The secret to joy? Closing the gap between what you think and how you act, according to executive coach Michelle DeAngelis, whom we met recently. “Your gap points out how in or out of sync your behavior is with your professed beliefs,” she says. In her new book, the cheekily titled Get a Life That Doesn’t Suck (Rodale, 2008), DeAngelis shares “10 Life-Changing Ahas” that can help you strike a balance. Among them: honoring your health, expecting surprises and doing what you say.
“The root of many people’s problems is that they don’t understand they have a choice,” DeAngelis says. “For example, if a client says she ‘has to’ visit her family, I ask her to reframe the sentence as, ‘I chose to visit my family.’ It makes the choice clear.”
It also makes for an eye-opening experience. For more tailored advice, check out DeAngelis’ quiz on getalifethatdoesntsuck.com. Then tell us: What choice made you happiest today?
Photo Caption: Learn how to turn life’s lemons into lemonade.
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