More With Moreira: The Business Podcast

Desmond was struck by a Will Smith quote recently, in which he discussed his and his partner, Jada Pinkett Smith’s happiness. In this quote, Smith stated that instead of trying to make his partner happy, they should each instead focus upon their own happiness and present that to the other, thereby breeding this mutual happiness. In this episode, Desmond is philosophically discussing happiness as a concept. What exactly is it and where does it originate? Is it merely a concept? And how can we translate these ideas to business? KEY TAKEAWAYS Happiness should emanate from within on a person-by-person basis, and this happiness should be presented to others. By seeking to make others happy, we are attempting to force joy in others, sometimes as the expense of happiness. One of the reasons customers come to you can be that they are unhappy in some capacity, and are seeking to be happy elsewhere. This doesn’t mean that they start their working relationship with you in a happy place. If people don’t get what they f