{"id":613,"date":"2011-03-05T09:06:55","date_gmt":"2011-03-05T17:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matthewliberty.com\/?p=613"},"modified":"2011-03-05T09:06:55","modified_gmt":"2011-03-05T17:06:55","slug":"5-steps-to-guaranteed-happiness-success-really","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threeadventure.com\/matthewliberty\/2011\/03\/05\/5-steps-to-guaranteed-happiness-success-really\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Steps To Guaranteed Happiness & Success (really?)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Dif\u00edcil<\/a>
Image by juanignaciosl ~ notedetengas.es via Flickr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

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  1. Don\u2019t follow lists like this because 99% are stupid (except this one)<\/li>\n
  2. Work your ass off<\/li>\n
  3. Be you, always, do not deviate from that<\/li>\n
  4. Build real relationships<\/li>\n
  5. Be helpful, solve problems for people<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    There are no short cuts in life people, nothing worth having comes easy. The above list is not going to work for you unless you DO IT, consistently and persistently! Success and happiness are two things, hard work and choice! You can\u2019t escape having to put the work in and you have to make the choice to be positive in the face of negativity\u2026choose happiness, practice it!<\/p>\n

    The above list was also mocking ALL the other millions of lists that come out that we so readily gobble up with our eyes. How many times has your life been made better after reading a list? Exactly, because in the end it comes down to YOU, the individual CHOOSING to actually do something toward living a life of happiness and success.<\/p>\n

    Moral of the story, YOU need to make the choice that you and your life are important enough to get up and fight for! If I can do it, anyone can!!<\/p>\n

    \"Enhanced<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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