinking is stupid

Hey, I’m Irish, what else was going to happen? I started drinking really young – what a dumbass. I quickly developed something called Acid Reflux Disease, which is acid coming up the throat regularly. It burns like crazy and sometimes would happen every minute of every hour of every day. I still have it, by the way.

I also lost interest in making something of my life and got more depressed as I got older. These days, I drink on special occasions. That’s enough for me. If you’re young and want some advice, listen to this:

“If you want to be happy, look around at what the mass of men are doing and do the opposite”

(7) I can do anything put my mind to

Yep you’ve heard it before, but now I know it. Simply put, we all get what we focus on. No you don’t need to be the most talented or the most intelligent to succeed in life. Most people that do big things aren’t any of those things. But you do need to work. Hard work beats everything. It’s about having some grit! Read books and work hard – it gets you everwhere!

(8) I can change myself in any way I wish

You can too. I can build any character trait I like into my consciousness. Basically, we have all thought ourselves into being a certain way, and you can always unthink it, too . There is no permanent ‘you’ that you must settle for. You can be any type of person you want. Find someone you want to be more like and buy their book 😉 Just reading it will start to change your mind and re-wire your brain.

(9) People are basically good

Many years ago, I would have told you that the majority of people were not good. Now I believe the opposite. At the heart of it, people are good. They want to treat others well, even if they don’t always do it.

Those doing evil are miserable. Happy people don’t go around destroying people. Think about it; the last time you were blissfully happy, did you want to harm anyone? I bet you didn’t. People are good. People that seem not to be are themselves hurting.

(10) Most People Don’t Read A Full Article

So if you’re reading this, you’re one of the few 😉 Well done 👏👏👏

Is there anything you wish you had known then what you know now? Let me know on my social media accounts – links below…

Stay Positive!

Mark McManus

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“A day of worry is more exhausting than a week of work. ~ John Lubbock”

Are you a worrier? While we all worry from time to time, chronic overthinking can ruin your life.

Worry can alert you to pay attention to something, so it serves a purpose. But too much is paralyzing.

Worry is like praying for something you don’t want to happen.

So I’ve put together 10 ways that you can stop worrisome thoughts and take back your life.

(1) Ask yourself…what will this matter in 10 years?

The very easiest thing you can do is to put the issue in context by simply asking yourself…

What will this thing matter in 10 years?

This automatically puts the problem into a larger context and helps put your mind at ease. The fact is that it probably won’t mean much, if anything, in 10 or 20 years.

(2) “Compartmentalize” your worry

We set aside time for many things in life – work, breaks, family time, exercise, and so on. We can and should do the same for worry.

If worrisome thoughts are bugging you during the day, you can take back control by telling yourself that you will give some serious time to worrying later on.

It’s like saying to your mind, “Hey mind, you can stop thinking about this because I’ve scheduled from 7pm to 8pm tonight to do some serious worrying about this”. 

It works! Your mind becomes satisfied with this command, leaving you free to get on with your day.

Hey, even our computers quarantine harmful programs. Quarantine the worry program.

(3) Remember…This Too Shall Pass

All things pass. These 4 words can help you through a tough time. Move on and never waste time feeling sorry for yourself. Here’s quote from the Dalai Lama that I love…

“Try to consider as transitory all adverse circumstances and disturbances. Like ripples in a pool, they occur and soon disappear.” ~ Dalai Lama

(4) Define the worst case scenario & accept it ahead of time

Get a piece of paper and write out the worst case scenario. What’s the worst that can happen?

Now that you have clarity on what it is…accept it. I mean, accept it ahead of time. If this is how things turn out, you’ll deal with it. You always have plenty of time to turn things around later.

This mental acceptance is NOT resignation. Far from it. It frees you up from worry, give you peace of mind, and means you’ll be able to focus on creative solutions to prevent the worst from happening.

And remember, most of the nonsense we worry about never happens anyway.

(5) Is there a solution? Then do this…

“If there is no solution to the problem, then don’t waste time worrying about it. If there is a solution to the problem, then don’t waste time worrying about it.” Dalai Lama

If there really is nothing that you can do about it, then stop worrying. For example, if it’s something in the past, you can gain acceptance and peace about it by giving up the hope that the past can be any different. It can’t.

It’s not actually the past event that is causing you to suffer, but your mental resistance to it. But what you resist, persists. Accept that the past cannot be any different and take your life back.

I’m very happy with my life. I am what I am. I don’t worry about anything that I can’t control. That’s a really good lesson in life. Tom Watson

 

Now, if there is a solution, get brainstorming. Taking action will immediately reduce levels of worry and anxiety. Write down every idea you have – even if it’s dumb. You’ll be amazed at how long that list of solutions will grow after a few days. Just the process of writing out action steps will make you feel better. I promise.

(6) Workout

I guess I wouldn’t be Mark McManus if I didn’t tell you to workout, right? 😉

But training reduces stress and makes you feel much better. You tend to see problems differently and feel more capable of dealing with them.

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(7) Realize that you’re in the same boat as everyone else

We all have to deal with uncertainty. Unwanted and painful things happen to all of us.

Realize that right now, out of 7 billion people on this planet, there are probably hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people going through same thing as you – and much worse!

This will reduce worry and anxiety. Don’t allow yourself to fall into the trap of self-pity. “Why does it always happen to me?” It doesn’t. Self-pity cuts you off from the flow of life.

“Worrying doesn’t take away tomorrow’s troubles. It takes away today’s joy”

(8) Practice Mindfulness

Mindfuless meditation reduces stress and anxiety, meaning you’ll ruminate less, and be more able to come up with solutions.

For a list of benefits and studies for proof, read my post on mindfulness here.

Start with just 5 minutes per day. Even after a week, you will notice a difference. Apps like ‘Calm‘ and ‘Headspace‘ are a good way to get started.

(9) Tell someone about your worries

They say, “a problem shared is a problem halved”.

Talk to someone you trust about what it is you are worried about. Getting it out of your head and sharing it with someone helps a lot. Also, they may be able to help with solving or avoiding the difficulty.

(10) Put it on paper

This method has the same kind of effect as talking about your worries to someone else.

Writing out exactly what it is you are worried about has a clarifying effect. So long as it’s just in your head, it remains fuzzy and undefined with no solutions in sight.

Sian Beilock, an associate professor in psychology at the University of Chicago, says “It might be counterintuitive, but it’s almost as if you empty the fears out of your mind…you’re not as likely to worry about those situations because you’ve slain that beast.”

I hope this helps. And if you have any more suggestions, or even questions about your training, get in touch with me below at one of my social media platforms. I’m always happy to help.

Please share this post with other on social media. ~ Mark McManus 🙂

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