A review by jessicachenard_author
The Happiness of Pursuit: Finding the Quest That Will Bring Purpose to Your Life by Chris Guillebeau

4.0

Before reading this book I knew all about my internal motivation, a term he writes about in chapter 13, for creating the @herhikecollective group & hiking at least once a month. I believe that I have endless fuel of internal motivation. It stems from honoring my brother's life & continues on to seeking adventures, staying active & helping others do the same. I always knew that external recognition, that he also writes about, wasn't my main motivator & that this was rooted solely with internal motivation. But what I didn't realize until chapter 13, is that I have been creating this quest. Sure, I was creating a community, experiences & memories, but the word "quest" makes me believe that these hikes & the women hiking with me truly have the possibility to be a remarkable, life-affecting quest. My Brother's college baseball number was 13, so as I realized all of this while reading it came as no surprise to me that I learned it while reading chapter 13 of Chris Guillebeau's book. And, that is an external recognition that I would go outside for a moment & smile as I face my head towards the sky as to nod a 'thank you', & I did just that. This book is stories of people around the world on quests as Chris was on his own, visiting every country in the world. I won't give a spoiler but if you are feeling like something needs to be added to your life, you want to set off on a new challenge or dream I highly recommend his book!