http://www.davecrainonline.com/thought-for-the-day.html Positive. Growth. Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:19:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.davecrainonline.com/thought-for-the-day.html/comment-page-1#comment-1162 John Ettorre Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:33:43 +0000 http://www.davecrainonline.com/?p=1074#comment-1162 How very true this is. The good news is that as they mature, most people find it relatively easy to become who they really are, because you become less entangled in ego and competitiveness, and more focused on spending the time you have in ways that give you satisfaction. We tend to grow into the people we're meant to be rather than what those around us want us to be. I think that mostly explains why surveys invariably find that, on average, people become happier as they age. How very true this is. The good news is that as they mature, most people find it relatively easy to become who they really are, because you become less entangled in ego and competitiveness, and more focused on spending the time you have in ways that give you satisfaction. We tend to grow into the people we’re meant to be rather than what those around us want us to be. I think that mostly explains why surveys invariably find that, on average, people become happier as they age.

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