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Discover the power of optimism with Kirk Wilkinson, founder of The Happiness Factor. This compelling guide reveals that while circumstances only account for 10% of our happiness, our genetic makeup and past programming can influence 40%. Most importantly, you have control over 50% of your happiness through your choices and mindset. Learn to reclaim your narrative, eliminate emotional traps like blame and guilt, and let go of what you cannot control. It’s time to reframe your thoughts and embrace a more optimistic outlook on life.
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The Optimist’s Advantage Kirk Wilkinson - Founder and President of The Happiness Factor kirk@thehappinessfactor.com
Circumstances 10% Genetics, Background & Programming 40% What you can control and change 50% Source: The How of Happiness, Sonya Lyubormirski www.thehappinessfactor.com / Kirk@thehappinessfactor.com
Disappointment Negative thinking Emotional traps Negative meaning Blame Guilt Emotional pain Victimization Unmet expectations Self-Criticism & Self-Indictment Past experiences Ideal Gap Real www.thehappinessfactor.com / Kirk@thehappinessfactor.com
Give yourself more credit! What you do! Your roles, your net worth, your mistakes, service to others, profession, accomplishments, awards, recognition, your weight, your looks, your body, etc.. Who you are! www.thehappinessfactor.com / Kirk@thehappinessfactor.com
Managing the Gap! Ideal Drama, urgent issues, hurt feelings & being offended Gap Real www.thehappinessfactor.com / Kirk@thehappinessfactor.com
Eliminate the drama! www.thehappinessfactor.com / Kirk@thehappinessfactor.com
Managing the Gap! Ideal Unmet expectations & perfectionistic tendencies Gap Real www.thehappinessfactor.com / Kirk@thehappinessfactor.com
Learn to let go Of what you can’t control www.thehappinessfactor.com / Kirk@thehappinessfactor.com
Learning to let go • Ask yourself: • On a scale of 1 to 10 how much control do I have over this event, situation, people, outcome? • What is it that I can actually control? • On a scale of 1 to 10 how much influence do I have over the events, people, situation or outcome? • What exactly can I influence? Influence No Control Control ACTIVE PASSIVE No Influence www.thehappinessfactor.com / Kirk@thehappinessfactor.com
Managing the Gap! Ideal Negative thinking, Self-Criticism & Self-Indictment Gap Real www.thehappinessfactor.com / Kirk@thehappinessfactor.com
Don’t believe everything you think! Idiot! Shy Fat! Clown I’m so stupid Lazy! Loser I just blew it! Afraid Coward Slacker Silly I can’t do anything right Idiot Bad! Weak Who would want to love me? Failure! Fake Dumb! No one likes me! Blimp What if I make a Mistake? Geek What will they think of me? I can’t cook! Idiot Klutz! I’m ugly I say dumb things Weak Dork Sick Fat Nerd Bad www.thehappinessfactor.com / Kirk@thehappinessfactor.com
Managing the Gap! Ideal Negative experiences (present and past) Gap Real www.thehappinessfactor.com / Kirk@thehappinessfactor.com
Everything happens for a reason – • But you get to choose the reason! • Choose a reason that is personal ,significant and meaningful Own the reason! www.thehappinessfactor.com / Kirk@thehappinessfactor.com
Re-frame your past www.thehappinessfactor.com / Kirk@thehappinessfactor.com
Re-tell the stories you tell yourself! Re-tell the story you tell yourself with YOU as the hero! Same facts Same situation Different emotional outcome www.thehappinessfactor.com / Kirk@thehappinessfactor.com
Create your own golden ticket! Ideal Gap Real www.thehappinessfactor.com / Kirk@thehappinessfactor.com
The Optimist’s Advantage • Give yourself more credit • Learn to under-react • Learn to let go of what you can’t control • Don’t believe everything you think • Learn a new inner-vocabulary • Reframe your past • Re-tell the stories you tell yourself
Thank you! Kirk Wilkinson - Founder and President of The Happiness Factor kirk@thehappinessfactor.com