"Very often a change of self is needed
more than a change of scene."
~ Arthur Christopher Benson
18 February 2021
 Dear Renée,
Have you ever wondered what the world would look like if everyone were happy?
Can you even imagine it?
Unfortunately, we live in a world where so many are sad and depressed because of the events we are facing. We are living in a world where mental health is an increasingly obvious issue to which we need to pay even more attention. Our kids are having issues, our front-line heroes are having issues, and working women are facing really tough choices. They are leaving the work force in droves, giving up parts of their identity to stay home to help the kids with home-schooling.
Before the pandemic hit, roughly 70% of women in the United States stated they had low self-esteem, 25% were considered depressed. I’m sure the situation is even worse now.
But here’s the good news...
Scientific research has found our happiness is not dependent upon our situations, our genetics, or our environment. So, what does this mean for each of us? It means we can quit saying, “I’ll be happy when I get a bigger house, more money, or I find the love of my life”. Or, “I’ll be happy when I get a new job, a new boss, or start my own business”. We can take action now to change the way we think and feel – to change from within.
I feel so privileged being a Certified Happy For No Reason Trainer, helping people find inner happiness!
Have you found a deep sense of inner happiness?
Taking the LEAP with you!
How to Support Your Own Happiness
 When you were little and the teacher asked what you wanted to be when you grew up, you surely didn’t answer “miserable!”
At every stage in life, unhappiness is not a state to which we aspire. But with the economy rolling downhill, the vision of our own prosperity can seem like a tiny, inflatable raft in an ocean of fear.
In such unstable times, the pursuit of happiness can feel like a taunt rather than an inalienable right. Still, its pursuit is worth the effort.
Emerging research shows while trauma has a profound impact on the brain, the brain is not as hard-wired as previously thought. We can learn how to change our neuro pathways to trigger the creative side of our brain rather than continually relying on the left side that keeps us fighting for our survival. We can learn to be happier. In fact, the most popular class at Harvard University is one in which students learn to train their brains to cultivate, what instructor Tal Ben-Shahar calls, "the ultimate currency: happiness".
Why Happiness Matters
Medical evidence suggests being unhappy affects our memory and our capacity to learn, while increasing the risk of illness. On the flip side, happier people are more likely to:
- be more creative, confident and productive.
- have a stronger network of allies and friends.
- be sick less often and get well faster.
According to researchers, happy people live on average 9 years longer than unhappy people! That alone should encourage each of us to become happier.
How to Support Your Own Happiness
If you would like to train your brain for happiness, consider some of these ideas:
Decide you want to be happier. When you make the decision to be happier, you start to notice choices for happiness you may have missed before. Those choices may be small, such as lying down for 10 minutes when you’re tired rather than powering through a task. When you start to create a habit of seeking happiness, the habit will grow and strengthen over time. Creating your desire is the first step.
Acknowledge your feelings. When you feel distressed, don’t make it worse by beating yourself up for being upset. Do your best to accept your feelings - Don’t resist your feelings. When you give your feelings respect and attention, they usually begin to shift on their own, and you start to feel better.
Work with your thoughts. If you’re having thoughts that are hurtful to you, try reaching for a better thought or scenario you can actually believe. For instance, if you’re worried about losing your job, recall something stable in your life, whether it’s your partner’s income or your healthy savings account. Also, it helps to remember other difficult times you lived through and came out stronger. You can handle it. When your mind returns to the worry, bring it back to the better-feeling thought.
Celebrate success. Whether it’s the achievement of a major goal or a week when your children got along, take in the accomplishment, and give yourself and your children a pat on the back. Find a way to celebrate, so the sense of accomplishment and happy hormones are elevated.
Seek meaning. Happiness comes from doing something that gives us pleasure and meaning. If your job doesn’t provide that, find something that does. It could be a hobby, volunteering, taking a course, or allowing time to read a book or cook something tasty. Make sure you do these activities consistently and often to find joy.
Express gratitude. Being grateful for everything makes your day better, from your partner’s smile to your morning latte. The more gratitude you express, the less you concentrate on what you don’t have and enjoy what you do have. This can be very powerful and change your attitude quickly.
As you practice happiness and make it a habit, you’ll find yourself in a lovely upward spiral that will support you through challenging times.
There are numerous other tips I can offer you to help you elevate your happiness levels. Let's talk if you want to learn more! Click here
 Take 20 minutes to write down all the things in your life for which you are grateful.
This includes the challenges and struggles you have faced that have made you the person you are today.
Subsequently, spend 10 minutes each day expressing gratitude.
Join us...
 Want to find out how you can increase your “happiness set point”? Join us for my free “Happy For No Reason” webinar on 6th March 2021 at 10am Central (US). Click here to register
COMPLIMENTARY REINVENT STRATEGY SESSION
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During our session, we will go over one or two exercises and determine the one next step you can take on your own after the call to keep the momentum going. Click here to schedule your session
Renée Blasky is the Founder and CEO of The LEAP Network Ltd.
After realizing her career in the financial industry was no longer exciting, Renée started her journey as a Start-up Business Coach by completing the Tony Robbins and Cloe Maddanes Core 100 Strategic Intervention program and she has never looked back!
Through her Get Results Without the Overwhelm Program, she loves working with new solo entrepreneurs to help them become the CEO of their companies. Using her unique process she helps them strategize, set stick-worthy goals, and implement an action plan. The program includes valuable resources to help them stay focused, create the right mindset, and stay accountable. She also gently pushes her clients outside of their comfort zones and helps them face their fears so they can achieve their dreams. Renée works with her clients through various online courses, webinars, one-on-one coaching, and group coaching programs.
In addition to her own Get Results Without the Overwhelm Program, Renée is a certified trainer for Marci Shimoff's Happy for No Reason and Susan Jeffer's Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway courses based on their respective books of the same name. She is also in the process of getting certified in the Positive Intelligence program.
Renée, who obtained her CFA Charter in 1990, has over 30 years of experience in the finance industry and first entered into the world of entrepreneurship in 1997 after discovering several ethical lapses at her places of employment. She decided it was best to start her own business so she could dictate the values and beliefs from which to run her business. Renée's coaching clients are based all over the world, and range from various types of coaches, import/exporters, to direct line marketers.
Learn more about Renée and The LEAP Network by visiting her website here: www.theleapnetwork.coachesconsole.com.
You can also send an email directly to Renée at rkblasky@theleapnetwork.co (not “.com”)
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