1. The 9 Principles of the Happiness Checklist
   1. H
      1. be Happy at work
   2. A
      1. seek Autonomy
   3. P
      1. live with Purpose
   4. P
      1. have the Perspective of a realistic optimist
   5. I
      1. Interact
   6. N
      1. do Not focus on material things
   7. E
      1. stay true to your Ethics
   8. S
      1. Stretch and grow
   9. S
      1. Set action goals
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4. How to use this Action Map
5. Situation Happiness
   1. Make a list of the things that bring you the greatest joy
   2. How can you increase their intensity & frequency?
6. Happy At Work
   1. what paradigms do you need to guard against?
   2. define your ideal job
      1. create an ordered list of aspects of work that you enjoy most
         1. where does your curiosity take you?
      2. how does this fit your personality?
      3. which relevant skills
         1. do you have
         2. need to develop
      4. how will you develop EDGE
   3. identify why people will want what you have to offer
      1. Now
      2. Future
         1. what opportunities are likely to develop?
         2. what do you need to do to capitalize?
7. Autonomy
   1. how can you increase the control you have over your life?
8. Purpose: A Life With Meaning
   1. what are you passionate about?
   2. how can you add meaning to your work?
   3. what 'purposeful' things can you do every day?
9. Perspective
   1. how will you use the 3R approach to develop realistic optimism?
      1. proactive
      2. negative visualization
      3. learning & growth
10. Interaction
    1. who is important to you?
       1. how will you maximize your interactions?
       2. how can you help them?
       3. who will you see less of?
11. Not Materialistic
    1. the butterfly point
       1. 5 things you really, really, REALLY want
       2. why this would be amazing
       3. why this might suck
    2. for what are you grateful?
       1. develop this list each day
    3. who can you spend money on?
12. Ethics
    1. complete the values survey
       1. order of priority
       2. extent you live by
          1. how can you increase your scores?
    2. set up a scoring sheet for being the 'ultimate human'
13. Stretching
    1. how will you develop a 'growth mindset'?
    2. where will you stretch?
       1. what kind of 'deliberate practice' will you do?
       2. what resources will you need?
       3. what barriers exist & how will you overcome them?
          1. in you
          2. external
       4. which aspects of 'character' will you develop?
14. Setting Action Goals
    1. Reminder - goal principles
       1. focused on you
       2. short-term
       3. stretching but realistic
       4. aligned to intrinsic, emotional motivators
       5. flexible
       6. related to actions and effort, not outcomes
       7. in your control
    2. What are your Summary Action Goals?
       1. Today
       2. This week
       3. This month
       4. This quarter
       5. This year
15. Current Situation
    1. areas of sadness - Reminder
       1. acknowledge that unlikely to be objective when feeling down
       2. accept that you have a choice
       3. see the bigger picture and find things to be grateful
       4. hand it over to your unconscious and stop ruminating
       5. keep a journal for 3 days expressing feelings in writing
       6. practice kindness and thoughtfulness to others
       7. find a new challenge or dedicate yourself to a new purpose
       8. embrace the negative situation and transform it into an opportunity to grow
       9. embrace the negative emotions
       10. do something, anything when we are low
       11. don't see misery as a validation
       12. act happy
    2. extend the good times
       1. Recalibrate
       2. Proactively change
       3. Aim small