Why is knowing how to generate your own happiness so important?
Answer: inner happiness produces outer success. After all happiness is so important to our society it is written into the Declaration of Independence: “We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.”
But therein lies the disconnect. We are taught happiness is something we must pursue, something we must earn. So we learn a series of steps that we must take to achieve happiness. And yet even after we accomplish the items on this “happiness list”; financial stability, big house, nice car, good relationship, and family, etc. we still feel as though we have not attained the goal. How do we escape this never-ending pursuit?
My Story
If you want to challenge your status quo, soar to new heights, and live a life that fills your heart with joy, I can help with that!
I’m Cinnamon Alvarez, and I have been involved in transformation and self-development for two decades. I’ve studied many facets of human behavior and happiness while using myself as a case study in my endeavors to find what happiness truly means. What I found most fascinating is how many common traps or pitfalls there are that lead to unhappiness in people. The most common cause of the unhappiness we all strive to avoid lies within our own blind spot. That part of ourselves we let be dictated by what other people think should make us happy.
During the time I was figuring this out I have been an entrepreneur with a variety of interests that I turned into very successful businesses. I actually reached a point where I was running three businesses simultaneously and was working with a life coach to help me accomplish my business goals.
Before starting this business and authoring Generating Your Own Happiness one of my coaches asked me if I had ever been married and if I ever wanted to be. The first answer was “if it happens great, and if not, that’s okay too”. I honestly thought that I was in such a great place in my life it really didn’t matter. But because I was asked, I had to stop and think about it.
My coach called me out on my response. Would the “if it just happens” approach be an effective method to use on the business goals I laid out? Of course not, and that answer had me look at what I truly wanted. I’d never made getting married a priority before nor had I been fully willing to risk saying it was something I wanted. I had looked at my relationship status as a compromise I was happy to make because I had been so fortunate in every other area of my life. Talk about a blind spot to happiness!
Bottom line: I did want a partner. After I gained this insight, I went out into the world with more clarity about what I wanted and was successful at finding and marrying the love of my life. It was a blissful time discovering I could harness the ability to generate anything I wanted, but my lesson wasn’t over yet. This adventure included feedback from people about how I couldn’t have three businesses and be a good wife. I fell into another blind spot and sold two of my businesses, and that transition was harder than I ever imagined.
I knew there was an important lesson for me in the experience because I was feeling a tug at my heartstrings. So I asked. I asked what it was that was so special. I asked how it was that I had been so blessed to have so many amazing people support me all of those years. I asked what it was about both my art gallery and even more specifically my Jazzercise franchise that had been so fulfilling. Then, it hit me. I had a vision of myself on a stage, starting another business, and a knowing deep down that I was to write a book. Just the idea of writing a book seemed terrifying, yet I knew it was what was next. And not just any book. A book about finding happiness by generating your own.
Generating Your Own Happiness
If you are up for the challenge of creating real happiness, not someone else’s form of manufactured happiness or what the media tells you is happiness, this is the place for you.
The truth is that achieving happiness isn’t hard. The problem is most of the time we look for happiness outside ourselves when we should be looking in. That’s why I wrote Generating Your Own Happiness: It's Time for Purpose, Passion, and Power and started this business. To help people like you understand how to generate your own happiness by helping you to explore what being “happy” truly is.
When you are learning to generate your own happiness you are meeting an aspect of your inner self and allowing it to have a say in what you do and whom you choose to become. Discovering what happiness means for you is a very personal journey, and if you’re ready to set out on the search I would be honored to guide you.
Are You Up for the Challenge?
If you are ready to empower your life with real happiness and get the results you actually want, you can expect to:
• Reach levels of success you never before imagined possible
• Have closer and more meaningful relationships
• Live an authentically rewarding life
I won’t lie to you, the road to generating your happiness is not always easy. It takes a willingness to play full out, challenge old notions, and may require you to be courageous. But if you want to, at last, attain the happiness you desire, are willing to give it your all, and be true to yourself, you will have no regrets.
Happiness is not a one-size-fits-all pursuit, and there are no quick fixes to life’s woes, but here I can give you ample support in generating your own happiness and anything your heart desires. Check out the Resources page to find worksheets, quizzes, and other activities to help you learn more about yourself and your own happiness. You can also check out the Book page where you can learn more about and purchase my book Generating Your Own Happiness. If you have a special request, please don’t hesitate to Contact us.
Generating Your Own Happiness is the product of answering a sense of being called, of trusting and honoring it would come to fruition even when I did not know how, and of doing the work. The great honor of contributing to others and seeing them accomplish their wildest dreams feeds my soul, and I would love to share my knowledge and experience with you to help you generate your own happiness. Together, we can make miracles happen.
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