State of mind

“Don't be like that, don't put everything into it and get pissed when it doesn't work. If it works it works, if it doesn't it won't affect you. Life is happier that way.”

“How can I achieve something, if I just let everything be at its proper place and take it as it comes?”

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I keep thinking about this exchange with my roomate and I keep thinking about the two sides that was discussed. I need to look at a successful person and ask them, how is success achieved?