Five Tips on How to Become Successful and Happy in Life

MotivationApril 9, 2018

It is everyone’s dream to be happy, successful, and fulfilled in life. Nobody wants to spend life working for 8 hours, going home, and coming back to work again like a human machine. Everybody wishes to live their dreams and become successful enough to inspire future generations. Just as we look to prominent people such as Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Lionel Messi, we’d also love to be remembered in the future.

Here are the traits that you have to possess to be successful in life!

Become more Self-Centered

Successful do not care what others think of them. They do not fear to be judged. Instead, they focus on themselves. Likewise, you need to stop focusing on pleasing other people to focus more on your success. Even if you fail, do not let the naysayers bring discourage you.

Practice Minimalism

In the modern world where material things are the emphasis of the day (such as smartphones, luxurious cars, and classy outfit), the temptation to acquire them is at its finest.Most people are tempted to buy such things just to look good and “rich.” On the contrary, successful people have the most basic necessities. They do not invest their money on senseless things. For them, money is precious and should be invested wisely.

Instead of focusing on material things, they focus inventing things that could change people’s lives. Bill Gates got rich through his invention of an easy-to-use software system that turned the world around. He foresaw the future where every home had a personal computer. The reason why these people are more than beyond successful is that they focus on creating things that give more value than required.

Maintain Your Physical and Mental Health

Another common trait among successful people is that no matter how busy they are, they are all physically fit. Most of these people are also early birds. They believe in getting up early to be able to accomplish all their daily tasks before retiring to bed early.

For instance, Ursula Burns wakes up at 5:15 am every day and schedules her personal training at 6 am. GE CEO, Jeff Immelt wakes up at 5:30 am to work out. Similarly, Michelle Obama wakes up at 4: 30 am to exercise. The same goes for Jack Dorsey, Twitter and Square CEO who wakes up at 5:30 am to meditate and jog.

Successful people believe in the phrase, “Health is Wealth.” For them, working hard to the point where you exhaust yourself is useless and can only jeopardize your overall pace towards success. They value their health more than everything else. Come to think of it—if you fell ill today, wouldn’t you halt your progress toward success?

Live in the Moment

Successful people do not just focus on success, but they also enjoy and live every moment and every step of the way toward their goals. For them, now could be the last time or opportunity to work on their goals, so they give their best shot at it. They live as if they die tomorrow. This way, they do their best at whatever they do.