Rethinking Goals: Part 3

The motivation behind most of our goals is to be happier. We think the accomplishment will make us happy. No matter what your goal is, the only one that leads you to happiness is to focus on the process.

This is not an original idea. I've enlisted the help of multiple experts to tell you the same thing in their own words.


"Life is a journey to be experienced, not a problem to be solved." Winnie the Pooh

"The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness." Albert Maslow

"Be here now." Ram Dass

"Do not ruin today with mourning tomorrow." Catherynne M Valente

"Life's a journey, not a destination." Aerosmith

"The first recipe for happiness is: avoid too lengthy meditation on the past." Andre Maurois

“Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That is why it is called the present.” Alice Morse Earle

“If you are depressed, you are living in the past, if you are anxious, you are living in the future, if you are at peace, you are living in the present.” Lao Tzu

“Be present in all things and thankful for all things.” Maya Angelou

"There is only one time that is important – Now! It is the most important time because it is the only time when we have any power.” Leo Tolstoy

“If you worry about what might be, and wonder what might have been, you will ignore what is.” Author Unknown

And finally, more Winnie the Pooh...

“What day is it?” asked Pooh.
“It’s today,” squeaked Piglet.
“My favorite day,” said Pooh.”





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