349-Taking Control of Our Happiness Choices

Did you know we only control about 50% of our happiness? The other half comes from our DNA! So, how can we take action to choose happiness? Tune in to learn more! 

 

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Welcome to Everyday Happiness where we create lasting happiness, in 2 minutes a day,  through my signature method of Intentional Margins® (creating harmony between your to-dos and your priorities), happiness science, and musings about life.

 

I'm your host Katie Jefcoat.  I found it fascinating that researchers have settled on the idea that our DNA makes up for about 50% of our happiness.  It’s our baseline happiness.  And the other 50% is made up of our circumstances and our habits.   So our circumstances come and go, both good and bad.  What’s interesting from the research is that our circumstances don’t keep us happy or sad for very long, that’s just not part of the way our mind works.  So the lottery won’t keep you happy for the rest of your life and the same is true if you are in a terrible accident or get cancer.   

 

That leaves us with what we can control. And this is what gets me super excited about life. This percent of happiness we can directly affect by how we show up.  Who we surround ourselves with, what types of content we consume, if we move our bodies, if we have good happiness habits, like gratitude and if our work is purposeful to us, not the type of work, but it’s more about the feeling it gives us.  This is where the magic happens. 

 

Today, think about what you can control.  How are you showing up?  What is one thing you can do to give yourself a boost in happiness?  And make it a good day. 

 

Let me know how you are intentionally showing up today by DMing me on social at @everydayhappinesswithkatie and join the community on the hashtags #IntentionalMargins and #everydayhappinesswithkatie on Instagram.

 

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