Are You Happy or Settling For Something Less?

Jun 30, 2022
A grey background with a photo of Catherine dressed in white, smiling straight ahead with hands clasped on her lap. There is a pink box with the text 'Are You Happy?'.

Are you Happy? 

And I mean, truly happy - unconditional, soul-filled, joyful happiness? I’ve experienced what it’s like to look like I’m happy on the outside, but deep inside craving to fully embody what true happiness was.

I had an idyllic childhood until a tragic event rocked our family and changed our lives forever. I remember feeling like the lights of my life were switched off. I was living in a darkness that felt like it would never end.  I bottled everything up and was very unhappy, but that’s not what others saw. In essence I wore a mask – happy mask on the outside, unhappy on the inside.

I lived like this for many years and it 100% drained me. I was living life according to what I thought other people wanted for me.  Actually, I don’t even think I would call it ‘living my life’ – I was going through the motions and was on autopilot. I was settling for a life that I did not want. I had something stirring inside me - I wanted more. I wanted to be happy. 

So, I did something uncharacteristic for me – I decided to be happy. I started to change the way I viewed myself and the world around me.  

I gave myself permission to be happy. I didn’t need to live in that darkness anymore. It was time to turn on the lights and experience the joy I longed for. And that’s exactly what I did.   

I asked myself:

  1.  Who do I want to be? If there were no restrictions on me at all, who could I become?
  2. What do I want to do? What possibilities are there for me in all areas of my life?
  3. What’s my purpose?  Why am I here … that’s a biggie!
  4. What legacy do I want to leave?  What difference do I want to make in the lives of others and in the world around me?

I did a major life overhaul and put myself first and by deciding to be happy, guess what happened?  I became happy – truly, unconditionally, unapologetically happy!

Now that doesn’t mean everything has been a walk in the park. I’ve had tough times throughout my life but I haven’t allowed that to stop or define me.  

Showing myself the pathway to happiness started my business in 2012 and now I teach others to step into their power and know that they have the choice and the human right to be happy.

That’s what I do – I help people to be happy… at work, at home, in any area of life. I help people to dream big and believe in what is possible and then help them make it happen, whatever ‘it’ is.

Reach out if you’re feeling stuck as I am happy to share my journey and ignite the happiness from within you and propel you forward professionally and personally.

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