Are you bored with life? Then throw yourself into some work you believe in with all your heart, live for it, die for it, and you will find happiness that you had thought could never be yours.
Interpretation
Investing yourself fully in meaningful work can lead to true happiness.
Dale Carnegie suggests that when life feels dull, the antidote is to immerse yourself in work that resonates with your beliefs and passions. By committing wholeheartedly to a purpose and striving for it, you may discover a profound sense of happiness that you initially thought was unattainable.
In practice
In a motivational speech about finding purpose in work.
When I asked him -Mr.Henry Ford- if he ever worried, he replied: "No. I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesn't need any advice from me. With God in charge, I believe that every-thing will work out for the best in the end. So what is there to worry about?
Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.
By talking to yourself about the things you have to be grateful for you can fill your mind with thoughts that soar and sing.
It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.
I can look back at my own life and see where a few words of praise have sharply changed my entire future. Can't you say the same thing about your life?
Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire.
The secret of happiness is: Find something more important than you are and dedicate your life to it.
If we only wanted to be happy, it would be easy; but we want to be happier than other people, and that is almost always difficult, since we think them happier than they are.
It is impossible for a man to be made happy by putting him in a happy place, unless he be first in a happy state.
I don't feel any pressure from fans. But I'm always in some kind of state of emotional turmoil. I would not describe myself as happy-go-lucky. That's not to say that I'm not happy.
I never had everything I wanted, but I never wanted for anything.
Security is a thumb and a blanket. Happiness is a warm puppy.
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