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The Mindset Shifts You Must Make If You Want To Be Happy

Changing your life begins with improving your way of thinking.

Matt Lillywhite
4 min readAug 2, 2020
Photo by Mike Marrah on Unsplash

There’s a massive difference between people who are happy and people who aren’t.

It’s not money, fame, or other things that many people assume they need to live a happy life. It’s none of that. Instead, it’s the ability to adopt a positive mindset and let go of everything you cannot change.

Why? Because when you spend less time worrying about everything outside of your control, you can focus all of your energy solely on the things that are. Like the Roman emperor, Marcus Aurelius once said:

“You have power over your mind — not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”

Without even knowing you, I can tell that you want to live a genuinely happy life. Deep down, you know there’s room for improvement. But for one reason or another, you don’t know where to start.

Fortunately, there’s a solution to your current state of unhappiness. Because if negative mindsets prevent you from being happy, eliminating them from your mind will enable your life to change for the better.

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Matt Lillywhite
Matt Lillywhite

Written by Matt Lillywhite

Storyteller and part-time procrastinator. Writing to inspire, entertain, and avoid doing laundry. Substack: https://mattlillywhite.substack.com/subscribe

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