{"id":2390,"date":"2009-02-02T07:00:35","date_gmt":"2009-02-02T11:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lifewithhappiness.com\/?p=518"},"modified":"2018-10-02T13:36:56","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T17:36:56","slug":"are-you-as-happy-as-you-want-to-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theexecutivehappinesscoach.com\/2009\/02\/are-you-as-happy-as-you-want-to-be\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You as Happy as You Want to be?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Are you are as happy as you want to be?\u00a0 Have you \u201csucceeded\u201d yet still find happiness elusive?\u00a0 Do you sometimes feel \u201cstuck\u201d in your career or your life, without a clear path to what\u2019s next for you? The good news: anyone can learn to experience more positive emotions in their life by engaging in a variety of skill-building exercises. As a coach, I work with people who want to show up differently in the world.\u00a0 The above are some of the tools I use with my clients to make the changes they seek. Are you are as happy as you want to be?\u00a0 Have you \u201csucceeded\u201d yet still find happiness elusive?\u00a0 Do you sometimes feel \u201cstuck\u201d in your career or your life, without a clear path to what\u2019s next for you? If those questions caused you to pause for a moment, I invite you to read on. What … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5789,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,79,13],"tags":[191,152,29,192,38,193,59,31],"yoast_head":"\n
\nIf those questions caused you to pause for a moment, I invite you to read on.
\nWhat is Happiness, and Why Should You Care?<\/strong>
\nI define happiness as wanting what you have. Happiness, then, is an inner state; the quality of being joyous, glad, or contented.
\nWho cares?\u00a0 Well, studies in the field of Positive Psychology look at the cause-and-effect cycle of \u201cpositive emotions,\u201d e.g. gratitude, joy, hope, contentment, optimism, love, and, of course, happiness. Those studies show that that people who experience more positive emotion in their lives are:<\/p>\n\n
\nYou see, our emotions function like our muscles. When we work out regularly, our muscles grow larger and stronger; if the emotions we most often exercise are worry, anxiety, and fear, those moods dominate our lives. Our positive emotional \u201cmuscles\u201d need to be worked out to help them grow stronger.\u00a0 The more often we seek out and experience positive emotions (happiness), the greater our capacity to deal with the future.
\nFor example, keeping a gratitude journal helps strengthen your awareness of the blessings in your life. Other “exercises” for your emotional self can include:<\/p>\n\n
\nWhere’s this article coming from, you might ask… Well, I had a conversation yesterday with someone who appeared to get irritated with me, and said, “why would I need a coach to help me do all that? I can do it myself!”
\nMy response:\u00a0 “If you can do it yourself, then why are we having this conversation?”
\nYou see, knowing is not the same as doing.\u00a0 We benefit from having people outside of our world to help us understand who we are and how we are really showing up in that world.\u00a0 That’s why I have several coaches.\u00a0 That’s why Oprah Winfrey has a coach. And Tiger Woods.
\nA personal coach is a resource to help you achieve more in the world than even you believe possible.\u00a0 In a world gone CrazyBusy, I know I can use all the help I can get!
\nHow about you?
\nJim Smith, PCC, is a personal and executive coach.\u00a0 He works with clients who want to change how they show up in the world \u2014 because they \u201chave it all\u201d but still aren\u2019t happy.
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