Interesting Green: How to be happy

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By The Straits Times - January 30, 2012

PHOTO: Author Daniel Wong says you must run your own race and not the one other people think you should run. To be happy, you must become purpose-driven rather than performance-driven.

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Workplace Success: Be purpose-driven rather than performance-driven

WE SPEND so many hours working that it makes perfect sense to try to be happy, but moving to a state of cheerfulness involves some homework.

One road map came to me recently in the form of a book on the five steps to becoming a happy, fulfilled and successful student. While The Happy Student is aimed at students, it does have tips that apply to all, young or old.

Author Daniel Wong says you must run your own race and not the one other people think you should run. To be happy, you must become purpose-driven rather than performance-driven.

Happiness is a choice. Like any habit, the more you practice the more natural it will become. Take action and welcome more happiness into your life today.

PHOTO: Happiness is a choice. Like any habit, the more you practice the more natural it will become. Take action and welcome more happiness into your life today.

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His 30 ways to stay motivated include smiling when you wake up, doing something social every day, exercising, sleeping well and resolving relationship issues right now.

What these tips tell you is that you are in control of your own happiness.

Happiness at work does not mean getting a bigger pay cheque or getting your boss to stop calling you while you are on a holiday.

It does mean making a conscious decision to be happy and avoiding negative conversations and unhappy people as far as possible.

PHOTO: Studies on what makes people happy reveal that it doesn't have much to do with material goods or high achievement; it seems to whittle down to your outlook on life, and the quality of your relationships with the people around you.

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'Happiness is a mental state and the good news is that in whatever work situation, we can choose the state of mind to have,' says Mr Tan Swee Heng, a director for leadership and talent development at LZ Leadership International.

'The key is to choose to be happy with our work, until it becomes our mental habit... This is to prevent ourselves from being affected by adverse work situations or even by some of the unhappy talk or colleagues in the workplace.'

Dr Srikumar Rao, author of Happiness At Work, says the biggest obstacle to workplace happiness is believing that you are a prisoner of circumstance, powerless before events.

The truth is, you are responsible for the life that you have, he says.

PHOTO: Find a hobby you love. Engage in pleasurable activities.

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Mr Stephen Lew, a psychotherapist from the Positive Psychology Centre here, says: 'Happiness is a perception. It is a choice. It is possible only when you train your mind to do so. You need to build a mental muscle on a day-to-day basis.'

He suggests keeping a 'positive' journal in which you record three to five good things about yourself every day.

'If you record it for 21 days, there will be a physiological change. You will become more relaxed,' he says.

Another tip is to gaze in the mirror, look into your eyes and say three positive things to yourself.

Or you can wear a rubber band on your wrist and every time you start to think negatively, stretch the band to hit yourself. That will stop you from negative thinking, says Mr Lew.

PHOTO: 'If their minds are focused on becoming excellent at work, they probably will not have the time or mind to dwell on 'unhappiness'.'

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In a lot of Mr Tan's leadership training and coaching sessions, leaders and employees are encouraged to make the choice to be extraordinary in their attitudes, skills and knowledge.

'If their minds are focused on becoming excellent at work, they probably will not have the time or mind to dwell on 'unhappiness',' says Mr Tan.

In an economically driven society like Singapore, people tend to peg the value of money to happiness.

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Still, they may not realise that their material achievements such as an increment may not bring them a lot of happiness, says Mr Lew.

Research shows that gratitude such as recognition at work brings the largest amount of happiness while age, gender, physical attraction, social status and the amount of money one has have the smallest impact on happiness, he adds.

Happy managers and employees, says Mr Tan, are wonderful role models in the workplace. 'Like fragrance, they can infuse the place with their positive energy, causing others to also 'work happily'.'

PHOTO: Relax. Don’t take yourself too seriously. Happiness is largely a choice. Feel gratitude for all of the good in your life. Smile. ....
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It is surely not possible to be happy 24/7 and when adversity strikes, happy people will still crack but they recover faster, experts say.

'Happiness is not just about feeling good, it is about living longer. You will also be more likeable and have better relationships if you are happy,' says Mr Lew.

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If you want to be happy, be. ~Leo Tolstoy
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PHOTO: Posted on Monday, November 14, 2011. By Victoria Anderson (in the blog of The Devoted Woman).
Meditating on Romans 12:9-21 (part 8).

Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.
Be devoted to one another in brotherly love.
Honor one another above yourselves. Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
Share with God's people who are in need.
Practice hospitality.
Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.
Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.
Live in harmony with one another.
Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.
Do not repay anyone evil for evil.
Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody.
If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.
Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: "It is mine to avenge; I will repay," says the Lord.
On the contrary: "If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap (remove) burning coals on his head."
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.