7 ways in 7 days to be happy - introduction

There are no books written on how to be depressed. However, there are many books written on how to be happy. Do you know why that is? Because it is easy to be depressed and it takes effort to be happy. Think about it. It is easier to think that the worst will happen and not do anything about it rather than to do something to try to change your life circumstances. It is easier to sit home and resign yourself to being overweight rather than to exercise and diet so you can happier with your body image. It is easier to also think you can just take a pill and that *poof* all of your problems will suddenly go away and you will be happy again. But it just isn't that simple.

Success and happiness in life takes some work. By and large, it doesn't just come to you. So the first step towards becoming a happier person in life is to realize that YOU need to take control of things and stop letting external circumstances control you. It is only once you have come to this realization that you can apply the set of tips I am going to provide over the next week as part of the "7 ways in 7 days to be happy and improve your life" Please pass the word around about this blog series to our friends and loved ones, as this is a topic of interest to many and I would like to see some more happy people in the world. Go here for Day 1.