by Peter and Beth Bostwick | Feb 19, 2018 | Experiences, Happier, Peter's Voice
Feelings of fear, guilt, and anger can overwhelm us. We get into these dark places where all we want to do is cower and hide or yell and scream. These powerful feelings can help us in more ways than you know. All of these – and other feelings – are...
by Peter and Beth Bostwick | Feb 12, 2018 | Experiences, Happier, Peter's Voice
Micro-choices are the quick, almost automatic reactions we have to what we encounter throughout the day. We make micro-choices all the time, and they have a huge impact on our lives. Our micro-choices set us off on a cycle of thoughts, beliefs, and feelings. This...
by Peter and Beth Bostwick | Feb 5, 2018 | Happier, Peter's Voice
Would you like to worry less? It’s hard to be happy when you worry. One way to become happier is to worry less. How can you do that? We have a handy little tool called the Happiness Matrix that can help. When I was a management consultant, I learned that almost...
by Peter and Beth Bostwick | Jan 22, 2018 | Experiences, Happier, Peter's Voice
Beth and I chose to be happier by following a simple three-step process. 1. We first decided we wanted to be happier 2. We started paying attention to how often we were happy 3. We chose to change our thinking when we were not happy This three-step process is...
by Peter and Beth Bostwick | Jan 15, 2018 | Happier, Peter's Voice
When you think of who you are and point your finger and say this is me, where do you point? I point to someplace in my mid-chest and say “Here I am.” When we say “You Can Choose,” we don’t mean just the you that you point to, but the whole you. Let’s...
by Peter and Beth Bostwick | Dec 26, 2017 | Happier, Peter's Voice
Beth and I did not always choose happiness. There were times in our lives when happiness was not something we thought about or strove for. We saw happiness as a lucky by-product of living. A feeling you could get if things happened to go your way. As we grew up, we...
