9 Ways to Be Happy and Make Something of Your Life Gordon B. Hinckley 1. Be Grateful Reflection: To be grateful you can give thanks to those who helped you achieve goals in your life like your parents, teachers, friends, etc. Instead of complaining of how hard your life is, look on the bright side and make something out of what you have. This will make you appreciative and grateful in many ways. Someone who is not grateful will always look on the negative side and be complaining for a better way. This will make them forget about what they have and make them think of the stuff they WANT rather than NEED. When you are grateful you appreciate the little things you have and make the best out of it. You give more value to things you have and will get in the future. In the quote, "Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful" by John wooden, we can see how important it is to be humble and grateful. People can be...