Caffeine for the Soul with Michael Neill The Happiness/Success Connection
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Oct 27, 2025 Discover the fascinating interplay between happiness and success. Challenge the notion that success leads to happiness as Michael reflects on his experiences. He reveals that happy people often achieve success first and offers a simple definition of success: happiness itself. Learn how feeling good can change your outcomes and why happiness usually fosters success. Experiment with prioritizing happiness over external achievements, and understand how our thoughts shape our feelings. Embrace the idea of being happy first, then pursue your goals!
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Happiness Often Comes Before Success
- Michael Neill observed that happiness usually precedes meaningful success rather than follows it.
- He found many seemingly successful people were unhappy and that happily successful people tended to be happy first.
Happiness Is Built In, Not A Reward
- Happiness and contentment are described as innate states we’re born with, not rewards for achievement.
- Living from that inner happiness reliably increases the chance of success in the world of form.
Choose Feeling Good Before Outcomes
- Do notice when you delay feeling good until external outcomes and experiment with feeling good now instead.
- Be happy first, then pursue what you want and observe how creation unfolds differently.
