Manufacture Your Day by CHOOSING HAPPINESS

Happy People = Productive People!

Aren’t you glad that I told you?

Awareness is the first step and part of the process on the road to happiness. There is no turning back. 

The day-to-day challenges make employees worried, stressed, and fearful. Many people require support, yet manufacturing companies in Ontario are still not as progressive as they could be in embracing external leadership training.

I encourage you to read the Forbes article: “Promoting Employee Happiness Benefits Everyone”. 

Your job isn’t to make people happy but being happy, promoting happiness and educating people on how to lead healthier and happier lives is a smart move. Happiness is an inside job and a decision that we have to make every day. People need to realize how much their attitude influences the outcomes in their lives.

I admit, some days it is easier than others. 

We live in such busy and rushed times that we often forget to be mindful and present. Life can become difficult when we allow ourselves to be lost in thought.

There are so many people whose focus has become to “survive” the week. They speak about happy hump day (Wednesday) and TGIF (thank god it’s Friday), and one day they will be old and realize that they didn’t enjoy the journey. What a sad way to live life.

Here is what you can do to be more mindful:

• Start the morning by truly enjoying your coffee or tea. Sit down, smell it, taste it, and enjoy it (10 minutes is a great start).  I have never had a coffee in my car before I moved to Canada more than 20 years ago and I still value a good and mindful breakfast with my husband at home.
• Practise mindfulness during routine activities. For example, when you drive to work, choose a different route. It will help you to become more aware and will prevent you from functioning on autopilot.
• Breathe while you have to wait somewhere. I don’t know about you but I am very impatient in these situations. To avoid frustration, I find it helpful to take a few deep breaths and then observe the people around me. Frustration can turn into fascination.

• Choose a cue to be mindful. – For example, whenever you touch a doorknob, enter a meeting room, or whenever you get a cup of coffee – see, touch, and truly be in the moment. It’s beneficial to stay present rather than getting lost in your thoughts all day

Mindfulness is all about working with our five senses (see, touch/feel, smell, hear, taste), and learning to be present.

Wouldn’t you want to stop the “worrying process” in your head?

Your thoughts, your attitude and your emotional responses will become more balanced, and you become a better decision-maker as well.

Trust me, this works!

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

What do you do to feel happy?

Please read the HuffPost article:

Why Happiness Comes From Within

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