More often than not, success becomes elusive, but it does not have to be. If you are in the pursuit of success and happiness then all you have to do is bring a change in your attitude. This can certainly bring about a sea change in your stream of thinking. Once there is a paradigm shift in your thinking, you will find several opportunities coming your way. But how can you change the way you think? Don’t worry, the path to change isn’t as difficult as you think. You can follow these hacks to get the best out of any situation,

Do Not Take Offense

How not to take offense at everything you hear or see? Well, it is certainly an art and you need to spend some time mastering the art. Most of us react poorly to criticism. However, we must change that, negative feedback can kill your mojo. People who do not get offended easily are more receptive to success, they feel motivated and in the process happy and fulfilled.

Be a Giver

This has been established for ages that giving is a better trait to have than taking. The giver is one real friend and not fake ones that you have on social media. When you give you will see yourself being more fulfilled in life or at work. You can also get all the support you need, especially when you are not doing well in life.

Be Open to Change

Keep pursuing change, the more you fight to change the more you’ll regret and feel overwhelmed in the process. Change can transform your life, so be open to it. Embracing something new can be exciting. Then you can feel the benefits of real change in you.

It’s Okay to Accept Faults

When you accept faults, you realize it is not such a bad thing after all. Suddenly you feel less overwhelmed. You realize that just because you were fighting others who were pointing out your faults you were feeling so stressed about it.  Once the other’s negative feedback stops bothering you and you start working on your faults you feel more motivated to accomplish your goals in life. You are also in a happier space.

A Good Attitude is Everything

It is not how you achieve success but also how you perceive success. Be thankful even if the project goes away you will have to understand that bigger and better things are lying there for you. Treat every failure and success with a certain degree of nonchalance. You can always give it your all and hope for the best. Whether the task is successful or not, it is certainly not in your hands.

Ask Yourself Deep Questions

Ask yourself the bigger and deeper questions in life. Have you been an encouraging person in life? Someone who helps others at work? How do your colleagues perceive you? Do they consider you important? Do you ensure yourself to be more successful or do you give your team more importance so that you can accomplish your goal collectively?

Feedback is a Tool for Change

Feedback is certainly not the enemy. The enemy within is not reacting to feedback in the right fashion. It’s about staying stationary. True success means using feedback as a tool for bringing about some solid change. When you harbor a negative attitude you have a tougher time pursuing success. Feedback is important, whether it is negative or positive depends on how you see it.

Find Humor in Life

While humor is important, the ability to laugh at yourself is more important. It just means that you are not taking things very seriously. You don’t get impacted by every failure that comes your way. Life happens when you least expect it, similarly, success happens when you least expect it. So, enjoy the whole process, gain experience and seek motivation along the way. Don’t forget to laugh even when you fail. That’s the only way to take the good with gratitude and the bad without thinking about it too much.

Remember, in life pausing and reflecting is important. So, take everything with liberal dozes of humor and you will find the journey towards success easier and enjoyable!