The Joyful State of Mind with Chris Green

As a child, what did you dream about becoming? How does your current reality compare to that childhood dream? More often than not, the dreams we conjure up as children don’t line up with where we go as adults—but sometimes it’s right where we need to be, and it’s what’s best for us and our families. My next guest is Chris Green, host of the Gravity Beard Podcast. Throughout his childhood and into young adulthood, he always said he would never go into a career that had a commission-based salary. Today, that’s exactly where he is. As a child, what he didn’t understand is the level of freedom this would provide him, and the happiness and joy that he would derive from that. Throughout our conversation, Chris shares about his routines that help him find balance in his life, juggling the responsibilities that constantly pull him in different directions, and the mentality that helps push him forward when things go south. He also shares about the meaning of happiness and joy, and what it takes to achieve both on a regular basis. Tune in to hear more about Chris’s story of how he finds the nuggets of happiness and joy in his life.Chris’s Happiness Hack:“If I can look at the way that God has blessed me, which is abundantly over time, and look at the evidence of that, that’s my definition of joy. I will ignore my circumstances in a moment, and I will take a broader assessment of what’s really going on in the real situation that I’m in.”Some Questions I Ask:  - What did you want to be when you grew up? (4:16) - How do you keep yourself going when things aren’t going your way? (14:03) - Who are the most influential people in your life? (14:39) - What’s your definition of happiness? (18:22) - What’s your advice to anyone struggling to find their version of happiness? (23:10)In This Episode, You Will Learn:  - How Chris starts every day. (7:24) - How Chris experiences freedom in his career. (10:03) - Why Chris loves being a one-person company. (13:26) - The differences between happiness and joy. (18:29) - Chris’s strategies to achieve happiness. (23:26)

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