What's more important? Happiness or Success

By Naeem Khan.

What's more important? Happiness or Success!

These are the 2 buzzwords of my life. I have done a lot of research on these 2 highly essential dimensions of our lives. 

Is Happiness possible without success? Is it true that Happiness is just an emotion or feeling and it doesn’t need any hard work but just chill out and be happy 😊 

But for success you have to go a long way.  You have to struggle a lot. The solution is to be smart, fast, intelligent and well-informed.  You can achieve the Taoist ideal of Inaction is the best action or effortless accomplishment. You achieve but without effort.  

Happiness may breed success rather than the other way around, according to a new study. Researchers found happy people are generally successful in relationships, work, and health; this success is more often than not a result of their positive emotions rather than vice versa.

In a review of 225 studies on happiness and success, researchers found happy individuals are predisposed to seek out and undertake new goals in life, which often brings them more happiness as well as success in many aspects of their lives.

But which comes first – happiness or success?

The real truth is that happiness is often subjective and difficult to measure. Success is often judged externally or by comparison to other people.

Research in positive psychology defines a happy person as someone who experiences frequent positive emotions, such as interest, joy and pride, and infrequent negative emotions such as sadness or anxiety (Lyubomirsky et al., 2005).

Let's answer the following questions in today's seminar:

1. What's the difference between Success and Happiness and which one is more important?

2. What are the 7 principles of Happiness?

3.Norrish and Vella-Brodrick (2008) talk about the happiness set point, also called the dynamic equilibrium theory. What's this?

4. What are Diener’s 5 Revisions to the Original Hedonic Treadmill Theory?

5. Does Success Bring Happiness and Fulfillment?

6. What are the 9 Science-Backed Ways to Become Happier?

7. How to perform the following exercises on a regular basis which  is a wonderful way to build lasting happiness and joy?

Gratitude

Acts of Kindness

Exercise

Meditation

Positive journaling

Fostering relationships

8. How to get the power of habit?

9. What are the 10 Recommended Books, Essays and Articles on the subject of Happiness?

10. What's the essence of The 7 Habits book which  describes each habit step-by-step?

Habit 1: Be Proactive.

Habit 2: Begin With The End In Mind.

Habit 3: Put First Things First.

Habit 4: Think Win-Win.

Habit 5: Seek First To Understand Then Be Understood.

Habit 6: Synergize.

Habit 7: Sharpen The Saw

See you at 9PM in LPCS minutes and let's be happy for the rest of our lives.

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Naeem Khan

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Life Skills and Happiness.