Happiness has become one of my favorite topics. I’ve become obsessed with the topic ever since I found out how much of our own happiness is within our control. Here are the stats.

10% life circumstance

40% Controllable

50% Genetics

This is such great news. This means that only 10% of your happiness is affected by things that are happening outside of yourself. In other words, happiness is in your head. This explains why people can remain happy in spite of terrible tragedy. It also explains why money can’t buy happiness. The other bit of good news is that 50% has to do with genetics. If your parents were depressed, you can still be happy in spite of that.

My latest favorite book on this topic is The Happiness Prescription by Deepak Chopra. You can find it by going to the Reading Annex pages of this site. I just added a Happiness category to the Annex so that you can easily find books devoted to this topic.

There are things you can do to live a happier life. If you’d like some help in this area, please email me or give me a call. Coaching is a fantastic way to get on track. It worked for me.