12 SIMPLE SECRETS TO LIVING HAPPY

To live happily means to derive the sense of fulfillment in life as it relates to your profession, your faith and your relationships, which include your home. Living without been happy has various consequences in ones spiritual, psychological, social and professional life.
What I am about sharing with you are products from my failure and success experiences and also from outstanding men of great repute.
THE SECRETS
1. Live within your means: This secret is not in the culture of this generation. Living beyond your income or resources available is an attitude of the unwise. Those who live beyond their income are always blind to opportunities. Such individuals would rather complain and give excuses instead of investing. If you don't want to live in perpetual frustration, then learn to live within your means. It was the practice of Jesus when He fed the multitude
2. Go for your needs and not wants: It is so disheartening to know that many do not even know what it means to prioritize around their need. The scripture says, "My God shall supply all your needs ..."Not your wants. A 'need' is anything that is important and urgent. Some things are important but not urgent. Some are not urgent and not important at the same time.
3. Plan your achievements: To live happily you need to be proactive about your life. You must learn to set goals that are short, medium and long term respectively. Don't live your life to chance but by deliberate decisions; this will make you happy and give you some sense of fulfillment.
4. Put God first:  What does this means? It means to be guided by God in all your endeavors. It also means to love what God loves and hate what He hates. It could also mean, pleasing God rather than men (integrity). But unfortunately we live in a world where integrity is almost missing. Little wonder why we have people of great riches that unfulfilled; they live without happiness.
5. Practice the golden rule: The golden rule principle says, "Whatsoever you want others do to you, should not be done to them in return."If you know you need help, forgiveness, favor etc from others, then give it in return and you will be happy. If you want to be happy sow happiness to other peoples life and vice versa.
6. Learn to forgive others: one major reason why people don't forgive others is because they think they are perfect and better than others. Unforgiveness brings depression and sickness to the heart of man. Why not choose to be free by letting others go free.
7. Go for knowledge; learn new things and be given to change:  Acquisition of knowledge and learning new skills on how things should be done better, let’s say in marriage, business etc, it brings happiness.
8. Reward yourself: This secret may not be part of our culture and beliefs in this part of the world, but if you want to live happily then you should make it part of your system. How to reward yourself? Go for vacations, learn to pay yourself, go out for picnic with loved ones, fulfill your goals etc.
9. Work on your weaknesses: The world and people around you may know you for your "strength", but without managing your weaknesses effectively, it will definitely destroy everything your “strength” has constructed for you.
10. Learn from your mistakes: There are several ways to become wise and one of them is: learning from your failure-experiences. To live a happy life therefore, gain wisdom.
11. Mind your own business: Too many people in our world compete with others, not for the reason of gaining competitive advantage, but another way to manifest there greed and covetousness. To live happy therefore, you must be focused and compete with your "potential."
12. Speak positively: The scripture tells us that, death and life are in the power of the tongue. If you want to derive the sense of fulfillment then refrain your tongue from speaking negatively. Only speak words of grace.
It shall be well with you, your relationships, your career and your future. Congratulations and welcome to the world of fulfillment.