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

In today’s episode I’m going to show you how to use re-framing and anticipation to make February great even if you are like me and you aren’t a fan of Valentine’s Day.  Don’t give control of your happiness to anyone else, especially marketers, social media and retailers!  Figure out what is great about YOUR February and focus on that. Today I'm sharing 5 things I'm going to focus on this...

Today I am introducing you to this 5-Step System To Add More Positive In Your Life. What do you do when you want to make a positive change in your life but you don’t know where to start?  Or your Inner critic has you so wound up you are afraid to even try?  When you think there is absolutely no way you can make a positive change in your life? If we wait for all the lights to be green, we would nev...

In today's episode I am encouraging you to ditch New Years Resolutions and get on with setting up your best life.  I love fresh starts...and well, January is a chance to take stock and use this fresh start to get you on you way to living your best life!  I will walk you through my 4 part system to use this fresh start to figure out how to craft a life you can get excited about.  Fresh starts...

Today's episode is about bringing joy into your annual review so you can honour and acknowledge everything you've learned in 2022!  I firmly believe that experience doesn't make you wiser, evaluated experience makes you wiser.  And learning to be humble and learn from your experiences doesn't always have to be a daunting or demoralizing job.  Its all about how you look at thing...

Today's podcast is a very inspiring interview with Christine Heinrichs.  I came across Christine's podcast one day when I was looking for something new and inspiring to listen to.  I was so excited when Christine agreed to come on and talk about what she is doing.  The episode title...Get Unstuck and Craft A Life with Purpose has special meaning to Christine.  Join us in this fun intervi...

In today's episode I'm talking about how knowing your love language will help you figure out what you really want this Christmas Season.  There is so much gift giving at this time of year, but that isn't necessarily what brings you the most joy.   Heading in to this holiday season knowing how you want to receive love just puts you more in the driver's seat of your happiness.  E...

How does finding your happiness help you appreciate taking the stairs?  Well, both are a journey where you need to go through all the steps.  Join me in today's episode where I make my case that there is no coasting or short cut.  We need to do the work and keep using our happiness tools to ensure we are constantly working on our happiness.  Sorry.  It is not a one a done!  No escalator.  No...

In today's episode I am talking about how "Doing Something Different" and going outside your comfort zone can bring you small wins to celebrate. Its not just what you learn outside your comfort zone, but the pure fact that you went outside your comfort zone is a large, small win! Today I tell you about a recent clash I had with my comfort zone. The unsurprising rise of fear and self...

This week I am talking about how you can get to the point of embracing and accepting your uniqueness.  I believe figuring this out is a big part of figuring out your happiness.  Instead of letting outside factors tell you what YOUR happiness looks like, I think you are worth the investment of time to figure out what you really want by getting to know that beautifully unique person you are undernea...

This week we are talking about discovering your Happiness Lid and then figuring out how to Increase the limit the lid is imposing on you.  Most of us  don't even realize that we limit how much happiness we allow in our day to day life.  Today I talk about what different factors determine where our happiness lid sits, and then I give you some steps to start to push it higher! Only you get to d...

This week we are talking about how to take charge of your happiness, why small wins really matter.  And they do!  They really matter.  Its so important to celebrate all your small wins along the way to your goals.  No large goal is achieved without all the small steps, and today we are talking about how powerful it is to celebrate those.  When we do this we build momentum and belief in ourselves. ...

This week's episode is focusing on what we can take from our summer experience and use it to learn more about our self and be proactive in creating the life we want.  Whether you had a great summer or a less than stellar summer...reflecting on your summer and learning from all your experiences can help you find your happier.  This week's happiness tool is a powerful one!  Be sure to post...

In today's episode I am challenging you to step up, have fun and grow your happiness this summer. Its a fun summer project to ensure you come out of your summer feeling rested, recharged and that you've done something awesome for yourself! For the last couple of summers I have just survived! I am determined to thrive this summer! I believe the key to thriving is the Summer Happiness Chal...

 This week I am talking about how happiness is unique to each of us. As we get to know our authentic self, we will be able to stop being sold to and start living our happier life now! We are all at different stages in our life and therefore ready for different things. In today's episode I suggest 3 activities, or happiness tools that you can use to start living your happier life now. Because...

 In this episode I am talking about how knowing and living your values helps you create an authentic life. I think this is the foundation of finding your happier because you won't be truly happy until you figure out what your authentic life looks like and start living it. I believe that figuring out your values is a great way to clarify what matters most to you. Then you can design your life...

 This week's podcast is an interview with Natasha Mang.  Natasha is a Happiness Community Member who completed the 21 Day Happiness Challenge and has offered to come on the podcast and share her insights and lessons learned.   In today's episode Natasha shares how she used her experience in her first happiness challenge to get even more out of the second challenge.  She makes me laugh wh...

This week I am talking about 5 happiness tools that can help you increase your resilience.  Resilience is your ability to get back to your normal state after a struggle or a crisis.  Its not really something most of us spend time thinking about until we find ourselves having to dig deep and work our way through a crisis or struggle.   I am convinced that by working on these 5 happiness tools, you...

This week I am talking about how gratitude can boost your happiness and change how you see the world.  I believe gratitude has changed the way I see the world.  Today's episode is a reminder of how powerful gratitude is and even though I think I'm quite good at it, I forget sometimes to focus on the good of what I have instead of what I lack.  This happiness tool is an easy "go to&q...

This week we are talking about how to get yourself through the yucky stuff so you can feel more happy.  If you are like me, your inner critic berates you for every screw up and misstep.  One mistake and you can spiral into a judgemental dark place identifying with your screw up.  Today's episode is to get you to remember that how you react to things and support yourself through the tough stuf...

This week's podcast is an interview with Karen Holliday.  Karen is a Happiness Community Member who just finished the 21 Day Happiness Challenge.  Karen asks, "Who wouldn't want to be happier?"  Which is a great question!  Listen and find out why Karen believes that a small daily investment in yourself can bring you joy.  And that joy can spread to others around you.  I really...

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 p...

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...

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 you...

 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.  Do...

 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 a...