We've heard the classic expression, "which came first, the chicken or the egg?" Chickens hatch from the eggs, but eggs are laid by the chickens, arousing endless debate over each side of the arguments.

I've come up with an equally controversial expression to perturb your mind, "which comes first, the success or the happiness?" Before you jump the ropes, I wanted to warn you that arguments could be made to prove which gives rise to the other. Success comes from within, knowing the true worth of our human potential.

I have several profound reasons to prove that happiness leads to the success.

Positivity is the mother of success: We all know that positivity leads to attitude and unwavering faith to achieve success. In the history of the human race, no negative person has ever climbed the peaks of success; happiness is a virtue of positivity. Without happiness, positivity dies a horrible death.

It's all in my head: Success begins with self-affirmation. It's that staunch belief that when I love what I do, success has to come. When the mood is positive, we give rise to our self-esteem leading to relentless pursuit of success.

I succeed when others succeed: It is a known fact that success comes to those who invest in other people's success. Being happy is a prerequisite to have a pro-social attitude leading to generosity with time and money.

I'm happy, so I am healthy: Happiness tends to instill positivity towards life goals including a healthy mind and healthy relationships. With the virtue of healthy mind, body and soul, I now am focused to achieve success.

Be confident: I've noticed that staying under sun energizes my mood and willingness to pursue my goals. Similarly, with happiness, I get an abundance of confidence in my skills and in my resilience towards temporary failures to achieve success.

Constancy of purpose: Success comes to those who have a definite purpose. Their relentless efforts towards definite purpose come from happiness within to affirm that victory is the only acceptable outcome.

Success holds no limits: Happiness leads to creative vision that seeks achievement without limits. My success is limited only to the limits I impose on my thoughts. With happiness, I take my self-esteem to unseen heights to achieve success beyond my wildest expectations.

In the moment: Enjoying every moment with focus of mind, body and soul leads to happiness that shows in the activity that we engage in. I tend to be at my best when my mind is neither engaged in the past failures nor in the future fantasies. I am giving all I have to the task at hand with unbound happiness. I am destined to arrive at success.

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.- Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) Preeminent leader of Indian nationalism.
Our profound view towards success and happiness shapes our destiny. You may focus solely on success and sacrifice happiness with the belief that happiness will follow success. That may prove to be wrong; sharing laughter with family, helping others, being personable and establishing social relations are all forms of happiness, essential to the health of you success.

You may have arguments from the other side of the fence. If so, I'd love to hear why you think success gives rise to happiness?

我们都听过那个经典的命题，“先有鸡还是先有蛋？”鸡是蛋孵出来的，但是蛋又是鸡生下来的，就这两个论点引发了无休无止的争论。

我提出了一个同样会让你困扰的具有争议性的命题，“现有成功还是先有幸福？”在你？之前，我想告诉你这个论点是用来证明谁产生了谁。成功来源于内在，成功让我们得知人类潜能的真实价值。

我有几个很有说服力的理由来证明是幸福带来了成功。

乐观是成功的母亲：我们都知道乐观带来实现成功的态度和坚定不移的信念。在人类历史上，没有一个悲观的人曾攀登上成功的高峰。幸福是乐观的原动力。没有幸福，乐观的态度就会胎死腹中。

一切都取决于我自己的想法：成功来源于自我肯定。我有着一个坚定的信念，那就是当我热爱我所做的工作时，成功自然而然就来了。当心情很乐观开朗时，会产生自尊，自尊会引发对成功无休止的追求。

当其他人成功时我也成功:那些投资他人的成功的人自己也会成功，这是一个人所共知的事实。幸福是保持一种对社会的正面心态的前提，这种心态会使得人们对时间和金钱的慷慨。

我幸福，所以我健康：幸福会给生活注入乐观，包括健康的头脑和人际关系。有了健康的头脑、身体和灵魂，我现在可以更专注于追求成功了。

保持自信：我注意到在阳光底下使我更有心情和意愿来追求我的目标。同样地，拥有幸福，我从我的技能和对暂时失败的恢复力中得到了许多自信来实现成功。

恒久的目标：成功只给那些有些明确目标的人。他们对既定目标所付出的持久努力来源于内在的幸福感，确信胜利是唯一可能的结果。

成功无界限：幸福感带来充满创造力的视野追求无止尽的成就感。我的成功只会被我自身的想法所局限。拥有幸福，我便拥有自信去达到从未企及过的超越我想象的高度。

活在当下：全身心享受每时每刻带来幸福感，这在我们所参与的活动中将有所体现。当我的思绪既不沉溺在过去的失败中、也不沉浸在对将来的幻想中时，我的状态最佳。我满心愉悦地尽全力做好手边的工作。我注定要成功。

幸福就是当你所思、所言、所做都处于和谐的状态。—甘地（1869-1948），印度民族独立运动的伟大领袖。

我们对成功和幸福的深刻见解将会决定我们的命运。你可能会只专注于成功，牺牲了幸福，你认为幸福会随着成功而来。那被证明是错误的；和家人分享欢笑、帮助别人、举止优雅、建立良好的社交关系都会带来幸福，对你的成功至关重要。

你可能会有不一样的见解。如果是这样的话，我很想听听为什么你认为幸福来源于成功？