Wellness Guru: Matt Pepper, author of 'Happiness; The Inside Job'

I managed to get my hands on a copy of Matt Pepper’s new book ‘Happiness: The Inside Job’ as soon as i heard about it. i just knew i had to read it, and it didn’t disappoint. Matt has a wealthy of knowledge to share on the true route of happiness and how we can all attain it if we open ourselves up to it. So as soon as i devoured the book, i asked him to share his thoughts with you so we can spread the happiness vibes! Read Matt’s tips for Happiness below

HAPPINESS THE INSIDE JOB – THE 7 WAYS TO LIFE CHANGING HAPPINESS

When a new year rolls around, we all take some time to reflect on what did and didn’t work for us in the year which has just passed. If 2017 wasn’t the best year for you, then you may be feeling that something pretty spectacular needs to happen in 2018. But how can you do things differently this year to find the happiness which has been eluding you?

Sadly it is a common misconception that the future can magically bring us happiness, it probably won’t if we blindly repeat the same old patterns and do nothing but hope for a better future.

Finding happiness is not about changing our circumstances, it is about what we are feeling on the inside and how what we feel defines everything in our lives.

So many of us go through life with the belief that, “I will be happy when…”. I know I have thought like this in the past too. See if you relate to any of these:

I will be happy when my relationship improves or I find someone to love me

I will be happy when I get promoted or find a new job

I will be happy when I reach my target weight

In this way happiness always seems to be waiting just around the corner. If life would just do us a favour and line up as we want it to, then we would be happy.

Being in a constant state of longing, wishing, waiting or even resenting never seems to work very well. The future is not a very reliable thing to hang our happiness on!

The truth is we can be happy now. Nothing in our circumstances needs to change, just the way that we are feeling about ourselves and our lives. There are so many ways to improve our happiness and our thoughts. Whatever your starting place, I believe that life-changing happiness is out there for all of us in 2018. Here is a brief summary of my 7 Ways to Life-Changing Happiness:

1) Fire Up Your Own Happiness You can be in charge of how happy you are and find ways to raise yourself up “The Happiness Barometer”. See how life improves dramatically by learning to feel good in yourself first. Say bye to believing circumstances have to dictate how you feel – You have the power to change how you are feeling.

2) Expose Your Ta Daa !

You can be the ‘Real you’ again. Let’s get you being the person you were born to be. Placing this crucial piece of the happiness puzzle in place by living life as your brilliant self, expressing your uniqueness, being able to ‘dump any fronts’ you thought you’ve needed to function, Let ‘s get you being as happy as you know you can be in your own shoes.

3) Tend Your Emotional Garden You can nurture and grow your own positive emotions, doing what it takes to feel your best and weeding out any unwanted negative emotions. You have the power to improve how you feel. You might feel bad or even get low, but I am going to help you see how you can improve things emotionally for yourself and quickly fire up your own good mood.

4) Jump On The Groovy Train Of Thought You can fill your mind with good feeling happy thoughts and stop allowing it to get clogged up with negative ones. Learning to think great is a game changer. You can change both the way you think, and what you think, so you become in charge of your own better thoughts. Let’s get you learning to enjoy and feel empowered by your own thoughts.

5) Listen To Your Wise Old Gut Learn to follow your gut and know what is right for you. Let’s get you tuning in and really listening to what your ‘wise old gut’ is telling you because it always knows what is best. This way our best life possible will unfold naturally.

6) Turn Your Muck To Luck Learn to bounce back from the worst of times and create your own best of times. We look at the keys to self-empowerment and how you can achieve an empowered state of mind to take you over life’s hurdles and move your life forwards. Let’s get you creating a clear calm perspective on what your life is all about and seeing the best in people, situations and your future.

7) Pimp Up Your Purpose Head in the right direction for you. How you can point your life in the right direction and get to where you want to be. By doing what makes you feel good and discovering your passions, you will begin following the direction that feels best to you.

If you are determined to make 2018 your best year yet, then following my 7 ways to life-changing happiness might be the key to achieving this at long last… so take charge of your own happiness, starting today!

Grab a copy of Matt Pepper’s book ‘Happiness: The Inside Job’ HERE

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