Hi @mazzle,
As someone who has been spending most of his professional career doing consulting work, your questions come at an interesting point in my life where I am happy with what I am doing now, but a month ago I would have answered it like this:
- Are you happy doing what you do? No
- If you're not happy, why do you continue doing what you do? Because I couldn't see a viable alternative
- What would it take for you to be happy and what do you need to do to get there? Take action and find a way to make changes, regardless of how small or insignificant I think it is
- What help do you need to get to a position where you would be happy? Time, effort and motivation, plus also not to just be content with where I am and what I have (and I don't mean financially but mentally and physically)
Thanks so much for your reply. As I've discovered the hard way, financial satisfaction is very different to happiness.
It sounds like you're in a much better position now than where you were a month ago so well done.
Did you do anything drastic to bring about your current happiness?
I like to think of it as building up enough momentum to eventually overcome the obstacles and excuses that I keep putting in front of myself. Of course, this is only just to get over the procrastination that creates resistance to even get started. Once you are on the path, it still takes a lot of energy and effort to keep going in spite of all the doubts and fears.
Making the journey more important than the destination is also an important change in the mindset as well, and even though I am nowhere near where I aspire to be, at least I know that I am taking steps and getting closer.