I choose to be happy
You and I, you and I
We’re like diamonds in the sky
These are lyrics from a Rihanna song titled “Diamonds.” I have heard this song a million times. When you listen to Top 40 radio you become sick of songs you once liked because they play them over and over and over and over and over…I switch the station very quickly even when I hear Pharrell’s “Happy” song now and I love it!
Now I don’t really like the song "Diamonds" too much but it came on my Pandora the other day while I was doing some things around the house. And the lyric…which again, I had heard seemingly a million times…caught me this time.
“I choose to be happy”
Why did it catch me this time when it hadn’t the previous million times?
“I choose to be happy”
I really don't know but I do believe happiness is a choice...a mindset. (I'll define happiness in a later blog post)
We can all choose to be happy and we must if we are leading people. We have a responsibility to the people who follow us to choose happiness.
Why?
Well…I could put it into my own words but I found the following on the web at The Happiness Start-up School (click here to visit the site)…
Take a second and think about how you work when you’re not happy, when you’re feeling negative, anxious or stressed. Are you creative? Inspired? Motivated? Engaged? Is our productivity at its peak?
Our ability to work at our most effective reduces when we’re feeling stressed or under pressure. We can’t make decisions thoughtfully or work to our full potential.
Now turn it around. When you feel happy, how do you work? Are you charged up, feeling creative and positive about outcomes? More resilient and persistent when we suffer setbacks?
Our brains become more alert, open to ideas and innovation when we’re happy, letting us to work to our full potential. It’s a recipe for productivity that comes much easier to those whose business idea revolves around something they believe in.
Study after study proves that happy teams are more creative, productive and effective. Just think about it for a second. Happy employees are nicer to be around, they like making their customers happy and therefore work harder to achieve that. Happy customers spend more money, are more loyal to a brand and tell their friends and family. It’s a marketing plan in itself.
So…follow Rihanna…well don’t follow her…no one likes a stalker but follow her advice when she sings…
“I choose to be happy…”
You’ll be glad you did…
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