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Day 8 of 15 Days of Work/Life Balance: C'mon Get Happy (and Inspired)
Monday, February 23, 2009 at 8:27AM
One of the biggest reasons I want to achieve work/life balance is to lower my stress levels. The more my work/life balance is out of whack...well, the more stressed I get. And my stress level affects all aspects of my life around me.
In other words?
When mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy! (I know someone coined the phrase but I have no idea who to credit it with, if you know, please fill me in.)
So I'm constantly on the lookout for inspiration in all forms. Music, books, and online tools are all examples of media that provides inspiration.
One such tool is the site Happier.com. The name is pretty self-explanatory but I've found it very useful for looking within myself and exploring strategies to increase my happiness and decrease my stress level. With assessments like the Authentic Happiness Index and the Optimism test along with exercises to control negative thoughts and use your strengths in a new way, there's something for everyone.
Check out this quick and insightful quiz that will help you gauge your level of happiness:
How'd you do on the quiz?
Want even more? Happier.com is also offering some giveaways for my readers. Five lucky readers will win the Happier.com app for the iPhone or iPod Touch. And one lucky winner will win a one-on-one premium coaching package with a Happier.com expert (valued at $150). Considering these expert coaches all have their Master's and/or PhDs from University of Pennsylvania with a focus on positive psychology? I'm pretty sure you'll be in great hands.
To win, all you have to do is sign-up for a free account at Happier.com and share in the comments here enter privately using this link the most interesting thing you learned. This can be from any of the sections. Judges from Happier.com will determine the winners and I will announce the winners here on my blog this Friday.
Who couldn't use a little more happiness in their life, right?
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Reader Comments (5)
My result for the little poll above rated me as "Searching for Happiness". I did sign up for Happiness.com. I took the first test and my results came back as very low overall happiness. No surprised to me, but an interesting thing I discovered was that when I wasn't 100% certain between 2 choices, I would choose the more optimistic choice only because it fits more in the "norm" of what is considered acceptable. Mainly because I get tired of not being accepted so why bother being real.
I like the "active & constructive responding" section and I am going to dive deeper into it. Especially for work, I guess I am more passive-aggessive than I thought!
You are so right about balance. A clean house, a healthy diet, exercise, recreation, all those things count - not only for your level of happiness, but your level of sanity!. And I think we all agree about the mama qupte. I don't know who said it either, and I've been guilty of using it.
I'm not going to take the test. It might tell me I'm not as happy as I think I am, and then I'll get depressed - but I will pass it on to my readers.
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According to the quiz I am enjoying life, which is so true. I am really enjoying everything around me. I'm going to check out this site and see what tips I can get and give my readers. Thank you!