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Have you ever received the advice from a friend saying “just do what makes you happy.”  I’ve heard this advice too many times, but I could never understand what it meant.  A lot of things make me happy in this world…actually, I am an optimist and I would say that 99% of the things in the world make me happy.  Should I just continue doing what I’m doing?  Maybe.  Maybe not.

I started reading The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss and I picked up a quick pointer that I wanted to share with everyone.

Anyways, reading the 4-Hour Workweek yesterday brought “do what makes you happy” into a new perspective.  Timothy mentioned that the opposite of happiness is not sadness, but boredom.  So, being happy, translates to being excited.  “Just do what excites you.” Aha.

So, the next question becomes, “what excites you?”  Only you can answer that though.  I’m doing my fair share of thinking on this end, and maybe i’ll share some of my thoughts very soon.

It was my birthday yesterday and I got a little time to reflect in what I have done My last few years in Chicago:

• In 2004, I finished my Bachelors at Saint Xavier University.
• In 2005, I finished my Masters at The University of Chicago and got a job at Bank of America.
• In 2006, I moved downtown Chicago, began studying social dynamics, and visited Costa Rica.
• In 2007, I joined Andy, and began working on Cameesa, in my spare time.
• In 2008, I launched Cameesa and started working full-time on it.
• In 2009, I ?????

I forget where I read this, but it was in some sort of self-development book.  Their point was:Set a goal that will allow you to distinguish each year of your life.  So, 20 years down the road you can still reflect what you have done in your life.  Why is this beneficial?  You will be able to reflect on how far you have come and what you have accomplished.  I think it’s a pretty cool exercise and recommend it to everyone.

Try it out, it should take about 5 minutes: Write down a significant event in your life representing every year, for the last 5 years.