Tip#288: The Key to Happiness, Part 1 – Night At The Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

You can find many inspiring quotes about the key to happiness from successful people around the world. And yet it can be exhilarating to discover them unexpectedly just by watching a movie!

One of the primary skills I teach professionals is how to build an optimistic mindset. It's the ability to recognize the hidden benefits within the blocks they face in their career or life. This especially applies to movies because even a lackluster film can contain a silver lining or gift for you.

And you will know when that special movie moment happens. You feel it. It may be a scene that mirrors a challenge you are currently facing. Or it is something the movie hero says that tugs on your heart or resonates in your mind. That is the moment the universe speaks directly to you through the magic of cinema.

Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian

The movie, Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian is an example of a movie that isn't so great but has a great movie message. The film is a sequel that follows former night watchman Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) in another adventure in a museum where the wax figures and artifacts all come to life at night.

The film also features historical figures such as Amelia Earhart (Amy Adams) and Teddy Roosevelt (Robin Williams). The motivating message that comes is initiated by Roosevelt at the beginning when he is about to tell Larry the key to happiness. Unfortunately he is unable to finish his sentence.

Amelia then plants the seeds of the answer to Larry throughout their adventures together in the Smithsonian museum. By the end of the film he reunites with Roosevelt and says about the key to happiness...

"I think I figured it out. It's doing what you love. With people you love."

That was a powerful statement that was the silver lining of the movie for me. The key to happiness is doing what you love with people that you love. And that can apply to both your personal life and your career.

So keep an open mind when it comes to movies that have received negative reviews or bad word-of-mouth. If you are compelled to see a movie it is because the universe is leading you to a resource that can empower your thoughts and re-energize your heart.

Build yourself an optimistic mindset. The messages and answers you seek are always nearby. Even in the movies!

"Happiness only real when shared."
Into The Wild

"You and I, we know the secret to life. It’s butter."
Last Holiday

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