We've heard the classic expression, "which came first, the chicken
or the egg?" Chickens hatch from the eggs, but eggs are laid by the
chickens, arousing endless debate over each side of the arguments.
I've
come up with an equally controversial expression to perturb your mind,
"which comes first, the success or the happiness?" Before you jump the
ropes, I wanted to warn you that arguments could be made to prove which
gives rise to the other. Success comes from within, knowing the true
worth of our human potential.
I have several profound reasons to prove that happiness leads to the success.
Positivity is the mother of success:
We all know that positivity leads to attitude and unwavering faith to
achieve success. In the history of the human race, no negative person
has ever climbed the peaks of success; happiness is a virtue of
positivity. Without happiness, positivity dies a horrible death.
It's all in my head: Success
begins with self-affirmation. It's that staunch belief that when I love
what I do, success has to come. When the mood is positive, we give rise
to our self-esteem leading to relentless pursuit of success.
I succeed when others succeed: It is a known fact that success comes to those who invest in other people's success. Being happy is a prerequisite to have a pro-social attitude leading to generosity with time and money.
I'm happy, so I am healthy: Happiness
tends to instill positivity towards life goals including a healthy mind
and healthy relationships. With the virtue of healthy mind, body and
soul, I now am focused to achieve success.
Be confident: I've
noticed that staying under sun energizes my mood and willingness to
pursue my goals. Similarly, with happiness, I get an abundance of
confidence in my skills and in my resilience towards temporary failures
to achieve success.
Constancy of purpose: Success
comes to those who have a definite purpose. Their relentless efforts
towards definite purpose come from happiness within to affirm that
victory is the only acceptable outcome.
Success holds no limits: Happiness
leads to creative vision that seeks achievement without limits. My
success is limited only to the limits I impose on my thoughts. With
happiness, I take my self-esteem to unseen heights to achieve success
beyond my wildest expectations.
In the moment: Enjoying
every moment with focus of mind, body and soul leads to happiness that
shows in the activity that we engage in. I tend to be at my best when
my mind is neither engaged in the past failures nor in the future
fantasies. I am giving all I have to the task at hand with unbound
happiness. I am destined to arrive at success.
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.- Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) Preeminent leader of Indian nationalism.
Our
profound view towards success and happiness shapes our destiny. You may
focus solely on success and sacrifice happiness with the belief that
happiness will follow success. That may prove to be wrong; sharing
laughter with family, helping others, being personable and establishing
social relations are all forms of happiness, essential to the health of
you success.
You may have arguments from the other side of the fence. If so, I'd love to hear why you think success gives rise to happiness?