The Secret of Happiness and Success

To have success is also to have happiness. While success means different things to each of us, without success we are not happy. Being successful is a two-part process; first, there is determination and second there is belief. The secret is that both of these begin in the mind.

You cannot be happy if you allow others to decide your fate, to allow life to just rather push you along life a leaf in a river. This will create resentment, lost opportunity, conflict, and more importantly; unhappiness in your life.

We all must choose our own life; you are responsible for your life, your success, and your happiness. Nobody can do it for you, for example if I eat a pizza, will you feel full? If I take a shower, will you smell better? Of course not, but I hope that helps you to understand that you are who is in charge of your life.

The conscious decision

We all make choices every day, what to eat, what to wear, and so on. The big decision we must make is what to do. We decide what to do, and it is this choice that we must be aware of, if we are to achieve our success and happiness.

We must be prepared mentally, spiritually, and physically to make the choices that affect our lives. To do any less is to surrender to being just another face in the crowd, to being an anonymous member of society. We must determine what it is that means success to us, what does success mean to you is the thought that must be present in your mind at all times.

Choosing the direction

If you go to a bus station and ask for a ticket, the teller will request a destination. If you do not tell the teller a destination, you will not get a ticket to ride. Just as in your life: If you do not know where you are going, you will never get anywhere.

You decide what you want to do, and where you want to go. Without a clear idea of what you want to be means that you get what is left over from other peoples efforts, if anything at all. There is no such thing as something for nothing, everything has a cost. To not choose costs you any chance of success, to not know what you want costs you your happiness.

Making the choice

Decide first what it is that you desire, what do you desire to do or be? You can take this first, and most important, step towards success and happiness. Without this destination, there can be no journey.

Then determine that it shall be, that it will happen, that you will make it happen, that it will be yours. Feel the burning desire to see it through to completion, and you will start taking the steps needed to make your desire a reality in your life.

Then have faith in yourself. When you first start an endeavor you have to have a little faith, you are learning new things, doing new things, and you will get better as time goes on, but at first, it will seem difficult, and that is why you need to have faith to get you through the start up.

Soon after you begin, you will notice that your skills are getting better, that your ability to do things becomes easy and second nature. This is where faith turns into belief. Now you know you can, you can prove it, you can have it, and you can do it.

Then you will have success, you will have happiness, and above all: you will have your own life.

Be Blessed.

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Balance in Business, Passion in Life - The Success Secret of Happy Entrepreneurs!

How to bring back the balance in your business and the passion in your life.

Do you remember when you first started your business, how energetic and optimistic you were? You were busy enjoying your work and your life.

Then somewhere along the way, routine and reality set in and your business kept demanding more and more of you. To cope, maybe you put relationships, hobbies, friends and your health on hold.

Do you want your business to thrive and excel without it consuming all your time and energy? Would you like to have more time for the important people in your life (including yourself)? It is possible to run a successful business while enjoying life to the fullest.

It starts with strategically re-thinking and prioritizing what's important in your life. It's a fact that there is not enough time in the day to do everything that you'd like to do.

In order to both run a successful business AND have a complete life, you need to tackle this challenge from two fronts:

1. In business - Allocate your time and run your business as efficiently as possible, and 2. In life - Build and maintain your "non-business" relationships, interests and other areas that create meaning, zest and fun!

Many of the business activities on your plate can be delegated or outsourced to free up your time. It's true, they may not get done as well as you do them, but does everything have to be completed in your style? Maybe letting go a little can free up your time for more important activities...

Some items are strategically important and need to be handled by you. Oftentimes, a bit of re-think will help you deal with these tasks in a more expedient fashion than today. E.g. how are you on time management? Prioritizing? Are you up to date on technology that can cut your workflow?

Then there are the activities that with a little innovation you can stop doing altogether - the true time wasters. Find them and delete them!

Here's a vital key to entrepreneurial success: When creating more meaning in your personal life, your business becomes more successful as well. This is an area where there's no trade off - you CAN both eat your cake and have it too!

About the Author:

Anders Moller has worked, studied and lived the subject of balance in business and life in his own companies for over 20 years. In his latest guide Balance in Business - The Success Secret of Happy Entrepreneurs, Anders shows you how easy it is to create this life/business balance in your own life, with thought-provoking ideas and practical examples from everyday situations. For more information visit [http://www.balancemybusiness.info/]

9 Hidden Secrets To Happiness And Success

We all love to feel motivated. I know I do. It's absolute nirvana to be on

purpose and on task at the same time. But life often intervenes in my plans

and that can mean stress, frustration and setbacks and I find that I have to

live my life on Inner Motivation - particularly when the proverbial chips

are down. Most of us wait for someone else to give us a reason to move ahead

or we wait for circumstance or opportunity to line up in just the right way

so we can move ahead with the inner commitment we've been holding back. We

wait for our partner to say 'I love you' first, we wait for a sign of

acceptance before we commit to revealing some part of ourselves and we wait

for the evidence of the result before we commit our belief.

To many of us this seems like a smart or even shrewd way of going about

business and life. We think we're protecting and insulating ourselves by not

putting too much 'out there' and therefore avoiding disappointment or (God

forbid) rejection. In reality, though, this is actually a very dangerous way

to live life because it puts your life and your happiness in someone else's

hands - a sure fire equation for misery. From the inside this may seem like

a very controlled way to live life, but it's actually a very out of control

way to live life. That's why it makes us so unhappy and leaves us so

unfulfilled. There's nothing dependable or controlled about it.

One of my favorite movie scenes is from the Indiana Jones movie where he

(played by Harrison Ford) and his father (played by Sean Connery) are

searching for the Holy Grail. Indiana's father lies dying at the hands of

the Nazis and to save his life Indiana must find the Holy Grail. To get to

the Grail, Indiana has to accurately decode his father's Grail diary which

will enable him to make his way through certain life-threatening challenges.

After successfully making his way through several of the tests, he comes to

a huge chasm that lies between where he is and where he wants to be. He

reads the Bible passage from his father's diary which has to do with "faith

being the evidence of things not seen". He picks up a handful of sand and

throws it out to the chasm only to see the sand fall on an invisible bridge.

I personally believe there lies a bridge across every chasm we face, no

matter the depth or the breadth of the canyon. The path to whatever we want

in life always exists and we can find it if we have the unwavering

commitment and willingness to learn and grow in the ways required of us.

"Courage is the price that life extracts for peace of mind."

Amelia Earhardt

When the relationship or the job or the project doesn't go the way you

wanted it to, you need to have Authentic Inner Motivation to get you to

where you want to be. You can't force yourself to be motivated. You have to

develop it from the inside out. Having Authentic Inner Motivation at your

disposal whenever you want it requires focus, commitment and discipline.

How do you do develop Authentic Inner Motivation? Let's take a look at the

formula:

1. Set Goals - First, decide what you want. Take your sales, income and personal

goals, and be crystal clear about them. Write them down and look at them

several times throughout the day. A vague goal of doing the best you can or

giving your best every day won't get you there. You have to clearly see what

you want - and often.

I have a Vision Folder. Inside it I have photographs, pages from magazines and mock-ups that reflect my goals. It's an easy and portable way to keep my goals in front me, and I look at them every morning and evening.

2. Commitment - Nothing happens without complete and total personal commitment.

If you're leaving out even 1% of your total dedication to accomplishing your

goal, you won't get there. Think about this...what would happen if your doctor

had a 99% commitment to healing you or your loved one? Would that be enough

for you? Would you have respect for them?

If you want to sleep well at night, if you want to be respected by those

you're in relationship with and if you want to have overwhelming

self-respect - commit 155% of yourself to your goals and watch your life

change for the better.

3. Self-Honesty - This is a tough one for some folks. Not everyone is comfortable

taking a hard look within. But if you're serious about being successful you

need to look within to see what you're doing to create your own experience.

You also need to be honest about what skills you need to learn to get you to

where you want to be. Also, take an honest internal inventory of your

emotional health. If you're carrying resentment from your last employment

experience, your last relationship or any other experience, it's limiting

the success you create today.

Think about the people you've known that use

resentment as insulation in their life - now notice how betrayal is a common

theme in their life. There's a reason for that. Call it the Law of

Attraction, Karma, a self-fulfilling prophecy or the "as ye sow, so shall

ye reap" principle, it means you are creating your own experiences. When you

hold on to resentment, you are (subconsciously) believing that you don't

have a choice or any power in your current situation, that the other person

is against you in some way and so this situation will turn negatively and

there's nothing you can do about it. Resentment always breeds betrayal in

your life. Take an emotional inventory and heal and release the reasons for

the negative emotions - particularly the resentment and watch the prosperity

roll in!

4. Accountability - It doesn't matter whether you listen to a minister, your

favorite self-improvement author, your Mom or Dr. Phil, they will all tell

you the same thing...your life is created from the inside out, so you might as

well own it. Blame of any kind is a jail cell for your spirit.

5. Commit to Faith & Belief - Hebrews 11:1 says "Now faith is the evidence of things

hoped for, the evidence of things not seen" - the faith and the belief has

to come first - the evidence comes after. There was a book written several

years ago under the title You'll See It When You Believe It. Great title. In

the tarot deck, the first card is the card of the Fool which shows a picture

of a young man ostensibly walking off of the edge of the cliff - it's said

to be the bravest, most powerful card in the entire deck.

6. Have an Attitude of Gratitude - The most powerful words you can ever use, think or

write is THANK YOU. Just as resentment can shut down your prosperity and

relationships, an attitude of gratitude will open the floodgates of

prosperity and love in your life. (Remember to use these powerful words with

yourself as well!) Every life experience is a gift and a perspective of

appreciation makes the inherent wisdom of our experiences all that more

evident to us.

7. Practice Tolerance - Judgment is another self-limiting behavior that limits your

success and hampers your motivation and creativity. Judgment is a terrible

burden to carry around and creates a paranoiac state of mind. Practice

tolerance and lighten your load!

8. Get Inspired - Inspiration comes from different sources for different people,

and it's essential that we know what works for us and that we prime these

sources often. I have a writer friend who has her most motivating songs on a

separate section on her iPod. When she feels blocked or frustrated or

discouraged, one of the things she does is listen to those songs one by one.

Long before the end of the songs she's belting out the words right along

with her favorite artist and she's ready to take another stab at her project

at hand. I like to go for a walk or a run outside. With two small children

in my life I may only get ½ hour to squeeze in a run or a walk but that time

is so inspirational to me. It really stirs my creativity. Meditating is

inspirational as is a good movie, a good book or talking with someone else

whose success you admire.

9. Take Care of Your Health - If you don't feel well, it's hard to stay motivated. So take good care of your health! Eat well, take vitamins, exercise every day, play, rest

and enjoy your work! There's a saying...anyone would give their money to have

health, but no one would give their health to have money. Right now I'm

really into juicing. It's an idea that came to me while I was sitting

outside (of course) next to the koi pond at Children's Hospital when my son was ill last summer.

As often as my husband could he would join us and come turn cartwheels to distract and make our son laugh so I could get some food into him. When -pop- there was the idea - juicing. It's worked beautifully. Our son began drinking his veggies and since they're masked under pineapple or apple or strawberries, he loves every drop. The rest of our family has started juicing as a result and I'm amazed at how good it makes you feel and how much energy it gives you! A friend of ours picked up the Jack Lalanne juicer for us while we were still in the hospital and he has a

neat video on his site at http://www.powerjuicer.com .

Authentic Inner Motivation isn't just a skill that will help you earn the

kind of money that you want or that will make you happier while you're doing it, it's a way of living that will help you to live a happier and more successful life.

Use the AIM Formula in your work and let yourself shine! You'll be happier,

more successful and more prosperous for doing it.

Melissa Van Rossum is an accomplished psychic and empath, and the author of two books. In her first book, All You've Ever Known, The Way in to Your Authentic Self Lies in Your Own Two Hands, she explores how to live a powerfully authentic and rewarding life that is rich with meaning.

In her newly-released second book, Their Way Home, My Adventures as a Ghost Guide Melissa offers revealing perspective as she shares for the first time the very personal stories of her encounters with real life ghosts who searched her out in their quest to find a way back home, and how she helped them to cross over in to the Light. Plenty of books have been written about ghost sightings but in this book Melissa shares the stories behind why these souls chose to linger on the earth plane and how you can live a happier life by learning from the mistakes they made in life...and in death.

You can find Melissa's books at http://www.allyouveeverknown.com

The Secret to Happiness and Success - On Your Own Terms

Socrates said that the beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms. You should begin your quest for happiness and success by defining exactly what "happiness" and "success" mean for you - otherwise, how do you know you don't already have it? You won't find success until you are happy and know exactly what success means to you; and you won't be happy until you decide to be.

You may think that you don't have happiness in your life because you are feeling unhappy right now. It may seem obvious to you that you are looking for happiness because you don't feel happy, and therefore are not happy. You may even be frustrated because happiness is so elusive, or seems so far away. If only you could find happiness... Then you wouldn't have to suffer anymore.

The secret to finding happiness is in knowing where to look. Happiness is inside you. Even when you are looking into the dark, scary, sad, or lonely corners of your mind, happiness is still in there waiting for you to look in its direction. Define what happiness is to you, and then you'll know where to look - what thoughts to think and what images to dwell upon.

It has been said that success is: Loving who you are, what you're doing, and how you're doing it. There is no financial component to this formula; nor are the actions and moods of others a factor in your success and happiness. Of course others can affect you and your plans - but usually only if you allow them to. And, in any case, there is nothing you cannot adapt to, or overcome.

Much misery comes from chasing other people's ideas of success and happiness. "If I looked like THAT, I'd be happy;" or, "If I had THAT, I'd be happy..." Sure, THAT house and THAT car and THAT job might make you happy. But what if it doesn't? Where did you get that definition of success you've been chasing? Do you even remember? And what about your definition of, "Happiness;" since when did, "Good enough," become good enough?

Decide what success and happiness are to you; and then decide to be happy. It might not seem that easy at first; but it is that simple. Let-go of your old ideas about not being able to be happy unless some particular thing happens, or unless you achieve, attain, or acquire certain things; and let-go of your attachment to the past - and all the things that happened to you, and all the things you lost. Then, do what you love, and what naturally comes next.

Eventually - probably a lot sooner than you think - your thoughts and actions will have brought you what you were looking for. Don't be worried or afraid that you are doing the "wrong" thing; listen to your heart and stay your course. If you've decided to be happy regardless of your circumstances, situation, or surroundings, success is already yours; and you have everything it takes to successfully live the life of your dreams - happiness, imagination, and faith in yourself and your dreams.

Pete Koerner is the author of The Belief Formula: The Secret to Unlocking the Power of Prayer. The Belief Formula is a look at how you can use ancient wisdom and modern scientific awareness to learn how to use your mind to reclaim your health and create the life of your dreams.

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One Single Secret to Happiness, Success, Health and Wealth

Most have lost their key to happiness.

Most have lost their key to wealth.

Most have lost their key to health.

Most have lost their key to success.

And they do not remember where they lost it and how to find it.

That's a fine fix to be in, isn't it? But that's the fix most of the people in the world are in. Not only did they lose something of utmost importance but they lost the memory of even having it.

People are scared to death of losing things, aren't they? They put double locks on their doors. They take vitamins and get MRI's. They get alarm systems in their house and car. They put encryption on their emails. They have duplicate anti-virus systems on their computers.

With all that securitization, most people have lost the most important thing they ever had or could ever had. They've lost their happiness.

That's why people do all these things to make themselves happy. They get a mate. They get a big job. They get a perfect car. They eat the right food. They see all the latest movies. They go to the hottest night club. They drink the latest popular cocktail. They go to the coolest vacation place. They have to always have something to look forward to, so they find that happiness.

At the end of all that scratching around for happiness, most people have a nagging sense of frustration. They cannot find lasting happiness in the usual ways of the world. They cannot find real happiness out there in all that.

The simple and forgotten reason is that happiness, real happiness, is not out there. It is right in your very own Self. Yes, you probably noticed the capital "S."

That's where happiness is all right. It's right inside of you.

And the forgotten secret to happiness, success, health, wealth and all the best things of life is very simple. A four letter word---L O V E.

It's gotten all confused. Nobody even knows what Love is. They don't know that real love is right inside of them. It's bottled up inside just waiting to burst out and transform your life.

You know that love conquers all. You know that love overcomes all. You know that love is the most powerful force in the universe. You know love is the answer.

The crying shame is so very few people know where that love is--right inside of them. They don't know how to access. They don't know how to wield this magnificent power to have the world they've dreamed of.

Love is the key to having, being and doing all you deserve and long for.

Loving yourself, loving everyone else, finding out that you have access right inside of you to this most powerful energy, is the key that you have forgotten you have. Find out. Love yourself. Love everyone else and watch what happens.

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The Secret To Happiness & Success

What is your take on the true secret to happiness and thus success? To me, i strongly believe it is ATTITUDE! If you think that being wealthy, popular, handsome or rich will make you happy, think again.

Happiness if a matter of the heart and has little to do with external events on matters. It is about how you see things, not what happens, that makes the difference. The most well-adjusted people are those who choose to look at the brighter side of life.

So, instead of dwelling on negative thoughts, they count their blessings each day, at every moments. They understand that gratitude is integral part of happiness and we need to acknowledge it personally. These "happy" people generally develope positive speech habits and learn to speak out blessings, not curses and complaints. This tells us one important thing - How we say things makes a huge difference in how we perceive them.

Happy people do not look for worth in material things. Those that are always going for the material things are not that happy after all, as they are sometimes afraid of loosing the wealth that they have currently. Those that have millions but are driven to develope themselves and their business will be much happier and eventually be more successful. They understand that material things alone will never fill that empty void that life sometimes brings. As such, to be really happy and be successful people, we need to find peace and purpose in a strong faith.

Corporate Success Coach Sean Chua specializes in providing and sharing consultative advice and tips for employees on how to succeed in the corporate world. To get more tips and strategies on how to survive and emerge a winner in the quest of the corporate game, please visit http://www.GetStartedWithSuccess.com