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Success (financial, status, marriage, career) does not cause happiness and happiness does not cause financial (or other types of ) success... but to me true success can be measured by how happy you are. How content with your life, loved ones, friends and work you are, even if others would not see you as financially successful, if you are happy that is what matters more. Many people with very little money or status success find happiness in faith, friends, family, marriage, meaningful work or pets. That makes them more successful than a miserable millionaire in my book.
From the time we are born, we are taught success is happiness. In school, as we grow up, we are taught this myth that success, achievement, money, name, fame is happiness. But this equation is wrong - success is not happiness, happiness is success. If we are happy, we are already successful. All successful people are not happy, but all happy people are successful. Look around and you will find that many rich people are sad. If money and success were to give us happiness, then they would have been glad! Therefore, success is not happiness.