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Inspired action is the concept of taking intentional and purposeful action from a place of positivity, joy, and love. It involves finding inspiration and peace before taking action, instead of acting out of desperation or neediness. By focusing on appreciative thoughts and language, and finding happiness and joy first, the actions you take will naturally contribute to your overall sense of happiness. In essence, it's about taking the smartest, most efficient action possible, while increasing your happiness and adding to your overall well-being.

0:03 / 1:03:40 The Eight Principles of Happiness with Robert Mack

Number six , the principle of constructive response to adversity . Number seven , the principle of inspired action . And number eight , the principle of self empowerment in relationships , love it .

0:03 / 1:03:40 The Eight Principles of Happiness with Robert Mack

That's right . The seventh principle is the principle of inspired action . So folks , I know I did often felt like , ok , this happiness thing feels like it's mostly about what I think and what I say , you know , and that's true .

0:03 / 1:03:40 The Eight Principles of Happiness with Robert Mack

Right . So again , it's about , you know , coming back to realizing that there's a smarter lazier approach to getting what you ultimately want and that includes taking action , but taking inspired action instead of desperate to needy greedy action . So instead of taking action from a place of unhappiness where you're hoping that whatever action you take is gonna make you happy .

0:03 / 1:03:40 The Eight Principles of Happiness with Robert Mack

Take the Laziest but smartest action humanly possible . And the key there is to find that peace and that happiness and that joy and that love , find the inspiration first so that you can take action out of either a place of desperation or , or from a place of inspiration , from a place of frustration or from a place of inspiration . And you'll find that if you take it from a place of desperation or frustration , things tend to get worse , you might accomplish and achieve and acquire a whole lot .

0:03 / 1:03:40 The Eight Principles of Happiness with Robert Mack

Um but it's not gonna , you know , fill you up inside , you're reaching for a positive feeling before you act within a framework of return on smart energy investment and a focus on not attaching yourself to it . But focusing on the positive , focusing it from appreciative thought and language and appreciating self putting yourself up there such that when you take that action , it's inspired action because there's so much freedom and power behind it , you know , it , you couldn't have said it more concise there beautifully . I mean , it's one of your sweet spots .