Can you truly be successful and not be happy? Absolutely! If I were at the top of my career, right where I wanted to be, wealthy, famous and powerful…BUT…What if I had no pleasure or joy in my life and was never satisfied with the outcome? Then that is SUCCESS without HAPPINESS. I know people who are like this! Success does not necessarily equal happiness.
What if on the other hand you were happy showing pleasure, contentment and feeling that all is right with the world? You are also successful, wealthy and powerful. That is HAPPINESS with SUCCESS, not because of success. I also know people like this and you can tell a difference! You do not have to be wealthy and powerful to be successful. You can reach your intended results or goals and be successful and I know a lot more people like this.
How do you fix it? It comes from within. There are times in your life when circumstances bring you down but that doesn’t mean you aren’t happy in life. Circumstances can bring you down but they don’t have to keep you there. A smile uses fewer muscles than a frown and they each causes facial wrinkles so smile anyway.
It is the same with your career. We can’t all be the president of a company, but we can all be happy and successful in the position we have. We live in America where we are free to get an education, get the job of our choice and work to get to where we want to be; Happy where we are but working toward a goal. You can be what you want to be with dedication and hard work. Set your goals and work toward them. If you are not happy with your career choice, work toward changing it. Life is too short to be unhappy and you are never too old to begin a new career.