1. Managers and Cooks Training Provo School District

2. Happin ess

3. In Today’s World

4. 1977 McDonald’s Creates the Happy Meal History of Happiness Happy Birthday Song Developed 1926 The Smiley Face is Invented 1963 1955 Disneyland Opens

5. What is happiness to you?

6. On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate your overall happiness level? 1= Miserable and 10= Extremely Happy  How many of you want to be happier?

7. Workplace Happiness

8. Why is happiness important in your work setting?

9. Characteristics of a Happy Workplace  Engagement  Communication  Common purpose and identity

10. Characteristics of an Unhappy Workplace  Based on self-interest  Focus on material rewards  Less productivity

13. Track Your Happiness Research  Matt Killingsworth at Harvard University  http://www.trackyourhappiness.org/ http://www.trackyourhappiness.org/  650,000 real time data points  Over 15,000 people  Wide range in age, income, education  86 occupational categories  Over 80 countries

14. Track Your Happiness Research

15. Happiness=Strong Social Network  This correlation is stronger than the correlation between smoking and cancer.  Strong social networks can predict well-being as reliably as exercise.  Low social support is as bad as high blood pressure.

16. What Can We Do to Be Happier Now?  Work as a team at work and build each other up.  Support each other to promote our well-being and happiness.

17. Types of Happiness  Tangible: You get what you wanted, so you are happy.  Synthetic: You make your own happiness by finding the “silver lining” to a situation.  This proves that people can be happy no matter their circumstances.

18. How Can I Be Happier Now?  Wherever you are, BE THERE.  Ted Talk  http://www.ted.com/talks/matt_killingsworth_want_t o_be_happier_stay_in_the_moment http://www.ted.com/talks/matt_killingsworth_want_t o_be_happier_stay_in_the_moment  Focus on task at hand and you will feel happier.

19. Secret of Happiness  Frequency of happiness has a greater impact than intensity of event.  Events (whether positive or negative) only affect our happiness level for about three months.  “Happiness depends upon ourselves.” -Aristotle

20. “I am determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may find myself. For I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstance but by our disposition.” -Martha Washington

21. Readers Digest: 10 Tips for a Happier Workplace 1. Give a Happy “Hello!” first thing in the morning. 2. Learn the art of small talk—show genuine interest. 3. Ask What They Think 4. Avoid Gossip 5. Pretend Your Kids are Watching 6. Ladle Out the Compliments 7. Return Calls and Emails Promptly 8. Give Credit Where Credit is Due 9. Work as Hard as Anyone Working for You 10. Assume the Positive About What You Don’t Know

22. Personal Happiness

23. Does your personal happiness affect your happiness at work?

24. Activity: List the Stressors in Your Life 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

25. What can I control?  Circle the stressors that you can control.  Put a line through the stressors you cannot control.

26. Change Your Relationship With Stress  Few people grow while on vacation  Stress can enhance body and brain

27. What will you do to be happier?

28. “Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.” -Abraham Lincoln

29. Happiness Prescription Rx DDo any of the following once a day: JJot down three things you are grateful for. WWrite a positive message to someone in your social support network. MMeditate at desk for two min. EExercise for 10 minutes. TTake two min to describe in a journal the most meaningful experience of the past 24 hours. YYour first dose starts right here right now Prescribed by: Jenilee McComb Child Nutrition Director

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