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New Page 1Everybody wish that they are happy and how to be happy? NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) practitioners advocate that happiness is a state of mind. This mental state is closely connected to your physical state. You can get into a happy state of mind in a split second by changing your physical state (physiology) and language. Some discover this secret and uses it relentlessly. Some would just wonder! However, in the real world, we are always overwhelmed by challenges around us – from project deadlines to household catastrophes to family emergencies. For some it can be quite difficult to remain in the happy state of mind. When a person wants to achieve success in sports, music or any other field, there is a strategy that the person will take. How to be happy in life is no different. To be happy, you need a strategy too. There are three, what we call, “ingredients” for happiness. These are the things we need in order to be happy. In the order of importance, they are: 1) Good health For us to be happy, we have to be fit and energised to enjoy what life has to give us. Our health must be at such level that we don’t need to worry about it so that we can focus on doing what we love. 2) Strong relationships In essence, we live to love and share with other humans. Every one of us enjoys being loved and appreciated. We enjoy the sense of connectedness to other people. Our relationships with our families and friends are most fundamental to achieving a more meaningful and happy life. Relationships become the driving force for many of us, and we need to make them strong. 3) Secure financial standing Having lots of money may not bring you happiness. But not having enough money will definitely bring you unhappiness. Among the top reasons why couples divorce are arguments about money or other financial issues due to lack of money. Money by itself will not bring you the happiness you crave for but the important factor is that money gives you the ability to make choices – the ability to choose what to do, when and how to do it. You will experience what we call, “freedom” – you can choose to do what you love to do rather than what you have to do, or in other words, the ability to pursue your dreams. You will also be able to spend more quality time with your loved ones and find time to pursue your own spiritual needs. So if you have all these three ingredients, you will be able to do what you love to do. How to be happy, in essence, is the ability to do what you love to do. How to be happy is like a combination lock. You need every element to be in place and in the right sequence for it to work. Health enables you to do the things you want to do, strong relationship gives you the peace of mind to do what you want to do and money helps make it possible! Would you like to know how happy are you? do the test now. Diagnostic Test: How Happy Are You? Take the following test to see how happy and satisfied you are with life. Knowing yourself is actually the first step in your journey to become successful and also before you know the answer on how to be happy. Therefore knowing yourself is a must! For the following questions, rate yourself on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 for “highly agree.” Tally your scores. Check your results below. | No. | Question: | Rating: | | 1 | I am happy with the income i am getting | 1 2 3 4 5 | | 2 | I can afford to shower my loved ones with gifts | 1 2 3 4 5 | | 3 | I love myself | 1 2 3 4 5 | | 4 | If I had the chance to be anyone in this world, i would still want to be who I am. | 1 2 3 4 5 | | 5 | My loved ones are giving me all the love and attention i need. | 1 2 3 4 5 | | 6 | Life is fair to me. | 1 2 3 4 5 | | 7 | I appreciate what other are giving me. | 1 2 3 4 5 | | 8 | I feel that i am growing inrtellectually. Personal growth is part of my life. | 1 2 3 4 5 | | 9 | I know what i will be doing in five years. | 1 2 3 4 5 | | 10 | I feel that my job/busines touches people’s lives. | 1 2 3 4 5 | | 11 | I can accomplish anything in my current state of health. | 1 2 3 4 5 | | 12 | I have the energy to do what i want to do throughout the day | 1 2 3 4 5 | 49 to 60 You are one of the happiest people on the planet! You love what you are doing, and you live life to its fullest! 37 to 48 You may not be as happy as the group above, but you are definitely satisfied with life and appreciate what you have. 25 to 36 According to a common saying, more than half the people who wake up every morning to go to work wish that they were “doing something else.” We think you belong to this category. 12 to 24 You are not only unhappy with yourself, you are also unhappy with others! Wake up! The world does not owe you anything! If your score is below 37 which mean you are not happy with what you are doing now, by now i believe you can some ideas how to be happy, find your passion and do what you love to do but of course blend in those 3 ingredients as well.
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