"if you want to live a happy life tie it  to a goal not to people or object." Albert Einstein

No. 6.... I am here!  I have been pulling apart Einstein quotes and musing how they feel on me & here is the last one, well maybe the last one.

No doubt I will look to Einstein for some wisdom gems later.




Goals and happy life were not two things I would naturally put together.
More to happy than goals, you would think.

Yet when the goals are happening, when you are working towards your goal, when you reach the goal, now that is happy!

I have been playing with goals for a loooong time, not always worked for me, tried different models like SMART and I ended up less than happy with myself.

BUT, the Goals that work for you, the goals that you really want can set you up for a happy life.  

So, how can goals give you a happy life?  Well, here are a few that make a big difference.

Goals develop focus

Goals help you to be a quality shopper in life, where you only pick out what you want, what will work for you.  You will focus on what you need to be and do to reach that goal, no wasting time on something that is not the best for you. 

Now that brings more satisfaction into your life.

Goals develop responsibility.  

Goals require commitment and dedication and rely solely on you to make it happen. Yes, you can ask for help but it is your goal, your baby and it is up to you. 

Now that brings more courage and pride into your life.


Goals can stretch your limits. 

Goals show you that you are always more than you think you are. It maybe one small action to start with, get used to that and then move onto some more stretch because you are seeing more of what is possible. You really don't know how far you can go until you keep moving those goals out beyond your limits.

Now that brings more choices, more joy into your life.   


Goals create habits. 

To make goals happen, to see them as a reality in your life you need to look at including new habits and systems in your routine.   It is tough going if you don't rejig your habits or how you are currently operating because if you don't, you will fall behind in seeing your goal come to life. Your new habits benefit your mind, body & soul and a value add to tying your goals to life. 

Now that brings certainty and strength into your life.

Goals develop your thinking.

Here is where it gets really interesting, because your goal maybe a tangible thing, like a job, house, car, finances, relationship, yet what the goal is really doing is helping you strengthen your positive thoughts, visualising how it will be and appreciating what is possible. This kind of thinking spills into all areas of your life, not just the one thing you picked out.

Now that brings a sense of truth and peace into your life.


If goals can develop my satisfaction, my courage, pride..if my goals offer me more choices, more joy. If the goals can bring more certainty and strength, more truth and peace in my life....then that to me is the best kind of happy






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