001: From Burnout And Resilience To Gratitude And Positivity with Sarah Ratekin

EPIC Women Leaders

English - May 11, 2020 22:00 - 41 minutes - 30.1 MB
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In this episode of Epic Women Leaders, we chat with Sarah Ratekin, a renowned Executive Coach and Chief Happiness Officer.

Sarah shares her burnout and resilience journey and how she accidentally discovered the role of a Chief Happiness Officer.

A Chief Happiness Officer provides data-driven perspectives to what is traditionally seen as a fluffy engagement space with no scientific basis at all. However, there is growing evidence of what really happens when employees are happier.

In this episode, Sarah will encourage and inspire you to choose happiness over your circumstances. She shares how she was able to move through her whirlwind of emotions and circumstance to become who she is today.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN THIS EPISODE:

Two underlying factors of happiness (6:56)Why negative emotions exist (15:16)Infusing happiness and gratitude (22:23)The psychological side of happiness (25:35)Gratitude and its power (26:17)Sharing your happiness (28:52)Building your gratitude journal (29:46)Reframing the “To-Do” list (33:26)When positivity is misapplied (35:13)

Sarah Ratekin is the Chief Happiness Officer at the Thrive Global Corporation and the owner of Happiness is Courage.

She is a radical activity activist who shares her message of hope, happiness and gratitude as avenues to greater professional resilience and well-being.

She has spoken in conferences across North America and facilitated numerous workshops on workplace excellence and worked with groups from 1-200 to discover and embrace the strength, ambitions and relationship goals of the participants.

RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Sean Achor’s Ted Talk - The Happiness Advantage Happify Action For Happiness Random Acts of Kindness Foundation

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