16 Secrets of Highly Happy People

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HIGHLY HAPPY PEOPLE


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HIGHLY HAPPY PEOPLE

Happy families

are all alike;

every unhappyfamily is unhappy

in its own way.

-Leo Tolstoy


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There are many ways for people to be unhappy, but happy people havecommon characteristics. That's why a good way to be happy is to learn the

common characteristics of happy people and apply them. Here are16 secrets of highly happy people you must know.


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SECRET # 1 : FORGET THE PAST

You won't be happy if you carry the burden of the past. Did you make mistakes? Did you haveterrible experiences? Whatever they are, you should let them go. There's nothing you can doabout the past, so you'd better forget the past and focus your energy on the present.

One of the keys tohappiness is a bad

memory.

-Rita Mae Brown


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SECRET # 2 : TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR LIFE

The secret of Happiness is Freedom,

and the secret of Freedom, Courage.

-Thucydides

No matter how bad a situation is, you can always choose how you respond to it. People canannoy you, but it's up to you whether to react or not. Freedom to choose requires the courageto take responsibility for your life. You shouldn't blame someone else when something goes

wrong. Take the responsibility and you have the power to choose.


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SECRET # 4 : DEVELOP MULTIPLE PASSIONSPassions lead you to happiness. So not only should you discover your multiple passions, you

should also expand yourself to new passions. This way you will create a new ways to happiness.The key to explore new passions is curiosity. If you are curious, you will have an endless streamof exciting things waiting for you.

The more passions and desires

one has, the more ways one

has of being happy.

-Charlotte-Catherine


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SECRET # 5 : BE YOURSELFYou can only be happy if you become who you are. Don't try to please everybody by trying to

meet their expectations. People may expect you to have certain job or certain way of living butdon't be intimidated by them. Find who you are and be yourself.

The summit of happiness isreached when a person is

ready to be what he is.

-Desiderius Erasmus


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SECRET # 6 : LIVE WITH A PURPOSEBeing happy is easy if we are grateful. Unfortunately, seeing what we don't have is often easierthan seeing what we have. Sometimes we need to experience loss before appreciating what wehave. So don't take things for granted. Look at what you have and soon you will have plenty ofreasons to be happy. You may start with these simple things.

The only true happiness

comes from squandering

ourselves for a purpose.

-William Cowper


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SECRET # 7 : COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS

To have a fulfilling life, you should find your life purpose and follow it faithfully. Find whatmatters to you and build the courage to follow it. Having a one-liner will help youinternalize and communicate with your mission.

Happiness will never come to

those who fail to appreciate

what they already have.- Unknown


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SECRET # 8 : HAVE POSITIVE MIND

Happy people know how to control their mind. They don't let negative thoughts come in. Whilea situation may seem bad to others, happy people look at them in a positive way. They alwaysbelieve that no matter how bad a situation seems, there is always something positive to takefrom it. Your mind can make or break you, so guard it well.

It is not the place, nor the condition,

but the mind alone that can make

anyone happy or miserable.

-Roger L'Estrange


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SECRET # 9 : WORK CREATIVELYWhen you work creatively on something you will find happiness. There is a well-known phenomenonregarding this called flow. When you are in the state of flow, you are fully focused on the task athand that you no longer realize the passage of time. This state of flow allows you to achieve highproductivity and being happy at the same time. Get with the FLOW...!

Happiness lies in the joy of

achievement and the thrill

of creative effort.-Franklin D. Roosevelt


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SECRET # 11 : CHANGE

Being happy requires you to constantly grow. In fact, the process of learning itself is essential forhappiness. Have you ever felt the excitement of being enlightened about something? Have youever Felt the excitement of achieving a new level in life? Top 10 Things You Should Change inYour Life gives you some practical tips on changing your life.

The foolish man seeks happiness in the

distance, the wise grows it under his feet.-James Oppenheim


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SECRET # 12 : USE YOUR TALENTS

There are two lessons to take from this quote. First, you should find your talents and second, youshould use them to the fullest. Working in your talents is a sure way to enjoy your work becauseit's something you are "hardwired" to do. Using your talents fully will make you even happierbecause of the satisfaction of doing your best.

True happiness involves the full

use of one's power and talents.-Douglas Pagels


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SECRET # 13 : BEWARE OF SMALL THINGS

This is very true. Often it's not big things that ruin your happiness. It's the small things that do.

Perhaps you don't like someone or break some "small" promises. But even small leaks can

sink your ship of happiness, so beware of them.

The happiness of most people

we know is not ruined by great

catastrophes or fatal errors,

but by the repetition of slowly

destructive little things.

-Ernest Dimnet


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SECRET # 14 : MAKE OTHERS HAPPY

This is my favorite secret of happiness. The way to being happy is to make others happy first. Themore you help other people and make them happy, the more you will be happy. Happinessdoesn't come through selfishness but through selflessness. You reap what you sow.

Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on otherswithout getting a few drops on yourself.

-Ralph Waldo Emerson


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SECRET # 15 : PRACTICE COMPASSION

Compassion is perhaps the highest level of selflessness we could have. As this quote aptly says,

practicing compassion can make both others and you also happy. But of course, it requires practice.

Start with thinking about the people around you. Look at their needs and find ways to meet them. Even

if you don't do it out of compassion in the beginning, your compassion will grow over time.

If you want others to be happy,

practice compassion. If you want to

be happy, practice compassion.

-Dalai Lama

SECRET # 16 BUILD YOUR CHARACTER


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SECRET # 16 : BUILD YOUR CHARACTER

Building your character is essential for happiness. When you are true to yourself and others, you will bein peace. The way to start building character is by making promises and keeping them. For example,you make promise to yourself that you won't smoke. When you keep it, you are building your character.Or you make promise to others to be punctual. When you keep it, you build your character.

Character is the basis of happiness and

happiness the sanction of character.

-George Santayana


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