“It’s a good life. We can choose to be happy.” — Brian Buffini Many people want to be happy, but it seems to elude them. In this episode, Brian Buffini gives listeners the tools they need to create a happiness plan for 2017. He delves into the popular misconceptions about happiness, including what it is and what it isn’t, and encourages listeners to participate in a few exercises that will help them focus on happiness in the New Year. You’ll learn why happiness isn’t a constant state that is reliant upon other people, the five traits that define happiness and the formula for breaking down your 2020 goals. Start the New Year off right with this episode you’ll want to listen to again and again.   Inspirational quotes from today’s interview: “The Constitution only guarantees you the right to pursue happiness; you have to catch it yourself.” — Benjamin Franklin “If it was a genetic disposition, it couldn’t be promised as a right.” — Brian Buffini “Happiness requires toughness.” — Brian Buffini “No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.” — Heraclitus “Some people chase happiness, some people choose happiness.” — Robert Holden “I’ve got nothing to do today but smile.” — Paul Simon “Folks are as happy as they make their minds up to be.” — Abraham Lincoln “Wealth is like happiness. It’s never attained when sought after directly.” — Henry Ford “Happiness is in the daily attempts to live an inspired life.” — Brian Buffini “We can’t see our own growth.” — Brian Buffini “People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.” — Eleanor Roosevelt “Some achieve great success as proof to all that they can achieve it as well.” — Brian Buffini “Success is getting what you want; happiness is wanting what you get.” — W.P. Kinsella “Count your age by friends not years. Count your life by smiles not tears.” — John Lennon “Part of your past is the fuel for your future.” — Brian Buffini “I did it before, I can do it again…and better.” — Brian Buffini “It’s a good life. We can choose to be happy.” — Brian Buffini   Connect with Brian Buffini http://www.brianbuffini.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brianbuffini Twitter: https://twitter.com/brianbuffini Buffini Show Insiders: http://www.thebrianbuffinishow.com/insiders Love what you heard? Share it with your friends! http://bit.ly/BrianBuffiniShow Click here to buy our Podcast theme music, “The Cliffs of Moher” by Brogue Wave. http://www.broguewave.com http://www.facebook.com/broguewave