I am one of those people who has the tendency to never be satisfied. It is like a disease. When I was in college, I wanted a communications job in New York City. Once I had that job, I wanted to get ahead quickly.<\/p>\n
A couple of promotions later, I decided I didn\u2019t like working in Corporate America and started my own marketing business.<\/p>\n
I got that business going fairly easily, but found I was spending too much time attracting and servicing clients and wanted more time to write. Now I write full time, and I miss the daily people interaction!<\/p>\n
I inherited this trait from my dad and it\u2019s reinforced by my equally unsatisfied husband. But no matter. The way I\u2019m headed, this will go on and on until I\u2019m dead. And in heaven, no one gives you a gold star because you were successful in a variety of endeavors.<\/p>\n
I think that in the end, what really matters is if you were happy or not. And if you\u2019re never satisfied with your lot, it sure is hard to be happy. I\u2019ve asked some people for advice on how to become more satisfied, and here are some of the gems I\u2019ve heard and tried myself:<\/p>\n
1. Don\u2019t always \u201cone-up.\u201d<\/strong> 2. Live in the moment.<\/strong> 3. Find a positive angle.<\/strong> 4. Look for the good in people.<\/strong> 5. Be thankful for the big things.<\/strong> 6. Beware of the \u201cgrass is always greener.\u201d<\/strong> I am one of those people who has the tendency to never be satisfied. It is like a disease. When I was in college, I wanted a communications job in New York City. Once I had that job, I wanted to get ahead quickly. A couple of promotions later, I decided I didn\u2019t like working […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":30049,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_bluesky_share_type":"","_mastodon_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[339],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[804],"class_list":["post-22818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-positive-thinking"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nIt\u2019s annoying when an acquaintance does it to you in a bar, so don\u2019t do it to yourself. When you meet a goal you worked hard for, take a moment to celebrate the achievement instead of immediately focusing on what you can, or should do next.<\/p>\n
\nAs Ferris famously said, \u201cLife moves pretty fast. If you don\u2019t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.\u201d People who get bogged down in the past or are always looking ahead to the future miss the small joys of life\u2014like eating a perfectly well-done burger or seeing their baby smile\u2014that are right in front of them today.<\/p>\n
\nEveryone experiences setbacks, but be careful not to allow a negative turn of events to color your view of the world. Look for something in the scenario that will help you learn and grow, and focus on that as you weather through.<\/p>\n
\nIt\u2019s easy to ruminate on your friends\u2019 and family members\u2019 flaws, as I\u2019m sure there are many of them. But by having unrealistic expectations of what people should do or how they should act, you\u2019re setting yourself up for disappointment. The truth is that most people mean well, even if they screw up every now and then.<\/p>\n
\nIn my house, we have a tendency to \u201csweat the small stuff.\u201d But come on. I have a great career, a stable family, a roof over my head, and a healthy body. Do I really need to fret over the fact that Bass didn\u2019t take my expired coupons?<\/p>\n
\nYou don\u2019t know the intimate details of other people\u2019s situations, so it\u2019s irrational to be jealous of them. And remember that you can be satisfied without being perfect. Even if you have your dream job or your dream family, you\u2019re bound to have bad days. That doesn\u2019t mean you should overhaul everything because you think you can do better someplace else.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"