The Happier You: Empowering Your Journey to a Joyful and Fulfilling Life

Today's episode is about how community support can help you live your best life.  As I was reviewing my month to see how I could make the next month better, I realized that despite a  seemingly "all over the place" month, I maintained some of my positive habits.  I attribute my success last month to 3 online communities I have joined and the positive peer pressure I get from being part of them.  All 3 communities inspire me to live my best life.  Join me in today's episode and learn what those communities have done for me and find out the power of what I call a "Victory Selfie" is! 

What communities are supporting you in living your best life?

Resources I referenced this week:
Interview with Teri Murray was called :Real People Finding Real Happiness - Interview with Teri Murray ⋆ The Happier You
Interview with Doris Belland: Living Your One True Authentic Life - Interview With Doris Belland ⋆ The Happier You
Values with Doris Belland: Knowing Your Values Will Help You Find Your Happier ⋆ The Happier You
Link to Doris's Womens Money Group: WOMEN'S MONEY GROUP - Your Financial Launchpad
Link to our Face Book Group: The Happier You Podcast

I hope you enjoy this week’s podcast. Don’t forget we’d love to see you over on the Facebook Group, The Happier You Podcast!  You can also sign up to get the podcast delivered right to your inbox here.

Wish you journaled more, but struggle to make the time or never know what to write?

Join me on Oct 8th at 8 pm Eastern, for a free guided Journal Club experience.

Come as you are. I’ll provide the prompts and the space to slow down, reflect, reconnect with yourself, and spend an hour with an incredible community of women who are learning to live more intentionally.

✓ No journaling experience required

✓ No pressure to share

✓ Just bring yourself and a notebook

Today's episode is discussing who has control over your happiness level?  I think happiness is a decision you make daily.  If you don't know what your happiness looks like then how can you focus on it and make decisions to increase it?  What you focus on expands.  What are you focusing on?  Sometimes we need to slow down and figure out what our happiness looks like, even if its just the first small step, so we can focus on that.

Resources I referenced in this episode:
Easy to Love, Difficult to Discipline - The 7 Basic Skills For Turning Conflict Into Cooperation - Becky A. Bailey, Ph. D.

Wish you journaled more, but struggle to make the time or never know what to write?

Join me on Oct 8th at 8 pm Eastern, for a free guided Journal Club experience.

Come as you are. I’ll provide the prompts and the space to slow down, reflect, reconnect with yourself, and spend an hour with an incredible community of women who are learning to live more intentionally.

✓ No journaling experience required

✓ No pressure to share

✓ Just bring yourself and a notebook

Today's episode is about how to build momentum in your happiness journey.  When you celebrate small wins in your daily life, you build momentum, and happiness.  Celebrating small wins keeps you motivated to continue on with your progress and goals.  If you are looking for small wins to celebrate in your daily life, today's challenge is figuring out a new positive habit you can add to your life, so you can try this "celebrating small wins" concept for yourself.

Resources I referenced in this episode:
Atomic Habits - James Clear
Essentialism - Greg McKeown
Celebrating The Small Wins - the previous episode where I discuss my first attempt at adding a positive habit to my life with flossing!

I hope you enjoy this week’s podcast. Don’t forget we’d love to see you over on the Facebook Group, The Happier You Podcast!  You can also sign up to get the podcast delivered right to your inbox here.

Wish you journaled more, but struggle to make the time or never know what to write?

Join me on Oct 8th at 8 pm Eastern, for a free guided Journal Club experience.

Come as you are. I’ll provide the prompts and the space to slow down, reflect, reconnect with yourself, and spend an hour with an incredible community of women who are learning to live more intentionally.

✓ No journaling experience required

✓ No pressure to share

✓ Just bring yourself and a notebook

 This week I am talking about taking steps toward creating your happiness instead of waiting for it to come to you.  When you choose happiness then you can enjoy the journey to those things that you think will bring you happiness, instead of just the accomplishment of the goal or achievement.
Each of us has our own happiness journey, there is no set path.  However, you have to start somewhere.  Don't sit back and wait for happiness to come to you.   Your Happiness is inside of you. 
In this episode I am sharing why I think being proactive is important, and how I think you can jump start your happiness journey today.

Resources This Week:
The Happier You 21 Day Challenge

I hope you enjoy this week’s podcast. Don’t forget we’d love to see you over on the Facebook Group, The Happier You Podcast!  You can also sign up to get the podcast delivered right to your inbox here.

Wish you journaled more, but struggle to make the time or never know what to write?

Join me on Oct 8th at 8 pm Eastern, for a free guided Journal Club experience.

Come as you are. I’ll provide the prompts and the space to slow down, reflect, reconnect with yourself, and spend an hour with an incredible community of women who are learning to live more intentionally.

✓ No journaling experience required

✓ No pressure to share

✓ Just bring yourself and a notebook

 This week I am asking, "Do New Year's Resolutions help or hurt your happiness level?" The answer isn't a clear yes or no. It depends on how you choose your resolutions, or goals, as we sometimes call them. It also depends on how you go about evaluating their success.  Today, I discuss what tactics I think guarantee an increase in happiness when it comes to your 2022 goals. I also talk about what I think should be avoided when setting them. The question I learned to ask before setting my 2022 goals is this, “What can you accomplish in 2022 that will make this a great year for you?”  By taking the time set the right goals now, and committing to working on the 3 happiness tools I discuss in today's podcast, you will set yourself up for a successful 2022!   To learn more about the happiness tools, come join us on our next Happiness Challenge starting 31 Jan, 2022. Its always a lot of fun and definitely enlightening.

Resources I referenced this week:
The Happier You 21 Day Challenge

 I hope you enjoy this week’s podcast. Don’t forget we’d love to see you over on the Facebook Group, The Happier You Podcast!  You can also sign up to get the podcast delivered right to your inbox here.

Wish you journaled more, but struggle to make the time or never know what to write?

Join me on Oct 8th at 8 pm Eastern, for a free guided Journal Club experience.

Come as you are. I’ll provide the prompts and the space to slow down, reflect, reconnect with yourself, and spend an hour with an incredible community of women who are learning to live more intentionally.

✓ No journaling experience required

✓ No pressure to share

✓ Just bring yourself and a notebook

This episode I am looking at 2021 through the lens of my gratitude jar and realizing I am grateful for quality time with quality people.  As we look back on 2021 I am asking you to perform your reflection and review and celebrate the wins, no matter how small.  Using this review, we ask ourselves, what can we do in 2022 to make it a great year!

Resources I referenced this week:
The Happier You 21 Day Challenge

Wish you journaled more, but struggle to make the time or never know what to write?

Join me on Oct 8th at 8 pm Eastern, for a free guided Journal Club experience.

Come as you are. I’ll provide the prompts and the space to slow down, reflect, reconnect with yourself, and spend an hour with an incredible community of women who are learning to live more intentionally.

✓ No journaling experience required

✓ No pressure to share

✓ Just bring yourself and a notebook

In this episode I am encouraging you to invite more Happy into your life.  Getting more happy doesn't always need to be huge sweeping changes.  In an attempt to inspire you to find what can invite more happy into your life, I share the top 3 Happiness Tools that have given me the biggest return on my time.  I was inspired by a friend saying, "I just  need real actionable items".   The tools that give me the biggest happiness boost, may not be what you are ready for,  so stay tuned for Part 2, where Hot Guy Editor shares his top 3, in hopes you can choose the right happiness tool to set you up for a strong happiness start in 2022.

Resources I referenced this week:
Join the Next 21 Day Happiness Challenge to figure out what happiness tools work best for you.

Don’t forget we’d love to see you over on the Facebook Group, The Happier You Podcast!  You can also sign up to get the podcast delivered right to your inbox here.

Wish you journaled more, but struggle to make the time or never know what to write?

Join me on Oct 8th at 8 pm Eastern, for a free guided Journal Club experience.

Come as you are. I’ll provide the prompts and the space to slow down, reflect, reconnect with yourself, and spend an hour with an incredible community of women who are learning to live more intentionally.

✓ No journaling experience required

✓ No pressure to share

✓ Just bring yourself and a notebook

Today’s Living Your One True Authentic Life podcast is an inspiring interview with Cindy Stradling, the founder of the Courage In Action Organization.  When Cindy asked herself, “What if?” she had no idea how much joy that seemingly inconsequential question would bring to her life.  Now, 8 years after she asked that question and put her idea out to a few friends, she is sharing her happier with many.  

I loved getting to know Cindy and more about the “Courage in Action” Organization in today’s interview.  We aren’t all going to start a charitable organization with the answer to our “what if?”, but as Cindy points out, “What if your purpose is just to be the best you, you can be?”  She really is an inspiring woman.  I hope you enjoy getting to know this amazing woman as much as I did.  And, maybe you know someone who could benefit from the Courage In Action Organization.

Resources I referenced this week:
Here is the link to the Courage In Action website so you can find more about the amazing work they do.
Don't forget we are running a new and improved 21 Day Happiness Challenge starting January 31st, 2022.  You can register here !

Wish you journaled more, but struggle to make the time or never know what to write?

Join me on Oct 8th at 8 pm Eastern, for a free guided Journal Club experience.

Come as you are. I’ll provide the prompts and the space to slow down, reflect, reconnect with yourself, and spend an hour with an incredible community of women who are learning to live more intentionally.

✓ No journaling experience required

✓ No pressure to share

✓ Just bring yourself and a notebook

This week we are looking ahead at the upcoming holiday season.  I am heading into this often stressful season, armed with 3 happiness tools.  I decided that instead of assuming everything will go well, I was going to plan for possible stressors and have a game plan for when things get overwhelming or go sideways. This year I'm going in "eyes wide open" by planning to use tools from my happiness toolbox to help make this a great holiday season!  I'd love to hear what strategies you come up with this holiday season too!

Resources I referred to this week:
The Gifts of Imperfection -  Brené Brown
The 21 Day Happiness Challenge - Sign Up here for our next 21 Day Happiness challenge!

I hope you enjoy this week’s podcast. Don’t forget we’d love to see you over on the Facebook Group, The Happier You Podcast!  You can also sign up to get the podcast delivered right to your inbox here.

Wish you journaled more, but struggle to make the time or never know what to write?

Join me on Oct 8th at 8 pm Eastern, for a free guided Journal Club experience.

Come as you are. I’ll provide the prompts and the space to slow down, reflect, reconnect with yourself, and spend an hour with an incredible community of women who are learning to live more intentionally.

✓ No journaling experience required

✓ No pressure to share

✓ Just bring yourself and a notebook

In today's episode I am interviewing Doris Belland.  She made 3 big transitions in her life but the most recent was toward her happier.  As she tells us in today's interview, her one true authentic life decision took time, a lot of honesty with herself, and was executed, one step at a time.  And its still going on!  Doris's story is inspiring.  Join us for today's podcast where she tells us its okay to be stuck...we just can't stay there!

Resources referred to this week:
Your Financial Launchpad This is the link to Doris' website.  Remember to click on the "get tips" at the top so you don't miss out on her 30 financial literacy tips in November!
Check out our resources page for a link to Doris’ book and see what other episodes she’s been on.

I hope meeting Doris inspires you to figure out what one next step you can take in your life towards your happier. Remember, finding your One True Authentic life takes time.

Don’t forget we’d love to see you over on the Facebook Group, The Happier You Podcast!  You can also sign up to get the podcast delivered right to your inbox here.

Wish you journaled more, but struggle to make the time or never know what to write?

Join me on Oct 8th at 8 pm Eastern, for a free guided Journal Club experience.

Come as you are. I’ll provide the prompts and the space to slow down, reflect, reconnect with yourself, and spend an hour with an incredible community of women who are learning to live more intentionally.

✓ No journaling experience required

✓ No pressure to share

✓ Just bring yourself and a notebook