THE HAPPY STARTUP Guide to happier self and happier workplace
Why happiness should be your business model?
Like Zappos and Southwest Airlines https://medium.com/the-happy-startup-school/why-happiness-should-be-your-business-model-f866d92cd898#.vrxzhrwhi
Step 1 : Employee Happiness above Cutomers Statisfaction
Step 2 : No. 1 in Costumer Statisfaction (US Department of Transportation in 2013)
Step 3 : 2nd Best Airlines in US (Business Insider)
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
Southwest ranks employees first, customers second, and shareholders third. “We believe that if we treat our employees right, they will treat our customers right, and in turn that results in increased business and profits that make everyone happy,” the airline might put employees first, but they want employees to put customers first. http://www.businessinsider.co.id/southwest-airlines-puts-employees-first-2015-7/?r=US&IR=T#im3vgJQeuVwvYIba.97
"More of the economy needs to move further up Maslow's pyramid" Alain De Botton Customers care more about who they’re buying from – they‘re becoming more interested in the story than the price tag Employees care more about who they’re working for – they want to feel like they’re contributing to something worthwhile Founders care more about the impact they’re making – there’s a growing breed of entrepreneur that wants to make money and do good. And if you’ve got this far, we’re guessing you’re one of them. http://www.thehappystartupschool.com/canvas-course
Values
Your values are how you behave not how you would like to.
consumers now are much more careful about who they buy from and whether they represent the values they hold dear. Your values are how you behave not how you would like to.
Value Proposition
It really helps to focus on a niche, keep your offering simple and do one thing well.
ETIMOLOGY
Happenstance = coincidence , haphazard = random, so happiness isn’t entirely in our control
HAPPINESS FORMULA
H = S + C + V
(H) is determined by our happiness set point (S), life circumstances (C) (influenced by aspects of temperament and character such as depression and sleep quality) and intentional or voluntary activities (V) WHAT HAPPEN / SET POINT
STAGES OF HAPPINESS
Discovery (Children/Teen)
Pursuit (early 20’s)
Balance (late 20’s – 30’s)
Meaning (30’s – 40’s)
Savoring (40’s – 50’s)
Our meaning of happiness is constantly shaped and reshaped by small choices we make every day.
the index score had been divided into four groups, which ranged from unhappy (0-25 percent), not so happy (25-50 percent), happy (50-75 percent) and very happy (more than 75 percent) Additionally, Suryamin explained, the issues of education and income worried Indonesians the most, evidenced by lower scores, however, in terms of happy families, the scores were on the higher end of the scale http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2014/04/17/how-happy-are-indonesians-really.html
SHARED HAPPINESS
Bad share = sharing with the intention to showing off Good share = share the happiness with close people so they feel happy for you too
HEDONISTIC
Hedonistic in a good term. People who pursues happiness for themselves and the other in this world and this world only Hedonistic in a bad term = materialistic
example in Islam : Bad spiritualist : see ‘Ibadah’ only as ceremonial prayer Good spiritualist : see ‘Ibadah’ in a broader term, as an act of good for self, people around, and for God Blessing
Passionate employees = Employees with purpose
Employees with purpose = Happy employees
Happy employees = Happy costumers
Happy costumers = profit