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How to Be Happy for the Rest of Your Life

Bill Hettler, MD        MOL

Presented at Kalahari Resorts  4/17/2015

Healthy Families = Healthy Communities!!!

2015 Annual Conference of NWI, UCFR, WICFR

 

If you search Google for Happy ..........  In 1st Place
You get Pharrell Williams - Happy (Official Music Video)

Shawn Achor Part 1 The Science of Happiness

Who the heck is Shawn Achor?

What about Bobby McFerrin?

If you want to be happy for the rest of your life, it is first a good idea to insure that you experience the rest of your life.
A simple math problem.

Part A.          How old will you be when you die?  
Part B           To what age is it possible for humans to live?  
Part  C          Subtract the number you placed in Part A from the number in Part B  

Why is there a difference?  It could be bad luck or it could be the little choices you make each day.

Now, what about this idea of happiness? Where did you get the idea that you were entitled to happiness?

Could it be the 2nd paragraph of the Declaration of Independence?

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

Hierarchy of Needs

How do you measure happiness?   

Forbes Article Dan Buettner Harvard Research
Martin Seligman

Authentic Happiness Assessments

World Values Surveys (WVS) Country Ranking


Can You Name The Top Ten Happiest Countries In the World?

(According to Forbes magazine.)

USA Netherlands Switzerland Canada Swedan
New Zeland Finland Denmark Norway

 

Who said that men can't multitask?  (At least in Australia)

What are the Essentials of Life?
How do you decide what deserves your attention?

AIR WATER FOOD
SLEEP SG ACTIVITY  SB SEX  ?

What would you do if this happened to you?

Just in case you came in late or missed the simple advice about things you can do to increase your happiness:

From CNN:

7 ways to boost your happiness

 

10 Ways to Increase Your Happiness - Oprah.com

 

The Happiness Spectrum  by Leo Gura
The best and worst kinds of happiness

Leo offers many self help videos at Actualized.org 

 

 

 

Enjoy your successes.

 

Roberto Benigni Goes Wild: 1999 Oscars

 

What About Bhutan?

Gross National Happiness - Bhutan

Bhutan (Shangri-La)

Gross National Happiness of Bhutan

BHUTAN: Taking The Middle Path To Happiness

Is it possible that COKE can lead to happiness?

 

Just when you think you are on the right career path ......... someone writes a book that dumps on your wellness belief system!

 

The Book?    The Wellness Syndrome 

The Video?  The Wellness Syndrome - YouTube

The Sunrise Morning News? Australia TV