Don’t love your work? Can’t wait to get the heck out of there when your shift is done? It’s up to you to find some part of your job to enjoy. Let’s get real: You signed on for this work. You agreed to their terms and conditions. Even if you felt you had no choice but to take this job, at some point you must have been relieved when you got the opportunity. Why aren’t you pleased that the option came your way? Gratitude for what you have is the beginning of enjoyment. Every person in the workplace has found themselves in this situation at one time or another. I have been in it more than... Continue Reading
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Arthur C. Brooks and Oprah Winfrey have written a thought-provoking book together. It’s called Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier. Yep. There are other books on how to get happy. Why is this one different? One of the many things I enjoy about this content is that Brooks and Winfrey share that happiness isn’t a feeling, it’s a direction. They invite us to consider getting happier as a process we can activate each day. That changes the game. They also invoke the power of three and discuss what research has determined as the three powerful factors that contribute... Continue Reading
Start-up life in the time of Corona/recession, Lesson 8: Life and Happiness AI did not help with creating this picture This is a reprint of a classic blog that I wrote in July 2020 when I first started my company Shiageto Consulting. Enjoy! In this series, I share with you some of the key learnings I have had from my first 6 months of launching my first start-up (Shiageto Consulting) and how those lessons are applicable for the challenges my business is facing during this pandemic crisis (and any business at any time in fact) The initial challenge I often talk about my start-up journey using... Continue Reading
Want a way to make someone and yourself truly happy this Thanksgiving? There’s a method of practicing gratitude that you may not have heard about: The Gratitude Visit. It’s a concept created by the man considered to be the Father of Positive Psychology, Dr. Martin Seligman, and a moving way to express your deep appreciation to someone who has made a big difference in your journey. Here’s how it works… First, you think of someone who had a hand in moving your life in a positive direction somewhere along the way. Someone enormously important, who is still alive, and whom you never properly... Continue Reading
“Your ‘vibration’ is a fancy way of describing your overall state of being. Everything in the universe is made up of energy vibrating at different frequencies. Even things that look solid are made up of vibrational energy fields at the quantum level. This includes you.” Cassandra Sturdy, Author & Transformational Coach The other day, when I was talking with my son Ali, I wanted to explain to him the importance of raising our positive energy, our vibrations. To make it easier to understand, I used a metaphor. I said, our vibrations are like social media algorithms. Whatever we focus... Continue Reading
The true value of friendship and happiness plays a big role in the course of a lifetime. When is the last time you had a genuine conversation with a close friend? Regardless of the content of your discussion, you felt better afterward, right? And more importantly, it did indeed contribute to your overall level of … Read More about The True Value of Friendship & Happiness The post The True Value of Friendship & Happiness appeared first on Made You Smile Back. Originally Published on https://madeyousmileback.com/ Continue Reading
“Why Can’t I Just Be Happy Again?” I just want be happy again was written to reach out to anyone and everyone who is looking for encouragement and how to come back to themselves and be the happy, positive and productive person they were in the past. Why can’t I be happy is a familiar cry from many in … Read More about “I Just Want To Be Happy Again!” The post “I Just Want To Be Happy Again!” appeared first on Made You Smile Back. Originally Published on https://madeyousmileback.com/ Continue Reading