We tend to focus on objectives, like buying a car or getting a promotion. The journey toward any objective requires completing certain tasks. Not all are pleasurable and some are downright objectionable, but they are necessary to get where we want to go. We can see each thing we need to do as an obstacle to be overcome or as a bridge to take us to the other side.
Saving money for a car doesn’t tend to be easy. While our friends go out partying, instead we stay home to save money. To get a promotion, we may need to work extra hours or perhaps even weekends. Some people do not have the discipline required to save money to buy a car or work hard to get a promotion. 
Others do have the discipline but curse everything they need to do to achieve it. Fortunately there is a third group who are willing to do what needs to be done, and enjoy the process.
Reaching the goal line is a great achievement; enjoying the journey a wonderful gift.
Let’s look at another example. Planning a wedding and doing everything possible so each little detail is perfect on your special day can be stressful and agonizing. A suitable venue must be chosen, music contracted, flowers chosen, the court prepared, the interminable guest list made, assistance confirmed, mementos selected, beverages purchased, budgets managed; and finally, carefully picking a dress and having the cake decorated. These things and so many more which need to be done for such a glorious event can take us to our limits in terms of stress. On the other hand, we can look at it as a tremendous opportunity to share and interact with many people involved the beginning of a new stage of life.
Have you ever noticed that every day we have the opportunity to choose the quantity and quality of our interactions with others?
While we are all different, and some jobs require more contact with people than others, our mood is affected by our interactions with other human beings. If we treat others we come across as if they were rocks in our road, they will likely perceive our energy and react negatively. 
On the contrary, if we smile, look them in the eye and ask for what we need with love and sympathy, they typically respond with good cheer along the way.
It is common for two people to work in the same company, with similar responsibilities and pay, and yet have completely different outlooks on life. One is discontent with everything that happens and the other content with all that occurs, taking all as an opportunity to build and be better
Ideal “jobs” do NOT make people exceptional; rather ideal “people” make jobs extraordinary. In the end, happiness does not depend on what we do, but how we do it. Life is a wonderful journey leading to the same ultimate destiny. Enjoying each step in the process makes us infinitely happier day after day along the way.
∞ Rob McBride ∞
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