san francisco leaders - global to local impact
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Global to Local
Resiliency to Eudaimonia
Eudaimonia to World Peace
Dr. Aymee Coget
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Agenda© 2014 Dr. Aymee Coget
Who is Dr Aymee?
Why Talk About Happiness?
Global to Local
Local to Personal
Sustainable Happiness in 5 Steps
Resiliency
Contentment - Eudaimonia
Upward Spiral formula for Local to Global
World Peace
Who is Dr. Aymee?
© 2014 Dr. Aymee Coget
19 Years of Happiness Experience
Trusted, Recognized & Endorsed Sustainable Happiness Expert
From metro Detroit , grew up in a loving modest family as an Olympic
developmentally trained athlete
1996 - age 19 discovered life’s purpose “Help millions of people have
happier lives.”
1998 - Introduction of Positive Psychology - unbeknownst to Aymee
2000 - Undergraduate degree specializing in employee happiness
2001 - First job ‘Happiness Coordinator’ on Trading Floor at Wells
Fargo (before Aymee - EVP yelling daily and employees quitting
everyday; after Aymee - EVP promoted to Treasurer, no one quit,
group grew 4x & made 4x more money)
2002 - Started graduate school specializing in happiness in
organizational culture transitioned to leadership
2003 - Started Leadership Coaching Business & Discovered Positive
Psychology in Organizational Settings – first book published from
University of Michigan Business School
2004 - Started Media Focus for Educational Entertainment & San
Francisco Happiness Club & Trained Community leaders around the
world
2006 - Created Happiness Makeover™ - Leadership Development
program
2007 - Trademarked Happiness Makeover / Became Happiness Expert
/ Published book chapter “Thank God I was Fat, Ugly, Poor, Divorced
and Live in Chronic Pain.”/
Wrote Feel Better Now Self Study Guide it is available in English and
Arabic
2008 - PhD in Organizational Psychology with an emphasis in
leadership and positive psychology
2009 - Public Speaking & Corporate Consulting
2010 - FOX, CBS, & PBS
2011 - Pitched ‘Happiness Makeover’ to 5 cable networks
2011 - Office Happiness Makeover (2 vet clinics, virtual team, & Global
Architecture office)
2011 - Happiness Coach Training
2013 - Book Published ‘Sustainable Happiness in 5 Steps’©
2014 – Putting happiness in employee wellness programs
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Customers
The Futures Company - Consultant on Future Products related to Happiness
Proctor and Gamble - Top 25 Executives introducing Happiness Science
Edelman PR Firm & Hilton Worldwide - Consultant on National Media Campaign on Travel & Happiness
UCSF Medical Center - Speech to OR and Oncology Nurses on having a good day at work everyday
West Virginia Family Court Judges - Speech Stress Relief with Positive Psychology
Health Magazine - Consultant for Eliminating Stress
Yahoo! Health - Expert Blogger
BlogHer - Featured Expert Blogger
Stanford - Social/ Emotional class teaches my doctoral research on barriers to authenticity in leadership
New York Times - Highlights my work and the Happiness Makeover
FOX - Happiness Expert Guest on Fran Drescher Show on Overcoming Challenges
PBS - Deepak Chopra’s Healing Quest TV 6 min feature on my work
CBS - 5 min news segment on my work and The happiness makeover
Danish TV2 - Coaching an Unhappy Danish Woman on Ole Henrickson Show
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Customers© 2014 Dr. Aymee Coget
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Why Talk About Happiness?
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Benefits of Happy People© 2014 Dr. Aymee Coget
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Recover from illness faster
Increased immune system
Have greater pro social behavior
Get promoted more often
Make more money
Have more satisfying better longer lasting relationships
Live on average 7 years longer
(Lyubomirsky, S., King, L. A., & Diener, E. (2005). The benefits of frequent positive affect. Psychological Bulletin, 131, 803-855.)
Benefits© 2014 Dr. Aymee Coget
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Using positive psychology during challenges will aid in
reducing stress, thinking clearly, and expand your brain.
PET scan image from the Mayo Clinic
Global to Local
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International Happiness Day
United Nations declares the first
International Happiness Day
March 20, 2012.
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
The world, “needs a new economic paradigm
that recognizes the parity between the three
pillars of sustainable development. Social,
economic and environmental well-being are
indivisible. Together they define gross global
happiness.”
World Health Organization Predicts Suicide due
to Depression to move from 4th to 2nd leading
cause of mortality by 2020.
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Secretary-General Meets Korean Singer, Psy. UN Photo.
Ten Years of peace in Liberia. UNMIL Photo/Staton Winter.
Positive Psychology© 2014 Dr. Aymee Coget
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Gross National Happiness
Global Well Being
World Health
Your Workplace
Your Neighborhood
Your Family
YOU=
Bridging The Gap
Global Well Being Index
“The official metrics for global wellbeing are done. This new
institution of behavioral economic data will forever change how
world leaders lead.”
—Jim Clifton, Gallup CEO, 2010
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Local to Personal
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Sustainable Happiness
in 5 Steps
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Types of Happiness© 2014 Dr. Aymee Coget eLearning Happiness Courses
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1. Positive Emotion (hedonic)
2. Deep Inner Contentment/Fulfillment (eudaimonic)
3. States of Bliss and Joy (chaironic)
Sustainable Happiness 5 Steps© 2014 Dr. Aymee Coget
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1. Empowerment
2. Positive Mood
3. Resiliency
4. Contentment
5. Bliss
Sustainable Happiness
Five Stage Process Model© 2014 Dr. Aymee Coget
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Key: Empowerment directs positive mood (1) and resiliency (2).
From resiliency comes contentment (3 ) and from contentment (4)
and positive mood (5) come states of bliss.
Empowerment
Bliss(Chaironic)
Contentment(Eudaimonia)
ResiliencyPositive Mood(Frequent positive affect)
1 2
3
4
5
Definitions© 2014 Dr. Aymee Coget
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EmpowermentThe ability for an individual to take charge of their own happiness
instead of relying on the outside world for happiness.
Resiliency The ability for an individual to recover quickly from life challenges.
ContentmentThe ability to be able to create a fulfillment in your heart center by
actualizing individuated MAPS (meaning, authenticity, purpose,
strengths.)
BlissThe ability to feel connected to a spiritual force that is larger than
your egoic perception. There are three types of bliss: light,
effervescent, and peaceful divine bliss.
Positive MoodThe ability to maintain a positive uplifting mood for a sustained
amount of time.
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Resiliency
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Resiliency
The Acceptance Model
1. Decide to Accept
2. Accept
3. Pragmatic Response
4. Ask “What did I learn?”
5. Gratitude for learning
The Happiness Shield
1. Kindness- I admire ____
2. Love- I accept____
3. Optimism- I’m optimistic __
4. Gratitude- I’m grateful __
5. Zest- I’m excited ___
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Overcoming Happiness
Challenges
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Contentment© 2014 Dr. Aymee Coget
Grass Grows with Rain
The Rainbow comes after the Rain
We learn in Every Situation
Good Story?
True or False© 2014 Dr. Aymee Coget
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There is a difference between
your mind and your heart?
True© 2014 Dr. Aymee Coget
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Research by Dr. Chris Peterson from University of Michigan
and Dr. Martin Seligman show you have strengths of mind
and strengths of heart.
Practical Exercise© 2014 Dr. Aymee Coget
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Self Report
What did you do today?
MindHeart
Versus
Heart Based M.A.P.S. © 2014 Dr. Aymee Coget
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M = Meaning in Life
A = Authenticity
P = Purpose
S = Strengths
Upward Spiral Formula
from Local to Global
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DREAMS OF HAPPINESS?© 2014 Dr. Aymee Coget
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Upward spiral leads to benefits of happiness
3:1 (+ to - emotions) = Upward Spiral
Upward Spiral = Benefits of Happiness
Cutting Edge Research© 2014 Dr. Aymee Coget
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International Journal of Management Reviews December 2010
1. Happiness at work is a measure of individual happiness
2. There is evidence happiness is important for both individuals & organizations
3. Past research has tended to underestimate the importance of happiness at work
Harvard Research 2008
A happy person influences up to 3 degrees of separation of every
single communication.
Journal of Nursing 2008
“This is the first study to demonstrate the indirect spread of happiness, showing that one
person's emotional state can be affected by someone he doesn't directly know.”
What is ∛ 7 Billion =1913© 2014 Dr. Aymee Coget
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What would happen if less than 2000 organizations learn
the 5 steps to sustainable happiness?
What is ∛ 7 Billion =1913
Goes UpGlobal Well Being
Gross National Happiness
Global Happiness Index
Sales
Productivity
Collaboration
Goes DownSuicide
Depression
Stress
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Employee Wellness Program
Implement Positive Psychology and Leadership in your organization. If you value
being positive at work, put practicality into the positivity of your working culture.
Benefits include : instant stress relief, increase in productivity, sales, health,
creativity, teamwork, customer service, low absenteeism, lower blood pressure,
and higher job satisfaction.
Consequences : high stress, high depression disability, high turnover, strokes,
and heart attacks
Contact: [email protected] for information on interventions
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World Peace© 2014 Dr. Aymee Coget
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Each Change Agent in this room has a voice in your heart to make
a difference.
This voice in your heart is sometimes different than the existing
status quo.
When you seek to make a difference there sometimes
is adversity.
USE your happiness shield and the acceptance model and always
connect with the voice in your heart.
Your eudaimonia will impact the bigger picture.
Questions and Comments© 2014 Dr. Aymee Coget
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Be The Change You Want To See© 2014 Dr. Aymee Coget
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Get Involved. Make a Difference.
Work Together. Be Happy.
Dr. Aymee Coget
www.happinessmakeover.com