The Happiness Handbook by Lorenzo S. Littles

Author:Lorenzo S. Littles
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Happiness, how to be happy, how can I be happy, how to happy, happy happy, the depression, depressed, why unhappy, is unhappy
ISBN: 9780983942252
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited 2012
Published: 2012-10-31T00:00:00+00:00

Achievement and success can be addictive. Make sure that the dreams you’re chasing are your own.

than how you look. Anyway, have the “beautiful people” bothered to develop more than the superficial persona that last only as long as their looks do? Watch these same people as they age or become in some way less attractive. How well do they hold up? Do they have values and relationships that will sustain them? Do you?

Externally Defined Success - Achievement and success can be addic- tive. 1 will admit to being driven to succeed. During the first 25 years of my life I attempted to and often succeeded in making all the right moves. Frequently I would select an objective based exclusively on how others valued it. Well, I hit a snag. Contrary to my youthful beliefs, successes in life do not always occur as quickly or directly as planned. Life sometimes gives you totally unexpected detours and when things don’t go as you’ve planned, it helps a great deal if you were committed to an objective for your own reasons. Then at least you will be in a position to reconsider your objectives in light of your motivations. In my case, 1 found myself asking, “why did 1 want to do that in the first place?” The point is that you can be very successful and very unhappy at the same time if your achievements are tied into someone else’s dreams. Take stock in what you want and decide how much you’re willing to sacrifice to get it. Then as you climb the ladder of success, you won’t reach the top and find that it was leaning against the wrong wall.

No Responsibility - Total freedom, that is without any responsibilities, connections, obligations or commitments, will not make you happy. It’s great to be footloose and fancy-free, but then what will you value? How

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