Are You Happy?
ByIs it easy for you to make up your mind? When you make a decision do you take action and fulfill your promise to yourself? Do other people know that about you? Would others say you are decisive and you act on your decisions?
Sparky Anderson, former Cincinnati Reds manager, predicted that Pete Rose would break Ty Cobb’s record of 4,191 hits because Pete had the desire. He had made a decision to play baseball until he created the new record. Pete had the skill, durability, and mental toughness. He played until he surpassed the record. When Pete obtained his outcome of breaking the record he was very happy and fulfilled.
How about you? Have you made up your mind to be happy? Evaluate these suggestions to determine if you are a happy person:
1. Decide what you want in order to be happy. Do you feel things, like a car or home, will make you happy? Do you feel people, like family or friends, will make you happy? Or will you make you happy?
2. Can you describe the challenges you may face during the process of becoming a happy person?
3. What are the payoffs for being happy? Will you be healthier, wealthier, or wiser?
4. How many options can you develop daily to move closer to happiness?
5. Once you choose your alternative, will you decide to put it into practice?
6. Will you support yourself in carrying out your new decision? Will you have sustained energy?
It is important to remember that a wish and a decision are not the same thing. As you intensify your action program, will you focus on each step necessary to reach your outcome to be happy? Think of all of your habits. Are there any you want to change? Once you decide to start a new habit then you can take action. With spaced repetition, you acquire new behavior. Your old habit will eventually fade away.
As you decide to be happy, there could be times when you prefer to be unhappy. That happens sometimes. Handle your unhappy feelings and then move forward again. Happiness is a state of mind. Nothing, no person, and no experience can make you happy. Happiness is a do-it-yourself, inside job. Decide now to be happy and then, watch what happens!
