Jake Pearson  00:00

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Welcome back to the podcast where we ask you what makes you happy.

My name is Jake Pearson. And our guest today is a mental horticulturalist, who plant positive seeds of influence into those across the globe. 

Angela Marshall from Grovetown, Georgia, United States. Welcome to the podcast. How are you?

Angela Marshall  00:59

Hello, I am doing outstanding. Thank you so much for having me on what makes you happy, such an insightful and thought provoking podcast. Well, I am eager, and I'm elated to be on your show. Thank you.

Jake Pearson  01:16

Well, it's a pleasure to have you here. And I love that you've mentioned thought provoking. Because although we might not relate to those who we listen to, we can certainly think about what makes us happy as listeners and as host and guest and I think you've had that experience recently where you've had a bit of thought provoking going on about what makes you happy. So would you be able to share that with us, Angela?

Angela Marshall  01:42

Absolutely. Well, you know, happiness, your happiness, my happiness, everyone's happiness should be like up there on the list of reflecting and things that make you go, what actually makes me happy. So, when I first submitted to be on your podcast, I had this entirely different outlook of what made me happy. And then hurricane in [phone 02:08] came and it gave me a different perspective, a different outlook on life, where I actually took time during that particular sheltering in place. And I wrote out what actually makes me happy. 

So with that in mind, I actually have five things that I know makes me happy. And that is my mission, meaningful relationships, is minutes and moments, is my man, and his money. So those are the things that make me happy. Yes.

Jake Pearson  02:47

Angela, if someone came up to you in the street, and they were struggling to find what made them happy, where would you suggest that they start?

Angela Marshall  02:59

First of all, I believe any type of habit routine, aha moments, insightful or impactful journeys or paths that we need to come up on beyond, it starts from a decision. So you have to decide one to be true to you. And then you have to be true to who you are to others. Because I found that the source- a lot of the source for my unhappiness, was trying to be, trying to talk, trying to attain, trying to achieve what other people thought I needed to achieve, attain or talk or be or be like, or like or don't like. And once I made a decision in my mind that, and this is a play on words, because there is- and I don't want to botch it up. But I'm sure when I said most people it will resonate with, to thine own self be true. However, I added on to thine own self be true, but then to other people be you. Because that's where the problem lies is like I know who I am, I'm home, I reflect, I mean, look in the mirror, whatever, I'm in my office, as long as I'm by myself, but in front of other people, whether it is professional, personal links, family members, whatever the case is, sometimes I will find it difficult to be myself. And that is a huge source of unhappiness for a lot of people as it was for myself.

Jake Pearson  04:33

I'm sitting here and I'm really just what you've resonated with something that I have experienced a hell of a lot in my early, late teens, early 20s, where I tried to fit in with other people and I never felt like I could express myself who I really wanted to be my true self. And as I've grown through that, and I've done that self reflection, probably just as you have, and I've found who I truly am. It's so much easier to go about life and find the meaningful relationships and connect with the people I want to connect with. That actually allowed. I feel comfortable with being just me. And that's made life a lot more happier for me, probably the same view.

Angela Marshall  05:16

Absolutely 100%. Now that I have defined me, no one, and no one's expectations or standards can confine me. So therein lies happiness.

Jake Pearson  05:29

I love it, Angela. Absolute pleasure to hear about all things that make you happy here. We really appreciate your time today. 

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