5 Habits You Can Start This Second to Live a Happier Life

5 Habits You Can Start This Second to Live a Happier Life5 Habits You Can Start This Second to Live a Happier LifeHere on Inc.com and across the internet, advice on how to be happier is all the rage. And theres no secret as to why- you can build a world-beating career or business, but if youre miserable, it wont count for much in the end. Plus, theres plenty of evidence that being happy isnt really a consequence of success, but rather a cause of it.All of which explains the explosion in advice and tips on how to be happier (there are even tons of apps offering to help you boost your mood). But all this happiness advice- helpful and well meant as it is- can be a bit overwhelming. Meditation? More social connection? A gratitude practice? How can you keep all these sensible ideas straight and find out which ones are most applicable to you?Thats where a super helpful new list can help. Culled from the wisdom of popular blog Marc and Angel Hack Life, the list offers a whopping 30 wise ide as for changes you can make to your life to be happier. Succinct and actionable, all the tips are worth checking out, but here are a few of the freshest and most relevant.1. Choose HappinessIt sounds simple, but when it comes to happiness, its easy to forget that, generally, you dont get what you dont strive for. Therefore, Marc and Angel advise readers to make their own well-being a priority.If you dont value yourself, look out for yourself, and stick up for yourself, youre sabotaging yourself. Remember, it is possible to take care of your own needs while simultaneously caring for those around you, they remind the super busy and chronically over-committed.2. Learn to Love Your MistakesNo one likes being wrong or screwing up, but that doesnt mean mistakes are worthless or simply a reason to beat yourself up. Mistakes are OK theyre the stepping stones of progress. If youre bedrngnis failing from time to time, youre not trying hard enough and youre not learning. Take risks, stumble, f all, and then get up and try again, urges the post.3. Be Polite...to YourselfThis one might sound a little weird at first (should you start saying please and thank you to yourself?), but your inner voice matters- a lot. If you had a friend who spoke to you in the same way that you sometimes speak to yourself, how long would you allow that person to be your friend? The way you treat yourself sets the standard for others, Marc and Angel explain.4. Stop Waiting to Be ReadyThere may be better and worse times to do something, but theres no perfect time, ever. Stop waiting around for ultimate readiness, because its not coming. Or as the list puts it You have everything you need right now to take the next small, realistic step forward. So embrace the opportunities that come your way, and accept the challenges.5. Become a CheerleaderPompoms are not required, but being genuinely and openly happy for others successes is likely to make not only them, but also you, happier. Start noticing what you like about others and tell them. Having an appreciation for how amazing the people around you are leads to good places- productive, fulfilling, peaceful places. So be happy for those who are making progress. Cheer for their victories, instructs the list.More From Inc.5 Signs a Leader Is Burned Out8 Deadly Ways to Kill Employee Motivation7 Leadership Lessons From John Woodens Final TitlePhoto of woman courtesy of Shutterstock.