What mistakes do people make in trying to attain happiness?

What mistakes do people make in trying to attain happiness?

Lynn Ianni (Psychotherapist) gives expert video advice on: Why are some people chronically unhappy?; Why do we often repeat patterns that make us unhappy?; Is it possible to be happy during hard times? and more...

I think people make mistakes when they try to buy happiness or get happiness from something or someone outside of them instead of generating it from within. Often they try to control someone else's behavior as a way to make themselves feel better but that never works. Because no matter what somebody else does, your response to what they do is what determines whether or not your happy, not what they do actually.