He stopped trying to "fix" his external world and started focusing on his internal "transformation." He realized that "nobody who knows what it means to live in the light would choose to continue in the shadow for even a second."
Julian learned that he didn't have to accept bitterness as part of life. He realized that the only reason he wasn't happy was that he hadn't been told the "secret" to being so.
"Elias," Julian asked, "I have built 88 floors of success, yet I am still waiting for the happiness to arrive. What did I miss?" Los 88 peldaГ±os de la gente feliz.pdf
One day, Julian met an old gardener named Elias, who was tending the terrace plants. Elias didn't have a penthouse, but he had something Julian didn't: a "constant, quiet radiance."
Elias smiled. "You built a skyscraper for the world to see, Julian. But you forgot to build the staircase for your soul. You are looking for the 'Success' outside, but happiness is 'Success Inside'." He stopped trying to "fix" his external world
Julian decided to follow Elias’s "88 Steps" to inner peace. He started with the basics:
Instead of wishing to "be happy," he began to fix specific, small moments of his day—changing how he reacted to a traffic jam or a missed deadline. What did I miss
Slowly, the hollow feeling vanished. Julian was still an architect, but he no longer worked to fill a void. He worked because he was already full. He understood that while his buildings needed a foundation of concrete, his life needed a foundation of these .