Marc and Angel are the authors of 1000 Little Things Happy Successful People
Do Differently. Here’s their amazing list of 30 things to start doing for yourself.
If you enjoy this, be sure to visit their website for more inspirational advice and
tips for life.


#1. Start spending time with the right people. – These are the people you
enjoy, who love and appreciate you, and who encourage you to improve in
healthy and exciting ways. They are the ones who make you feel more alive,
and not only embrace who you are now, but also embrace and embody who
you want to be, unconditionally.

#2. Start facing your problems head on. – It isn’t your problems that define
you, but how you react to them and recover from them. Problems will not
disappear unless you take action. Do what you can, when you can, and
acknowledge what you’ve done. It’s all about taking baby steps in the right
direction, inch by inch. These inches count, they add up to yards and miles in
the long run.

#3. Start being honest with yourself about everything. – Be honest about
what’s right, as well as what needs to be changed. Be honest about what you
want to achieve and who you want to become. Be honest with every aspect of
your life, always. Because you are the one person you can forever count on.
Search your soul, for the truth, so that you truly know who you are. Once you
do, you’ll have a better understanding of where you are now and how you got
here, and you’ll be better equipped to identify where you want to go and how to
get there. Read The Road Less Traveled .

#4. Start making your own happiness a priority. – Your needs matter. If you
don’t value yourself, look out for yourself, and stick up for yourself, you’re
sabotaging yourself. Remember, it IS possible to take care of your own needs
while simultaneously caring for those around you. And once your needs are met,
you will likely be far more capable of helping those who need you most.

#5. Start being yourself, genuinely and proudly. – Trying to be anyone else is a
waste of the person you are. Be yourself. Embrace that individual inside you
that has ideas, strengths and beauty like no one else. Be the person you know
yourself to be – the best version of you – on your terms. Above all, be true to
YOU, and if you cannot put your heart in it, take yourself out of it.

#6. Start noticing and living in the present. – Right now is a miracle. Right
now is the only moment guaranteed to you. Right now is life. So stop thinking
about how great things will be in the future. Stop dwelling on what did or didn’t
happen in the past. Learn to be in the ‘here and now’ and experience life as it’s
happening. Appreciate the world for the beauty that it holds, right now.

#7. Start valuing the lessons your mistakes teach you. – Mistakes are okay;
they’re the stepping stones of progress. If you’re not failing from time to time,
you’re not trying hard enough and you’re not learning. Take risks, stumble, fall,
and then get up and try again. Appreciate that you are pushing yourself,
learning, growing and improving. Significant achievements are almost invariably
realized at the end of a long road of failures. One of the ‘mistakes’ you fear
might just be the link to your greatest achievement yet.

#8. Start being more polite to yourself. – If you had a friend who spoke to you
in the same way that you sometimes speak to yourself, how long would you
allow that person to be your friend? The way you treat yourself sets the
standard for others. You must love who you are or no one else will.

#9. Start enjoying the things you already have. – The problem with many of us
is that we think we’ll be happy when we reach a certain level in life – a level we
see others operating at – your boss with her corner office, that friend of a friend
who owns a mansion on the beach, etc. Unfortunately, it takes awhile before
you get there, and when you get there you’ll likely have a new destination in
mind. You’ll end up spending your whole life working toward something new
without ever stopping to enjoy the things you have now. So take a quiet
moment every morning when you first awake to appreciate where you are and
what you already have.

#10. Start creating your own happiness. – If you are waiting for someone else
to make you happy, you’re missing out. Smile because you can. Choose
happiness. Be the change you want to see in the world. Be happy with who you
are now, and let your positivity inspire your journey into tomorrow. Happiness is
often found when and where you decide to seek it. If you look for happiness
within the opportunities you have, you will eventually find it. But if you
constantly look for something else, unfortunately, you’ll find that too.
Read Stumbling on Happiness.

#11. Start giving your ideas and dreams a chance. – In life, it’s rarely about
getting a chance; it’s about taking a chance. You’ll never be 100% sure it will
work, but you can always be 100% sure doing nothing won’t work. Most of the
time you just have to go for it! And no matter how it turns out, it always ends
up just the way it should be. Either you succeed or you learn something. Win-
Win.

#12. Start believing that you’re ready for the next step. – You are ready! Think
about it. You have everything you need right now to take the next small,
realistic step forward. So embrace the opportunities that come your way, and
accept the challenges – they’re gifts that will help you to grow.

#13. Start entering new relationships for the right reasons. – Enter new
relationships with dependable, honest people who reflect the person you are and
the person you want to be. Choose friends you are proud to know, people you
admire, who show you love and respect – people who reciprocate your kindness
and commitment. And pay attention to what people do, because a person’s
actions are much more important than their words or how others represent
them.

#14. Start giving new people you meet a chance. – It sounds harsh, but you
cannot keep every friend you’ve ever made. People and priorities change. As
some relationships fade others will grow. Appreciate the possibility of new
relationships as you naturally let go of old ones that no longer work. Trust your
judgment. Embrace new relationships, knowing that you are entering into
unfamiliar territory. Be ready to learn, be ready for a challenge, and be ready to
meet someone that might just change your life forever.

#15. Start competing against an earlier version of yourself. – Be inspired by
others, appreciate others, learn from others, but know that competing against
them is a waste of time. You are in competition with one person and one
person only – yourself. You are competing to be the best you can be. Aim to
break your own personal records.

#16. Start cheering for other people’s victories. – Start noticing what you like
about others and tell them. Having an appreciation for how amazing the people
around you are leads to good places – productive, fulfilling, peaceful places. So
be happy for those who are making progress. Cheer for their victories. Be
thankful for their blessings, openly. What goes around comes around, and
sooner or later the people you’re cheering for will start cheering for you.

#17. Start looking for the silver lining in tough situations. – When things are
hard, and you feel down, take a few deep breaths and look for the silver lining –
the small glimmers of hope. Remind yourself that you can and will grow
stronger from these hard times. And remain conscious of your blessings and
victories – all the things in your life that are right. Focus on what you have, not
on what you haven’t.

#18. Start forgiving yourself and others. – We’ve all been hurt by our own
decisions and by others. And while the pain of these experiences is normal,
sometimes it lingers for too long. We relive the pain over and over and have a
hard time letting go. Forgiveness is the remedy. It doesn’t mean you’re erasing
the past, or forgetting what happened. It means you’re letting go of the
resentment and pain, and instead choosing to learn from the incident and move
on with your life.

#19. Start helping those around you. – Care about people. Guide them if you
know a better way. The more you help others, the more they will want to help
you. Love and kindness begets love and kindness. And so on and so forth.

#20. Start listening to your own inner voice. – If it helps, discuss your ideas
with those closest to you, but give yourself enough room to follow your own
intuition. Be true to yourself. Say what you need to say. Do what you know in
your heart is right.

#21. Start being attentive to your stress level and take short breaks. – Slow
down. Breathe. Give yourself permission to pause, regroup and move forward
with clarity and purpose. When you’re at your busiest, a brief recess can
rejuvenate your mind and increase your productivity. These short breaks will
help you regain your sanity and reflect on your recent actions so you can be
sure they’re in line with your goals.

#22. Start noticing the beauty of small moments. – Instead of waiting for the
big things to happen – marriage, kids, big promotion, winning the lottery – find
happiness in the small things that happen every day. Little things like having a
quiet cup of coffee in the early morning, or the delicious taste and smell of a
homemade meal, or the pleasure of sharing something you enjoy with someone
else, or holding hands with your partner. Noticing these small pleasures on a
daily basis makes a big difference in the quality of your life.

#23. Start accepting things when they are less than perfect. – Remember,
‘perfect’ is the enemy of ‘good.’ One of the biggest challenges for people who
want to improve themselves and improve the world is learning to accept things
as they are. Sometimes it’s better to accept and appreciate the world as it is,
and people as they are, rather than to trying to make everything and everyone
conform to an impossible ideal. No, you shouldn’t accept a life of mediocrity,
but learn to love and value things when they are less than perfect.

#24. Start working toward your goals every single day. – Remember, the
journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. Whatever it is you dream
about, start taking small, logical steps every day to make it happen. Get out
there and DO something! The harder you work the luckier you will become.
While many of us decide at some point during the course of our lives that we
want to answer our calling, only an astute few of us actually work on it. By
‘working on it,’ I mean consistently devoting oneself to the end result. Read The
7 Habits of Highly Effective People.

#25. Start being more open about how you feel. – If you’re hurting, give
yourself the necessary space and time to hurt, but be open about it. Talk to
those closest to you. Tell them the truth about how you feel. Let them listen.
The simple act of getting things off your chest and into the open is your first
step toward feeling good again.

#26. Start taking full accountability for your own life. – Own your choices and
mistakes, and be willing to take the necessary steps to improve upon them.
Either you take accountability for your life or someone else will. And when they
do, you’ll become a slave to their ideas and dreams instead of a pioneer of your
own. You are the only one who can directly control the outcome of your life.
And no, it won’t always be easy. Every person has a stack of obstacles in front
of them. But you must take accountability for your situation and overcome
these obstacles. Choosing not to is choosing a lifetime of mere existence.

#27. Start actively nurturing your most important relationships. – Bring real,
honest joy into your life and the lives of those you love by simply telling them
how much they mean to you on a regular basis. You can’t be everything to
everyone, but you can be everything to a few people. Decide who these people
are in your life and treat them like royalty. Remember, you don’t need a certain
number of friends, just a number of friends you can be certain of.

#28. Start concentrating on the things you can control. – You can’t change
everything, but you can always change something. Wasting your time, talent
and emotional energy on things that are beyond your control is a recipe for
frustration, misery and stagnation. Invest your energy in the things you can
control, and act on them now.

#29. Start focusing on the possibility of positive outcomes. – The mind must
believe it CAN do something before it is capable of actually doing it. The way to
overcome negative thoughts and destructive emotions is to develop opposing,
positive emotions that are stronger and more powerful. Listen to your self-talk
and replace negative thoughts with positive ones. Regardless of how a situation
seems, focus on what you DO WANT to happen, and then take the next positive
step forward. No, you can’t control everything that happens to you, but you can
control how you react to things. Everyone’s life has positive and negative
aspects – whether or not you’re happy and successful in the long run depends
greatly on which aspects you focus on. Read The How of Happiness .

#30. Start noticing how wealthy you are right now. – Henry David Thoreau
once said, “Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.” Even when times are
tough, it’s always important to keep things in perspective. You didn’t go to
sleep hungry last night. You didn’t go to sleep outside. You had a choice of
what clothes to wear this morning. You hardly broke a sweat today. You didn’t
spend a minute in fear. You have access to clean drinking water. You have
access to medical care. You have access to the Internet. You can read. Some
might say you are incredibly wealthy, so remember to be grateful for all the
things you do have.
This is such a wonderful list. If we take little steps every day and practice
these things, we can make great improvements in our lives. Share this post
with your friends and loved ones.

Source: themindunleashed.org/2014/07/30-things-start-4-absolutely-vital.html

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