Dean Graziosi shares where happiness actually comes from. He argues it's internal, not dependent on external circumstances, and reflects on his own journey to finding it, especially relevant during the holidays.
Hey, everybody. Welcome to the Weekly Wisdom. This is Dean Graziosi. I'm here in my backyard on my iPhone, but I had a really important video or a message I wanted to share with you today. You know, heading into the holiday season, there'll be a lot of presents and gifts and happiness and wanting to share with my children that happiness is more than just external factors that give you a temporary boost. What I said was, hey, guys, if you get what Santa asked you and you're so excited, will that make you happy? And they're like, yeah. And I said, but what if I took that present and I wrapped it for you and gave it to you next week, gave it to you the next week, gave it to you the next week, would it kind of wear off? They're like, yeah. And what I was trying to say is, enjoy your presence and love them. But happiness comes from the inside. It comes when you become the thermostat of life, not the thermometer, not changing who you are, how you feel when there's a too liberal of a present or too conservative a present, or when the economy is good or when the economy's bad, when your husband or wife is good to you, or when your husband and wife is bad to you, when your kids are good or when your kids are bad, when you have money in the bank or no money in the bank, believe me, I am in no way saying that money doesn't help with happiness. I'm an absolute advocate. Dan Sullivan says, if you can cut a check for a problem, you don't have that problem. That is true. When you can cut a check to help other people or build security in your own life or help strangers, that money is an amazing thing to go after, and I hope you are. But what. What I'm sharing today is that I want to make sure you don't chase things. Because I did for years thinking when I made that certain amount of money, when there was something different going on in my life, then I'll be happy. Don't put off being happy until tomorrow. Find your happiness now. And maybe that's easier said than done. You might be saying, well, Dean, you got money now. It's easy. No, I didn't find happiness because of money. What I found was when I truly understood my purpose and what really made me buzz on the inside. And I did more of that and less of the things that frustrated me or that stripped my confidence. So what I urge you this month, this time of the year, going into the holidays, is really start being aware of what is it that drives you? What is your inner purpose? If we were 100 years old right now or you were 100 years old right now and you were looking back on your life, would you say, well, I had all the money, but I wasn't the greatest parent or I was a great parent and I would do nothing different? You know, what are the things that drive and motivate you that you could rewind your future and come back to right now in this present time and say, that's my purpose. That's who I am. Or maybe it's just a dirty diamond and you need to polish it. This is a great time to reflect. Great time of year to reflect and polish that own inner diamond of yours that and find something that allows happiness to shine out rather than waiting for those exterior things to shine light in. That's my message for this week. It's kind of the message I shared with my kids and I wanted to share it with you. If you're new, glad to have you. If you've been coming for years, thanks for coming back. If you don't have my first New York Times best seller, a personal development book called Totally Fulfilled, get it for free. Go to deansfreebook.com if you don't have my latest real estate book, deansfreebook.com no shipping and handling, just free. And if you're@deangrazdoc.com you can get it right up over there. I'm DNG. I'll talk to you next week.
