Designing Your Life, Chap 9 & 10: Choosing Happiness & Failure Immunity

“In life design, being happy means you choose happiness.” —Bill Burnett and Dave Evans

Shari and Rhonda look forward to you joining us for our next session exploring, discussing, and actively applying principles of Life Design from Bill Burnett and Dave Evans' original New York Times Bestseller, "Designing Your Life." See the first event description for more information on this series.

In this session, we'll explore Chapter 9 & 10: Choosing Happiness & Failure Immunity. Please prepare for the meeting by reading the chapters and completing your “Try Stuff” reframing activities at the end of Chapter 10.

Chapter 9 offers practical advice on cultivating happiness by making intentional and informed choices. Instead of striving for the perfect decision every time, focus on making better choices based on self-reflection. True happiness isn’t about having everything but about letting go of what isn’t necessary or fulfilling.

Chapter 10 encourages developing a "failure immunity" mindset, seeing failures as learning opportunities rather than setbacks. While failure is unavoidable, resilience comes from embracing it. In life design, there’s no true failure—every experience offers growth. Welcome challenges and uncertainties, as they make life meaningful and engaging.

A copy of the book is required to fully benefit from participation in this Meetup. The book can be reserved at the local library or ordered from your bookstore of choice.

Please note what chapter we are covering in this session and plan to complete previous chapters and exercises prior to this meeting so that you are familiar with the concepts.

As discussed in our first meeting, you will benefit from joining gatherings whether you read each chapter and/or complete activities or not, so these "do ahead" invitations are just that, invitations to get the most out of the work! 🤩

We have created a WhatsApp channel outside of Meetup for all members to collaborate and share content, whether attending the live events or not. If you'd like to join the WhatsApp channel, please join here.

ABOUT YOUR ORGANIZERS:
Rhonda is an Executive Recruiter/Career Strategist that has transitioned from a successful corporate career to running her own business, helping professionals connect to meaningful work. Rhonda is an outdoor enthusiast, digital nomad and recognized expert in remote work and building engaged distributed teams. She also is passionate about and volunteers with refugees, racial justice and women’s empowerment groups. Connect with Rhonda at: https://imaginework.com, LinkedIn or on Instagram.

Shari is an energetic and dynamic Facilitator, Workshop Designer, Trainer, and Coach passionate about helping people thrive at work. She views everything through the lens of design thinking, based on 20 years of designing innovative digital products for the Fortune 500. When she’s not facilitating or practicing personal development, she’s snuggling with her four little rescue pups or traveling the world in search of another beautiful sunrise. Connect with Shari on LinkedIn.

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