An Open Letter to Those Who Aren’t Happy, Content, or Satisfied

And a super simple way to turn it all around

Daniel P. Donovan
2 min readNov 8, 2020
Photo by whoislimos on Unsplash

Let me ask you something…

Are you satisfied with the direction your life is heading?

Are you content living your life the way you do right now?

Are you happy about the progress you’re making on your goals?

If you answered “no” to any of those questions…

Then let me ask you something else.

Why? Why are you not happy, content, or satisfied?

And more importantly, how long do you think you can afford to stay that way?

Here’s the cold, hard truth:

If you’re not happy, content, or satisfied with your life, it’s up to you to change it. No one else is going to do it for you. In fact, no one else can do it for you until you decide you’re ready for it.

It’s not enough to just want change, you have to desire it.

You have to yearn for it.

You have to make it the #1 priority in your life.

Too often, people coast along thinking the right circumstances will miraculously find them.

The problem is…

They rarely ever do.

You have to create the right circumstances.

You have to work towards the right circumstances.

You have to attract the right circumstances into your life.

There’s a popular saying that goes:

“Good things come to those who wait.”

And for the most part, I hate that statement.

It’s created a culture of people that believes they can get something from doing nothing at all.

And that couldn’t be further from the truth.

What the saying should actually say is:

“Good things come to those who act and deliberately create the life they want.”

Are you waiting on something from nothing?

Or are you ready to take control and finally stop making excuses?

If you’re not living the life you want to be living…

The answer should be obvious.

Halt right there!

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