The Simple Equation to Happiness

There are a whole lot of self-help, motivational, inspirational and success books and ebooks that pertain to developing the "Mindset of a Millionaire". There are also books and ebooks on techniques and strategies that may or may not make you rich, such as investing in stocks, opening a franchise, internet marketing, search enging optimization, etc. However, these two worlds, inner wealth (mindset) and outer wealth (money), when separate, are the reason why people don't achieve the lifestyle and don't live the lives of their dreams. It's sad to see that people struggle in life trying to make money, lose weight, quitting smoking, stop drinking and driving, and all the other things that they use as a stopgap measure for their problems. No wonder they're living their lives in misery, in pain, dreading Monday mornings when they have to go back to the dreaded 9-to-5 job, making someone else richer.

Almost 95% or 97% of the people on this big, blue-and-green planet in which we call "Earth" are currently tearing up their bodies, if not minds, hearts, souls or anything that keeps them alive, just for a measly paycheck that not only barely pays the bills, but puts the bread on the table. And when I mean "bread", I mean McDonald's fast-food restaurant bread, meaning that people spend so much on groceries that they don't have enough to save up for other important things such as retirement, leisure, vacations, and the other perks and pleasures of life that come in any and all shapes, sizes and types. It doesn't take a rocket scientist, a brain surgeon, or even the brain of Albert Einstein to see the full equation, and you don't even need to take up advanced math classes like calculus and trigonometry to understand it:

9-to-5 Job
X (multiplied by)
Struggle and Strain 5 days a week
X
1 month
= (equals)
gross 2-figure or 3-figure paycheck
- (subtracted by)
taxes that goes to the government
=
net 2-figure or 3-figure paycheck
/ (divided by)
2 necessities
=
(paying the bills; electricity, water, mortgage, etc.)
+ (added by)
(Food; groceries, fast-food, water, drinks, etc.)
X
lifetime
=
month > cashflow

This equation calculates to a life of mediocrity for the masses who keep doing what they're doing. But, there's good news: there is another equation, and it's very simple and easy to follow. This is for anyone, even high school dropouts and college dropouts.

Mindset (beliefs and mentality)
+
Knowledge (books and ebooks)
+
Applied Action (working 10% hard and 90% smart)
=
Success

Success is an inside job, yet it also takes applied action of learning and mindset to achieve the lifestyle you dream of. Not the other way around. You need to change your method of thinking first, and that means unlearning the poverty mindset apparent in everyone, including religions that fool you into thinking that poverty is a virtue, being poor is godly, and that wealth is a grave sin that will automatically guarantee you an eternity in Hell. No, you must move to a wealth mentality, one of abundance. It's not a sin to have a lot of money. Money itself is not the root of all evil. As a matter of fact, there is more. The love of money may be one of the roots of evil, but the LACK of money is another. Next, if you can't afford books or ebooks, then the internet is abundant and saturated with free ebooks in any form and format on several topics on wealth-building, success, motivation, prosperity, financial freedom, and other categories in between and related. Read through them. Don't just skim through them. Take them to heart. But choose the ebooks that make you feel easy enough to read them. Finally, apply what you've learned. Remember the lessons you've read and studied in those books and put them to good use. In an analogy, it's no use reading a driver's manual over and over again until your eyes dry up if you don't put it to good use by sitting in the driver's seat, inserting and turning the ignition key, putting your hand on the steering wheel and actually driving your car on the road. So remember this equation to happiness:

Mindset (beliefs and mentality)
+
Knowledge (books and ebooks)
+
Applied Action (working 10% hard and 90% smart)
=
Success

This will turn your life around for the better.