Women are at the biggest risks for unhappiness. Women are busy, over worked, over master of multi-tasking and often put their happiness on the back burner. If you are an entrepreneur your risk for unhappiness could be even higher if you are feeling isolated and over worked.Check out this infographic on the science of happiness from Happify…and start making changes that will make you feel a lot happier.
Happiness is a choice
Here are a few of the top ways to feel more happier:
Get in your flow – find activities that consume you in a good way!
Practice empathy and gratitude
Connect in person with a good friend – being apart of a community helps too! Interact with your neighbours
Happy people are healthier
Happy people embrace adversity
I personally get great happiness out of yoga, dancing, listening to great music or a funny story, movie or book and lastly being in nature is all part of my feel good juice!
Leigh Mitchell is a leadership brand strategist, founder of Women in Biz Network and host of the ChangeMaker Leader Podcast. Based in Toronto, she helps purpose-driven entrepreneurs align their brand, business growth, and well-being with meaningful change. She is the creator of the Own Your Imprint™ framework, a proven approach to personal branding that helps leaders define, align, and amplify their unique imprint. She frequently hosts future-proof tech skills training and ChangeMaker Outdoor Leadership Retreats. Leigh has guided thousands of professional women and collaborated with brands including Microsoft Canada, TELUS, and TD Canada Trust. Her expertise has been featured in CBC, The Globe and Mail, and The Wall Street Journal. She studied Marketing Leadership at Sprott School of Business and teaches at York University, YEDI, and the University of Guelph-Humber. A vocal advocate for mental health and inner leadership, Leigh champions mentorship as a pathway to resilience and positive change.
Leigh is also a Forbes Impact Top 10 recipient and a Women of Microsoft award winner. Statistics Canada recognizes her as an EDI Gender subject matter expert. When she isn’t coaching leaders or teaching Business and Digital Marketing, she mentors the next generation of innovators at B-Local Ontario, Rise, YSpace, and The Prosperity Project.
3 thoughts on “Scientifically Proven Ways to be Happy – Meditate, Gratitude, Personal Connections and Embracing Adversity”
What a great article!
I once kept a daily gratitude journal for 365 days, pretty much the last thing I did every night. It changes how you see the world and that there is so much to be grateful for. Having traveled to Africa and Haiti, as well as several communist countries, I also appreciate what we have here in Canada and don't take it for granted.
Meditation and mindfulness is my next challenge to quiet the mind, stay present and do more good – for me and the world around me.
A journal is a great way to track and reflect on your life. My sister bought me a “one line a day” journal which is great for quick reflections!
Wow, Leigh Mitchell, you have written so well. I am very glad to read it. This is really praiseworthy.
What a great article!
I once kept a daily gratitude journal for 365 days, pretty much the last thing I did every night. It changes how you see the world and that there is so much to be grateful for. Having traveled to Africa and Haiti, as well as several communist countries, I also appreciate what we have here in Canada and don't take it for granted.
Meditation and mindfulness is my next challenge to quiet the mind, stay present and do more good – for me and the world around me.
A journal is a great way to track and reflect on your life. My sister bought me a “one line a day” journal which is great for quick reflections!
Wow, Leigh Mitchell, you have written so well. I am very glad to read it. This is really praiseworthy.