Chris Budd: Three steps to wellbeing - but which is first?

Where to start in a circle?

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In this month’s financial wellbeing column, Chris Budd looks at the three steps to happiness – and why you need to start with step two.

Let's start with a riddle. When you want to walk in a circle, where should you start? You can't say ‘from the beginning' because there isn't one. You might say ‘from where I am' but how do you know that's the best place? You might suggest that you should start anywhere except for where you are - the ‘I wouldn't start from here' argument. You might even argue whether it actually matters where you start at all if you plan to walk in a circle. This dilemma can create the worst outcome of all - you don't start walking at all. And this, I'd suggest, is what happens when we start t...

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