30 Mar Happiness lessons from teaching happiness
A few times each year I teach a 3-day course in "Positive Psychology Coaching". The nature of the course means that the attendees (approximately 35-40 people each time) are usually very experienced, very knowledgeable and highly intelligent and capable people!
As a facilitator/teacher this is challenging because they tend to ask lots of questions and sometimes some tricky ones…but as an individual I find this highly engaging and very satisfying as this plays to one of my strengths. As noted in the heading, I learn just as much (if not more) from "teaching" these courses as my "students" probably learn from me.
So what did I learn today, about happiness and/or life? Well, here are a few thoughts and musings…
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people are amazing
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people do amazing things
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learning from others is fun and stimulating
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helping others to learn is fun and stimulating
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positive social interaction is incredibly fulfilling
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utilising your strengths is incredibly fulfilling
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having fun boosts happiness
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boosting happiness is fun
And that's just Day 1 of the 3 day course!
I hope you had a great and satisfying and fun day with at least some happiness. If so, let us know (on our facebook page) what you did and if I can find the time I'll get back to you tomorrow with more happiness lessons from my positive psychology teachings : )