A happy life is that life where your thoughts, speech and action are in company harmony with one another. To attain such happiness, one needs to uninhibited and fearless. Not the reckless, fearless one but the carefree fearlessness. It is then all is well in life and when all is well one becomes their truest self, working their way up to success. So, happiness is the key to success just like challenging work and perseverance.
Now, in this rat race, we often achieve success devoid of any happiness. We have lost it somewhere in our memory lane. Today, we will rediscover that happiness. Those forgetful pennies lost in the transaction of our mundane life. For this, let us look at happy and successful people. Those beaming faces enjoying the nitty gritty of life. Sure, there is more than that meets the eye!
Let’s uncover them. Let’s peek into their life and witness their journey. How they live a fulfilling amidst a range of troubles.
Who Are These Happy and Successful People?
Before embarking on a journey to know their habits and perceptions, first, look who are these people. To most of us, people with a good life having all the amenities, opportunities, friends and family seems to be the happy and successful person. To some others, the most cheerful and outgoing person seems to be the happiest and successful person. Another group of people think a quiet, relentless life without any hazard is a sign of happy and successful people.
Thus, success and happiness are relative. It is different for different people. In all of this, one thing that decides whether a person is truly happy and successful is his feeling of contentment and zeal to influence people. Happy and successful are those who are quite content with their life and graciously accept all challenge thrown at them without any grievances.
These people have the urge to make a mark and not to make a bank balance. Their desire is to change the perspective, change the status quo and influence people for greater good.
Hence, their success and happiness are complimentary to each other not contradictory to each other.
Let us know more about them.
What Makes Them Happy and Successful?
To answer this question, we need to take a peep in their world. Things they choose to do that sets them apart. As it is said, our choices make who we are.
#1 Let bygones be bygones
One key aspect of being a happy and contented person is to bury your past. Happy and successful just do that. They don’t live in the past. They learn their lesson and build on those experiences to carve out a beautiful future. They think ahead and look at the future. They don’t hanker over old follies and grudges. They move forward live in the present.
#2 Disregard other people’s judgements
Successful people know what they are looking for. They are confident of themselves and their ideas. These people take advice from other people and hear out other perspectives but don’t get bogged down by them. They pay heed to their inner calling, their conscience. They remained undeterred when people question their ideas and ask to mend ways to achieve things. Instead, they learn from people and their perceptions and use it to shape their individual outlook. They hear out things from everyone but do what they think is best suited for themselves.
#3 Overstress and think about things beyond control
Happy and successful are the ones who are the doer. They believe in working and doing things. They don’t indulge in overthinking and stress about results. They let go of things beyond their control. Rather they indulge doing the work to perfection. For them, the goal is to do the work in the best viable way. They don’t think whether if it will provide immediate benefits instead they think of job satisfaction and the larger perspective.
#4 Prioritise things and do what is essential
Successful and happy people know about their work. They know what they can do and they can’t. They prioritise things and take them one at a time. Such people don’t over indulge things, often relying on quality over quantity. They don’t make unessential plans and takes up things that waste their time and energy. Rather they prioritise and concentrate only on the essential things.
#5 Let go of unfruitful restless thoughts
Another reason of such people being happy is their way of thinking, their endeavour to think of useful, productive things. Things which are in harmony with his ways of life and doesn’t contradict or doubt him. Thus, they tend to let go of their restless unfruitful thoughts. Such feelings often lead to self-doubt, anxiety, anger and depression. Successful and happy people knows this, and hence, they try to overcome such baseless thoughts.
#6 Don’t fret over failures and frustrations of everyday life
Those who lead a happy and successful life know what it takes to reach there. They know that the doorway to heaven isn’t that smooth. You need to toil for it and often with such hard works comes failures. At times, even after doing your best, you don’t get what you deserve. Successful people know that this is temporary. They don’t get frustrated by it. Instead, they take note of all the things that has a gone wrong and prepare for the next time. They are like that spider from King of Scotland story. Each time they fail, they rise again ultimately winning the battle.
#7 Get out of their comfort zones and overcome fears
Often, these people have a risk-taking ability. Irrespective of their fears and apprehensions, they are always up for a new challenge. It isn’t that they haven’t got any fear. Rather, they are not terrified of their fears and seek avenues to call them out. These people have the courage to overcome their fears. They aren’t rigid about their comfort zones and are willing to forage out of the boundary occasionally.
Bottom-line
Happiness and success come to those who deserve. Those who are willing to work for it and acquire the skills to handle it. So, embark on the journey to reach that state of harmony and work your way to success.
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