Director of @actionhappiness and author of the Sunday Times #1 bestseller: Make Life Happier šŸŒ¤ļø Helping people change the world. Cyclist & Aston Villa fan

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Joined April 2007
Wow! 🤯 My book Make Life Happier will be #1 in the official Sunday Times bestseller list this week. I’m so grateful for the incredible support from the AFH community - none of this would have been possible without you šŸ™ā¤ļø Thank you so much for believing markwilliamson.net/make-life…
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Give it a try and see what happens. Action changes how you think more than thinking changes how you act
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Our emotions and beliefs are contagious. By choosing to share hope and optimism, rather than despair or anger, you have a positive ripple effect
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Unplug to recharge. Give yourself the gift of less screen time and more outdoors time today
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When you open up and ask for support, people are usually happy to help and see it as a sign of strength rather than weakness
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Rather than holding a silent complaint or grudge in your head, it’s usually better to share it and try to find a helpful solution
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Avoid the trap of feeling a relentless need to achieve. You are not falling behind! Life is here and now - and whatever you can do today is enough
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It’s okay to wish things had turned out differently and still be grateful for where you are
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Stay hopeful. Challenges have the potential to help us learn, grow and build resilience. Things can and do change
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If it matters, take the first step as soon as possible. You don’t need to wait for the perfect time to start
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In life’s chaos, don’t forget to look around and appreciate the things that are going right
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To get your day going, get your body moving. Being active boosts our mood and mental wellbeing too
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When we remember that life is finite, each day becomes more precious and even mundane moments are worth appreciating
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Things often go wrong. When they do, instead of ā€œarghh, why me!?ā€ try asking ā€œwhat can I learn from this or do differently next time?ā€
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Dr Mark Williamson retweeted
Are you kinder to everyone else than you are to yourself? Join us for a special event with behaviour change specialist @ShahrooIzadi to learn practical tools for a kinder relationship with yourself actionforhappiness.org/how-b…
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If you want to build a new helpful habit, link it to something you already do regularly. ā€˜Habit-bundling’ turns good intentions into repeatable actions
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Dr Mark Williamson retweeted
It’s helpful to stay hopeful and focus on what we can do, rather than just giving up or pretending things are fine. Here’s my latest article, on how to be a ā€œrealistic optimistā€ makelifehappier.substack.com…
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Ways to build optimism: 🌈 Choose the helpful response šŸŽÆ Focus on realistic solutions ā˜”ļø Challenge negative assumptions šŸ‘„ Look for like-minded people šŸ˜‡ Find inspiring role models šŸ™ Practice daily generosity
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When you’re clear about what really matters, you find more freedom to let go of the other stuff
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Focus less on what you lack and more on what you have; less on what you can’t do and more on what you can
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It’s good to treat people how you’d like to be treated. It’s even better to treat them how THEY like to be treated
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