During a recent Zoom call with a business consultant who is helping me to edit a messaging video for my upcoming happiness trainer coursework, a revelation occurred to me.

While others can help us reach our goals, ultimately, any forward progress depends on our own efforts and actions. Thusly inspired, after our call, I spent time framing out the workbook content. Today, I’ve been culling my notebooks for snippets and thoughts I’ve kept in my journals—wading through years of content, ideas, quotes and other observations from my experiences.

I rediscovered some particularly interesting ideas and concepts written in 2016 that will ultimately find their way into the course materials.

So many times, we never begin (or complete) a task because we don’t see an immediate result from our efforts. But know this: as long as your heart and soul are engaged in your endeavors, trust me when I say that they will always bear fruit. You just never know when the results will meet you on your journey again.

Do the work. Release the outcomes. Pay attention to opportunities.

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