How to Have a Happy Life

Happiness is a choice you make and you are the only person who can make that choice.

However, in order to be happy, you must feel that you DESERVE to be happy.

Feeling undeserving of happiness is a common roadblock that shuts the door on happiness for many people. Remember, you have the right to be happy and you deserve happiness. Once you believe this. The choice is yours.

Are your ready to open the door and catch some happiness? Here are 12 steps to steps to get you started.

1. Create a blueprint for a life you love.
Identify what you want from life-set goals, develop a plan and take ACTION! Monitor your actions, measure your success and celebrate!

2. Practice Awareness, Acceptance, Action
Be Aware of what you don't like. Accept it. Take Action to change it.

3. Give up on being perfect.
Be proud of who you are. Live your values. No one is perfect.

4. Stay out of the drama.
Life is for living. Drama is for TV. Stay out of the drama- focus on solutions to resolve problems.

5. Balance your life.
Balance work and life. Make time to play.

6. Develop your skills and talents.
Invest in yourself personally & professionally. Be all your can be.

7. Let go of anger and negativity.
Free yourself from "empty" emotions. They drain you. They hurt you more than those you feel them towards. Fuel yourself with positive energy. The world will look a whole lot nicer.

8. Take care of you.
You deserve the best. Take care of YOU!

9. Receive and reduce expectations.
Allow yourself to receive. Don't expect or make assumptions.

10. Replace need with fulfillment.
Practice self reliance. Only you can meet your emotional needs. Reconnect with your soul and find fulfillment.

11. Use your energy wisely.
Identify your energy zones. They are sources of motivation leading to action and success.

12. Live your dreams.
Take risks to follow your dreams. Dreams come true are happy moments.

Remember-we all deserve to be happy. Happiness is a process that requires change for many of us and change is never easy since it takes us out of our comfort zone.

However with committment and perserverance you will be catching more happiness each day. Your world will be a much nicer place to live.