Do you have to be happy to be successful or is happiness a result of success?

Question:I don't think happiness depends on achieving goals. People are usually happier when they have a goal to pursue. The rich are miserable because of having no goals. I guess when you're problems are minimal or at least under control, happiness comes on it's own. I don't think it can be pursued like it's a goal in itself. You just have to clear the field for it to appear.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I don't think happiness depends on achieving goals. People are usually happier when they have a goal to pursue. The rich are miserable because of having no goals. I guess when you're problems are minimal or at least under control, happiness comes on it's own. I don't think it can be pursued like it's a goal in itself. You just have to clear the field for it to appear.

Success creates Happiness. Happiness helps build Success. It's almost like a circle, except that one doesn't necessarily need to be happy to achieve success. I can be miserable and still get good grades for example. Happiness comes from the knowledge of success, something all humans strive for.

Whether this success is in their faith, school, sport or even a simple video game.

i'd prefer to be happy first then the positivity i have may help me to reach success

Being happy is projected to others creating happy feelings in them therefore opening the door to success.

But to truely answer the question you must define the meaning of success. Every persons veiw of success differs. Therefore the level of happiness or need may differ.

You can be a bored silly dentist-and enjoy the slopes every weekend. But if you don't enjoy your work, you might pull the wrong tooth. All in all, attentiveness outweighs happiness. If you're successful, that should make you happy.

happiness is a very broad kind of word, to be happy, we must learn to accept and be satisfied on what we have if we can't be able to reach what we wanted or desired... but that doesn't mean we have to stop reaching what we want, contentment is more factor of being happy... anyway success, is not being measured from the position of the person, but on how he overcome the obstacles that came in his way.

I believe you have to be happy in order to be successful because how can you truly reach success if you are unhappy!

If you have a mind that can perceive depth, you will know that success will not bring you happiness. Nor will happiness bring you success. Happiness is as elusive as peace of mind.
Both can be attained, but very few attain them.

being happy is success, success in the material sense of the word never brings happiness only things.....

Happiness is a state of mind.