The Business of Happiness

We're in the business of happiness.

The worst job you've ever had at least helped with the basics of your life. You got a paycheck (occasionally) and you were able to pay the rent, buy food, and sleep knowing you probably had a job tomorrow. Chances are they even provided you with a toilet and a water facet (maybe even coffee) at work. That's ok. You were working for them and yet conceived where you were headed.

Your second worst job almost felt like a career. Finally you were you felt more more financially secure. The work took real skill and was doing something useful for other people. You bought some toys.

Eventually, you were lucky enough to work with people you respect and (for the most part) enjoy. You've been part of a team, and you've had the chance to do projects with the people you know socially. You've even made money doing so (sometimes.) At some point you began to feel like there was direction in your career. You became confident in your skills and know that you can be a valuable part of a team. People compliment you on your work and you can be satisfied by yourself.

This is great. This is the beginning.

You're ready to
let getting things done well, among people you respect, be the norm. Shouldn't it be? Because you're great. You're smart, you're creative, you're talented. A deep, basic happiness comes when you stand on the foundation of your talents, let yourself exercise creativity regularly, cooperate with co-workers and friends that compliment your skills, and do work that reaches toward your morals.

So let's make some stuff.

What we can build are systems, products, services, and tools that
improve and enhance our lives and others. There are plenty of problems to solve, education to transmit and fun to be had. Let's take on those opportunities.

Each day you are confronted with an array of annoying truths... traffic jams, service charges, corpratism etc. You can grumble, envision your superiority and be miserable in your silence or you can take action and improve your world. Each day you have an idea that you let go. So knock it off.

We're in the business of enabling happiness.