Journal #4

Esmeralda Santa
English 21003, Section M
Professor  Matyakubova
25 September 2017
Journal Entry #4
                                                          How to Achieve Happiness
      The article “13 Things That Will Make You Much Happier” provides thirteen things a person can 

do in order to live a happier life. The author Dr. Travis Bradberry also provides reasons for a person 

not being able to be happy and I agree with his points. The two points I agree with the most is when 

a person gives into fear and being able to live in the present. First, I believe that fear is a person’s 

biggest enemy because it prevents us from being able to give our full potential. For example, some 

people can have a fear of talking in front of an audience and for this reason they don’t  participate. 

This fear prohibits the person from sharing their ideas that can actually be very insightful. I agree  

with Dr. Travis Bradberry that once we conquer our fear, we will feel happiness because we will be 

filled with the satisfaction of being able to do anything. Life is about taking risks and not hiding 

under a shadow. Secondly, I also feel the most important thing you can do to be happy is to live in 

the present. We need to “accept our past” by learning from both our triumphs and mistakes. Also 

what I can relate with this is that I worry too much about the future and it tends to stress me out. By 

reading this article I have learned to not be so hard on myself and the future will unveil itself as the 

time comes.

      I believe that any professional should strive to maintain a positive, optimistic attitude because 

that attitude is what is going to allow you to do a great job. A professional should be full of 

satisfaction and pride doing their job. If we dread going to work, we will not accomplish anything, 

and instead waste time. This is why you should choose the job you enjoy and not let others influence 

you because at the end it will be you doing the work not them. 

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