The Happiness Compass: Steering Toward Joy in Entrepreneurship

0:02Hi, and welcome to this week's episode of the Epic Entrepreneurs podcast where we are all about helping business owners just like you achieve success. So we don't do fancy smancy. We don't do flashing lights. We don't do a lot of things that a lot of podcasts will do. These are just real stories about real people and their entrepreneurial and business experiences. We go into their wins, their challenges, and their learnings. So we hope you enjoy it.

0:37Welcome to this week's episode of Epic Entrepreneurs powered by Action Coach Growth Partners. You likely went into business to have more freedom and flexibility so that you could spend more time with your family, do more things or travel or enjoy your hobbies or whatever it is that you like to do in your spare time. We're here to help you find better ways to make more money, build better teams and get that time back so that you can have that freedom and flexibility. will help you simplify things and make sense of business, investing, and wealth building so that you can be epic and achieve all your dreams and goals.

1:10And now, enjoy the show. Hey there, hope you're having a fantastic week. This week, we're continuing the theme of Always Be, and then we've got another letter. This week is H, Always Be Happy. Now, I know there's times in life where you can't always be happy, but let's think about the 20-80 rule. 20 % of the time gets you 80 % of the results. I believe you can be happy 80 % of the time. Maybe you're going to have some down moments 20 % of the time. They're just things that happen in life that are out of our control. So I remember a few years back, you couldn't go anywhere, listening to any music, listening to the radio, where you weren't hearing Bobby McFerrin's Don't Worry, Be Happy.

1:47It's a great song, great lyrics. I'm going to read it to you here. Here's a little song I wrote. You might want to sing it note for note. Don't worry, be happy. In every life we have some trouble, but when you worry, you make it double. Don't worry. Be happy. Then there's some music going on, so don't worry. Be happy now. Ain't got no cash. Ain't got no style. Ain't got no gal to make you smile. Don't worry. Be happy. When you worry, your face will frown, and that will bring everybody down. Don't worry. Be happy. Some more music. Then here's a little song I wrote. Hope you learned it. Note for note.

2:19Don't worry. Be happy. Listen to a word I say. If you're in your life, expect some trouble. But when you worry, you make it double. Don't worry. Be happy. don't worry, be happy. So you can thank me later for not singing it. If you want to hear it the cool way, go listen to Bobby McFerrin sing it. It'll be great. So here's a question that I've often asked. Do you smile because you're happy or are you happy because you smile? Now here's an experiment. I want you to sit there, wherever you are, walk in, listen to this, and just smile. Guarantee you'll be happy. Now, of course, happy things make you smile.

2:55I think it works both ways. You can smile. You can be happy. You can be happy. So I was out at the local retirement place and I have my wife's mother is out there and we were having lunch and I saw some friends of mine who live out there now. And there's one particular gentleman who I've known for a long time and he's always been happy. And I know right now he's facing some health challenges. He's facing something. I know there's no way he could feel good. But when you see him, he's going to smile. He's going to put on that happy face and he's and you're gonna feel better after you've met him so don't you want to make people feel better i mean dale carnegie said you know smile just smile you know a dog dogs are always smiling they're they come to you with unconditional love so we need to be a little bit more like that so i've got a few tips you're feeling down or if you just need to add more happiness in your life, I've got a few tips.

3:53The first one is get some exercise. And I would suggest first thing in the morning. It'll make your day go a lot better. It's been proven that getting exercise has a chemical reaction, helps you have endorphins that are going to make you feel better and going to make you smile. So get some exercise, get in the habit of getting exercise. If you're feeling a little grumpy, go out and walk around, get some fresh air, get some exercise, I guarantee it'll make you feel better. Number two, read something positive or listen to something positive or watch something positive every single day. It's gonna make you better.

4:29It's gonna make you smile. It's gonna make your day go better. And you're gonna get a lot more done. Number three, plan your day the night before. That's gonna help you achieve more, but it's also gonna help you sleep better. And if you sleep better, you're gonna feel better. If you feel better, you're gonna be more happy. Number four, just lighten up. Unless you're a first responder or work in the medical field, most of the things we do every day are not life or death. Lighten up. Try looking around and enjoying what you see out there. You know, look for the flowers. Look for the pretty things.

5:02Look for the things that maybe you're too hurried to get on to. Number five, change your attitude about work. Work is fun. You will feel great when you accomplish something. Have you ever had a time when there was a problem and you solved the problem? I guarantee you, you felt good. Work accomplishing things will make you feel better. Do good work on purpose and have a great attitude about it. You're going to enjoy your life more and you're going to smile more. Here's another little tip about work. Make it a game. You're going to feel a lot better about things because we are competitive people.

5:33Make it a game. Win the game. You're going to feel better about it. Number seven, limit screen time. I know when I sit on my phone for more than five minutes, I probably get grumpy because I can't see as well. and you know that's just limit your screen time. Know you're going to be on it some but limit it there. Plan. Plan vacation. Plan your business. Plan. It's going to make you smile when you accomplish those things you said you were going to do. Look for the contrast. If you're having a bad day or feeling bad about yourself or thing we just don't have it that badly. Now there are people who do but basically don't.

6:03If you want to go feel better I got two suggestions. Go down and volunteer at the burn unit at the hospital. You got it pretty good if you're not in there. or go down and watch a bunch of kids play. Now, don't be a stalker, but, you know, go out. Watch some kids on the playground going around having fun. They're joyful. They're having a great time. It'll make you smile. Smiling will make you happy. You know, have a purpose. Have a code. Have a culture to live by. You know, I personally was in the Boy Scouts, and I love the Scouts. And I still remember the Scout Law. Trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent.

6:43Pretty good code to live by. Make you feel good about yourself when you do those things. Make time for meaningful relationships every week. You've all got meaningful relationships. You've got business relationships. You've got personal relationships. Make time for those relationships. Remember, happiness is a choice. Get out there. Make yourself happy. I'll give you another hint. Probably making someone important in your life happy. What would it take? What is one thing you could do today to make someone happy? Go out and do it and you'll smile. I hope you find happiness. I hope you find what you're looking for.

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