Happiness

You failed. You’re a failure. You can’t do it. You don’t have control.” This message lowers confidence and self-esteem and makes it less likely that the person will have the willpower or resolve to accomplish the next goal they set.

Imagine who you want to be and then step towards it. Dream big and then do something. Anything. The simple act of moving at all will change how you feel about the entire process and serve to inspire you further.

And this is the reason that trying to be happy inevitably will make you unhappy. Because to try to be happy implies that you do not already inhabit your ideal self, you are not aligned with the qualities of who you wish to be