Seek Internal Goals

As always: Todays post from a book I have called Better Than Chocolate - 50 Proven ways to feel Happier (purchase it here), by Siimon Reynolds

You can set yourself two types of goals:

1. internal (quality relationships, wellbeing, personal growth, and so on)
2. external (money, power, fame, and so on)

Each type of goal is worthwhile, but research by Tim Kasser and Richard M. Ryan, professors of psychology, has shown that the more you develop  yourself internally, the happier you will usually be.  After interviewing hundreds of people and examining their life priorities, Kasser and Ryan concluded, "In sum, the pursuit of personal goals for money, fame and attractiveness is shown to lead to a lower quality of life than than the goals of relatedness, self acceptance and community feeling"

Take a look at your goals.  Will they genuinely develop you as a person or will they merely change your outward circumstances?