The #1 Secret to Making Others Jealous

Titian - Miracle of the Jealous Husband

Jealousy and envy are strange emotions, sometimes barely there and sometimes all-consuming. Some people take a petty satisfaction in actually making people feel envy and jealousy, and other people unknowingly make people this way. It is an emotion every human being needs to learn to recognize and overcome.

With a little bit of thought, you will discover the real reason jealousy or envy occurs, and how you can make yourself more immune. In reality, jealousy, like all emotions, is more about you and what's going on in your head than what anyone else has done. Ask yourself these questions: Why do people feel envious of people with new cars, fancy gadgets, clothes, jewelry, etc? Why do people feel jealous of friends who get more social invites or people in happy relationships?

These people have great stuff, so they must be happy with what they've got, right? And if we had what they have, then we'd be happy like them. Without their stuff, we can't be as happy as they are.

Or can we?

That, my friends, is the #1 secret to making others jealous. Be happy. Even if you're not genuinely feeling happy, act as if you are and people will treat you more positively. Obviously you will still encounter negative people and grumpy bus drivers (for example) but don't let these people become obstacles to your own happiness.

Good things happen to happy people. Positive people (or even people who just act positive) are the people who get the most opportunities, because people want to work and interact with positive people. Makes sense, right? So go out there, do things that make you happy, let go of the things that don't make you happy, and don't start imagining that people with more stuff are better or more fulfilled than you are - as long as you are happy in life, they've got nothing on you.