Aristotle, who said there are actually two kinds of happiness: 1. Hedonic happiness(Pleasure, comfort, distraction.) 2. Eudaimonic happiness(Fulfillment. Purpose. Knowing your time here actually mattered.) Hedonic happiness is cheap. It fades the second the buzz wears off. But eudaimonic happiness endures. Yeah, it’s harder. It demands sacrifice. But it’s the only kind of happiness that leaves you whole. Yet most people spend their entire lives chasing hedonic happiness—and wondering why they feel so hollow. If your happiness disappears the moment the pleasure does, it was never happiness. It was just anesthesia. Which one are you going for?

just wanted to shoutout @Goose Dunlavey and all y'all amazing ppl! SO HELPFUL!! free community making money, having hecka fun, and getting super chatty in the comments month two of my Small Business Video School and y'alls help and encouragement is everything! just wanted to list all the things that helped while I'm still awake! ============ random things that helped get to 92 members in 32 days: - I've been hanging out in friends' and coaches' Skools all summer and am in the top 5/level 5+ in several of my favorite communities. - I started dropping hints that I'd open my own, so ppl were waiting for me to go ahead and do it - I ran video challenges (3 videos in 3 days) all summer long without Skool (idk how i did it now honestly lol) and my people wanted more help - People started inviting friends - I also make a lot of content on LinkedIn and YouTube and started hinting at stuff in August (I'm starting a secret community to teach ppl video - want in?) and making a list of interested ppl - chat chat comment comment ============ random things that helped me get to #440 engagement: FUN - fun environment - gif abuse - replying to all comments - weekly live calls + making up reasons for live calls - also introducing ppl I knew to each other (so fun seeing all the worlds crss) ENGAGEMENT - early on, dropped a free "stage 1" class in the classroom - "2 Videos in 2 Days" - pinned a post to every part of the class with super simple to-dos (comment LET'S GO, share the video you just made and comment on two other videos, share a takeaway, comment on others' takeaways) - telling ppl I'd give them the class for free when they joined (yay automation) BUT also telling them I'd lock them out if they didn't finish in 48 hours lolol - celebrating when ppl finished GAMES AND PRIZES - making a mini class out of stuff I was already making ("7 Minute Video Edits" - made little video editing tutorials) - making that mini class AND my challenge into prizes for participation - making low-pressure weekend games every Saturday (60 second story jams) with prizes for best entry and a random participation entry - making more prizes - call everything a game haha