Everyone believes that "Success is the Key to happiness." but what I believe is " Happiness is the Key to success." One reason is that if your mind is not stable or you are not mentally satisfied it won't be possible for you to stay focused on your work, happiness makes the brain work better and it will make you more successful.
Now, the question is how to be happy?
What I feel is if you enjoy whatever you are doing it will bring you happiness. I want to give my example I am a teacher and I started teaching when I was in college. I love this profession because it makes me happy to help children to achieve their goals. If you love what you are doing, it will lead to success not instantly but eventually. So, first thing to stay happy is enjoy whatever you do. Secondly, you should identify your greatest strengths and use them in social or family interactions. Third, you should make time for friends, peers and family members. It will help you in sharing your ideas, views and thoughts. Fourth, I believe writing is a perfect way to stay happy. It helps in releasing stress, worries or anxiety. So, we should develop a habit of writing. I have maintained a diary, and nobody can read that. I daily write one page and it really stables my mind. Fifth, I believe in "to love and to give." Here, to give doesn't have to be about money, it means to help someone by giving your time or in their work. For example, write a positive email or message thanking a friend or colleague, or compliment someone you admire. It will make you happy, sometimes little- little things brings happiness to us. Sixth, happiness doesn’t depend upon external circumstances but your own internal decisions. Promise yourself to be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. So, to be successful, you should focus on Happiness first. When people feel happy, they tend to feel confident, energetic and Optimistic. Happiness motivate us to undertake new challenges and achieve success. People with positive attitudes are passionate about achieving their life goal.
At the end, I want to sum up by saying if you want to be a successful person, try to be happy first.