Your Capacity for Happiness Isn’t in the Future
Learn the secret to lasting happiness and fulfillment, regardless of your achievements.
Let me take you back to a moment.
Imagine it as vividly as you can.
You are staring at something you set your goal to be and it is just about there that you could touch it.
It’s a dream you’ve been chasing — perhaps that job promotion, a personal achievement, or maybe even a lifestyle you believe will make you complete.
You think, “If I can just get there, I’ll be truly happy.” But here’s the catch. From my experience, the thrill fades.
The excitement subsides.
And that “there,” that place you’ve been striving to reach, starts to feel strikingly similar to “here.”
Why Waiting for the Future Won’t Make You Happy
I used to think that happiness is the destination. I would think that, if I did this and got certain milestones, then all will just fall into place.
It’s as if everything would be right once I get that promotion, or until that level of recognition, where I can just about imagine it. I would walk into that position, look at the name on the door, and I…
