The Keys To Finding Happiness & Friends with Jessica Weiss

Get ready to have your day brightened! Today’s episode is all about happiness and our guest is Jessica Weiss, the happiness expert. Now you may be rolling your eyes at that, but trust us, every tip and tool Jessica offers is realistic and makes complete sense when you think about it, and there’s so much to this topic that you may not have even thought about. Career happiness, friendship happiness, and life happiness. Jessica talks in depth about friendship, and how this is a huge part of finding happiness. But how do you find those friends? What is it that gravitates you toward certain people? How do you even make new friends as an adult? Jessica answers all this and more in this week’s episode, so don’t worry, be happy!

In This Episode, Michelle Talks About

How Jessica discovered the fascinating world of happiness
What exactly is happiness?
How to find lasting friends as an adult

How Jessica discovered the fascinating world of happiness

Jessica shares with us how she fell into the world of happiness when she took a class from Dr. Martin Seligman, who is the founder of the entire positive psychology movement, and he proposed something that completely captivated Jessica. Why do we always study what is wrong with people? Why don’t we look at the people who are happy, who are doing it right, and do more of that? It was this idea that led Jessica on a journey of discovery to find out all she could behind the science of finding happiness.

What exactly is happiness?

It’s easy to say you’re happy, but what does being happy actually mean? How do you define it? Jessica goes into more detail about what happiness really is and how it doesn’t necessarily mean smiling and laughing all the time, it’s about finding that lasting feeling of contentment. She tells us more about the three components that make up happiness, The magic of friendship, the level of engagement you have in your life, and the satisfaction in what you do for work. All these things together make up the extraordinary feeling that is true happiness.

How to find lasting friends as an adult

As we get older it can be that much harder to find, nurture, and keep valuable friendships. We may not be as exposed to other people as we once were as a child when one of our only jobs was to go out and play and make friends. Jessica shares some amazing tips on how to meet people in the wild by creating a consistent exposure to the same people and looking for similarities in the people that we meet. This helps us to break that awkward ice and facilitate more conversation. It may feel challenging or embarrassing to try and put yourself out there to make friends, but guess what? You’re not the only one who feels that way. Friendship really is magical, and finding a diverse friend circle is the key to finding true happiness.