Pursuing The Happy

Looking for ways to glow-up your life this summer? Here's 10 amazing ways to level up your life and especially if you've been in a slump.

While 2020 has no doubt been a crazy year, and a long one for many, I found that it still seemed to fly by for me. In this episode, I talk about why my word for 2020 is "gratitude" in various aspects of my life, and then dive into 4 top lessons I've learned in my life and business this year. 

Feeling stressed and overwhelmed? Here are 3 tried and true strategies to help you manage both long term and short term stress. This episode will also help you increase productivity, and deal with nerves. 

In this episode, I share 2 of my favourite recent books I read that you should definitely read too! One is a self development one, and another one is a business book. 

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This episode is one of my more personal ones, as I delve into some life stories about my experiences as an introvert, as well as how I gained self confidence. I speak about joining the debate team (even though it wasn't my favourite thing), the importance of stepping out of your comfort zone, and the process of telling my friends, classmates, and other people I knew, about my blog. 

Practicing gratitude is a key part of many successful people's daily routines, and I first learned about it through Brendon Burchard's High Performance Planner, where he researched the habits of hundreds of successful individuals. I was never really able to make it an effective and impactful practice for myself though, until I thought of doing it with the 3 step method I'm about to share in this episode. 

After incorporating gratitude like this into your morning or evening routine, you'll find that it'll bring much more happiness and positivity into your life, and you'll live more presently. It's a worthwhile practice to try, so be sure to listen to this quick and to-the-point episode to find out more.

So many people are afraid to "jump in", and many times we are stuck at the planning stage trying to make things perfect. Whether it's launching a new project, business, or even working on an essay, we put things off thinking that once we get started, we'll only have to face worse challenges and speed bumps. In this episode, I’m going to be sharing my views and experience on this, first from a content creator/business standpoint, and then from a everyday productivity standpoint. 

I'll go over the pros and cons of "taking action", and provide actionable steps so you can start right away after listening to this episode. 

Have you been super inconsistent, with productive and unproductive days, along with non-existent motivation? I feel ya, and in this episode, I introduce the two biggest things to do with your scheduling that will get you motivated and bring results! I chat about what I want to change with my mornings, as well as why you need to be scheduling your whole week in advance. I also reference something that productivity/motivation experts Mel Robbins and Hal Elrod do that we should all aim to be doing as well.

In this episode, I'm getting real about social media and the mindset/mental health aspects of it. I share how I've been trying to walk away from the focus on the numbers, even though it feels so natural for us to check who unfollowed us, and sometimes even obsess over growing the numbers. Whether you're a content creator yourself, or just using a personal account, these tried-and-true tips and mindset shifts will be sure to help you so you can use social media without feeling burnt out or that societal pressure to look or live a certain way. 

In this first episode, I'm delving into the two conflicting perspectives whether or not we should be doing more productive work during this time, especially because we're now all at home.  Some people are urging you to do more with this time, others are telling you to take a break. I chat about how to come to a healthy balance, what we should really be doing during self quarantine, and how we should approach our long term goals (or take this time to create them!). 

Welcome to Pursuing the Happy, a podcast hosted by Hedy from Happily, Hedy.

If you're a creative go-getter with big dreams to pursue, and are all about living your best life, then this is the podcast for you. Episodes will feature some behind the scenes personal life stories and interviews with inspiring guests, covering topics from self-care, to book recommendations and productivity.