Everyone wants to live a happy and successful life and nobody wants to live in mediocrity, always feeling inferior. In fact,
anyone can be as successful and as happy as they want. You don’t have to be lucky or a rocket scientist to achieve it.

If you look at all the successful people out
there, extraordinary people such as Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Lionel Messi, and more, you will notice that they all possessed certain traits of success.

And all these great people come from
different backgrounds. Some of them
lived in poverty before they become
famous; some of them are college
dropouts and some of them have
difficulties in learning.
However, despite all the challenges and
difficulties, these successful people go on
and produce outstanding results in life.
And guess what, if these people can do it,
you can do it too. Living a happy and
successful life is not all about driving a
sports car or living in a big mansion. It is
more about enlightenment from within.
“If an egg is broken by an outside force,
life ends. If broken by an inside force, life
begins. Great things always begin from
the inside.”

Here are 7 tips how to live a happy and
successful life:

1. Be More Self-Centered
Self-centered is different from being
selfish. It is not being a narcissist and it is
not all about you. Self-centered is living
life on your own terms without worrying
too much about what other people think
of you.
Extraordinary people don’t really care
how others look at them. If you look at
Steve Jobs, he lived a hippie lifestyle when
he was young. He went to work with his
bare feet; he ate only vegetables and
fruits as meals. Did he care what other
people thought of him? Not at all.
In fact, successful people are self-
centered. They live the way they want and
they don’t think too much about how
other people look at them.
This is why they are extraordinary.
Thomas Edison, one of the greatest
inventors who is said to have failed more
than 10,000 times at his experiments did
not really care about how others thought
of his failure.
He knew what he wanted and he
continued to work on his inventions.
Eventually, he succeeded in inventing the
light bulb and changed the world.
Imagine what would have happened if
Thomas Edison had worried about his
failures and constantly thought about
how people perceived him.
So, be more self-centered starting from
today. Live life on your own terms and
bring out the best in you.
You don’t need to follow the crowd and
you don’t have to live your life like what
other people want you to.
You are you and you need to take 100%
responsibility for your life.

2. Practice Minimalism
If you want to be happy, practice
minimalism. Living in minimalism is not
about not owning any car or luxury items,
but instead, it is about detachment.
It is about becoming less possessive and
focuses more on your inner feelings. It is
not about what you own, but how can
you shine with what you already have.
A lot of people make the mistake in life
and think that being successful is all
about driving a luxury car, living in a big
mansion, dining in the finest restaurant
and spending lavishly.
It is not. Money does not define your level
of success. Instead, money is just a score
for the value you have created in other
people’s lives.
Bill Gates got rich through his invention
of an easy-to-use software system that
changed everyone’s lives. He foresaw the
future where every home has a personal
computer.
Warren Buffett made his money through
investing in companies and businesses
that require capital for growth. Michael
Jackson brought entertainment to people
and Lionel Messi has great skills that
command top dollars.
These extraordinary people are successful
because they created some form of value
that people want.
It is not material items or shiny objects
that made these people successful. If you
own a luxury car, it does not mean that
you are successful.
Physical things do not define who you
are. It is how you shine from within, how
you unleash your potential, how you are
able to use your capability that creates
value for people that count.
Therefore, practice minimalism if you
want to be happy and successful.
3. Maintain Your Health Physically And
Mentally
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Plus- receive Christ! There is this freedom and fulfillment that comes with life in Christ.