“My life has no purpose, no direction, no aim, no meaning, and yet I’m happy. I can’t figure it out. What am I doing right?” – Charles Schultz
Charles Schultz, an American cartoonist, was best known for the comic strip Peanuts.
In that quote, Schultz was not really asking a question. He was, in tongue and cheek fashion, revealing the true secret to happiness.
And what is the secret?
It is really two things:
- Making a living doing something you are passionate about and
- Making a living doing something in which you have an innate talent.
Passion and Innate Talent = Fulfillment.
Fulfillment = Long-Term Happiness
When you spend your life earning a living doing something you are passionate about and posses a talent for, you will live a fulfilled, happy life.
That is the true secret to happiness.
About Thomas C. Corley
Really good point. I listen to people who hate their jobs and are afraid to make changes. I can see now where a person can spend their whole lives miserable then die having never had a fulfilling moment their entire lives. That’s scary.