Chapter 11

In a better place (strategies for day-to-day happiness)

Keep your face to the sunshine and you will never see the shadow.’

HELEN KELLER, BLIND AND DEAF AUTHOR, POLITICAL ACTIVIST AND EDUCATOR

Self-leadership is vital in creating a happy and successful life. Being happy requires you to be self-aware and 100 per cent willing to put the science of wellbeing into practice. Knowing your personal mission and being guided by it is, of course, one of the greatest shifts you can make in embarking on your journey of authentic happiness. However, it’s just as important to realise that the small-scale, intentional activities that you inject into your life each day can be equally as powerful in bringing more direct and immediate boosts in ...

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