Money can't buy happiness" is an age-old cliché. And the funny thing about clichés is that they are often true - even though we are still inclined to dismiss them as being overly simplistic and optimistic. This cliché, for instance, is certainly true, but its potency isn't about money specifically. The truth is, nothing external can buy, bring, give, or deliver happiness.
You are responsible for your own happiness, and you create it, starting with making a commitment to yourself to be honest about your needs and desires, even if that means getting a little uncomfortable.
If you want to be happy, start by consistently doing these 7 things:
1. Make happiness your #1 priority:
Sometimes it's hard to believe that almost everything in life is a choice - be it your job, how you raise your kids, what you eat for dinner - these things are in your own hands entirely, and so is your happiness. So if you want to be happy, make it your #1 priority.
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You are responsible for your own happiness, and you create it, starting with making a commitment to yourself to be honest about your needs and desires, even if that means getting a little uncomfortable.
If you want to be happy, start by consistently doing these 7 things:
1. Make happiness your #1 priority:
Sometimes it's hard to believe that almost everything in life is a choice - be it your job, how you raise your kids, what you eat for dinner - these things are in your own hands entirely, and so is your happiness. So if you want to be happy, make it your #1 priority.
2. Don't avoid unhappiness.
Let me be crystal clear on something: Life is not about being happy ALL of the time. There are good reasons we are equipped with other emotions. For example, when going for a job interview, we feel nervous -that's normal. When confronted by a bear, we feel scared, as it's an evolutionary response to danger.
3. Set yourself up for happiness.
Start the day out right by developing a morning routine that is conducive to a state of peace and happiness. Many rush out of bed in the morning (after hitting the snooze buttton three times) and get straight to worrying about what the day might bring.
4. Be grateful.
Being grateful is incompatible with unhappiness. In other words it's almost impossible to be in a state of gratitude and unhappiness at the same time. So for the next 21 days, get into a gratitude routine. At least 10 times today, ask yourself: What can I be grateful for?
5. Take action.
Once you have a clearer perspective on what is causing your unhappiness (what's in the box), then it's time to develop a plan and take effective, immediate and massive ACTION to make some changes. The worst thing you can do is nothing. Doing nothing leads to a sense of helplessness and hopelessness, which leads us to become victims in our own lives.
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