Equation for Happiness

 

Equation for Happiness

‘Pursuit of Happiness’ is the major goal of human life. Indeed, this goal has been enshrined almost as a fundamental right in the Constitution of United States of America. The explanation for the happy side effect lies in the following equation for happiness, which compresses the entire wisdom of the world.

To understand the equation for happiness, it is important to fully comprehend the impact of desires of human life. “Desire is the first evidence of our consciousness; we are born into sympathy and antipathy, wishing and willing.” As we grow, our likes and dislikes become stronger and our desire for things that we like keeps on increasing. We get deluded into believing that things satisfying our senses will give us happiness. We seek music we like that satisfies our ears, smooth and soft things that yield pleasure to our skin, things of beauty that appeal to our eyes, food and drink that are tasty to the tongue, fragrance that appeals to the nose, wealth, property, name, recognition, status and power that we feel will make our mind happy. The truth is that uncontrolled desires “fog the intellect, poverty vision; desires create a mirage where there was none before; they clothe things with desirability. To escape from the clutches of desires – which give birth to the brood of anger, malice, greed, envy, falsehood etc., - one has to cleanse one’s consciousness.”

“If all the pleasures in the world are equal to one unit, then the joy, happiness and bliss which is within each human being and can be experienced by renouncing desires is equal to 10 units.”

-Taitteriya Upanishad II, Stanza 8

Strategic Planning - Mission Statement

 “Do we want to be in existence five to ten years from now, and if we do, what steps do we need to take?”

“Strategic Planning” focuses on definite long or mid-term goals.

“It is more important to do what is strategically right than what is immediately profitable.” – a thought provoking answer can be found in words of Philip Kotler, a renowned business consultant.

Highly effective strategic planning begins with writing a clear and concise mission statement that defines why your company exists. The best mission statements are typically guided by a clear vision of what the company can become in 10 to 20 years. The mission statement helps managers, employees, and customers to visualize a shared purpose and direction that enables the company to realize its vision.

What is your company’s mission?

Is it merely to make a monetary profit or does it also exist to provide a unique product or service to your customers?

Mission statements that enable companies to stay in existence for the long term will specify how a company’s products o services will add value to its customers. The very best mission statements describe how the company will create a “win-win situation” for the company’s owners, employees, suppliers, customers and the broader community.

A good mission statement clarifies the meaning and purpose of your organization – that is , “why” your company exists. The “what” of your company consist in your products and/or services and the “how” is provided by your business strategies.

Each employee can envision how his or her work is a positive contribution to realizing the vision and mission of the company.

Michelangelo once said, ”I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.” Talk about a man with vision.

“We aim above the mark to hit the mark”