The Happiness Hunter Podcast

Most of the time we completely overcomplicate things because we either don't have a clear vision or mission, or we have lost our connection with it.   This lack of focus creates a state of overwhelm, doubt and uncertainty as we stumble around in the weeds trying to figure out our next move, trying to make sense of all of the options and choices we feel like we have, trying to make sense of th...

Napoleon Hill said that every misfortune has within it the seed of an equal or greater opportunity.   Opportunities don't always look like we might expect them to, and sometimes when we don't get what we think we want, we are really getting what we need. This can sometimes feel very painful.   But really, who gets to say that something is good, and who gets to say that something is bad?...

A brand is like an identity - an intangible marketing or business concept that characterises a company, product, or individual. A brand is not a logo, slogan or colour palette. These are the tools that help promote the brand.   YOU are your brand, and a strong brand is very clear on it's mission and values.   There is not much of a gap between a personal and professional brand, but it's...

Have you ever felt powerless in a situation, or like you are giving away your power? Or perhaps you may have felt like you were exerting too much power, causing someone else to feel uncomfortable?   I think it’s fair to say that we all want to become more aware of the impacts of our behaviour, to have better relationships, to communicate more effectively and to understand without assuming. &n...

  Today's episode is about jealousy, and how when we are honest with ourselves about feeling jealous, we can harness this emotion as a motivational force.   Our emotions are always speaking to us, trying to tell us something.   Unfortunately, we often deny them. Squash them down. Or, we let them take over.   We get negatively consumed by them without the positive benefit of und...

The term Imposter Syndrome was first coined in the 1970's by a University psychology professor called Pauline Rose Clance who noticed something was going on with the women in her class.   For the most part, the women she was observing had what she considered everything going for them - they had come from well educated and successful families, grew up in nice neighbourhoods, were healthy, fina...

To become a goal getter, you need to learn how to set and achieve goals. The brilliant thing about becoming a goal getter is not ultimately what you get at the end - although that is a wonderful bonus. The real prize to becoming a person who achieves their goals, is meeting the person you become along the way. In this episode of the podcast, you'll learn the five reasons why goals die a death on t...

When we are waiting for perfection, or expecting perfection - for us to be perfect, for things to be perfect, for conditions to be perfect - we are going to be waiting for a very long time, because "perfect" in that sense, it doesn't really exist.  The best place to start, is here. The best time to start, is now. The best time to pick yourself up and dust yourself off, and to take the lesson...

Why am I using a red pen? Wouldn't a green pen be nicer? Writing a book - indeed any creative pursuit or the making of something that didn't exist before - is about doing, creating, building, action. But to come to its full glory, it also needs nurturing and gentleness and love. If we have made something, created something, if we have planted a seed, then we need to love it and care for it and loo...

Busy. How often do you use this word to describe your day? Overwhelmed. Frazzled. Drowning. Chasing your tail. No time to breathe. Trying to do all the things and be everything to everyone, and not necessarily feeling like you are accomplishing things. The crazy thing about this state, is that we think the only way through it is to just keep going and hope that things will get better and improve....

When you are feeling overwhelmed it can cause big problems…for you, your family, and your work…it seeps into every corner of your life. When you eliminate overwhelm from your life, you have: Clarity on your priorities, and the ability to easily adapt to the natural ebbs and flows of life Feelings of inner peace and calm More confidence in your skills and abilities Higher self-esteem Less conflict...

Creating the right environment and doing the right things at the right time. For us to succeed in our endeavours in life, we need to be practiced and we need to be prepared. Often, we do things thinking we are doing the right thing, preparing ourselves for what is coming up - and in a sense we are. The action is right, but the timing is not. We often miss this nuance. We do things, which are the r...

There’s a scene in the rockumentary ‘This is Spinal Tap’ where they have an amp. And because they are such a hardcore rock band, they have an amp that goes to eleven. But to get to eleven, you still need to start at one. If we don’t start, if we don’t just pick up the guitar, metaphorically speaking, and have a go, then the amp is never, ever going to get to eleven. In this episode of the podcast,...

There are two versions in which we show up. At our best, we are patient, loving, kind, courageous, forgiving, curious, and empathetic to the needs of others. We have an attitude of learning and growth. In our highest and best version of being, we value the self, know our worth, and contribute to life and others. This is referred to as the higher self. Showing up as your highest self means operatin...

What other people think about you, is none of your business. But what you think about you. That is your business. How you feel about yourself should not be determined by whether other people like you or not. If you like yourself then it doesn’t matter what other people think about you - positively, negatively, good, bad, indifferent. If you like yourself then you are friends with yourself. And if...

Despite what we know, let's face it, moments happen in which we become emotionally reactive – slaves to our thoughts and feelings. Some ways you may experience this: You are about to lose it, you are losing it, you've lost it Yelling or screaming back at another in an argument A stream of verbal insults Thoughts, intention and action to physically lash out Uncontrollable crying In this episode of...

The problem and the solution are two sides of the same coin. When we can understand our problem, we can understand the solution. Our problem with other people is nothing to do with them. It is 100% our problem. We may know this. But are we really living it? Are we embodying what we know? Are we honestly implementing it in our lives? Truly, knowledge and awareness are nothing without understan...

When we try to control things around us, like other people or our environment, this is a safety mechanism. Our primal instinct is that when we feel under threat or feel let down, we immediately try and want to control the situation. We do this when: • We feel unsafe • Fearful that things are not going our way • The need to be right and get the last word in or prove someone wrong • We have assumed...

​As Marcus Aurelius put it: “The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.” Too often we don't take action, because we are scared it will be messy. We don't start, because we are worried that the action we are going to take is not perfect. But what we want to do instead is begin to embrace the mess and the imperfection, understanding that whatever we do is perfe...

If you think about an area of your life you are struggling with at the moment - chances are you are struggling because your behaviour in relation to that area does not reflect your values. The challenge we mostly face with this is that we are either: a) not clear on our values or b) are not living our values (consistently) through our behaviour (eg do as I say, not as I do- in other words our acti...

One of the most challenging concepts for people to accept (including those deep into the practice of self improvement and personal development) is that the world around us reflects our inner world. The relationships, the bank balance, the number on the scales, the environment (be it toxic or healthy), the experiences – is a reflection and mirror of what is happening within. This is big, and a...

The way we speak to ourselves about ourselves says a lot about the relationship we have with ourselves. When you speak to yourself - are you kind or are you mean? Do you lift yourself up, encourage yourself, motivate yourself, challenge yourself (in a positive way), show yourself grace, forgiveness and compassion? Or do you beat yourself up, berate yourself, talk down to yourself, take yourself do...

If you weren't your story, who would you be? Who are we, if we are not the story? How is that story relevant to today and the life we want to be experiencing? How does telling that story match up with the new story we are writing for our life? Pretty much, I can guarantee it doesn't. But it's an old, familiar story, and we are comfortable telling it. When we hold on to that story, constantly ident...

Most of our stress and overwhelm comes from too much busy in our head, too many choices, too many decisions- and lots of flapping, huffing and puffing (shallow breathing, not enough oxygen to our brain) and spinning our wheels with all the stuff we have to do RIGHT NOW. In this episode of the podcast, you'll discover a simple strategy to help you get out of overwhelm and trying to do all the thing...

Gratitude helps us become aware in the present moment, and to help us see and appreciate things in our life from another, more positive perspective. When we are focused on the negative or the lack within a situation, this is what we are focusing on. We don't get to see the good. This then causes us to feel bad, and to continue to experience more of the same. When we can look for the good, the bles...