Having it All: Health, Happiness, Success

What is it that brings you happiness? Your job? Your workouts? Looking hot and feeling great? Is it your home or some other material possession? Just what is it that makes you feel truly happy, content and alive?

Many people go through life without ever taking the time to think about what it is that brings them happiness. Some think that having a knockout body or lots of money will make them happy, yet, once they get it, they still feel something is missing. Let me compare this situation to working out.

Picture yourself training for years, doing the same thing over and over again, and never taking the time to look at your progress or regress in the mirror. How can you objectively tell how you're doing unless you take the time to stop, observe and make any changes in your program you may need to make?

The same is true of your personal and emotional well being. If you're not happy with your life, something needs to be changed. You're not alone when it comes to needing change. There are things in all our lives that, if changed would bring us greater fulfillment.

Wherever you go, look around you. Whether it's in the gym, at your job, on the streets, in the malls, or anywhere else, you are going to make some startling discoveries. People are hurting and one of the reasons they're hurting is that they won't let themselves be happy. That's right. They haven't taken the time or action needed to change the things in their lives that would bring them closer to having it all.

I see many things missing in these people's lives. Among them is character - not knowing who they really are, yet knowing that they want to be somebody different. In other words, they want to become the kind of person they know they are meant to be. Another missing piece is time - wasting precious amounts of their lives and time on the things that don't really bring lasting happiness. A third area is relationships - abandoning or purposely avoiding wonderful relationships with others because their job or sport or something else has become their lives.