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Happiness is the only true measure (估量) of personal success. Making other people happy is the highest expression of success，but it's almost impossible to make others happy if you9 re not happy yourself. If you can make others happy, you'll be successful. Here are some pieces of advice that can help increase the amount of happiness in your life.

1       Start each day with expectation. When you rise from bed, make your first thought: “What a beautiful day it is! Something wonderful is going to happen today.” Guess what? You're probably right.

2       Take time to plan and prioritize (优先处理) things. The most common source of stress is the feeling that you've got too much work to do. Pick one thing that will make you closer to your goal in life. Then do that first.

3       Give a gift to everyone you meet. I'm not talking about a real, wrapped-up present. Your gift can be your smile, a word of thanks or encouragement, a gesture of politeness, or even a friendly nod.

4       "Turn off “background” TV, Many families leave their TVs on as “background noise” while they're doing other things. The purpose of broadcast TV is to make you dissatisfied with your life so that you'll buy more things.

5End each day with gratitude. Just before you go to bed, write down at least one wonderful thing that happened. It might be something as small as making a child laugh or something as huge as a million dollar deal. Whatever it is, be grateful for that day because it will never come again.