W.I.N. Wednesday: The Secret of Being Miserable

“George Bernard Shaw was right. He summed it all up when he said: ‘The secret of being miserable is to have the leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not.’ So don’t bother to think about it! Spit on your hands and get busy. Your blood will start circulating; your mind will start ticking—and pretty soon this whole positive upsurge of life in your body will drive worry from your mind. Get busy. Keep busy. It’s the cheapest kind of medicine there is on this earth—and one of the best.”

Dale Carnegie

The messages I take from the above quote are:

·      Focus on taking action and doing the work to be of service to others.

·      Strive to make an impact on your small part of the world.

·      Seek to live a life of significance. 

It is easy to get caught up sitting on the couch surfing social media sites and fantasizing about how happy you would be if you had a different job, made more money, had a bigger house, had a better spouse, had a better boss, worked for yourself, won the lottery, lived in some exotic location, or were rich and famous. Yet, we all know people who change jobs, get a new boss, get a raise, buy a bigger house, or find a new spouse and are still miserable. There are countless stories of the “rich and famous” who are unhappy and continually seeking something else.

What’s Important Now? Focus on becoming, instead of being. Worry not who knows of you, seek to be worth knowing. Focus on effort and process, not just outcomes. Seek to live a life of significance rather than chasing ‘success’ and ‘happiness’. You might just find yourself feeling happier and more fulfilled.

Take care.

Brian Willis

www.lifesmostpowerfulquestion.com. 

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