Don't Do What Makes You Happy, Do What Makes You Great

Here's some inspiration from a commencement speech given by Charlie Day, creator of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia:

The section I wanted to highlight begins at 16:41, but there are good stories earlier in the speech as well. Here's the part I especially liked:

People will tell you to do what makes you happy, but all this has been hard work. And I'm not always happy. I don't think you should just do what makes you happy. Do what makes you great. Do what's uncomfortable and scary and hard but pays off in the long run. Be willing to fail. Let yourself fail. Fail in the way and place where you would be proud to fail. Fail and pick yourself up and fail again.

Click here for the full transcript.