Everything on paper was perfect for Ashish. A successful job with McKinsey, a beautiful wife and baby, a happy and peaceful life in Boulder. But everyday, he would wake up with intense anxiety, nausea, and an overwhelming sense of doom. Where was this coming from, and what could it be pointing to?
This is when the real journey began, and Happiness Squad was created. With a goal to help enhance joy, health, love, and meaning in your life, Happiness Squad works with organizations as well as individuals to help people reach their highest potential.
Ashish Kothari is the Founder of Happiness Squad, author of Hardwired for Happiness, and a friend of the Leeds School of Business.
He joins our host Amanda Kramer to debunk myths surrounding happiness & success, help us find happiness in our work, job crafting, and how we can integrate more happiness, gratitude and good habits into our own lives.
Leeds Business Insights Podcast is a production of Leeds School of Business and is produced by University FM.
EPISODE QUOTES:
Burnout, stress, and anxiety affect people everywhere
[00:04:59] I thought stress, anxiety, and burnout are prices insecure overachievers pay to climb the ladder and accumulate wealth. When I did this research to build this offering, I realized how wrong I was. I realize how big this issue of stress, anxiety, and burnout was in our world.
Happiness is something that ensues
[00:07:16] You can't actually pursue happiness. Those who have happiness as a goal are inherently unhappier because they're so focused on, Am I happy? Am I happy now? Why am I not happy now? And Tal talks a bit about this notion of happiness being something that ensues. You can't see the light, but you can break the light into its different components, and you can see the different colors.
How companies help reduce stress and anxiety and increase performance
[00:09:18] We can be less stressed if organizations join forces to fundamentally shape cultures of flourishing. It can make a big difference, both in an individual's life but even bigger in the performance of organizations.
SHOW LINKS:
Daniel Goldman, Psychologist
Happiness Squad
Sonja Lyubomirsky
Martin Seligman
Ed Deiner
Tal Ben Shahar
What Job Crafting Looks Like, by Jane E. Dutton and Amy Wrzesniewski
BJ Fogg
Dr. Kristin Neff
Hardwired for Happiness by Ashish Kothari
Happiness Squad Podcast
S3E10: Brian Higgins - Sales Is Really About Building Relationships
S3E9: Brock Weatherup - You Don’t Get Lucky If You Don’t Work Hard
S3E8: Alix Barasch - Crafting Immersive, Enjoyable Experiences
S3E7: Ethan Poskanzer - The Gender Gap in Predicting Entrepreneur Success
S3E6: Case Swenson - Define and Hone Your Expertise
S3E5: Gloria Urrea - Get To Know Your Stakeholders and Be Transparent With Them
S3E4: Richard Wobbekind and Brian Lewandowski - Economic Update and Forecast
S3E2: Shaun Davies - Bank Failure Fallout
S3E1: Alexis Walsko - The Rise of the Influencer
Season 3 - Trailer
S2E10: Lawrence Williams - Consumer Behavior and The Pursuit of Meaning
S2E9: Jeff York and Brad Werner - Actionable Entrepreneurship
S2E8: Jennifer Forman - Corporate Social Responsibility
S2E7: Erick Mueller - How to Become an Entrepreneur During The Great Resignation
S2E6: Mike DelPrete - Real Estate Technology Trends and Updates
S2E5: Sloan Speck - Are You Election Ready? Talking Taxes and Midterms
S2E4: Ovunc Yilmaz - Data-Driven Ticket Pricing Strategies
S2E3: Richard Wobbekind and Brian Lewandowski - Economic Update and Forecast
S2E2: Jaclyn Hester - Giving First In Venture Capital
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