The author had a near-perfect weekend that included relaxation, spending time with family and friends, work, and rest. This mix of activities left them feeling happy and energized. Research suggests relationships, prioritizing time, gratitude, and a positive attitude are key to happiness. The document discusses balancing work and personal life, and lists ingredients for happiness like relationships, learning new things, humor, having purpose and meaning. It encourages reflecting on what brings you happiness and if any important ingredients are missing from your life.

1. What’s Your Recipe for Happiness?

2. After a near-perfect Florida weekend
with family, friends, good food,
productive work and adequate
relaxation, I awoke this morning with
new energy and new insight.
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3. I realized that my weekend included the perfect mix of
things that make my life worthwhile: relaxation,
relationships and sense of purpose—nearly all the
things that make me happy and contribute to my sense
of well-being.
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4.  Nicole Fallon offers female executives and “mompreneurs” ideas
on How to Achieve Work-Life Balance.
 Chad Brooks presents 7 Ways to Improve Your Work-Life
Balance.
 Eric Barker in a Time Psychology piece outlines How to Achieve
Work-Life Balance in 5 Steps. Each author takes a slightly
different approach with some similarities and some differences
between them.
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6. Happy and This Emotional Life
suggested that people are happy
when they nurture strong
relationships, when they set
priorities about how to spend their
time, when they experience
gratitude for what they have, and
when they maintain a positive
attitude about current and future
events.
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7.  ….making intentional choices about being
present and how to spend the limited time
we have.
 It is being in touch with mission and
purpose.
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8. Work-life balance comes from that choice.
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9. Living
Loving
Learning
Laughing
Leading
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11. Being mindful - experiencing people, places and
events with gratitude and intention
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12.  Genuinely sharing time and space with people
who bring joy to your life
 Building and nurturing relationships that last
 Caring for others
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 Exploring new ideas and adopting new skills that
add to each of the other ingredients
 Being curious
 Sharing your learning with others
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 Feeling and promoting lightness
 Finding humor in all kinds of experiences.
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15.  Having a purpose
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 Working with others to accomplish that purpose
 Design and build a better future.
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16.  Each ingredient must be present in varying
quantities at different times.
 If one ingredient is missing, a happy person
intentionally finds activities to add it to the
mixture.
 Each ingredient interacts with the others to
make the mixture richer and more enjoyable.
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18. However, I see that leadership is about life, and
life requires meaning and purpose, all of which
promote and depend on happiness.
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19. Are you clear on what ingredients are important
for you to have the happiness you desire?
Are all these ingredients present in your life?
Are they available in the quantities your want
them to be?
What’s missing?
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20. If we can assist you in finding greater work-life balance,
accomplishing your career goals or navigating career
challenges, please contact us and/or take a look at
our coaching services.We look forward to hearing from
you.
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