3 Fundamental Ways to Maintain Happiness - Smiling Through the Nonsense.

In this weeks episode Heather takes a look at three fundamental things that you can do to help you maintain your happiness during these wild times in the world.

She covers three main points that are important in maintaining a fundamental feeling of happiness and positivity in your life as we go through these very crazy times:

1. Being your own best friend,
2. Watching your language
3. Choosing a passion to live.

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In this weeks Episode, Heather explores the choices we have in all aspects of our lives and introduces two simple, yet powerful exercises you can use to empower yourself, even in the darkest times. Choose a triumphant life!

Transcription and Timestamps

Hello and welcome to this week's Choosing Happy podcast.

0:04

It's episode 61 and in this episode I take a look at your choices around choosing happy, around looking at failures or successes, lessons or triumphs.

0:20

All this and more in this week's Choosing Happy podcast.

0:38

Hello and welcome to the Choosing Happy podcast.

0:41

I'm Heather Masters and this is episode 61 and it's going to be a short episode but it's a fantastic exercise.

0:49

I think we're in unique times at the moment and one of the things that I'm doing is creating a resource stack so that when things go wrong in my life or

1:02

I feel a little bit down I have resources that I can look back on that I can maybe read something that I've done or an exercise I can do to help me move forward and today is one of those exercises it's actually two exercises one of really covered a bit before but I think it's really a fantastic exercise and one that

1:28

Deserves repeating if you haven't listened to it on the podcast before as well it'll kind of be the first time and it's a it's a really really good exercise to have in your resources box especially as things are a little bit crazy in the world and are probably likely to to get a little bit crazier and on that point

1:54

I'm a coach.

1:57

I'm a life coach, a business coach.

1:59

I've spent many, many years working with mindset, with spirituality, with intuition, with neurology, with understanding your unconscious mind.

2:11

and I'm only putting it out there because I think we're about to go through some some rough and surprising times and if anyone would like a one-off session just because you know they're struggling then please do email me or click on the link that's in the show notes for the one-off coaching sessions um

2:36

I really do realize that things are going to get a bit wild and I think part of my purpose of being here right now is to help others through it especially if you are unaware of of all of the threads that lead to where we are at the moment so having said that let's get on with this episode

3:05

I have been working through some additional marketing and this is an exercise that came up from a Ray Edwards course that I've been doing and I just think it is such a fabulous exercise that we could all do with doing.

3:24

The idea is to take a sheet of paper and on that one page of paper

3:32

go through the whole of your life and list down your mistakes your failures way the most terrible things that have happened to you your kind of darkest times and just list them all down if it takes more than one piece of paper turn it over but take the time to really reflect and go through and list out

3:55

all of those things that you kind of maybe bring up as a story of why you can't do something or something that shaped your life and maybe it's been a dark time a dark period in your life and things have gone wrong so take the time to do that give yourself 15-20 minutes and list as much as you can

4:24

and then once you've done that take another page another clean sheet of paper and list out everything that has been fabulous in your life every success every...

Celebrating the Choosing Happy Podcast

This is a wonderful compilation of my thoughts on my journey over the past few years of putting the podcast together and of snippets of interviews from the past 59 episode.

Enjoy!

Timestamps:

00 Heather Introduces the podcast and reflects on the past couple of years

About the Podcast

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Copyright 2024 Heather Masters

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Creativity and Mental Health: An artist's journey and her impact on women's lives

In this week's Choosing Happy podcast episode, Belinda Latimer, an artist and teacher, shares her journey in the art world, from painting as a child to becoming a teacher and using her skills to empower women. She discusses the role of creativity in her mental health and how she uses art to deal with stress and trauma. She also talks about her passion for teaching women to express their inner artist, leading workshops to boost their confidence and open up their creativity. Furthermore, Belinda shares an event she's organizing, aimed at enabling women to design their life on their terms and providing the means to manage stresses through art.

Timestamp:

00:00 Introduction to the Podcast

00:56 Interview with Belinda Latimer: Discovering Art

01:27 Belinda's Early Memories of Art

02:35 The Impact of Art on Belinda's Life

04:18 Belinda's Journey to Art College

06:04 The Transformative Experience at Art College

19:51 Belinda's Transition from College to Teaching

26:22 Embracing Personal Differences: A Childhood Story

26:41 Challenges in Teaching: Dealing with Difficult

Students

29:04 Turning Point: A Health Scare and a New Perspective

31:45 The Healing Power of Art: A Personal Journey

35:03 Empowering Women through Art: A New Mission

40:33 The Importance of Art in Education and Personal

Expression

42:19 Creating Your Best Life: An Art Program for Women

46:56 Final Thoughts: The Universality of Art

51:44 Conclusion: The Joy of Art and Teaching

About Belinda:

I am a multi-media Artist and Creative Mentor, based in Cornwall, who teaches art online. She assists women to unleash their inner artist via a range of art techniques and media. She is passionate about wellbeing through art as well as the power of self-expression when a piece of art is created. She is an Awakened Entrepreneur

Belinda's Offer - sign up for the replay! The Art of Creating Your Best Life

Find her on Facebook

Belinda 's Facebook page

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About the Podcast

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Doing the Unthinkable!

In this week's episode of Choosing Happy Podcast, Heather Master, the host, discusses the concept of doing the unthinkable or stepping out of one's comfort zone. She shares personal experiences of making bold choices and leaps of faith, for instance, moving to South Africa with very short notice and attending training in India against social norms and odds. She discusses the fear and challenges of live streaming as another example of facing an unthinkable situation.

Heather also talks about the mindset needed to conquer the unthinkable by staying in the state of flow, letting go of overthinking, and letting the mind wander into the unexplored domain. She discusses an exercise from the Magician's Way (William Whitecloud), about a straw passing through a potato to illustrate absolute faith and state of unthinking.

She challenges the listeners to step out of their comfort zones and do something unthinkable; she offers a special coaching offer for the month.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction to Doing the Unthinkable

01:57 Personal Experiences of Leaping into the Unknown

02:19 The Power of Intuition and Trusting Your Gut

03:07 The Impact of Doing the Unthinkable

04:26 The Unthinkable in Everyday Life

05:11 Overcoming Personal Limitations

07:46 The Unthinkable in Business and Personal Growth

09:29 The Power of Unthinking and Flow State

13:38 Practical Exercise: The Potato and the Straw

15:03 Creating Opportunities by Doing the Unthinkable

15:44 Special Coaching Offer and Conclusion

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Choosing Happy Podcast: Exploring Money Blocks, Hidden Truths, and Happiness

Welcome to this weeks podcast where I cover some challenging topics, while hopefully shedding some clarity at the same time. What do I cover…

In this episode of the Choosing Happy Podcast, host Heather Masters delves into the topics of money blocks, hidden truths, and happiness.

She discusses her personal experiences and revelations about how her past resistance towards money was induced by her past experiences in the banking sector and more recently understanding how the fiat financial system works, not due to money being bad itself.

She suggests changing our views about money and embracing it as an instrument that helps us make positive changes in the world.

She also discusses the need to differentiate between struggle and effort and the importance of detaching from emotional reactions when things do not go as planned.

Moreover, she explains how happiness stems from our choices and guides the listeners to find inner guidance, recognize destructive patterns, and focus on applying the right effort towards right actions.

TImestamps

00:01 Introduction to Controversial Topics

02:06 Unveiling A Little Known Money Block

08:31 The Hidden Truths: Struggle vs Effort

13:57 The Power of Expectancy and Acceptance

16:56 The Path to Happiness: Making Choices

18:47 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

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Choosing Happy Podcast Episode - The Happiness Audit: Perfect Day Visualisation

In this episode of the Choosing Happy Podcast, host Heather Masters continues with part two of implementing the Happiness Audit. After a review of the first part, she introduces listeners to a new technique called a 'Perfect Day Visualization'.

She guides listeners to imagine and journal about their ideal day—from what it looks, smells, and feels like, to the emotions experienced throughout the day.

She recommends contrasting this with a usual day to identify disparities.

Tips are offered on how to start implementing elements of a 'perfect day' into daily life, suggesting that even small changes can enhance feelings of happiness.

The theme of the podcast is the importance of taking small steps towards achieving happiness.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction to the Happiness Audit

01:04 Visualizing Your Perfect Day

02:38 Exploring the Details of Your Perfect Day

05:55 Comparing Your Perfect Day to Your Current Day

08:36 Analyzing the Differences and Taking Action

11:16 Creating Your Own Happiness

13:53 Setting Goals and Taking the First Steps

14:39 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

16:06 Outro and Thanks for Listening

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Choosing Happy Podcast: Unravelling the Happiness Audit

Have you stopped to check in on your true level of happiness, success and satisfaction with your life?

In this episode, host Heather Masters introduces the concept of a 'Happiness Audit', encouraging listeners to deeply evaluate and reconsider their definitions of happiness, success, and satisfaction or fulfilment.

Using the Wheel of Life, a coaching tool split into sections representing different life areas, listeners are guided to rate their satisfaction levels and reflect on the meanings they attach to these areas.

Heather also highlights the importance of personal meaning, suggesting that a change in perception can significantly impact personal responses and life outcomes.

Avoiding comparison with others and evaluating personal growth is also encouraged.

This episode is positioned as an introduction to the Happiness Audit concept, with more detailed explorations anticipated in future episodes.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction to the Happiness Audit

01:28 Understanding the Wheel of Life

02:27 Defining Happiness, Success, and Satisfaction

02:39 Creating Your Personal Wheel of Life

05:08 Exploring Your Definition of Success

06:53 Unpacking Your Personal Happiness

08:01 Finding Satisfaction and Fulfilment

10:42 Revisiting Your Wheel of Life Results

11:13 Redefining Success and Happiness

14:43 The Power of Meaning in Your Life

16:53 Avoiding the Pitfall of Comparison

17:46 Wrapping Up and Next Steps

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The Choosing Happy Podcast: Setting Visionary Goals and Nurturing Positive Mindsets for 2024

In this first solo episode of 2024 I wanted to help you get on track with your goals and intentions and provide some powerful NLP/Mindset tips on how to succeed in your business or your life.

Thank you for joining me in my quest to make Joy and Happiness the focus, in what will potentially be an eventful 2024.

Choosing to Reflect and Reset for 2024

In this episode of the Choosing Happy Podcast, host Heather Masters shares essential advice to help listeners set, track, and achieve their goals for 2024. She emphasizes the importance of time management, creating routines, and adopting a positive mindset. Masters delves into concepts of personal definitions at identity level, assumptions, fear, clear desire, and inevitable success. She also emphasizes the need for accountability in achieving one’s goals and offers listeners a chance to join her accountability program, 'Before Coffee Breakthrough Habits'. Towards the end, she encourages her audience to select three words to act as their North star throughout the year.

Timestamps

00:00 Introduction and Welcome

01:20 New Year Greetings and Initial Motivation

02:35 Time Management and Goal Setting

03:09 Understanding and Managing Time

06:01 Establishing Routines and Dealing with Interruptions

11:23 Avoiding Time Killers and Being Gracious

16:38 Reviewing Past Goals and Setting New Ones

18:49 Identifying Personal Success Strategy

24:00 Creating Habits and Overcoming Fear

24:43 Getting Clear on What You Want

27:50 Crafting a Compelling Vision

36:58 Finding Someone Who Supports You

37:53 Offer for Accountability Program

39:56 Setting Three Words for 2024

40:42 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

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Episode 53 - The Power of Story with Jackie Wilson and Happy New Year 2024!

Wishing a wonderful New Year and health, wealth, love and happiness in 2024.

Thank you for joining me at this special time.

This weeks Choosing Happy Podcast interview is about the power of story in life and business. I got to chat with Jackie Wilson - who is passionate about using stories to engage, entertain and create powerful content, copy and communications.

Her passion and wealth of knowledge and experience shine through in this interview. I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did!  

Discovering the Power of Storytelling in Business and Life!

In this episode of the 'Choosing Happy Podcast', host, Heather Masters, welcomes guest, Jackie Wilson, a former journalist who uses the power of storytelling in business.

Jackie shares her journey from journalism to content marketing and discusses the significance of crafting a narrative in business.

She underscores the impact of storytelling on brain science, its utility in delivering memorable messages, and shares how the 'hero’s journey' archetype can be applied in business storytelling.

Furthermore, they explore the potential pitfalls of oversharing personal experiences in storytelling, and provide recommendations for those trying to incorporate storytelling in their business.

About Jackie:

A journalist by background, and with a vein of nosiness running through everything I do, I’ve written in many different contexts and capacities all my working life. A short while ago I dug into the power of storytelling in a business context and now I want everyone to know it, understand it, and use it! For all of our sakes and for a more entertaining content landscape!

Jackie's Links:

Jackie's Website

@inthebrick_house on Instagram

Timestamps

00:01 Introduction to the Power of Storytelling

00:27 Interview with Jackie Wilson: From Journalism to Storytelling

01:38 The Journey to Discovering the Power of Storytelling

04:49 The Impact of Storytelling on the Human Brain

06:20 The Role of Storytelling in Business and Marketing

07:55 The Power of Metaphor in Storytelling

08:27 The Importance of Words in Storytelling

14:36 How to Use Storytelling in Your Work

27:06 The Challenges of Telling Your Own Story

32:38 The Power of Personal Stories in Building Connection

34:56 The Role of a Business Coach in Storytelling

36:15 Learning from a Successful Mentor

36:51 Feeling Disconnected from the Mentor

38:00 The Power and Pitfalls of Vulnerability in Storytelling

39:21 The Importance of the Story Arc

40:28 The Hero's Journey and its Role in Storytelling

42:18 The Use of Metaphors and Archetypes in Storytelling

45:53 The Power of Personal Stories in Business

47:26 The Influence of Language and Metaphors

50:17 The Role of Storytelling in Content Creation

55:32 Tips for Beginners in Storytelling

01:01:04 Closing Thoughts and Contact Information

01:04:33 Conclusion and Invitation for the Next Episode

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