The idea is simple enough. Create a list of things that make you happy. Then organise yourself to do as many of them as you can when you can.
Going to see my barber is on my happiness list. Broken sleep. Kids off school and picking up the same bug as your kids is not on the list.
We exchanged stories and ideas, I parted with money and in return, Panni, my barber, made me feel good.
When times are hard it’s tempting to race for the bottom, cut your prices and work with the narrative. But what if you could change the narrative?
Teach your clients the happiness list trick. Remind them to audit it every 90- days, to check in on themselves and what they do. And in doing so you remind yourself of the business you are actually in.
I learned the happiness list trick from the book The Chimp Paradox. It works. Just as slowing down to speed up works too.