009 Choosing Joy

A slightly different kind of episode today...short, sweet and hopefully filled with joy. 

I believe that business - and marketing - can be joyful but is joy a passive experience or an active choice? Today I am debunking myths about joy! But I’m also sharing with you my shortcut to joy and the four lessons I learnt from a Ghanaian boy called Bob, about finding and choosing joy amidst stress, crisis, despair and busyness. 

What You'll Learn:

• Why choosing joy should be a daily priority
• How what you focus on determines whether you experience joy 
• The benefits of setting a clear intention to be joyful 
• A shortcut to joy
• How to experience more joy 

I invite you to allow yourself a moment of recognition, a moment to feel the joy in the simple things like being alive or having a purpose. You can't control what happens to you, but you do control how you react to those things; you are responsible for responding to every single event that crosses your path. The choice is yours, and you can always choose joy whilst you are Actually Making a Difference.

Resources:

• Robert Zajonc research: http://wexler.free.fr/library/files/adelmann%20(1989)%20facial%20efference%20and%20the%20experience%20of%20emotion.pdf
• The Gifts of Imperfection (Brene Brown): https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Brene-Brown/The-Gifts-Of-Imperfection--10th-Anniversary-Edition-Featu/26757720 
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