By Shawn Achor

Submitted by Sonali Gupta

What governs our happiness??

IS HAPPINESS IN OUR CONTROL ?

DEPENDS ON EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT ?

External world is responsible for our Happiness

Only 10% depends on the happenings in the

External Environment

90% depends on how our BRAIN processes the external world

AROUND US

Everyday, we hear negative news around us

Focus on the Lens through which the brain sees the world and

Change that lens

According to a Study, JOB SUCCESSES depends on

Intelligence Quotient (I.Q.)

Optimism Level, Social Support, and ability to handle Stress

Traditional Motivation Style

Hard Work Leads to Success

Success Leads to Happiness

This motivation style is scientifically

Because once you have success, you change your

goalpost to a higher success!

PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS

Work Harder

More Successful

Vicious Circle

Hence your brain NEVER

gets to the HAPPINESS

What do we do

now?

Positivity makes the brain experience “Happiness Advantage”

The HAPPINESS ADVANTAGE

• Better Secure Jobs

• Better Keeping Jobs

• Superior Productivity

• More resilient

• Less Burnout

• Less Turnover

• Greater Sales

Reverse The Formula For HAPPINESS

Creating Lasting Positive Change

• Gratitude

• Journaling

• Exercise

• Meditation

• Random Acts of

Kindness

Gratitudes: Write 3 positive things you are grateful for 21 days in a row. Brain would retain the pattern

Journaling: Write one positive experience in past 24 hours. Your brain relives it.

Exercise teaches brain that behavior matters

Meditation

Meditation allows brain to focus on the task at hand

Hence creating RIPPLES OF POSITIVITY and real revolution

RECAP

• Traditional Motivation Style says Hard work leads to

success and Success leads to Happiness

• However in reality, success leads to setting higher goals

• Happiness/ Positivity leads to higher success

• Follow steps to be positive

• 1. Gratitude

• 2. Journaling

• 3. Exercise

• 4. Meditation

• 5. Random acts of Kindness

References:www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLJsdqxnZb0

These slides were created by Sonali Gupta, IIM Lucknow, as part of a MBA Course “Personal Branding” (www.mbaskills.in) taught

by Prof. Sameer Mathur

Sonali GuptaStudent, IIM Lucknow

Prof. Sameer MathurIIM Lucknow