January 05, 2020

What Does Happiness Actually Mean?

12 minutes

Desmond was struck by a Will Smith quote recently, in which he discussed his and his partner, Jada Pinkett Smith’s happiness. In this quote, Smith stated that instead of trying to make his partner happy, they should each instead focus upon their own happiness and present that to the other, thereby breeding this mutual happiness.

In this episode, Desmond is philosophically discussing happiness as a concept. What exactly is it and where does it originate? Is it merely a concept? And how can we translate these ideas to business?

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Happiness should emanate from within on a person-by-person basis, and this happiness should be presented to others. By seeking to make others happy, we are attempting to force joy in others, sometimes as the expense of happiness.

One of the reasons customers come to you can be that they are unhappy in some capacity, and are seeking to be happy elsewhere. This doesn’t mean that they start their working relationship with you in a happy place.

If people don’t get what they fundamentally want, they won’t be happy. Is it about making them happy, or giving them the precise thing they want?

If you can’t make someone else happy, then why do we think we can make others happy? Is the only way to happiness, to give someone whatever it is they want? And by doing that, aren’t we making ourselves unhappy?

BEST MOMENTS

‘My whole goal is to create something that is of value’

‘You should be happy and you should present that to the other person’

‘We feel like it’s our job to make them happy, and we might find that difficult’

‘I’m spitballing it out loud. There’s no magic wand here'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

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ABOUT THE HOST

I don’t know how this works, but you’re here now listening (hopefully) about my exciting life, so I’m going to try and make this worth your while. I never got inspired at school, I was too busy trying to impress my peers, chasing girls, and being a fool to get inspired. I rejected school. But let me tell you something for free! That was a mistake! I spent the next 15 years in jobs I hated, with no direction, lacked purpose, and motivation for life. Yes, big words, but that was me in a box. A slave to the system! Fast forward to today, and well, I’m not sitting in my ivory tower or anything, but I love life and my career. Yeah, it’s both painful and exciting rolled and wrapped up into one giant subway, and who doesn’t love subway rite? The point is, you only get one life, don’t waste it pursuing things you care nothing for, invest in YOURSELF and grow as a person, be the best YOU by putting YOU first!

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