Once you stop to consider the difference between happiness and success, it becomes clear that
while they might sometimes happen together, those two ideas are not necessarily connected.8
You
might have a humble job that doesn't have much prestige, but you might enjoy it. Or, you might not like
your job that much, but you might have a great life at home that makes you happy. On the other hand,
you might have an impressive career that gives you a lot of money and respect, but you might hate your
work, or you might be unhappy with your life outside of work. If you look at the way things are in
society, it is obvious that happiness and success get confused all the time. Happiness is a feeling that
exists inside a person; success is too often a measurement that is based on what other people think of us.
You have to know the difference if you want to be happy, and being happy with yourself is a kind of
success that everyone should be able to experience.