Tommy Newberry's Secrets to a Joy Filled Life

The 4:8 Project & The New York Times!

Tommy — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:51:08 +0000

This movement is launching individuals, couples and families into The JOY ZONE. Due to rapid and widespread referrals throughout the web and old fashioned, face to face recommendations, The 4:8 Principle will hit #3 on The New York Times Bestseller List (Hardcover Advice) on September 30^th, in only its first month of publication.

The joy zone is where you automatically focus on strengths, blessings and victories…not just in your own life, but in the people, circumstances and situations that surround you. As you know, it is far easier to complain, whine and point out injustice than it is to seek out the positives in our lives and then build upon them.
I wrote The 4:8 Principle to help you improve the one thing over which you have complete control. When you seize control of this one thing, you start to enjoy life as it was meant to be. I am especially passionate about the biblical roots of The 4:8 Principle. When I get advice, I want to make sure it is grounded in the rock-solid truth of scripture. How about you?
Have you been seeking answers and solutions to the challenges of modern living, but felt a bit uneasy about the source of the advice? Lots of my readers have told me they found themselves in this spot. If so, then I wrote this book with you in mind.
It is incredibly exciting to me personally that a book that honors God and teaches the REAL SECRET can make such a splash in the general bookseller’s marketplace. Thanks to you, this has happened and is continuing today. When you, your family, and your friends practice The 4:8 Principle, great things can happen! Please help spread the word!
If you are an entrepreneur, business leader, mom, dad or student, you can benefit from the life-changing power of The 4:8 Principle today.
Your Joy Blesses Others!

Peaks and Valleys

Tommy — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 13:00:49 +0000

Inevitably, life is filled with peaks and valleys. But even in the valleys, there will always be something working really well in your life; and even on the mountain peaks, everything will not be perfect. Life is a mixture of good and bad. Whether you choose to count your blessings or choose to complain, it’s helpful to understand that you have a choice.

In what ways would you be justified to complain? In what ways would you be justified to demonstrate gratitude?

“That Smiley Face Book Is Everywhere!”

Tommy — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:44:39 +0000

I dropped off my car for service this morning and I had a couple of copies of The 4:8 Principle sitting on the driver side seat. The technician immediately spotted the book and exclaimed “That Smiley Face Book Is Everywhere” It didn’t click for 10 minutes or so that I actually wrote the book. He had received his first copy from another customer the week before after already buying a copy for himself on Amazon.

Life can be dramatically different when you focus on your blessings instead of your shortcomings. In fact, the world has a brighter color when you think and talk about the aspects of your life that are working instead of the areas that are frustrating you.

Even better, you draw out the best in your spouse and in your kids when you dwell on and talk about strengths versus weakness. Weakness and negativity will always exist. But what will you choose to give your attention to? Your attention is steered to a large degree by the people you hang out with the most.

Give this some thought…Who are the people in your life who are most encouraging and positive? The 4:8 Principle is about seeing the good in all things, even when it’s hard to do so. Thanks to recent readers and the newest members of The 4:8 Movement, last Friday, The 4:8 Principle hit #4 in The Wall Street Journal Non-Fiction Bestseller List. An emailer recently summed up their thoughts on the book. “The 4:8 Principle is simple, relevant, biblical, and powerful!”What do you think?

The Choice to be Excellent

Tommy — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 13:00:42 +0000

“I believe the choice to be excellent begins with aligning your thoughts and words with the intention to require more from yourself.” —Oprah Winfrey

In the last 24 hours, have your thoughts and words been consistent with excellence? How so exactly?

Ten Junk-Producing Thoughts

Tommy — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 13:00:33 +0000

I’m never going to be that happy again.
That’s just the way it is.
This probably won’t work.
If I had money, I’d just worry about losing it.
I don’t have what it takes.
That always happens.
The honeymoon is officially over.
I hate myself.
He doesn’t love me anymore.
I am not worthy

Have you ever said these statements to yourself or heard somebody else say them? When you think careless thoughts, you can count on missing many blessings that God has in store for you.

What are intending to think about for the next 45 minutes?

Ten Joy-Producing Thoughts

Tommy — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:00:19 +0000

I expect the best, and it shows!
I trust God; my faith is strong.
I am responsible.
I take deliberate action to reach my goals.
I now accept the best that life has to offer.
I am a new creature through Christ!
My metabolism works effectively.
I stay lean even as I age.
I believe in the most perfect outcome of every challenge in my life.
I’ll figure out how to earn it.

What are you going to think about over the next 15 minutes?

To-Do Lists

Tommy — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 13:00:13 +0000

Many people use “to-do” lists to clarify their priorities and guide them through the day. This is obviously a wise strategy, but even more important is to write yourself a “to-think” list.

What are 5 things you refuse to think about today?

Getting What You Want

Tommy — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 13:00:53 +0000

Thinking, talking, and worrying about what you do not want can never bring you what you do want.

In what ways have you tended to talk about your worries more than your goals?

Identify it in Writing

Tommy — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:00:29 +0000

Beginning today, increase your potential for joy by identifying in writing one circumstance that you would like to improve and the change in thinking that must precede it.

If you could only change one thing in your life right now, what would that be?

The Outer World of Circumstance

Tommy — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 13:00:16 +0000

“The outer world of circumstance shapes itself to the inner world of thought, and both pleasant and unpleasant external conditions are factors which make for the ultimate good of the individual. As the reaper of his own harvest, man learns both by suffering and bliss.” —James Allen

In what ways have you grown spiritually and emotionally through the experience of pain and adversity?