Don't aim at success - - The more you…
Don't aim at success - - The more you aim at it they make it a target, the more you are going to miss it. For success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue... Is the unintended side effect of one's personal dedication to a course greater than oneself. Victor Frankel .
— from Enjoy the Flight (Living/Balance/Happiness/Passion) · Victor Frankel
In the book
Happiness is a byproduct, never an objective — an unexpected windfall from a life well lived. Viktor Frankl said it best: don't aim at success or happiness, because the more you make them a target the more you'll miss; they can only ensue, as the side effect of devotion to something larger than yourself. A few more corrections to the common picture. […] Look out the window. Come back to the present; the one person who can hand you lasting happiness is you. Stop chasing it head-on. Happiness ensues from a life well lived; aim at meaning and let joy be the byproduct. Lower the second number. Your happiness rises as the gap between your perception and your expectations narrows. — Enjoy the Flight (Living/Balance/Happiness/Passion)