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The Difference Between Happiness and Satisfaction

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Dear Friends,

I love the Olympics, especially the winter Olympics. It literally has an edge. Many of its sports rely on the edge, including skiing, snowboarding, all the sledding sports and skating! If you don’t catch that edge, all that training is for nothing. When the best skier in the world, Mikaela Shiffrin, failed to catch an edge in her most dominant race, she was devastated. When Michigan native Baumgarner messed up on his snowboard run, he thought he would never get a second chance in the Olympics again. 16 years ago Lindsey Jacobellis, another snowboarder, missed an edge near the finish line and saw gold slip to sliver.  

16 years later she wins the gold two times in three days where the second run helped redeem Baumgarnters’. Shiffrin placed 9th in the giant slalom and actually looked relieved just two days after her mishaps. Why would a decorated Olympic athlete be relieved with 9th place? Because her confidence had been broken. She hadn’t made it across the finish line in 2 races so finishing 9th was progress.

Arthur Brooks talks about the secret to satisfaction in life. He says that once we achieve or acquire a goal, we need to move on to something else. He references the Rollings Stones iconic hit song and states that instead of “I can’t get no satisfaction” it should be “I can’t keep no satisfaction. “

Our health mirrors this concept. You don’t get healthy and then you’re there. You need to maintain health and that is the real challenge. You must be constantly looking for improvement.  Our body is just a temporary house for the soul. I believe our soul is on a continuous journey to experience the human condition. Our body, which we are just leasing from God, is the outer expression of how we are managing many of those experiences.  

So don’t look at achieving health or the maintaining it as a burden. Look it as an opportunity to progress in your human experience. Sometimes, like Mikala Shiffrin, you can be on top but then take a step back and have to rebuild from square one. Sometimes, like Lindsey Jacobellis you make a silly youthful error that you pay for and it takes years and maturity to reach satisfaction.

The difference between satisfaction and happiness is that happiness is a state of being and can be long lasting. Satisfaction is the state of accomplishment and always requires progress.  

We love chiropractic because we have so many tools that we can share to empower you to improved health.  We feel improved health in body will help you with greater health in mind and soul. The beauty of the tools we use whether it be adjustments, home exercises, nutrition etc. are that they are simple and timeless. It will give you the ability (when mixed with time) to experience the satisfaction of continued health.

So go for the gold, choose to be happy, but continuously progress in your journey in health!

God Bless,
Dr. Dan

Testimonial

Kurt Bassuener, President of MWS Associates, Inc.

MWS Associates has leased office space in the Business Center since the inception of our company in 2018 and from 2015-2018 with the previous company that I worked for.  The Business Center was the clear choice for us to locate our main office for several reasons: location, cost effectiveness, reliable high-speed internet, services offered and full access to the conference room.  It truly offers everything our company needs to headquarter our business from without the hassle of owning our own office building with the maintenance, yard care and snowplowing that goes along with ownership.  

A major benefit for us is the ability to host in-person and online meetings in the newly renovated, state-of-the-art conference room.  COVID changed many aspects of our business with a major increase in online meetings being one of them.  Many companies struggled with technology issues to host or participate in online meetings with poor audio, video quality, background noise and unprofessional business settings negatively affecting meetings.  The size, layout and quality of the A/V equipment of the conference room now allows us to host annual company-wide in-person meetings as well. Every October we bring our entire staff in from around the country for weeklong meetings and the conference room comfortably allows us to host 20+ people.  The setting also allows us to host on-site meetings with key accounts.  Clients appreciate being able to combine a business trip with bringing their family to enjoy a few extra days to experience all Door County has to offer.

Jeff Bruemmer

Physical Plant

Jeff Bruemmer joined DCEDC in July of 2001. Jeff is responsible for maintaining the DCEDC Business Center, located at 185 East Walnut Street in Sturgeon Bay. Jeff was born and raised in Kewaunee and moved to Sturgeon Bay in 1985.

KATHY LASEE

Accounting and Operations Coordinator

Kathy Lasee is responsible for the organization’s financial operations, as well as the operations of the Business Development Center in Sturgeon Bay. A Door County native, Lasee graduated from Sturgeon Bay High School and earned a bachelor’s degree in music with a minor in business administration from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Lasee is a charter member of the Peninsula Symphonic Band and previously worked as a music teaching assistant for the Sturgeon Bay School District. Prior to joining DCEDC in October of 2023, Lasee was the Office Manager of Kevin’s Automotive in Sturgeon Bay. During her professional career, she also worked in the loan office at Baylake Bank (now Nicolet National Bank) in Sturgeon Bay.

DEVIN VANDERTIE

Director of Business Development

Devin Vandertie enjoys working with entrepreneurs and businesses to help foster economic growth in Door County. She is also passionate about helping nurture the next generation of the community’s workforce. Devin has recently earned a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Wisconsin-Parkside and is involved with Leadership Door County, which brings together professionals from diverse business sectors who are inspired to make a positive impact on the quality of life in Door County. A Door County native, Vandertie cares deeply about cultivating a community that is not only a desirable destination, but also an exceptional place to live and to work. In addition to her recent achievement of a master’s degree, Devin is a graduate of Southern Door High School and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Prior to joining the DCEDC staff in October of 2023, Vandertie was the Laboratory Assistant Supervisor at Door County Medical Center in Sturgeon Bay.

Michelle Lawrie

Executive Director

Michelle Lawrie has more than twenty years of experience in economic development at regional and local levels. Michelle’s career in Washington, D.C., Arizona and Wisconsin has focused on serving the public interest through economic development, issue advocacy and coalition-building. Michelle began her economic development career at the Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC), in Phoenix, Arizona. After serving in several roles at GPEC, Michelle became the President and CEO of the Western Maricopa Coalition (WESTMARC) in western Maricopa County, Arizona. Michelle later also served as Economic Development / Community Development Director for the communities of Goodyear, Arizona and DeForest, Wisconsin. Michelle has extensive experience working in development of strategies and performance measures for communities and organizations, as well as leading teams toward achieving goals desired by communities, businesses and residents. Michelle is a native of Phoenix, Arizona, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff.