Category Archives: motivation

Happiness is a State of Doing

Think of happiness as a state of doing rather than a state of simply sitting and being happy. Being happy is not just a quality we simply choose, although the realization of happiness does depend on choice. Being happy is an action and therefore something we do, and we do this by constantly making choicesContinue reading “Happiness is a State of Doing”

Happiness Thought for the Day: Do Your Best

 “Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to do your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.” – John Wooden The theme of the blog for the last several days has been success. I often use the terms happiness andContinue reading “Happiness Thought for the Day: Do Your Best”

Happiness Requires Aim and Action

I define the ultimate success as becoming the ideal or best version of yourself. I use the word best rather than perfect because there is no perfection. The idea of a perfect version of oneself implies that there is a point at which further progress or improvement is impossible, the destination has been reached. PerfectionContinue reading “Happiness Requires Aim and Action”

Happiness Thought for the Day – October 11, 2021: Love what you do

Love what you do. Read that again. It doesn’t say to do what you love. It says do what you love. In the perfect world, we could earn a living doing exactly what we love, or better yet, we could live in a world where we didn’t have to earn a living at all andContinue reading “Happiness Thought for the Day – October 11, 2021: Love what you do”