Happiness

Hi Everyone

Happiness. It seems to be something that we are all seeking or are interested in maintaining if we have already achieved it.

I have spent a large part of my career helping people manage mental illnesses. When asked what do they really want,  there are some usually superficial items, then some more deeper goals and finally what they really want is to be happy.

The Purpose of this site is to provide you with understandings of your self and your behaviours such that you can then choose to apply the many techniques from the fields of psychology, psychiatry, personal growth and development to improving and sustaining your level of happiness and success.

We will look at self awareness, personality, temperament, other factors. We will look at many techniques to help develop happiness and sustain it .

In my field, being happy is seen as an absence of pathology, so I will talk to about psychopathology that may impact on your ability to achieve what you want in your life. However happiness is more than the absence of pathology. We will explore many factors within ourselves and techniques to improve both ourselves and our environment in pursuit of our goals, being happy and being successful.

Self-awareness

Temperament

Personality

Signature Strengths

Breadth of Perspective

Identity

Purpose

What You Liked in Your Life Exercise

Vision and possibility

Mission

Personal Values

Values and Belief Systems

Roles Rigid, self-defining roles

Goals Wants and desires, Preferences, The “Availability heuristic”

Needs

Unclear identity

Life Scripts

How we talk to ourselves

• Self Talk
• Thinking Styles
• Cognitive Errors

Explanatory Style – The 3 Ps

ABCDEs of Successful Mind Management

How we Talk to Others

Beliefs and Assumptions Nothing better to do

How to Change Them

Unhelpful Behaviours Addictions, Compulsions, Emotional damage, Triggers, Mental Illness

Tradition and status quo

Permission & motivation

Capabilities and Skills

Behavior (Maps & models, strategies, Direction & choice, Specific behaviors, Actions & reactions)

Environment (External context, Opportunities & Constraint)

Ignorance  Fears

Pleasure and Pain

Procrastination

Rewards and incentives

Resources, tools

Supports

Upbringing and family

Models and examples

Support structures

Family

Friends

Accountability Partners

Mastermind alliances

Professionals

Lifestyle

Living environment

Work environment

Happiness

Past

Present

Future

Anchoring Happiness