Key to happiness may not be only one factor such as money or wealth, it's composed of many other factors that affect our day-to-day life.Researchers have narrowed down certain factors that make a difference in our lives and are the key to happiness.We will be discussing those in this article.And the good news is that these factors are within your reach!.
in the modern day,wealth or money is very essential."Money buys status and status makes people feel better" says an economist from UK.But money is not the answer for all the questions.money just makes your life better, accelerates your chances of attaining happiness.Once you could fulfill your basic needs like food clothing and shelter, then money is just one of the factor that lead to happiness.But until one can satisfy his own basic needs then money plays a significant role in giving happiness.
The desire to achieve,setting goals and accomplishing them are a way to get you happy.Since when you succeed then you are confident about yourself.you get high on self-confidence.When the desire is more than money- for friends, goals, achievements, health,etc., the chance of achieving happiness is much better.But having out of bound desires cause more trauma and difficulty in attaining happiness.Surveys show that people always desire for more and end up ruining their lives for trying to pursue that they can't have.So be careful of what you desire and the reason for your desire.
Intelligence is the next factor that may affect our happiness.People tend to think that intelligent people always succeed in their lives and are more prone to be happy.But that is not entirely true.Research shows that not all the intelligent people are successful.Just because you have an high IQ, it doesn't mean that you can have good social relations and you can have no trouble in your life.Intelligence helps in getting your happiness but it doesn't help alone as a factor.You also need social intelligence to get along with the people around you,obviously without the people around you you can't get your happiness.
Friendship plays a major role in your happiness.Without the need to explain why, we can understand that with the help from our friends,timely advice, companionship, a person to spend time enjoying in parties etc,.People who may have low income and a deprived state of living may still be happy since they may live in a community that is filled with open minded persons who are ready to help each other.Social relationships are partly responsible for the increase in one's happiness.When there is support from people around you, you tend to work a lot efficient and you tend to live your life in a confident and happier way.
Do married people get happy or do the people who are happy tend to get married? well both the cases may seem true.Studies show that marriage in one's life brings about huge difference in pursuing happiness.The responsibilities that lay upon after marriage makes one work towards happiness or gets one even more down trodden,but everything lies in the way we think.Marriage may have a positive effect for 2 to 3 years or so but good marriages have a positive effect throughout one's life.There seems to be a secret to this factor,just living together with someone throughout your life doesn't bring you happiness it's just more than that.
Faith can be a decisive factor for attaining happiness.faith comes in different forms-faith in yourself(self-confidence), faith in other( confidence), or just religious faith.People who believe in themselves, their ability and who support the people around them are good at times of stress and are prone to live longer without worries or avoiding worries.They can take care of themselves and hence prone to be more happy.
Giving or sharing(more aptly charity) is a link for happiness.Many people feel content when they know they've helped someone.it may be materialistic support or intellectual support.A single act of charity may not bring happiness but the cumulative effects of your actions will bring about happiness in your life.Sometimes the action of charity brings you happiness since you see that your help has made someone happy,it's just as simple as that.
The final factor that is key to your happiness is age.with age,People tend to handle difficult situations better, with growing experiences they are less prone to troubles if acted upon correctly.With age, people may expect life to be harder and tend to find a way to adjust themselves.They tend to set goals that they perceive to be achievable.Also with growing age, people tend to concentrate on things that make them happier and let go of those that makes them less happier.
So the pursuit of happiness may not be that mush difficult,its just that we must learn to make the right decisions at right times and stay positive at all times!
There is a quote" First impression is the best impression" but the fact is that sometimes the first impression is your only impression-you may not get another opportunity to make your impression again.So we must make sure that we make a significant impact on our first impression.First impression is essential,be it an interview,a conversation or a meeting.
Here are some quick tips for making a better first impression.
Eye contact is very essential.Wandering your eyes away from an person only distracts the person and makes an impression that you regret to be having a conversation with that person.
Make eye contact half or two thirds of the time.Too much eye contact may be falsely perceived as a person who is stubborn.
Make sure you pay attention to your body language when you are talking and when you are listening.
When you are speaking, make sure you use your hands, making small gestures and also give some facial expressions.All these will make the person more interested in listening you.No one likes to watch a stone walled person giving a speech before them.
When you are listening, as mentioned before make sure you have eye contact and also nod every now and then so that you can convey the message that you are interested in what you are listening to.
A smile comes a long way in making an impression.Even faking a smile at the right time makes a lot of difference.By having a smile now and then(don't laugh, just smile) you tend to make the conversation and the person before you more friendly.
Also a smile must be a sincere one that conveys the message "Today is a great day and I'm happy to send time with you".It must not convey the message "This is so boring, finish the speech/conversation soon"
Be careful of sharing your personal ideas and things about personal life.Most often, when you talk about your personal ideologies or about your personal life. people tend to get bored.Keep it light, keep it positive.Remember, no one is going to be interested of what your pet's name is, when you are speaking to them for the first time!
A little flattery is good.But overdoing it , seriously affects your impression.People who are warm toward others,giving others compliments have more chances to have a successful conversation with anyone.Compliments given with sincerity is good.But compliments said just for flattery may sometimes lead to trouble!.
Use simple and plain words while speaking,avoid using complex words or complex meaning sentences.make sure you use some top notch quotes and some examples when and where necessary.These will make sure that you convey the message "I'm well prepared for this speech/conversation".
One of the most importance of making a good impression is to be a good speaker and a good listener.No one likes to be in an one sided conversation.When you are supportive to give the person to express their views, you make sure that the conversation is interactive and interesting.
Check your impulses to use the name of the person before you.It's a way to bridge an intellectual gap.make sure that you address them with respect every now and then like Mr.X or Ms.X and so on and so forth.
And finally never appear in a normal mood, every now and then show a variety of gestures,don't be thoughtful to use your arms, don't hesitate to make gestures and expression since a conversation with zero expression is downright boring.
The next time you want to make an significant impact-the first impression ,let it be your best impression.
Luck-How lucky are you to get LUCK
whatever people are, what they do, they tend to luck for some answers in life.When someone fails to achieve something, there is always 'luck' to be blamed upon.They say destiny is already written and you can't change it.And there is a belief that only luck can bring great opportunities and success to an individual.Is it true?NO!. You are what you think and your actions will determine how many opportunities you get and how successful you become.What ever your future is, you can affect it by your actions today.
For many centuries people have recognized in the power of luck.And they have developed and done superstitions to help them achieve the elusive luck.
But getting luck is not that much difficult!.
Living a positive, charmed life is essential.Studies and surveys have shown that the persons that are presumed to be lucky tend to live with some basic principles-seizing every chance and opportunity, creating self-fulfilling prophecies through positive attitude and adopting a resilient attitude that turns around bad luck from their lives.There is a famous quote "I find that whenever i work hard,i tend to become lucky" this is very much true.Opportunities are made and they don't come to you all of a sudden.
Being open minded is also a way to get lucky.People who are open minded tend to spot more opportunities than other narrow minded persons.Narrow minded people tend to miss the opportunities since they are looking for something extra always.
There was an experiment made to find out why the Lucky persons got more opportunities and why the unlucky were simply unlucky.Both groups of people were given a news paper and asked to find out how many pictures were there in that paper.The lucky people were able to finish the task in seconds while the unlucky were taking minutes to do the same.Was it because it was true that lucky people are successful? Absolutely not.The news paper contained a big quote in the second page saying" Stop counting there are 42 pictures overall in this news paper".
The lucky people were open minded and were able to spot the line and finished the task sooner.The unlucky people were too busy looking and counting only the pictures.
The unlucky miss chances of opportunities because they're too busy looking for something else.Lucky people tend to look for what is there rather than what they are looking for.
Let me give you a small story that will give you the big picture of being "open minded".Imagine you own a orange farm.Each day your goal is to collect a basket of oranges.At first it won't matter where(which part of the farm) you tend to look for the oranges since the whole farm will have oranges.But gradually it will become harder to find oranges if you go looking in the same part of the farm every day.If you go to new parts of the farm, you are sure to get some oranges every time.You can compare the oranges to luck or opportunity.
Apart from thinking positively, being optimistic about things is very essential.Highly optimistic persons tend to be happy, be happy about their lives,keep their expectations high and increase the chances of leading a lucky life.
There is something called counter factual thinking.What it means that people tend to think about what might have happened rather than what has actually happened.
It is easy to explain with an example: an optimistic person , when he has won a bronze medal, thinks that he is fortunate that his performance was bad that he did not get even the bronze medal.But when a pessimistic person, even when he got a silver medal thinks whether he should have performed better to get the gold medal.
Lucky people always tend to be optimistic about things, content with what they have and Unlucky people tend to think about things that are out of their reach presently.It's the way people handle mis-fortunes that makes them Lucky or Unlucky
A man went to a car showroom to buy a car,he had no idea of which one to buy.He saw a car that looked good and he liked it too but he couldn't afford that.The man thought about the problems of debts if he should buy that car so he turned down the decision of buying it.A week later he returned to the same car show room, he bought a car that he liked,that which suited him and all these for a lesser price!.
So the last aspect of being lucky is to learn to be lucky.Change your thought and behavior to suit a Lucky person-expect good fortune, always be optimistic/positive, don't dwell on the negative thoughts and always see the big picture of life than regretting for minor faults in it.Your bad luck will definitely vanish!!.
roads are happy coz they are now clean, rivers are happy with new water,
wells are happy as it has full water but do u think that we can live
happily if these kind of situations will remain........
As we all know abt Karnataka's situation, ppl are crying........... some of
them lost their houses and some of them lost their dear ones, even becoz of
this fluid our economy will suffer as we'll have to import those crops
which got affected by this rain.. In short no one is happy then y are we
creating such situations???ya its we not nature, we are creating a major
problem like GLOBAL WARMING.......Pollution what we create it brings acid
rain which affects crop.
I know u have lived ur life happily but don't u want our next generation to
live happily???
In our life almost on a day to day basis, we come across 2 types of people. The first type can be classified in upper category while the 2nd type in lower category. Typical examples of upper-lower category are given below:-
Father-Children:- The father or mother as head of the family always lays down rules which has to be followed. Any deviation and the child could be punished. Some children even live under the fear of her parents scoldings
Teacher-Student:- Teacher is authorized to have totally authority over the student. Nobody can stop that authority The teacher is given the power by the school or college. Also by default teacher being more qualified & more aged gets the powers automatically.
Boss-Subordinate:- A boss is better qualified than the subordinate. He is paid more, has a better designation and is also empowered to wield authority. It is the subordinates duty to obey the boss as laid down by the rules and regulations of the organization.
It is a well known fact that all of us crave for power and when presented with a opportunity like to wield it. While there is nothing wrong in wielding power, as elders we have 2 major responsibilities.
1) We should set an example and for that it becomes very important to ensure we are not at fault. If we are at fault, then we should correct ourselves before setting rules for our juniors.
2) We should also understand along with power, we should take responsibility of our juniors. It is out duty to ensure that our juniors are properly guided and taken care of.
I hope all seniors whether, parents, teachers or bosses look into this aspect.
Regards
Satish
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