Fleet MaullThe Entrepreneur’s Zen Master

What if “happy for no reason” is the game-changer your life has been missing?

11 Dec 2025 · 1 min

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Marci Shimoff explains how unconditional happiness, an inner state of peace independent of circumstances, differs from constant cheerfulness. It's a backdrop that coexists with normal emotions like grief. Deepak Chopra's insight: attaching happiness to conditions creates dependency.

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Lasting happiness is what I call unconditional happiness, what I've termed happy for no reason. What it means is an inner state of peace and well being that doesn't depend on your circumstances. It doesn't mean that you are walking around 247 with a silly grin on your face. You know, you're going to have things happen in life. You're going to have people will die, you will feel grief, things will happen. You might feel frustrated or upset. But with all those feelings, you have an inner backdrop of peace and well being that you carry with you wherever you go. And that is what I mean by happiness for no reason. Deepak Chopra said that happiness for any reason is just another form of misery because if we are attaching our happiness to that thing, then our life is all about I better protect and save that thing. Well, that's not freedom. And ultimately what we all want is freedom.