Kaye linked me to this 12 minute video that really made me think and reconsider. I've been pretty stressed and depressed lately so it was a breath of fresh air to watch and listen to. The discussion of redefining happiness as a result of success really stroke an accord with me. All my life I've been pressured into succeeding that I actually don't appreciate my own successes, I don't even consider them successes, I'm always thinking about the next goal and while that is commendable to be ambitious, it isn't healthy when it becomes detrimental to your own self confidence. Where you're so focused on falling short of the next goal that you never really appreciate any of your previous successes and so you're never really satisfied or happy with yourself.
I want to try this journal/retraining happiness thing. I'm going to give it a try. We'll see how long it lasts....
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