Welcome Becky Morrison to Entelechy Leadership Stories! Becky is the author of a new book entitled The Happiness Recipe: A Powerful Guide to Living What Matters.

Being Happy Today

Becky has an impressive background in Litigation, working in financial markets and services, and years of experience in various aspects of the law. She spent her life checking off the boxes - going to good schools, getting good grades, getting herself a good job, having a family. Ultimately, these became a series of "career left turns", as Becky calls them. She spent all of this time going through life the way you're "supposed" to, but she was left feeling unfilled; as if she was always working towards the next goal to be happy, instead of being happier right now.

As Becky says, "Happiness is for today, it's not for tomorrow. And so, it's not about being happy when you've achieved the title or achieved whatever you think the thing is, and it's not even about necessarily making a giant transformation in your life. It's about how do you incorporate more of what makes you tick into your life today, and allow that to drive your evolution forward."

the cycles of happiness

While it may seem like Becky has all of the answers now, she emphasizes throughout the podcast how long it took her to get to this higher plane of understanding on how to cultivate true happiness in her daily life. She describes two key moments that shifted perspective for her:

• The Bathtub Moment: Becky describes a time about 15 years ago when she was deep into her full-time career in litigation - while raising a toddler! She was bathing her toddler while simultaneously handling paperwork and phone calls for work. At first, she thought, "I'm doing it all... I can have it all!" - but this immediately followed with the thought of how exhausted she was, and how this situation was completely unsustainable.
• A Life-Threatening Moment: Becky describes this situation more throughout the show, but a life-threatening situation becomes a true wake-up call - especially when the "flashing before my eyes" moment was "conference calls and conference rooms". This is when she knew this was not her priority - and that she needed to start making what is a priority to her the center of her life, and ultimately her happiness.

How many of you can relate to this overwhelming feeling of not living your best life? Becky continues to dive into the essence of her book, what drove her to write her book, and how she uses it daily in her life, but also to help others through her own coaching business.

Throughout the podcast, they explore Becky's often-used analogy of "The Butterfly Season". This process of change, death, and rebirth is not one that we experience only once in life - we live through it many times. Becky's insight into letting go of the constant fear of change, of letting go of not trusting the process, and of learning to be more open to the butterfly cycle is heavily tied into the rebirth we are seeing in leaders throughout the world. These changes, and the willingness of the next generation of leaders to be open to the possibilities of what can be created - both in personal and professional lives - is the true pillar of being an Entelechy Leader.

Key Takeaways:

• Becky's book, The Happiness Recipe: A Powerful Guide to Living What Matters, emphasizes the importance of living here and now. The present is all we have, but the reality is that mother nature doesn't wait around for us to get on board with the changes of life. We must learn to adapt, to be resilient, and to let go in order to grow.
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