Are You Working Towards Happiness? What makes you happy? What brings you that feeling of being content? It seems a simple question but one that can be difficult to answer. How often do you find yourself feeling happy or satisfied with your lot in life? Many of us are working towards things in life which we hope will make us happy; a promotion, getting married, earning more money, achieving that fitness goal or sporting victory. Finally, while working towards goals is admirable, there is much to be said for knowing what makes you happy in the here and now. Normal Towards Happiness.