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| Happiness is a choice. |
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| By rickipll |
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I'm working on a new project that will allow us to offer a daily
structure for increased awareness. This project involves finding
various interesting quotes. One that caught my attention is the
following:
"Unhappiness
is best defined as the difference between our talents and our
expectations." I love this quote by Edward de Bono because it captures
the essence of "taking responsibility" for our happiness. It really
gives us two powerful options:
1- Increase our talents to match our expectations
2- Lower our expectations to match our talents
If you read my earlier post on What Constitutes Xtraordinary Living?you'll
see that option #1 above is the one that is most in alignment with
living an Xtraordinary Life. However, option #2 has it's uses.
For
example, about a year ago my wife suggested I take Yoga classes after I
mentioned to her that I really needed to do something to increase my
flexibility. I had taken Yoga in the past and didn't enjoy it. However
I was willing to give it another try. After going to an introductory
class, I realized that while I still didn't particularly like doing
Yoga, I did like how I felt afterwards. So I bought a package of 10
classes and committed to attending once per week. I am now on my sixth
package.
I'm clear that doing Yoga classes 1x/week will not
increase my flexibility. However it will at least slow down the loss of
additional flexibility. I have matched my talents with my expectations.
And for now, that is good enough for me. If on the other hand I would
expect to gain flexibility by keeping to the same regimen, I would
undoubtedly end up disappointed and would quit Yoga altogether.
Remember
that the quality of our life is directly related to the quality of our
choices. So while not every choice we make will be Xtraordinary, the
sum total of all the choices we make will determine how Xtraordinary
our life will be. |
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About the Author: Rick Itzkowich is the Co-founder and
Vice President of Productive Learning & Leisure. He brings over 25
years of experience in the seminar and training industry to his
corporate program facilitation. Rick conducts executive and management
workshops covering topics such as communication skills, conflict
resolution, goal setting and the study of the mind in business. Web
site:http://www.productivlearning.com Blog:
http://www.http://xtraordinaryliving.blogspot.com |
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