We live in a world with infinite possibility; infinite room for growth; infinite choice.<\/p>\n
Yet society at large is depressed.<\/p>\n
Why?<\/p>\n
Being happy requires that you define your life in your own terms and then throw your whole heart into living your life to the fullest.\" - Brian Tracy<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Because real happiness comes from choosing your purpose<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0committing to it.<\/em><\/p>\n
Brian Tracy says it even better (bolded by me for greater emphasis):<\/p>\n
The key to happiness is this:\u00a0Dedicate yourself to the development of your\u00a0natural talents\u00a0and abilities by\u00a0doing what you love to do<\/strong>, and doing it\u00a0better\u00a0and\u00a0better\u00a0in the service of\u00a0a cause that is greater than yourself. \u00a0This is a big statement and a big commitment.\u00a0Being happy requires that you\u00a0define your life in your own terms<\/strong>\u00a0and then throw your whole heart into living your life to the fullest.\u00a0In a way, happiness requires that you be\u00a0perfectly selfish\u00a0in order to develop yourself to a point where you can be unselfish for the rest of your life.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Now let's assume you already accept that you can be whatever you want to be (with enough time), and that you will be successful at any pursuit you undertake (with enough effort), and you have the freedom to choose both,\u00a0then what is there to be depressed about?<\/em><\/p>\n
Simple: most people can commit to just about anything (working for less than they're worth, or accepting an abusive relationship, or allowing someone else to dictate their life plan), but are paralyzed by their freedom to choose.<\/p>\n
Few people can say they chose the path that they are on;\u00a0that they chose their purpose ON purpose.\u00a0 Most simply wander until they find something agreeable - or worse - suffer for their entire lives, never finding something even remotely worthwhile.<\/p>\n
Why?\u00a0 What's the hangup?<\/p>\n
Choice is scary; when you choose a specific course of action you automatically:<\/p>\n
1) take responsibility, and<\/p>\n
2) deny all other courses of action (presumably).<\/p>\n
It's a shame that most people are so good at the commitment part, but lack the courage to make a choice.<\/p>\n
So stop wandering and start choosing; begin by making the choice to live on purpose today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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