Success And Happiness
- The traits that make us successful in our careers aren’t optimized for happiness.
- Sacrificing the present for a better tomorrow, toiling hard with a single-minded focus isn’t exactly fun. Let’s face it, success and happiness are two different things.
- Happiness is something that is only felt in the present moment, and meditation is a way to reach that mindset permanently.
Success is just one of the outcomes of the process of pursuing one’s goal.
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