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Success & Happiness

Success & Happiness. Anthony Williams Tiffany Mitchell Laurie Fitzpatrick. Money CAN buy Happiness. Happiness got better as income rose but leveled out at 75K. Over all sense of success/well being continued to rise as earnings rose beyond 75K.

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Success & Happiness

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  1. Success & Happiness Anthony Williams Tiffany Mitchell Laurie Fitzpatrick

  2. Money CAN buy Happiness • Happiness got better as income rose but leveled out at 75K • Over all sense of success/well being continued to rise as earnings rose beyond 75K ‘08-’09 Gallup survey of 450,000 Americans • US ranked 9th in “satisfaction” behind Scandinavia, Canada, the Netherlands, Switzerland and New Zealand

  3. Money CAN buy Happiness • ‘05-’06 Gallup survey of 136,000 people from 132 countries • People with high salaries were happier with their lives overall • Most equated day-to-day happiness with feelings of respect, autonomy, and having close family and friends

  4. Money CAN buy Happiness • 2008 Dunn/Larkin survey of 600 Americans • Spending more money on others generated greater feelings of happiness than spending it on themselves Are you happier giving your money away or spending it on yourself?

  5. Success vs. Happiness

  6. People Prefer Happiness How do I know this?

  7. It Plays Out In The Movies

  8. We Go On Vacations/Sabbaticals To Find It • If happiness is maximized everyday, we wouldn’t need to “get away”. We may just want to explore instead • The show Raddical Sabbatical exists for people who radically leave successful careers for happier lives

  9. Successful People Still Long For It • Escapism- Richard Branson, Johnny Depp • Plastic Surgery- Heidi Montag, Michael Jackson • Drug Abuse- Amy Winehouse, Lindsey Lohan • Adoption- Brangelina, Madonna • Multiple Marriages- Elizabeth Taylor, Halle Berry • Suicide- Alexander McQueen

  10. So What Makes A Happy Life? Some Possible Ingredients….. • Ease Of Lifestyle • Freedom To Live As You Choose • Fulfilling Companionship • Total Satisfaction and Well Being • Continuous Joy and/or Laughter • Comfortable Surroundings • Fruitful Legacy • Bringing Happiness To Others • Self Esteem

  11. How Has Success Confused Us? • We believe it will bring us freedom • We believe it will bring us comfort • We believe it will bring us companionship • We believe it will bring us self esteem • We believe it will bring us a fruitful legacy

  12. What Value Does Success Have? • It May Generate Resources To Sustain A Desired Lifestyle • It Provides A Temporary Boost To The Ego • There Is Fulfillment In Doing Something Well • It May Give Us Temporary Power And Control

  13. What’s Getting In The Way? • Focusing on success rather than happiness • Not knowing what we really want in life • Believing happiness is unattainable • Sacrificing happiness for the sake of others

  14. Keys To Happiness • Expand your mind and believe nearly anything is possible • Pursue what makes you happy and success will follow • Focus on your abilities rather than disabilities • Make tradeoffs to get what you really want out of life • Share your wealth

  15. What Positive Psychology tells us aboutHappiness & Success Tal Ben-Shahar, PhD • Positive Psychology Movement • Harvard Lecturer - “Happiness” Course • Author of Happier • Findings backed up by research

  16. Happiness “The Ultimate Currency” Ben-Shahar “Infinitely regressive why” “Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.” - Aristotle From Happier, Tal Ben-Shahar

  17. The Archetypes Rat Race • Hedonism • Nihilism • Happiness • These archetypes represent types, not actual individuals. • We all display different combinations and degrees of the characteristics of each of the archetypes at different times. • “Happiness” archetype represents an ideal. From Happier, Tal Ben-Shahar

  18. The Archetypes The Rat-Race Archetype • Future focused • I’ll be happy when… • Focused on extrinsic rewards • Money • Good Grades • Getting ahead From Happier, Tal Ben-Shahar

  19. The Archetypes The Hedonism Archetype • Present focused • Seeks pleasure, avoids pain • Feels good in the moment without future concern • Lacks long-term purpose and challenge From Happier, Tal Ben-Shahar

  20. The Archetypes The Nihilism Archetype • Given up on happiness • Resigned to the belief that life has no meaning • Attachment to past failures • Presently unhappy and expects the same in the future From Happier, Tal Ben-Shahar

  21. The Archetypes The Happiness Archetype • Present and future focused • How can I be happy now and in the future • Enjoy the journey toward a valuable destination • Work at something they love • Activities have both present & future benefit From Happier, Tal Ben-Shahar

  22. The Archetypes FUTURE Benefit + Detriment - + Benefit PRESENT - Detriment In which quadrant or two do you spend most of your time? From Happier, Tal Ben-Shahar

  23. Happiness at Work Amy Wrzsniewski & Colleagues: We experience work as A Job • A chore, perceived as something we have to rather than want to do A Career • Extrinsic rewards - money, advancement, power, prestige A Calling • Work as an end in itself. Money and advancement important, but we derive personal fulfillment from the work Do you see your work as a job, a career, or a calling? From Happier, Tal Ben-Shahar

  24. Happiness - a means and an end… From Happier, Tal Ben-Shahar

  25. "As you climb the ladder of success, check occasionally to make sure it is leaning against the right wall." Anonymous • "All I ask for is an opportunity to prove that money doesn't buy happiness.” Anonymous • "Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.” Franklin Roosevelt

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