Gas Up Your Pursuit Of Happiness
Posted on March 25, 2008 - Filed Under Self Improvement |
Do you ever wonder how some people can stay so darn happy all of the time? Do you think how can they maintain such happiness in times of personal challenges and stress?
People in the quest to find happiness have a tendency to look in all the wrong places. There is an old story about some wise men who were discussing where to hide the secret of happiness. The first response was to bury it deep in the oceans, but the wisest of the wise men said “No because man would find it there.”
Next, idea was to bury it deep in the sands of the desert. Again, the wisest of the wise men said N”o because man would find it there.”
A third idea was given to hide it at the top of the highest mountain in the world. The wisest of the wise men said “No because man would eventually climb the highest mountain and find it there.”
Finally, the wisest of the wise said that the secret to happiness needs to be buried within each man because man would never look inside of himself. Today, that story still rings true.
People are continually seeking to find happiness outside of themselves and not from within. Happiness is the result of being able to leverage these 3 simple internal strategies. When you have Goals, Attitudes and Self Leadership Skills all working together, you cannot be unhappy.
Goals are how we maintain our happiness. Human beings are natural goal setters, but not necessarily natural goal achievers. When individuals internalize a proven goal setting process along with the use of proven goal setting tools, then happiness is one of the results.
Attitudes are our thoughts of happiness. We can have a happy habit of thought or a not so happy one. Do you wake up each day with a happy attitudes of embracing the morning even when it is pouring down rain? Happiness is a choice of what attitudes we decide to think and act upon each and every day.
Self Leadership Skills are necessary in the pursuit of happiness. For the most part, human beings enjoy interacting with other human beings. We are social creatures. When we can strengthen and develop those strong interpersonal skills necessary for those interactions with others, we will find happiness.
If your happiness is not at the level that you desire, then consider internalizing goals, attitudes and self leadership skills to raise your level of personal happiness. For as always, happiness is a choice just like life.
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