How can you be happy raising kids? It’s a question I get asked often, especially since my wife and I are raising a large family. The truth is that you can read all the books by all the experts, but in the end you realize that each child is different, and you have to follow your own path and figure out your own style. Those rules don’t just apply to raising kids, but to achieving overall happiness in life. No one is happy ALL the time, but there are some guidelines to remember and follow to cultivate a happy and fulfilled life. When it comes down to it, don’t we all want more happiness?

 

In this episode, we learn:

 

• Happiness is not about accumulating THINGS, but it’s who you get to share your things with that will make you happy
• Three buckets of happiness:
• • Do the things that are physically challenging, because they reward your body AND your mind
  • Do the things you love that contribute to others and make them better
  • Do the things you are constantly hungry to learn and be challenged by
• The happiest people are those who are proactively pursuing a goal that creates feelings of wealth, abundance, achievement, and joy
• Don’t focus on your weaknesses, but go with what you enjoy and know you’re good at
• Key Happiness Takeaway: Your job in life is to find the thing that “lights you up,” that you do well, and then find ways to tie that into helping more people
• The best news about the three buckets is that YOU get to define them!

 

Episode Resources:

 

www.trafficmasterylive.com

 

Dan Sullivan, Strategic Coach

 

Unique Ability: Create the Life You Want by Catherine Nomura

 

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari