HAPPINESS INGREDIENTS Brought to you by Motea Oana Olarescu Ana
Feb 11, 2016
HAPPINESS INGREDIENTS
Brought to you byMotea OanaOlarescu Ana
CONTENTS• What is happiness?
• Ingredients of happiness• Chemicals• Thoughts
• Impact on communication and success
So what is happiness?
It’s an emotional or effective state
that feels good or pleasing.
How are you feeling?
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Chemicals
• Weather• Diet• Sleep• Serotonine
Serotonine
Serotonine or 5-HT is a neurotransmitter found in the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract.
It affects mood, sleep, emesis (vomiting), sexuality and appetite.
THOUGHTS
• a pleasant disposition a pleasant disposition • work to do, something to occupy youwork to do, something to occupy you• liking yourself, being happy with yourselfliking yourself, being happy with yourself• financial securityfinancial security• freedom from abuse (as from people in authority over freedom from abuse (as from people in authority over
you) you) • a degree of privacy; time to yourself, time to think and a degree of privacy; time to yourself, time to think and
reflect reflect • a certain amount of socializing (time spent with others)a certain amount of socializing (time spent with others)
How are you feeling?
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IMPACT on COMMUNICATION
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Tips for Happiness in Daily Life
Think of solutions, not problems.
Always look at what you have done and not at what you haven't.
Each day do something good for yourself.
Each day do at least one act to make others happy.
Smile more often.
survey
• http://coachingtohappiness.com/happiness-test.html
ACTIVITY
Every day, for the next week, write down three things that went well that day and why.
“Happiness is the only good. The time to be happy is now. The place to be happy is here. The way to be happy is to make others so.”