Happiness is something most people yearn for, and gratitude helps you create it. How to find and create happiness is important. But most people don’t think about the effect their happiness has on the people around them. You can create a “happiness and gratitude ripple effect” if you have the right strategies. That’s what I discuss in this episode with my guest, Phil Gerbyshak.

 

 

Phil is the Chief Happiness Officer of Happy AF Now, dedicated to helping organizations and their people work and live a more engaged, more productive and more happy life. His upcoming book 7 Habits of Happy AF People will be out in Q2 of 2024.

When deciding on the next phase of his journey Phil considered a lot of topics that he could share with the world. He chose happiness in part because he believes that happiness is an inside job that you control your happiness or lack of happiness. It’s your choice. Over the years he encountered a lot of people that were really unhappy. Maybe unhappy with the right now, unhappy with tomorrow, unhappy with the future and more similar situations. About two years ago Phil decided that, personally, he was going to do something different.  It’s not enough to just be positive, he realized that he had to choose happiness. Which he did and now he’s sharing his journey.

In this episode we discuss:

Why the starting point of happiness is gratitude.
The ripple effect of happiness and gratitude to those around you.
How to practice gratitude every day.
How to move through and beyond tough times in your life.
How to recharge your gratitude and happiness batteries.
Why cheering other people on helps you have a better day.
Ways to charge other people up intentionally.
More of the story behind Phil’s gratitude and happiness journey.

…and more golden nuggets of advice!

You can get my book here: “Idea Climbing: How to Create a Support System for Your Next Big Idea”

 

 

 

 

About the Guest

 

 

 

 

 

 

After studying sales for the past 20 years, Phil Gerbyshak realized the reason people aren't as engaged and productive as they could be is simple: it's because they don't know how to be Happy AF. So Phil saw a need and dove headfirst into studying happiness experts like Dr. Martin Seligman, Mister Rogers and Ted Lasso. Now Phil speaks about how organizations and their people can be Happy AF to be more resilient, more productive and more engaged.

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