How to Boost Your Happiness

Happiness is important. Most people would agree with that. At the same time, there’s a lot of confusion and mixed messages about happiness. Some experts tell us we should seek to find meaning in life, not happiness. We’re told that happiness is fleeting and seeking happiness directly almost guarantees we won’t “find” it. We end up confused and promise to come back to the matter later.

In my blog posts, I often give three tips or keys to achieve whatever I’m talking about. I’m not going to do that today. I’m not going to, because I don’t think what we most need is more information on happiness. I’ve written a book on “enlightened happiness,” so I’m not saying three tips about happiness wouldn’t be helpful. I’m just not going to do that today—and I bet you can guess why.

As important as being reminded of how to boost our happiness is—what is more important is using the insights we already have. We know enough about happiness to increase our happiness right now. The problem is, we haven’t committed to making happiness our priority. That’s the biggest obstacle we face. 

My coaching challenge to you today is to ask yourself if you’ve ever prioritized your happiness. If the answer is no, that’s your first step. If you have, then it’s a matter of following through on your commitment to make happiness your focus.

If you have questions or comments about committing to happiness, speak up and I’ll be sure to respond.

- Alan Allard, Executive Coach