LIVING WELL
Think Success Brings Happiness? Think Again!
“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” ~ Albert Schweitzer
“Don't wait to be successful at some future point. Have a successful relationship with the present moment and be fully present in whatever you are doing. That is success.” ~ Eckhart Tolle
way to happiness and if you’d just take the steps then happiness is waiting at the end of the rainbow like that big pot of gold. For example, people think, "when I get mar- ried, when I make more money, when I lose 20 pounds, or when I retire, I’ll fi- nally be happy". I hate to burst your bubble, but that
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kind of happiness is just as mythical as that pot of gold at the rainbow’s end. (Oh, and by the way, since it’s March I’ll bust an- other common Irish myth. Contrary to popular belief, if you catch a leprechaun he’s not compelled by fairy law to tell you where the gold is hidden either.) Instead, turn the formula on its head: hap- piness brings success. Don’t just take my word for it – there is a Harvard researcher named Shawn Achor who actually proved this cause and effect relationship. Shawn found this when doing his research:
“If we can get somebody to raise their levels of optimism or deepen their so- cial connection or raise happiness, turns out every single business and
ost people see happiness as a destination. There are these set goals that are the stops along the
educational outcome we know how to test for improved dramatically. You can increase your success rates for the rest of your life and your happiness levels will flatline, but if you raise your level of happiness and deepen optimism it turns out every single one of your suc- cess rates rises drastically compared to
what it would have been at negative, neutral or stressed.”
So, the question becomes, what steps
can you take to raise your happiness lev- els? Let’s discuss some that Shawn outlines in his book, The Happiness Advantage.
Elizabeth Bozeman, MD
www.RobinhoodIntegrativeHealth.com Elizabeth Bozeman, MD
Dr. Elizabeth Bozeman is a Board Certified Family Physician. She is also board Certified in Preventive, Holistic and Integrative Health. She trained at the Mayo Clinic and has been practicing for 15 years. She has a passion for helping people get better using a more natural and holistic approach. She helps patients with balancing hormones, thyroid function, fatigue and offers prolotherapy for musculoskeletal injuries.
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