My experiences

Suddenly, while sitting one day,  it occurred to me that I have discovered a eternal truth and I thought to write it down. My thoughts were revolving around HQ or Happiness Quotient. As I coined term, let me explain what I mean by it.

Happiness Quotient (HQ) is the satisfaction or happiness a person earns from his work apart from the monetary remuneration offered by the job.

Why HQ? What is its need?

Often I feel most of us run as fast as we can behind comfort, money and power. We try our best to indulge in activities that reward us financially well. Education too, falls in this category if we are solely concerned with the financial outcome after completing the education. Is this the only reason we went to schools and colleges?

Well, let’s take an example. A person who pursued medical profession with the motivation of lucrative prospects offered by the job may earn money and comforts but will never be satisfied or happy with his work. Why? Because the sole purpose of profession is to care for patients, to enjoy seeing their heeling wounds. He who can’t relate with the enjoyment that the profession brings to him will always feel emptiness inside him.

No doubt, everybody works for money. Without money, things won’t work on this planet. But how much money do we need and how much are we ready to pay for earning that money. Have you ever wondered the cost that comes with the money? Those who understand that money comes with a cost and that their work has larger purpose than just earning money can enjoy and get meaning out of their life.

What about you? Would you like to know if you have High HQ?

If yes, then honestly ask yourself:

1)     Do you enjoy your work?

2)     Do you feel energetic every morning while going for work?

3)     Do you crib about your work?

Think about these questions and you will instantly get the answer.

Let’s assume that you don’t like to do what you do everyday. But how many of us have courage to leave it? How many of us have the courage to leave a stable life? How many of us have the courage to leave the paychecks and bear high financial insecurity? Very few, and thus we keep doing what we do every day to earn our bread. 

Very few people have the courage to abandon all the qualifications and efforts they gathered to land at a comfortable place? How can they abandon it completely and start all over?

The place where they have reached today,  gives them respect, money and security but they are emptier than ever from inside. They are highly dissatisfied and unhappy yet the material gains of their position never allows them to leave that place. The illusive sense of satisfaction that comes with money and power never leaves and that that is what is the cost of earning money.

What will you do? Continue your life like this and start all over and do what you always wanted to do. The answer isn’t easy. It’s a tough choice to make.

Nevertheless, most successful people in the world were those who left their comfort zone and moved out to pursue their dreams.

Think about it!