While many things contribute to happiness, one key attitude shift in how we talk and think about our activities will help us be much happier.
- “Happiness isn’t doing what you like, it’s liking what you do.” -Quote on my dad’s desk
- Vance Caesar was one of my professor’s in graduate school.
- He wrote The High Achiever’s Guide To Happiness*
- Vance said, “Create more ‘gets to’s’ than ‘got to’s”
- Do you have more “get to’s” than “got to’s?”
- Do you have to give someone feedback today, or do you get to?
- Do you have to give a presentation today, or do you get to?
- Do you have to resolve a conflict today, or do you get to?
- Do you have to go to work today, or do you get to?
- The secret to happiness is having more “gets to’s” than “got to’s”
What will you do this week to turn a “got to” into a “get to?”
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Hey Dave,
I just really want to thank you for this podcast. So much of it really has rang true with myself. I have been thrown into a position of leadership and management in the organization I work in and it really would not have been my choice if I had had one. But, that part of the podcast where you said we are the best person to be in the role that we are in, was extremely encouraging to me. I feel like I now have the knowledge I need to be happy in my position of leadership. Thank you!
Tim, some of the best leaders I know never asked (or even wanted) to be in the roles they are. They serve because of who they are and because it matters to the world.
I wish you the best in doing the same. Thanks for the kind note.