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[Jayy Davis]

Money doesn't necessarily buy happiness, but happiness can lead to success and financial prosperity. Pursuing passions and finding fulfillment can drive achievement and wealth, making true happiness a valuable investment.

[Phillip Noah]

This idea that money can't buy happiness is a well-known idea in the world. But it being well-known did not foster it being practiced. Many might believe this saying but in one way or another not practice it. If only they know that happiness does bring success and money.

[Glory Balo]

Yeah, right. Like I'm supposed to just magically become happy and rich by smiling more. That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard. I work hard, I deserve to have nice things. It's not my fault I'm struggling.

[Glory Balo]

But I guess there's some truth to that. I do tend to complain a lot. Maybe I should try to be more positive. But it's easier said than done, you know? Life is tough.

[Glory Balo]

I like this perspective. It's refreshing to hear someone talk about happiness and success as being interconnected. I've definitely been guilty of focusing on the negative. Maybe it's time for a change.

[clinton olamide]

While money alone can't buy lasting happiness, genuine happiness often leads to success. When we're truly happy and fulfilled, we naturally attract opportunities, build stronger relationships, and excel in what we do. In this way, happiness becomes a foundation for prosperity and achievement.

[Kim Jieun]

Our outlook and mindset play a significant role in determining our happiness. Embracing gratitude and maintaining a positive focus can greatly enhance our overall well-being, whereas dwelling on negative thoughts and complaints can impede happiness, even in favorable circumstances. By choosing to focus on the good, we can cultivate a more joyful and fulfilling life.

[David awunor]

Well said, just like what Eminem said: "Money doesn't buy happiness; it buys crazy-ass happiness."

[MAHAD BAIG MIRZA]

I agree with this statement. While money alone may not guarantee happiness, finding true happiness can create opportunities for success and financial stability. True happiness often comes from within, rooted in self-acceptance, meaningful relationships, personal fulfillment, and a sense of purpose. When you're genuinely happy, you’re often more motivated, confident, and focused, which can lead to better decisions and opportunities that contribute to financial success. True happiness fosters a positive mindset and resilience, which can, in turn, attract and create pathways to achieving your goals and financial well-being.

[alkmalbagus]

Contentment breeds a positive and optimistic mindset, enabling individuals to envision and achieve greatness, ultimately attracting success and prosperity. It's a valuable attitude to cultivate.

[HUIYAN WEN]

This perspective really flips the script on the idea that money leads to happiness. I love the emphasis on how true happiness—built on acceptance, gratitude, and a positive attitude—can actually lead to success. It’s a powerful reminder that our mindset shapes our reality. Instead of waiting for external circumstances to change, we should focus on cultivating inner peace, which in turn can attract the success we seek.

[John Judah]

I think this statement is somehow controversial. indeed, money doesn't buy happiness, however, money can buy what brings happiness to us. for example, money can buy good drinkable water which bring good hygiene that aid happiness in the area of health.

[Adrian Bouknight]

This was an interesting concept that I keep turning back to and thinking over. We often strive for more, without a clear understanding of if what we are striving for, makes us any happier. Especially in terms of finances.

[Eckhart Aurelius Hughes]

What if I told you that your nasty attitude causes your lack of success, rather than vice versa?

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You might be surprised how well you can play the cards you're dealt once you stop wasting ANY of your very limited time, energy, or resources counter-productively bitching about them, with a huge miserable frown or an angry resentful yell, or a clingy jealous ungrateful off-putting desperation, with your very presence to other people feeling like a dark rainy cloud.

I agree that money doesn't buy happiness, but I'm afraid I have to disagree that happiness can get you money.

Hi, Leona Rodrigues,

Thank you for your reply.

Can you elaborate on your reasoning and evidence?

Are you using yourself and your own personal experience as your primary counter-example (i.e. evidence)?

If so, then can I ask: (1) have you already read my book, In It Together: The Beautiful Struggle Uniting Us All in full? (2) Do you understand and agree with every sentence in that book? (3) Have you been strictly following all 11 of the suggestions at the end of the book? (4) Are you enrolled in my free mentoring program?

I was and am not saying it is impossible for a person who has extreme full-fledged free-spirited inner peace and extreme happy full-fledged self-discipline to not be financially successful and such. But it is unusual. In my experience, such extreme full-fledged free-spirited inner peace (a.k.a. true happiness) and the extreme full-fledged self-discipline that it entails attract incredible success in finances, business, careers, and whatever other external happenings would be considered external success to a given person.

In fact, that's exactly why I can and do guarantee success with my free mentoring program:

If one is truly and invincibly happy (i.e. has inner peace and extreme full-fledged happy self-discipline) then it is almost impossible for that person to not be incredibly successful in whatever their chosen goals are.


With love,
Eckhart Aurelius Hughes
a.k.a. Scott

[Eckhart Aurelius Hughes]

Hi, Edah Chemonges,

Thank you so much for your reply.

For short, I'd rather have money and I'll work on my happiness later. To me, it's better to be depressed with a million in my account than to laugh with 0 balances.

You are, of course, completely entitled to that preference (i.e. preferring to be miserable & rich rather than happy & poor), but nonetheless it's generally an utterly moot preference since you will strongly tend to have neither unless you have both. In other words, the choice is actually between (1) being happy and thus as a result financially successful, versus (2) being an ungrateful miserable resentful depressed whining complainer who is thus also incompetent and disaster-prone in business, money, romantic relationships, professional relationships, career matters, sports, and pretty every external endeavor or claimed goal one might have.

If you give up the true happiness (a.k.a. invincible inner peace) and spiritual freedom (a.k.a. self-discipline) about which my book teaches, then you will almost certainly do very poorly in business, finances, career matters, and any alleged external goals you may have.

Misery loves company and attracts poverty.


With love,
Eckhart Aurelius Hughes
a.k.a. Scott