A friend and colleague of mine, Shawn Snelgrove, runs a business, Brainstorming A La Mode, about creativity. In her newsletter, she references Richard Koch and his book, "80/20 Principle: The Secret to Success by Achieving More with Less" . Koch points out seven habits for happiness:
- Get Exercise
- Stimulate Your Mind
- Express Yourself Creatively
- Do a Good Turn
- Take a Friendship Break
- Give Yourself a Treat
- Congratulate Yourself
Seems like a simple list but hard to put into action unless I’m thoughtful about it. Shawn suggests trying to do all seven each day and noticing how it impacts me and the people around me. I can imagine that just trying to do these things every day (but not always accomplishing all seven) is beneficial. I’m pretty good at the first three. I’m not so good at the last four. How about you?
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I like the idea of having daily goals like this, and trying to make them part of
my routine.
I’m actually pretty good at all of them except #1 … because doing #2-7 is just
so much more fun for me than exercise. I’m working on it, though.