Many people believe achieving a goal will make them happy. But they don’t realize the joy in the process. Your goal or dream might not bring you the happiness you think it will. Instead of finding our happiness in an external outcome, we can shift our perspective to focus on the process. By doing this, we learn to appreciate the small moments in life and better manage our expectations.
Shift Your Perspective
Imagine getting everything you want and still not being fulfilled. You might think achieving a milestone will bring happiness, but that’s not always true. Sometimes, the expectations that you tie to a goal or dream might not bring lasting happiness. The reality is that happiness comes from within and is something you can work towards daily. Rather than waiting for happiness to come externally, focus on shifting your perspective inward.
It is important to shift your perspective from the outcome to the process. You cannot control the outcome, but you can control the process. There is joy in the process. Let’s say you want to get promoted at work. The promotion is the outcome, but the process is honing your skills and gaining experience. These two things are going to help you transition into that new role. There is joy in growing professionally that a job title cannot give you.
Find the Joy
The way that you find joy in the process is by realizing that no person or opportunity can give you what you cannot give yourself. If you can not be happy where you are, you won’t be happy when you make it to where you want to go. When you place your happiness in external things, you will be disappointed. Life isn’t always predictable and it is important to be flexible. By being happy with where you are now, you can maintain that happiness as you work toward where you want to be.
Final Takeaways
The next time you set a goal, I want you to find ways to enjoy the process. While it is great to reach milestones, there is joy in the small moments. You might think you need something or someone to be happy, but this is a misconception. Instead, you can find everything you need within. I hope you enjoy the process more on your way to achieving your goals and dreams.