824 My Strength is My Story with Amy Blankson, The Future of Happiness

Amy Blankson talks about balancing productivity and Well-Being in her new book, The Future of Happiness. This book provides 5 modern strategies and how it all fits together in the digital era. Technology is improving your productivity, but what is it doing for your life? Where do you find the balance in this digital era? Amy Blankson: A wife of 15 years and a mother of three adorable daughters. Amy is the co-founder of GoodThink, a global positive psychology consulting firm. She is the only person to be named a Point of Light by two presidents, (President George H.W. Bush and President Bill Clinton), for creating a movement to activate positive culture change. She received her BA from Harvard and her MBA from Yale School of Management. Most recently, Amy was a featured professor in Oprah's Happiness course. She has also written an award-winning children's book. Her latest book is The Future of Happiness: 5 Modern Strategies for Balancing Productivity and Well-Being in the Digital Era. "The future starts with the present." ~ Amy Blankson BOOK: The Future of Happiness - 5 Modern Strategies for Balancing Productivity and Well-Being in the Digital Era Enjoy the multitude of topics discussed including happiness, gadgets and wearables, along with positive psychology and depression! You'll discover many strategies and tools for your success in using technology. Family life Travel Positive Psychology and Skillsets Happy Hacks Definition of Happiness Mindset Moving toward the future of happiness What makes Amy happy? Husband's happiness Creative Arts Marriage Five Love Languages Interplay of love and happy Social Support What are you doing to help others? GoodThink Inc. How do we find personal happiness? Next step Personal challenge in being happy Anxiety Strategies when anxious Anti-depressants  Depression Toolbox for Success Gadget and Wearables Spire Stone  Focus and Breathing patterns Tension A broken neck Guilt Technology Third Prong Grounding Principles Eye contact Single task Boundaries Gut check Break Free App Tech Personas Habitat for Happiness Create space in your home Tech grave yard Domestic Abuse G.O.T. Syndrome Study of Mere Presence Attention span and goldfish Predictions Tech Tantrum Screen Time Enable Kids WiFi Choose your own adventure BOOK: The Future of Happiness - 5 Modern Strategies for Balancing Productivity and Well-Being in the Digital Era WEBSITE: AmyBlankson.com "Name it. Pivot. And move on." ~ Amy Blankson Quotes and statements within the interview: "The joy that we feel striving after our potential." "Happiness is about growing and becoming, and discovering a sense of purpose." "We actually have control over our happiness." "Only 10% of our happiness is determined by our external environment." "Striving to become the best version of ourselves." "The things I see as happy are the things that I see as luxury experiences in my life." "Everyone of us has a different level of receiving and giving." "Social support is the single greatest predictor of long term happiness and success." "Are we waiting for other people to fill in the gap?" "The more we give support to other people, the more we will see it in our own lives." "Other peoples' happiness drives our own." "I don't breathe particularly well." "People think they should be able to be happy on their own." "I use all of them [tools] in the toolbox." "You're feeling tense!" "At the time, it was a bit of an emergency." "I was worried about what other parents and the hospital would think about me walking out with a child who had a broken neck." "Technology can be horribly distracting at times, but it's also incredibly helpful." "There are those inputs in our lives that could be helpful." "Fuse it or lose it." "The third prong helps to channel the energy." "How do you want to engage with technology?" "I want to have the ability to single task when I want to single task." "I can't necessarily control my husband, but I can try." "Individuals who write down their goals are 42% more likely to achieve them." "I'm not gonna do this because I know it inhibits who I want to become." "The average individual opens and closes their phone 150 times per day." "What can we do with the 10%?" "It's kind of overwhelming to figure out what do I do with this." "Boy do I got the G.O.T. syndrome!" "We're in uncharted territory." "The mere presence of an object in your environment can actually impact you even if you never touch it." "It's addicting to be needed, in a way. It's intoxicating." "The greatest dangers of the conversation happening right now around technology is that there's so much negative speak from the media about how screen time is digital heroin and that we're turning into screen-agers." "If we can figure that out, we can set ourselves up for a better future of happiness." "We will score one more for mommy." "The human mind is the greatest super computer ever created."   What has your story gifted you? Wanting to help others "My life is what I choose to make of it." "A windy path, but a very beautiful path." Resources mentioned in the episode: Connect with Amy Blankson; http://AmyBlankson.com BOOK: The Future of Happiness - 5 Modern Strategies for Balancing Productivity and Well-Being in the Digital Era Twitter: Amy Blankson Facebook: Amy Blankson Publisher: BenBella Books, Inc. Publication Date: April 11, 2017 ISBN: 9781942952947 "One step at a time leads to miles of greatness!" Ready to see if coaching and a mentorship is for you? 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