030: How the "I'll Be Happy When" Mindset Sabotages Your Fulfillment!

One of the most common stories I hear from people I coach is that they have this BIG goal for their life, and they have then attached happiness and joy to the achievement.  They will say things to me like,  "I'll be happy when I reach six-figures in my business" "I'll be happy when I can quit my 9 to 5 job""When I have a large following on social media, then I'll be satisfied" And the thing is that to really achieve success you need to find happiness, joy, and fulfillment along the way to those goals. It's not an end result.  So, in today's Do Life Big Podcast, I talk first about why we keep chasing happiness. If you haven't heard of the Hedonic Treadmill, it's a basic idea that happiness after a change (negative or positive) ends up going back to your own baseline.  Did you know: both lottery winners AND paraplegics returned to their baseline level of happiness in just a year after those events? That was mind blowing to me!  I also give you some great tips and actionable strategies to avoid this hedonic treadmill, including how to stay present in the moment, align your goals with your values, and build a growth mindset.  Remember, the joy really is in the journey. I know in my own life, I've often had the most fun when I'm learning and growing on the way to the goals that we set. Sometimes, actually achieving the goal itself ends up being kind of anti-climactic!  Grab my FREE workbook, Think This, Not That - kathireuter.com/thinkthisnotthat ⭐ Hey there! Thanks for listening! ⭐  Help me spread the word about Do Life Big! Take a screenshot and post it to your Instagram Stories or feed, and tag me @katherinereuter! A review also puts rocket fuel on getting our message of living your best freakin' life possible out there! Go to kathireuter.com/itunes, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode! Listen to the Do Life Big Podcast:  Listen on iTunes --> kathireuter.com/itunes Listen on Spotify --> kathireuter.com/spotify Listen on Google Podcasts -->kathireuter.com/googlepodcasts Have a topic you'd like to hear about? Shoot me an email at [email protected]!