China Watch Blog reports: If you were to picture yourself happy, what would that picture be? Would you be on a beach, relaxing in your own back yard, traveling the world? Guy Hatcher tells us this holiday season we can give ourselves the gift of happiness if we want to. It’s up to us; it’s that easy.
“You may balk at the thought,” Hatcher says. “You may ask ‘Is it really up to me? Doesn’t all that happiness cost money?’” Of course money is essential for our basic survival. And we’re fortunate to live in a country where anyone has the opportunity to amass nearly unlimited levels of wealth. “But,” Hatcher continues, “we can’t and shouldn’t assume money will make us happy.
“I’ve sat across the table from more than 10,000 families throughout my career, and I have seen it all,” says Hatcher, an author, Certified Financial Planner and the founder and president of Advanced Planning, Inc., and The Company Coach. “I’ve seen the happiest of families thriving in the worst of situations, and I’ve seen bitter battles where families were broken apart over mere trinkets.” He boils down the difference between both kinds of families to one thing: values.
While we certainly have every reason to be happy, we also create reasons for unhappiness, often while we’re pursuing success. Without our core values, it’s easy to slide down a rabbit hole of problems like being over stressed, which can lead to other serious issues like obesity, diabetes, a sense of lost community, taxing financial burdens and over-committed schedules.
However, when we are able to firmly stand on our principles and core values in life, we are able to better control and define what happiness is for us and tie it to things that truly matter — like our faith, our family and our friends.
“It is up to us to plan for our own happiness and realize that it is not a direct result of how much money we have in our bank account,” Hatcher points out. “Instead, we experience true happiness because of what and who we choose to value.” We are capable of more happiness than we realize when it comes to our choices in life, and when we use our core values to help us define our long-term happiness, it transforms our life into a legacy that will last long after we are gone. This forward-thinking state of mind is the subject of Hatcher’s newest book, due out this spring (2013).
Dynamic, compassionate, and intuitive, Guy has a unique gift for understanding people and their needs, as well as a rare ability to render complex financial issues in straightforward terms. He’s helped thousands of families and businesses build wealth and enjoy ongoing success.
The Company Coach®, Solutions 4 Wealth®, and the team concept are several of the creative methods Guy has developed to ensure that the highest level of service and value is provided to his clients. Guy is also a nationally recognized speaker at industry conferences and has trained successful individuals and business owners in hundreds of educational workshops and seminars.
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