Mark Agnew
Venn Diagram for happiness and fulfilment - make yourself more resilient
Happiness and fulfilment are simpler than you think, says Mark Agnew, adventure speaker for resilience
Do hard things. Do hard things and you will be happier. And you won't just have that fleeting happiness that comes and goes, dependant on the next fun thing that makes you happy. You'll have a deep contentment that lasts.
Do hard things+Do things with people you like+Have unique experiences = Happiness and fulfilment
It is a mistake to think that easy things - parties, pubs, lying on the beach, reading a trashy novel - will bring anything but short term joy.
Countless modern studies have proved this. It has been the basis of entire books like Flow: The Psychology of Happiness. But the idea is not new. Aristotle said: "What is the best pleasure? That which is hardest to achieve."
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We all intuitively know that achieving something hard brings us a sense of satisfaction and personal growth that you can never get from something easy. The real bonus is that sense lasts. It is not contingent on external facts.
Sharing that struggle with others and having unique experiences along the way is the ultimate combination.
Motivational speaker Mark Agnew uses his adventure mindset to build resilience in the corporate world too
My signature resilience keynote Find Your Polar Bear is based on this frame work. Reframe obstacles as:
- A challenge (do hard things)
- An experience (having unique experiences)
- A relationship (doing things with people you like)
And suddenly adversity ceases to be an obstacle to overcome, and becomes and exciting challenge. When you are excited about the challenge you'll be more resilient and perform at a higher level.
And above all, you'll be happier.
In the corporate enviroment, if you can foster intrinsic motivations like a joy of doing hard things, doing them together and enjoying the experiences along the way, your workforce will be happier, harder and perform at a higher level too.