There’s no doubt that happiness is the result of achievement. Winning a championship, landing a better job, finding someone you love — these things will bring joy and contentment to your life. But so often, we wrongly assume that this means happiness always follows success.
How often have you thought, “If I just get ___, then I’ll be set.”
Or, “Once I achieve ___, I’ll be satisfied.”
I know I’m guilty of putting off happiness until I achieve some arbitrary goal. But as Fredrickson’s “broaden and build” theory proves, happiness is essential to building the skills that allow for success.
In other words, happiness is both the precursor to success and the result of it.
In fact, researchers have often noticed a compounding effect or an “upward spiral” that occurs with happy people. They are happy, so they develop new skills, those skills lead to new success, which results in more happiness, and the process repeats itself.
Very true, Great post.
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Thanks a lot… 🙂
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Great perspective on happiness and success. Things definitely spiral. Happiness breeds happiness. 🙂
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You are right, Thank you…… 🙂
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Interesting post. Happiness is simply a state of being. So mindless to think of it as a byproduct of outside achievements or possessions.
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You are right friend and thanks… 😉
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great question. one I had never thought of!
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Really ? nice and thanks for visited in my blog friend… 😉
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Nice blog. Truly said, if you are happy you could be successful, but if you are already successful and not happy with your life at all, then God knows where you will be heading to!
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You are right, It is the hand of God…
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