the happy secret to better work by shawn achor a visual summary
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By Shawn Achor
Submitted by Sonali Gupta
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What governs our happiness??
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IS HAPPINESS IN OUR CONTROL ?
DEPENDS ON EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT ?
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External world is responsible for our Happiness
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Only 10% depends on the happenings in the
External Environment
90% depends on how our BRAIN processes the external world
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AROUND US
Everyday, we hear negative news around us
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Focus on the Lens through which the brain sees the world and
Change that lens
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According to a Study, JOB SUCCESSES depends on
Intelligence Quotient (I.Q.)
Optimism Level, Social Support, and ability to handle Stress
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Traditional Motivation Style
Hard Work Leads to Success
Success Leads to Happiness
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This motivation style is scientifically
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Because once you have success, you change your
goalpost to a higher success!
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PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS
Work Harder
More Successful
Vicious Circle
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Hence your brain NEVER
gets to the HAPPINESS
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What do we do
now?
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Positivity makes the brain experience “Happiness Advantage”
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The HAPPINESS ADVANTAGE
• Better Secure Jobs
• Better Keeping Jobs
• Superior Productivity
• More resilient
• Less Burnout
• Less Turnover
• Greater Sales
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Reverse The Formula For HAPPINESS
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Creating Lasting Positive Change
• Gratitude
• Journaling
• Exercise
• Meditation
• Random Acts of
Kindness
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Gratitudes: Write 3 positive things you are grateful for 21 days in a row. Brain would retain the pattern
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Journaling: Write one positive experience in past 24 hours. Your brain relives it.
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Exercise teaches brain that behavior matters
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Meditation
Meditation allows brain to focus on the task at hand
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Hence creating RIPPLES OF POSITIVITY and real revolution
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RECAP
• Traditional Motivation Style says Hard work leads to
success and Success leads to Happiness
• However in reality, success leads to setting higher goals
• Happiness/ Positivity leads to higher success
• Follow steps to be positive
• 1. Gratitude
• 2. Journaling
• 3. Exercise
• 4. Meditation
• 5. Random acts of Kindness
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References:www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLJsdqxnZb0
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These slides were created by Sonali Gupta, IIM Lucknow, as part of a MBA Course “Personal Branding” (www.mbaskills.in) taught
by Prof. Sameer Mathur
Sonali GuptaStudent, IIM Lucknow
Prof. Sameer MathurIIM Lucknow
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