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How to Be Happy (Even When You Don’t Know What You’re Doing): 9 Real-Life Rules for Starting Over, Finding Meaning, and Moving Forward When Life Gets Messy

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How to Be Happy (Even When You Don’t Know What You’re Doing)9 Real-Life Rules for Starting Over, Finding Meaning, and Moving Forward When Life Gets Messy
by Rafael Souza

You don’t need a perfect plan to build a life that feels good, just the courage to begin.

In this funny, raw, and deeply relatable blend of memoir and self-help, Rafael Souza shares his unlikely journey from burned-out law student to globe-trotting entrepreneur, ultramarathon runner, and student of reinvention. Through heartbreaks, detours, and radical restarts, he discovered nine hard-earned truths that helped him rebuild a life filled with meaning, movement, and moments of real joy.

Whether you're recovering from failure, standing at a crossroads, or just tired of pretending to have it all figured out, this book offers honest insight, humor, and hope.

You’ll learn how

Let go of perfect plans and start where you are

Redefine success and joy on your own terms

Find direction even when life feels uncertain

Embrace motion over mastery

Build a life that’s messy, meaningful, and entirely yours

If you’ve ever felt stuck, lost, or ready to start over, How to Be Happy is your permission slip to move forward imperfectly, boldly, and with heart.

208 pages, Hardcover

Published August 10, 2025

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