Don't Forget What Life Is Really About: Jay Shetty

0:00Morning. This morning, Russian. Oh, and class, settle down, settle down. Today's assignment is a little bit different to what we usually do. Today, I've got a question that I want you to answer. And the question is, what do you want to be when you grow up? Now, I want you to think about this very carefully. Answer it honestly. Don't worry about what people are going to think because nobody else is going to see this. I do want you to think about why. Take your time and answer this honestly. Alright, guys, that's all we have time for today.

1:01Can I please have your sheets as you're leaving? Thank you. Very nice. Thank you. Well done today. Good job. Have a nice day. Thank you, Boomi. Thank you, John. Bye, Chan. John, can I speak to you for a second? Yes, miss. John, I think you've misunderstood the assignment. Miss? I think you've understood the assignment. Miss? I think you've understood the assignment. Miss? Yes, Miss? I think you've misunderstood the assignment. Miss? I think you've misunderstood life. In the hope for money, in the hope for success, we end up chasing the wrong things and we make a mess. We end up with less than we started with.

2:03End up with more issues than we bargained for. While it was climbing that ladder and that stairway, we forget why we started climbing in the first place. Once the King of Bhutan was asked by an interviewer what the GDP of Bhutan was. He was surprised and shocked. He replied by saying, in Bhutan, we don't just measure the GDP, we measure the GNH. Instead of just measuring the gross domestic product, we measure gross national happiness. In the process of getting older, we forget the real goal of life. If you could make a little less and spend more time doing what you love, would that make you happier? Don't trade your happiness for what you think you need. Things can never make us happy because they're temporary and limited. But experiences can last forever. Too many people are working hard on things they don't love to spend money they don't have to buy things they don't need to impress people they don't like.

3:07When we create our identity or on what we do, a career, a job, an occupation, we can never be happy because we're basing it on something external. But when we create an identity around who we are and what we want to be and become, then anything is possible. And remember, we become successful by what we get, but we become happy by what we give. Don't get the two confused.