Did you know: Happiness is a state of being that you can adjust, like a thermostat on your wall. Everyone is born with a pre-determined Happiness Set Point®. Some of us have a higher setting, while some of us are natural-born Eeyores. The good news is that you have the power to change yours, regardless of the external circumstances in your life.

About four and a half years ago, I got my heart broken, but good. It took me three months after he dumped me before I was able to look at posters on the subway that advertised his alma mater without crying. It was bad. Shortly after I had recovered from that emotional gut punch, I had a professional and public jolt that sent me reeling. We’re talking George Bailey on a bridge on Christmas Eve levels of despair.

I was in a really dark space mentally, and wasn’t sure if I would or could ever be happy again.

But I could, and I am.

Which brings me to today’s post.

I’ve actually been a naturally optimistic person for as long as I can remember. Turns out, that trait is relatively rare. Happiness is not the default setting for many people. But even in my darkest moments, there has always been a flicker of happiness brightening my life. It has been a flame that has lit my path and allowed me to reinvent myself over and over.

• Happiness provided the fuel that propelled me from a farmhouse in Iowa as a single mother.
• It was the light that cast itself on my path when I sold almost everything I owned and moved to Chicago at the age of 45 to expand a nonprofit.
• Happiness has been the lodestar that has helped me to maintain my sanity during these tumultuous years during the time that our world has been upended by a global pandemic.

And now, I can help you discover and cultivate for yourself the capacity to be “happy for no reason.” Literally. As a Certified Happy For No Reason Trainer, taught by New York Times bestselling author Marci Shimoff, I have the tools to teach the scientific and emotional techniques designed to help you develop the ability to recognize and amplify happiness, no matter who you are or what your circumstance.

I’ve been certified to teach and deliver the 7-step Happy for No Reason process to groups of any size. As a Certified Trainer, I’m able to conduct workshops, courses, speeches and presentations in-person and on-line. These presentations are ideal for businesses, associations, health and wellness events, transformational retreats, schools and more, and can be tailored for any audience.

I’d love to share more information with you about how I can help your business or organization operate from a happier and more vibrant perspective. Learn more and book your session here.

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