Interview With Author Christopher Miller
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
This is the first book I have written but I have a second underway following the same learnings from the Joy of Finding FISH but in a CliftonStrengths Method.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
It’s tempting in life, to be driven by the pursuit of a permanent state of being, one that says you’ve made it, one that gives your life meaning. For some, this aspired state is happiness. For others, success alone is their benchmark. Yet, such a narrow goal doesn’t usually survive the ups and downs that we all experience through a lifetime. Are you really going to be happy all the time? Can you guarantee success in every endeavour? And, in not meeting your desired state of being, it’s easy to become disillusioned and give up all together.
Over many years of exploration, I realised that instead, we should be focusing on a variety of states. Ones that support and complement each other but can equally exist when the others are not present. From this realisation came FISH – fulfilment, inspiration, success, happiness – and an everlasting journey to finding them in each moment.
I initially felt compelled to study wisdom literature explaining the process of achieving each of these states. Like many people before me, studying fulfilment, inspiration, success, and happiness felt like a continuous pursuit of a better me, a striving that might have been never-ending.
“However, a few profound personal crises disrupted my studying and led me to realise that just being was enough. This is what I should have been measuring – my ability to be fulfilled, be inspired, be successful, and be happy – in any given moment. In time, I have realised that as much as you can study these states, nothing compares to experiencing them personally, and offering your example to the world.
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