The Secret to Sustainable Happiness #shorts

Hi, dear friends, in this week's tip on making happiness your competitive edge, I invite you to consider in your day to day lives setting direction, but not necessarily the destination. So what do I mean by that? We know from the science of happiness that setting goals and making progress towards achieving them is critical towards a sense of achievement, life satisfaction and eventually joy. However, what gets us into trouble is rather than setting direction, which is setting the goals and taking steps in that direction, we get too attached to the outcome, the destination. We expect things to go a certain way, we expect things to unfurl at a certain time. And when either of those things don't happen, there is a lot of emotional drama. There's a lot of friction that ensues because of wondering why is it not happening? Is it not meant to be? So instead, focus on the direction and not the destination. As it is said in the Gita Karmanya vadukaraste mah phaleshu kadachan. Focus on your actions, but don't be tied to the fruits of your labor. Take care and have a great day.