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As humans, we are always seeking happiness. To some of us, happiness is all that matters and we will do whatever it takes to be happy. Most of the time we try to get what we want impatiently and as fast as possible. For the most of my life, I was chasing short-term or “instant” happiness. I would always try to reward myself instantly and say to myself “all that matters is how I currently feel”. Through the experience of life, I am here to share with you one of my most valuable life lessons, and how I was able to overcome a certain objection. Sometimes you must make unpleasant decisions for the greater benefit. The first thing you must do is identify your obstacle. Before moving to the United States, I lived in Qatar. …show more content…
I remember feeling very overwhelmed. How could I leave this beautiful safe place that I finally have gotten used to? I went through a lot of changes including switching from the French school to the American school. I knew half of people my age in the country at the time, every time I would walk down the street I would see someone I knew from somewhere. For the first time in my life, I felt good almost every day, and I would have stayed happy at the moment if I did not have …show more content…
Moving to the other side of the planet all on my own at 17 was mind boggling. Just the thought of it would scare the living hell out of me. I sat down with my parents and we assessed the situation. At the time, Trump was still running his presidential campaign which we took into consideration. Either I would stay in Qatar, roll the dice and see what the future holds or I would have to leave everything behind and move to the US all on my own. After my parents broke down all the consequences I knew what the right thing to do was, but I was deeply frightened and terrified just by the thought of it. My goal/dream at the time was to graduate from the American school because of my hatred towards the French system, which I suffered from my entire educational career. I was almost there and after all the effort I put I had to make a decision that would take everything I have worked for away from me. It was very hard to look at the bright side when all I am getting in return at the moment is bad. One of the richest people I knew at the time said: “if you want to make money you must detach your emotions related to money”. I did not know how to detach my feelings but I figured I could change them. I read a book once that talked about the power of the mind and how you believe what you want to believe and how you could program your brain by telling it what to do. Even though I was scared to death, I told my parents that I would move. The only way
As humans, we are always seeking happiness. To some of us, happiness is all that matters and we will do whatever it takes to be happy. Most of the time we try to get what we want impatiently and as fast as possible. For the most of my life, I was chasing short-term or “instant” happiness. I would always try to reward myself instantly and say to myself “all that matters is how I currently feel”. Through the experience of life, I am here to share with you one of my most valuable life lessons, and how I was able to overcome a certain objection. Sometimes you must make unpleasant decisions for the greater benefit. The first thing you must do is identify your obstacle. Before moving to the United States, I lived in Qatar. …show more content…
I remember feeling very overwhelmed. How could I leave this beautiful safe place that I finally have gotten used to? I went through a lot of changes including switching from the French school to the American school. I knew half of people my age in the country at the time, every time I would walk down the street I would see someone I knew from somewhere. For the first time in my life, I felt good almost every day, and I would have stayed happy at the moment if I did not have …show more content…
Moving to the other side of the planet all on my own at 17 was mind boggling. Just the thought of it would scare the living hell out of me. I sat down with my parents and we assessed the situation. At the time, Trump was still running his presidential campaign which we took into consideration. Either I would stay in Qatar, roll the dice and see what the future holds or I would have to leave everything behind and move to the US all on my own. After my parents broke down all the consequences I knew what the right thing to do was, but I was deeply frightened and terrified just by the thought of it. My goal/dream at the time was to graduate from the American school because of my hatred towards the French system, which I suffered from my entire educational career. I was almost there and after all the effort I put I had to make a decision that would take everything I have worked for away from me. It was very hard to look at the bright side when all I am getting in return at the moment is bad. One of the richest people I knew at the time said: “if you want to make money you must detach your emotions related to money”. I did not know how to detach my feelings but I figured I could change them. I read a book once that talked about the power of the mind and how you believe what you want to believe and how you could program your brain by telling it what to do. Even though I was scared to death, I told my parents that I would move. The only way