Happy is in. Have you noticed all the focus on happiness?
A search on Amazon lists over 700 products with Happiness in the title, including Will Smith’s The Pursuit of Happyness.
Gretchen Rubin is writing a book and has a blog dedicated to Happiness.
A former colleague of mine, Dave Norton, lectures and leads workshops on Creating Happiness by Design on creating experiences to produce customer happiness.
It makes me happy that happy is in! When we are happy, we are better leaders, better problem-solvers and are able to provide better customer service and a better experience for our customers.
What can you do to create happiness for yourself and others?
The first thing to do as a leader is to remind yourself of what makes you happy. When women are happy, everyone else follows suit. You set the tone.
Below are some more things that make me happy.
Being in nature. This is Butchart Gardens in Canada.
Spending time with family (my husband, kids, daughter’s fiancee and his brother)
Working with a group of clients at my weekend retreat (www.kathygarland.blogspot.com)
What makes you happy? I’d love to hear from you – you can post a comment on my blog at www.kathygarland.com/blog or writing me at garlandkj@gmail.com.
It’s time to be happy!
