Elevarse Performance Consulting

You have hit the targets. You have the title. You have the strategy. So why does the sense of fulfillment feel so fleeting?

This is what researchers call the Happiness Paradox. The direct pursuit of happiness is like trying to catch smoke with your bare hands—the more aggressively you grasp at it, the more it slips away.

To build what is known as “Antifragile Happiness”—the kind that doesn’t shatter when the market dips or the project fails—you have to stop chasing the feeling and start building the infrastructure.

I recently reviewed the SPIRE Model, a framework that shifts the focus from “feeling good” to “doing well” across five domains. Here is how you can apply this to your daily routine immediately:

1. Spiritual (Reframing): Stop looking for a new job to find purpose. Start by reframing your current output. How does your specific strategic contribution help the person at the end of the chain? That is your “calling.”

2. Intellectual (Deep Engagement): We are losing our ability to focus. Counteract the dopamine hits of email and Slack with “slow reading.” Dedicate 20 minutes a day to complex material that has nothing to do with your immediate deliverables.

3. Relational (The Non-Negotiable): Quality time is the #1 predictor of happiness. In your calendar, is “networking” replacing “connection”? There is a difference.

The Call to Action This week, don’t try to be “happier.” Pick one letter from the SPIRE model and implement a single system to support it. Growth comes from the inputs, not the wish for better outputs.

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