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Have you attached your happiness to something you haven't achieved?
Have you ever wanted something so badly that you convinced yourself you couldn't be happy until you achieved it?
Maybe it was a career, a relationship, financial success, or simply a different life than the one you are living today.
I see this all the time. We create these expectations of what our lives should look like, and somewhere along the way, we begin attaching our happiness to achieving them.
But there is a tremendous difference between desire and attachment.
Desire is what inspires us to imagine, create, grow, and pursue our potential. Attachment is when we convince ourselves that our happiness depends on the outcome.
And that is where we begin creating our own suffering.
Think about it. How many times have you accomplished something you desperately wanted, only to discover that the happiness you expected was temporary? Before long, your mind was already searching for the next thing.
I believe we should dream big, set extraordinary goals, and pursue them with commitment, focus, and consistency. But we must learn to appreciate the journey without demanding that life deliver a particular outcome.
We can influence our efforts, our attitudes, and our actions. But we cannot dictate every result.
When we replace attachment with appreciation, something amazing happens. We stop postponing our happiness and begin experiencing it in the present.
You can desire more while being grateful for what you already have.
You can pursue extraordinary achievements without believing you are somehow incomplete today.
Because happiness isn't the reward waiting at the finish line.
It is the energy you bring to the journey.
If this message spoke to you or something within it resonated, I invite you to check out my other ideas in my books sold on Amazon. They have already helped thousands worldwide.
– Coach Mike
EDIT Your GOALS
Every
Day
Internal
Thoughts
Guarantee
Our
Absolute
Life
Situations
#desires #actions #happiness #appreciate #create
Background Photo Credit:
Daniel Akselrod
Have you ever wanted something so badly that you convinced yourself you couldn't be happy until you achieved it?
Maybe it was a career, a relationship, financial success, or simply a different life than the one you are living today.
I see this all the time. We create these expectations of what our lives should look like, and somewhere along the way, we begin attaching our happiness to achieving them.
But there is a tremendous difference between desire and attachment.
Desire is what inspires us to imagine, create, grow, and pursue our potential. Attachment is when we convince ourselves that our happiness depends on the outcome.
And that is where we begin creating our own suffering.
Think about it. How many times have you accomplished something you desperately wanted, only to discover that the happiness you expected was temporary? Before long, your mind was already searching for the next thing.
I believe we should dream big, set extraordinary goals, and pursue them with commitment, focus, and consistency. But we must learn to appreciate the journey without demanding that life deliver a particular outcome.
We can influence our efforts, our attitudes, and our actions. But we cannot dictate every result.
When we replace attachment with appreciation, something amazing happens. We stop postponing our happiness and begin experiencing it in the present.
You can desire more while being grateful for what you already have.
You can pursue extraordinary achievements without believing you are somehow incomplete today.
Because happiness isn't the reward waiting at the finish line.
It is the energy you bring to the journey.
If this message spoke to you or something within it resonated, I invite you to check out my other ideas in my books sold on Amazon. They have already helped thousands worldwide.
– Coach Mike
EDIT Your GOALS
Every
Day
Internal
Thoughts
Guarantee
Our
Absolute
Life
Situations
#desires #actions #happiness #appreciate #create
Background Photo Credit:
Daniel Akselrod
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Do you know the “Cause and Effect”?
The whole idea of “pleasure and pain” are the two basic mechanisms of motivation. And when we seek out pleasure just for pleasure in the most abundant times in human existence, we lose the true driving force of “effect”.
We chase the euphoria of pleasure without the goal being something productive. This will lead to a self- serving drive that can lead us to losing the ability to feel anything and becoming an addict. Always chasing and never being satisfied. Being controlled by a craving.
This happens a lot when we allow our expectations to drive us instead of worthy goals.
What goals are you setting?
What is the “effect” of these goals?
Are they serving the betterment of all or just your instant gratification needs?
Make sure the goals you do set serve a greater purpose than just you internal desires. This is how sustainable fulfillment is developed.
Don’t get to the point where you are feeling nothing because you served the wrong ”cause and effect” in your life.
It’s never too late to reset the goals.
To create new goals to accomplish.
Goals that serve a whole desire, not just yours.
Don’t become addicted to your desires. Be a part of something bigger than yourself.
Find that true fulfillment.
-Coach Mike
EDIT your GOALS
Every
Day
Internal
Thoughts
Guarantees
Our
Absolute
Life
Situations
#goals #desires #addiction #cause #effect
Background Picture by
Tengyart
The whole idea of “pleasure and pain” are the two basic mechanisms of motivation. And when we seek out pleasure just for pleasure in the most abundant times in human existence, we lose the true driving force of “effect”.
We chase the euphoria of pleasure without the goal being something productive. This will lead to a self- serving drive that can lead us to losing the ability to feel anything and becoming an addict. Always chasing and never being satisfied. Being controlled by a craving.
This happens a lot when we allow our expectations to drive us instead of worthy goals.
What goals are you setting?
What is the “effect” of these goals?
Are they serving the betterment of all or just your instant gratification needs?
Make sure the goals you do set serve a greater purpose than just you internal desires. This is how sustainable fulfillment is developed.
Don’t get to the point where you are feeling nothing because you served the wrong ”cause and effect” in your life.
It’s never too late to reset the goals.
To create new goals to accomplish.
Goals that serve a whole desire, not just yours.
Don’t become addicted to your desires. Be a part of something bigger than yourself.
Find that true fulfillment.
-Coach Mike
EDIT your GOALS
Every
Day
Internal
Thoughts
Guarantees
Our
Absolute
Life
Situations
#goals #desires #addiction #cause #effect
Background Picture by
Tengyart
