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WHY HAPPINESS SHOULD BE YOUR BUSINESS MODEL

Laurence & Carlos, The Happy Startup School @happystartups

AND SOME THINGS WE’VE LEARNT THAT WE WISH WE’D KNOW BACK THEN

OUR STORY WHY HAPPINESS?

10 THINGS WE’VE LEARNT BREAK / QUESTIONS

@WILLSH

INSPIRE EMPOWER CONNECT

MONEY ISN’T THE ONLY FORM OF

CURRENCY

Credit: Bud Caddell

what motivates us at work:

• autonomy the desire to direct our own lives

• mastery the urge to get better and better at something that matters

• purpose the yearning to do something larger than ourselves.

“More of the economy needs to move further up Maslow’s pyramid” Alain De Botton

“If employees are treated right, they treat the outside world right, the outside world uses the company’s product again, and that makes the shareholders happy.“ Herb Kelleher

10 THINGS WE’VE LEARNT

1. HURRY UP AND SLOW DOWN IT’S OK TO DO THINGS THE LONG, HARD, STUPID WAY

2. FIND YOUR HIGHER PURPOSE IT WILL BECOME YOUR GUIDING LIGHT

3. BE TRUE TO YOUR VALUES MAKING DECISIONS WILL BE A WHOLE LOT EASIER

4. DON’T THINK, DO WHEN YOU HAVE AN IDEA TAKE THE FIRST SMALL STEP RIGHT AWAY

5. LEARN TO SAY NO SAYING NO MEANS SAYING YES TO SOMETHING ELSE

6. SHARE WHAT YOU BELIEVE AND BUILD YOUR TRIBE OF CRAZIES

7. BECOME A LEARNING MACHINE EMBRACE THE ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET

8. CREATE YOUR OWN LUCK AND WORK HARD TO ENGINEER A LITTLE SERENDIPITY

9. SUCCESS IS PERSONAL WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE TO YOU?

10. NO-ONE KNOWS WTF THEY’RE DOING SO STOP WORRYING AND GET ON WITH IT!

MAKE HAPPINESS YOUR BUSINESS MODEL

THE PROGRAM FROM PASSION TO PROFITS

6 WEEKS 100 people

MISSION ENTREPRENEURIAL HAPPINESS

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