“Happiness Is Having Something Challenging Pending”

The above is a quote from Art Fettig, my 80-plus year old friend who is a motivational speaker, author, philosopher and actor: www.artfetig.com. I think his quote makes an excellent point. Having something on our horizon that’s going to stretch us and make us grow is one of the things that makes getting out of bed in the morning an exciting event. I talk to far too many people whose days are filled with emptiness because they have nothing challenging or exciting to look forward to. So, if you want to brighten your days, put something challenging in your future. For example, consider writing a short story about your life, some lyrics to a song or some poetry; you never know where this might lead and that’s part of the excitement. For example, take Julie Powell who was a young writer in a job she did not like working in a call center in New York City. To add some fun to her life, she decided to cook all 524 recipes in Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking in 365 days. She also wrote a blog to motivate herself and chronicle her progress: http://juliepowellbooks.com/blog.html. Well, the blog led to bestselling book titled Julie & Julia and a movie starring Meryl Streep. As a result, Ms. Powell’s days have been anything but empty.