<p>For all you entrepreneurial business peeps, your goals might resemble something similar:</p> <ol> <li>"By next month, I'll sell 20% more. Then, I'll be happy."</li> <li>"By Month 3, I'll sell 35% more. Then, I'll be happier."</li> <li>"By Month 4, I'll sell 50% more. Then, I'll be even happier."</li> <li>"Yay! High-fives all-around! Booyah!"</li> </ol> <p>Two scenarios could happen:</p> <ol> <li>"I didn't reach my goals. I'm not happy."</li> <li><span class="highlight">"I reached my goals. But, I'm not happy as I expected."</span></li> </ol> <p>Boo.</p> <h2>Why Johnny Ain't Happy</h2> <p>Johnny's mindset:</p> <ol> <li> "I expect <span style="font-weight: bold">Situation X </span>will happen in the future."</li> <li> "I conclude <span style="font-weight: bold">Situation X</span> will make me happy."</li> </ol> <p>But uh-oh: <span class="highlight">According to Harvard's researcher Daniel Gilbert, conventional "happiness" is fleeting -- and we trick our minds into believing something that really won't happen.</span> If you've ever:</p> <ol> <li>bought a new car</li> <li>got a that coveted birthday gift</li> <li>dated your dream boy/girl</li> <li>got a big raise</li> <li>had your wedding</li> <li>yadda!</li> </ol> <p>You'd realize something after receiving something you just oh-so-totally thought would change your world:</p> <ol> <li>"Yo! I'm not as happy as I thought I would be."</li> <li><span class="highlight">"My level of happiness just returned to normal."</span></li> <li>"But wait! Maybe chasing a different goal will make me really happy..."</li> </ol> <p>(That vicious cycle of chasing happiness won't stop.) So, we all wonder:</p> <ul> <li><strong>"Where's happiness?" </strong></li> </ul> <p>Do this:</p> <h2>Say NO! to Chasing Happiness</h2> <p><span class="highlight">If Johnny-boy ain't happy now, he won't get that happiness he desires even if he gets what covets.</span> <span class="highlight"><strong>Falling into the anticipated-happiness-trap will disappoint him and you every-effin-time.</strong></span></p> <h3>How to Be Happy</h3> <p>If you want to sense supreme happiness, try this:</p> <ol> <li>Choose a customer.</li> <li><span class="highlight">Help that customer using your world-class gifts, as much as your freakishly can.</span></li> <li>Experience ridiculous happiness.</li> </ol> <p>(Or if your butt has no customers, try helping somebody -- anybody.)</p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: bold">Help two more peeps?</span> Experience more happiness.</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold">Help three more?</span> See even more happiness!</li> <li><span style="font-weight: bold">Four more? </span>Caution: You're entering sexy happiness time.</li> </ul> <p>According to research on happiness from the London School of Economics: <span class="highlight"><strong>The more impact you feel you have on the world, the happier you'll be.</strong></span> So:</p> <ol> <li><span class="highlight">Switch your mindset from "What can I get?" to "How can I mutha-!@#$% give?"</span></li> <li><span class="highlight">Experience sweet happiness.</span></li> </ol> <h2>Affect the world. Be happy.</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> 2007-09-24T13:38:00+10:00 true 581 why-you-aint-happy 0 2009-11-07T15:45:46+10:00