The Happiness Pathway

1. Foundations of Happiness

• Understanding well-being

•  What makes us happy? Key findings from happiness research

• Myths about Happiness.

• The role of Intentional activities and mindset.

• What does happiness mean to you?

2. Designing Your Life with Purpose

• Discovering intrinsic motivations and meaningful goals

• Creating a personal purpose statement

• Aligning purpose with everyday decisions

• 'Best Possible Self' Visualization 

3. Knowing Yourself Deeply

• Introduction to Self-awareness

• Exploring blind spots and cognitive biases

•  Tools for reflection: Johari Window, The Numood Framework

4. Strengths in Action

• Discovering your signature strengths (VIA survey)

• How to apply strengths for motivation, engagement, and joy

• Improving Your weaknesses

• Flow: How to access peak experience regularly

5. Emotional Mastery through Mindfulness

• Introduction to mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR)

• Neurobiology of mindfulness: from reactivity to response

• Practical tools: Body scan, breathing exercises

• Journaling practices for emotional clarity

6. Habits that Build Happiness

• Understanding the habit loop

• Building tiny, sustainable habits

• Embracing imperfection 

• Daily rituals for gratitude, joy, and reflection

• Building reward systems

7. Optimism and Mental Flexibility

• Learned optimism vs helplessness

• Techniques for reframing negative thoughts

• Using NLP to install empowering beliefs

• Hypnotic suggestion and affirmations for resilience and motivation

8. Relationships Belonging and Joy

• The impact of social connections on happiness.

• High-quality connections vs frequent interactions

• Strategies to enhance relationships

• Letting go of energy drains: boundaries and toxic patterns

9. The Art of Savoring and Present Living

• Training attention to notice the good

• Savoring techniques

• Creating moments of “awe” and “wonder”

• Mindful walking, eating, and listening exercises

• Forest bathing 

10. Integration and Sustaining Well-being

• Designing your personal happiness system

• Future pacing: who are you becoming?

• Building daily rituals for emotional and mental hygiene

• Creating an environment that supports long-term well-being

• Developing and Leveraging community and accountability for sustained growth