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I was delivering a talk on Happiness.\u00a0 When I asked people to consider, “what gets in the way of your happiness?” one man said, “Time.\u00a0 I am so stressed and have so much to do, I don’t have time to do any of the stuff that makes me happy.”
\nOK, so let’s establish something: Happiness is not something you do, it’s something you are.\u00a0 It’s not stuff, it’s how you feel after you do that “stuff.”\u00a0 It’s something you carry inside of you.\u00a0 It’s a feeling you can nurture and strengthen through practice.
\nAnd if time is an issue, here’s the good news: frequency (of practice) beats duration every time.\u00a0 Let me explain.\u00a0 Do you remember when you learned to type in high school?\u00a0 Your teacher told you to practice 30 minutes daily.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Yikes!\u00a0 Who has time?\u00a0 Still, at the end of the semester here’s what happened.\u00a0 The people who practiced every day typed faster and better than those who crammed in their practice on Sunday nights, even if they only did five minutes each day to the crammers’ several hours.
\n“What might help you, sir,” I suggested, “are what I call micro-practices; little practices that take just a few seconds each time and which can, literally, recalibrate your whole system when done regularly for 30 days (or forever, for that matter!).
\nBreathe into your deep belly<\/strong>.\u00a0 Whenever you have a moment between meetings, sitting at a traffic light, shifting from one task to another, take 15 seconds (you can spare that!) to take two deep breaths, in through your nose and out thru your nose.\u00a0 Notice how your body moves to calmer.
\nExpress gratitude. <\/strong>Look people in the eye and say ‘Thank You.’\u00a0 Keep a list of good things that happen around you during the day.
\nAppreciate what you did.<\/strong> Whenever you finish something — a phone call, a transaction on your desk, a batch of mail, a project, or a conversation — pause before you move on.\u00a0 Take five seconds to give yourself credit for what you just accomplished, and notice that tiny piece of good feeling you hold around getting that thing done.\u00a0 Let it soak in.\u00a0 Then move on.
\nOffer praise. <\/strong> Compliment someone else on a job well done, or when they do you a favor.\u00a0 The time you take to “fuel their tank” will also cause you to feel better about yourself.
\nSmile when you walk<\/strong>.\u00a0 When ever you go from one place to another at work, put on an intentional smile.\u00a0 Even if it’s fake, wear it for your walk.\u00a0 Notice how your spirits lift as you go from one place to another.\u00a0 (you might also notice a lot more people smiling back at you, which will feed a little positive emotion into your tank!)
\nPay attention to how your “happiness” muscles get stronger when you use them a little bit.. little bit… little bit… every single day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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