Everyone would like to be happy. Some find happiness more easily than others. I like to consider myself a happy person. I enjoy life and I get surprised and amused constantly by little things that make me smile.
For most people, redirection of their focus will help them uncover the happiness that is unclear in the heat of the day. So here are a few perspective changes that can help you get happier:
Focus Less on What You Acquire, and More on What You Accomplish
People spend a lot of time coveting material things like houses and cars. You should enjoy luxury, but real happiness comes more from achieving something that might have otherwise been beyond your reach. Begin an audacious goal today and experience the joy when you get there.
Focus Less on How You Impress, and More on How You Are Perceived
Making a good impression is important, but worrying too much about your image will cause you to impose and offend without trying. Focus on learning to be a better person. Most people will respond positively to authenticity over niceties, even when provocative.
Focus Less on What You Own, and More on Those You Love
Friends and loved ones around you bring greater joy than an acquired object would ever give.
Focus Less on What You Know, and More on What You Can Learn
Knowledge is powerful and useful, but the ability to access that knowledge is more important than just storing it in your brain. Constant learning provides context, gives perspectives, and fills educational gaps, giving confidence and gratification.
Focus Less on What You Have to Do, and More on What You Want to Do
There can be great satisfaction in almost any role no matter how big or small. But desire plays a big part in performance and happiness long term. Making an adjustment may take time and effort, but even making progress toward a coveted vocation can bring joy.
Focus Less on Where You’ve Been, and More on Where You Can Go
Too much dwelling in the past may cause distraction and stagnation. Choose a preferred destiny and go for it. The past will always be there with no change. The future is yours to create.
Focus Less on What You Do, and More on Who You Want to Be
Work is important and most people must earn a living, but the tasks and decisions you handle every day should not alone define you as a person. Determine your core values and design a life that fits with your core purpose. If you remove the conflict within yourself, you can easily be at peace with the world around you.
