Lets begin by putting our feet firmly on the earth. Self-Leadership has three goals: Happiness. Inspiration and Balance but the first of the three is the most complex.
Happiness...
What’s happy? Some people are happy being violent. Some people are happy climbing to the top of a mountain with just a tooth pick between life and death. Some people make billions and live on their own island and are still not happy. Others take happy pills and end up depressed. It’s a fickle subject, almost as evasive and mysterious as love.
So, lets cut through some layers.
The happiness I am speaking about is not immunity from troubles. That happiness is material and it’s really vulnerable to the swings of life and surprises.
Instead, I am talking about contentment. That’s a happiness that sits under the surface of life.
Many people confuse contentment with boredom but it’s really a completely separate topic. Contentment means that whatever you are doing right now, you are doing because you choose it, not because you need it.
