“If you don’t celebrate the little things, don’t be scared when you have impostor syndrome”: Sylvia Ramírez

Celebrating each achievement, even if it is small, is essential to grow; personally and professionally, because by adding everything that is done, it is possible to reach a goal, says Sylvia Ramírez, a happiness consultant.

During her participation in the World Business Forum (WOBI) 2022, Sylvia highlighted that one of the fundamental principles to achieve happiness is celebrate achievementswhether they are big or small, if you don’t do it, you can self-sabotage and fall into the impostor syndrome, that is, being unable to recognize achievements.

“If you don’t get used to celebrating the little things, then don’t ask yourself why you’re suffering from impostor syndrome,” he said.

For example, a scientist who has been working on research all his life and does not celebrate the small milestones, when he achieves a great discovery you won’t be able to recognize itit will be said: “but I am not so good”.

For Sylvia, the antonyms of happiness are: self pity and the perfectionismbecause the problem of the perfectionist is that the achievements remind him of everything else that he is not doing and that is why he cannot be happy, and “that night he goes to sleep defeated”, even though he has achieved his goals.

Don’t set yourself impossible goals

Sylvia details that another of the principles of happiness is to set impossible goals, because within each person there is a goal spoilerwhich has the purpose of setting impossible goals, which ends with happiness.

“The only thing worse than not having goals is having impossible goals,” highlights the specialist, since they are a barrier to growth, which is why she recommends setting ambitious goals that are possible to achieve.

The third principle of happiness is to understand that it is impossible to have it all. While it is true that happiness is not at odds with success, the reality is that it is impossible to have a perfect life.

We idealize life as a fairy tale: the prince, the happy family and a dream home, but the reality is different, of course you can have those things, but they are not as they are painted in the stories.

That is why you have to ask yourself what is the best life for someone like me to live?because many of us see the lives of others and want to be like them, when we must seek our own happiness, without comparing ourselves.