Hi,

I called an old friend of mine recently; I hadn’t spoken to him in over a year.
Pretty slack huh? I thought so too. The problem is every time I speak with this
friend of mine I always get off the phone feeling lousy (which is why I avoid calling).

The call always begins with me saying “hi, how’s life?” and him saying something like “oh, alright I guess, had better days!” I’m sure you know someone just like this either at home or in the office.

Happiness directly reflects our performance, and the performance of others.

This issue is dedicated to the importance of being happy. I know some of you
are thinking ”wow, deep topic!”, but read on to see just how much being happy
will increase your performance.

Type 1: Superficial

This type revolves around pleasure. Things like holidays, parties and going to the beach fall under this category. Usually once the pleasure moment is over we often go looking for the next one.

Type 2: Deeper

Quality relationships, values, contribution and personal growth are at the centre of this type of happiness. While these take a little more work, the happiness in these areas is much more satisfying, leading to consistent positive feelings and greater performance.

Action
Spend 1 hour per week developing each of the two types to get happy. Write your happy goals in your diary. Remember, we absorb up to 50% more when we write things down!

Scenario
You are driving to work during peak hour and a taxi cuts you off with no warning nearly causing you to crash. How do you react?

Think Happy
The thoughts in our heads directly affect our feelings. And our feelings are responsible for our decisions and behaviours.

Looking at the above scenario, is it fair to say, if you are in a happy state of mind your behaviour would be a little different than if you were having “one of those days”?

Fact 1.
According to Dr Tim Sharp from the Happiness institute (yes, there is such a place)

Happy people are:
* Healthier
* More energetic
* Less likely to be/get sick
* Recover quicker
* More productive
* Have better relationships.

Fact 2.
Businesses that thrive have a ratio of 3:1 positive statements during meetings, consider this the next time you enter the boardroom.

Happiness Strategies  

Find purpose, meaning and clarity

* Get healthy
* Get positive

1. Avoid A.N.T’s (automatic negative thoughts),
2. Grow more P.O.T’s (positive optimistic thoughts)

Connect with others and build quality relationships
Get strong and develop your strengths
Have happy hour everyday (not the two for one margarita version)
Reward yourself when you achieve a goal (ok, this one can involve a margarita)

As you can see being happy isn’t that difficult to achieve. Just implement a few simple strategies and keep practicing them. One thing is for sure, happy people perform better. So as the song says, don’t worry, be happy!

Until next month,


Daniel Carlin.

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