Secrets to a Successful Life

Today I thought I’d share a few simple secrets about living a happy and successful life.

#1

All the worrying and stress in the world has never fixed anything. Therefore, worrying and stressing is a complete waste of time. How has worrying about something ever resolved a problem or made one go away? It never has. Therefore, we must not waste our energy and time on worrying and stressing because it produces no good. Don’t let worry ruin your life. Many people have lived with it and many have lived without it. Choose to be one that lives without it for worry is completely self-imposed. So get rid of it! Doing so will greatly enhance your life.

#2

There is no reason not to strive for excellence in everything we do. I’m reminded of a story about a young man who was asked to take out the trash. Like most of us, the young man tried to put forth the least amount of effort possible to satisfy his mom’s request. He quickly took out the biggest trash can in the house—the kitchen trash. His mother noticed what he had done and asked why he hadn’t taken out the trash in the bedroom. So he ran and took out the trash in the bedroom and then went back to his business. Then his mother asked why he hadn’t taken out the trash in the bathroom. This cycle continued until all of the trash was finally out. By the end, the mother sat her son down and told him that most people in life try to do the bare minimum to get by, (much like he had done with taking out the trash), but by so doing they are never happy. Instead, she encouraged him to always give 100% and do his very best even in simple things such as taking out the trash. She promised him that doing so would make him happy. Thus, we all should follow the mother’s advice to her son and strive for excellence in all that we do. Not only because we can but also because it will lead to an abundant life.

#3

We are all just people, therefore there is little reason to ever believe that someone else is much different than you. With this in mind, feelings of inferiority, jealously, anger, and spite are a waste of time. Likewise, making others feel inferior or less than you is also always only bad. We should realize we are all just people and for the most part we all have the same fears, wants, desires, etc. Treating people poorly or even feeling poorly by how we are treated is completely unnecessary and will only bring us down. Treat everyone the same, being kind to all, and realize we are all just people will help us live a happy life.

#4

Finally, a positive attitude is worth more than all the money in the world. Show me a person with an always positive attitude and I will show you someone who is rich indeed. We have complete control of our attitudes. For this reason, we can never blame anyone else if we have a poor one. In fact, don’t give others the satisfaction of controlling your attitude. Only you determine how you act and feel. A positive attitude regardless of circumstances will richly bless your life.

Though much easier said than done, if we can implement these “secrets of success” in our life, we will have much more fulfilling and abundant lives.