Sign Me Up To Be Blessed

According to Matthew 5-7, one day Jesus saw that crowds were gathering around him, so He went up on a mountainside near Capernaum and began to teach. This teaching is called the "Sermon On The Mount" and is also known as the Beatitudes.
The word beatitude, from Latin, means blessedness or state of supreme happiness. In this sermon Jesus describes the qualities of the citizens of the Kingdom of heaven and the characteristics of those who are deemed blessed by God. Each of the blessed individuals is generally not considered blessed according to worldly standards, but with a heavenly perspective—that is, truly blessed. A more literal translation would be "possessing an inward contentedness and joy that is not affected by the physical circumstances". Each of the Beatitudes presents a situation in which the person described would not be described by the world as "blessed", yet Jesus declares that they truly are blessed, and they are blessed with a blessing that outlasts any type of blessing this world has to offer. (Wikipedia)
Isn't this what we all want? To be blessed, supremely happy, no matter what the circumstances? Yes....
But the Beatitudes don't promise laughter, pleasure, earthly prosperity. Being "blessed" by God means being hopeful, joyful. To have these, we are told to follow Jesus. And if we follow Jesus we will want to be like Him, possesing more of these qualitites.

"God blesses those who are poor and realize their need for him,
for the Kingdom of God is theirs.
God blesses those who mourn,
for they are comforted.
God blesses those who are humble,
for they will inherit the whole earth.
God blesses those who hunger and thirst for justice,
for they will be satisfied.
God blesses those are merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.
God blesses those whose hearts are pure,
for they will see God.
God blesses those who work for peace,
for they will be called the children of God.
God blesses those who are persecuted for doing right,
for the Kingdom of God is theirs."
Matthew 5:3-10

Now, the question is, how do I do all those things, as to be blessed by God?