The Happiness Challenge

This week Kitty & Klaudia look back on Innovation, Jokes, Kindness and Luck and how those things can affect your personal Impact. Whether it's the impact you make on those directly around you, or whether it's what impact your choices have on the planet and environment. If you've not listened to series 1 episodes 9, 10, 11 and 12, go back and get those in your ear holes, do the dares and then come back and get your burst of happiness!As always, we dare you to be happy!Seasons 1 & 2 of The Happiness Challenge were jointly hosted by Klaudia and Kitty under the podcast name &Happiness. Enjoy this blast from the past!Support the showLearn more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/Get involved: 📨 Subscribe to Klaudia's Substack newsletter for further insights and updates: https://thehappinesschallenge.substack.com/📚 Grab a copy of The Alphabet of Happiness from Amazon, Guardian Bookshops, Blackwells, Waterstones, and more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/book⬇️ Download: 26 Science‑Backed Micro‑Habits You Can Try Next (Sleep, Movement, Mindfulness, Connection, Purpose — all under 60 seconds) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store📘 Get the E‑book on habit formation: Build One Life‑Changing Habit in 10 Days (10 minutes/day + printable tools + reflection prompts) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store🎟️ Join live: Happiness Webinars and Workshops: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/webinars

This month Kitty & Klaudia look back over topics Empathy, Freedom, Gratitude and Habits and discuss how important they are to relationships in a time when we are so far apart from the ones we love. If you've not listened to series one, look back over these episodes before tucking into this BURST of happiness!Seasons 1 & 2 of The Happiness Challenge were jointly hosted by Klaudia and Kitty under the podcast name &Happiness. Enjoy this blast from the past!Support the showLearn more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/Get involved: 📨 Subscribe to Klaudia's Substack newsletter for further insights and updates: https://thehappinesschallenge.substack.com/📚 Grab a copy of The Alphabet of Happiness from Amazon, Guardian Bookshops, Blackwells, Waterstones, and more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/book⬇️ Download: 26 Science‑Backed Micro‑Habits You Can Try Next (Sleep, Movement, Mindfulness, Connection, Purpose — all under 60 seconds) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store📘 Get the E‑book on habit formation: Build One Life‑Changing Habit in 10 Days (10 minutes/day + printable tools + reflection prompts) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store🎟️ Join live: Happiness Webinars and Workshops: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/webinars

Klaudia and Kitty are back with a Burst of Happiness; a monthly episode that. looks at some of the previous topics from the series and discusses how they relate to something on the mind of their listeners. This month's Burst of Happiness looks at goals and intention setting. As we get through the first month of 2021 how have. Kitty & Klaudia been getting on with their goal setting? Is it all New Me New You or have they decided it's too hard to plan ahead?They look at how the things they learned in the first four episodes of & Happiness have helped them evaluate what's important for them this year and how to approach happy goal setting in 2021.Listen back to episodes Acceptance, Boundaries, Courage and Dreams and follow on Instagram.Seasons 1 & 2 of The Happiness Challenge were jointly hosted by Klaudia and Kitty under the podcast name &Happiness. Enjoy this blast from the past!Support the showLearn more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/Get involved: 📨 Subscribe to Klaudia's Substack newsletter for further insights and updates: https://thehappinesschallenge.substack.com/📚 Grab a copy of The Alphabet of Happiness from Amazon, Guardian Bookshops, Blackwells, Waterstones, and more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/book⬇️ Download: 26 Science‑Backed Micro‑Habits You Can Try Next (Sleep, Movement, Mindfulness, Connection, Purpose — all under 60 seconds) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store📘 Get the E‑book on habit formation: Build One Life‑Changing Habit in 10 Days (10 minutes/day + printable tools + reflection prompts) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store🎟️ Join live: Happiness Webinars and Workshops: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/webinars

This week Kitty and Klaudia concentrated on incorporating zestful activities into their daily schedule even on the days when they were feeling rather gloom. This was a challenge but to their surprise when they got the zest back up, it brought friends: gratitude, kindness, empathy and resilience. Listen to their last episode of &Happiness Season 1, where you will learn how to bring more zest into your life to fuel your happiness. Start your New Year 2021 with a zesty kick!And don’t cry yet. We will be back with a summary episode at the end of January, where we will also tell you about our genius plans for &Happiness. Seasons 1 & 2 of The Happiness Challenge were jointly hosted by Klaudia and Kitty under the podcast name &Happiness. Enjoy this blast from the past!Support the showLearn more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/Get involved: 📨 Subscribe to Klaudia's Substack newsletter for further insights and updates: https://thehappinesschallenge.substack.com/📚 Grab a copy of The Alphabet of Happiness from Amazon, Guardian Bookshops, Blackwells, Waterstones, and more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/book⬇️ Download: 26 Science‑Backed Micro‑Habits You Can Try Next (Sleep, Movement, Mindfulness, Connection, Purpose — all under 60 seconds) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store📘 Get the E‑book on habit formation: Build One Life‑Changing Habit in 10 Days (10 minutes/day + printable tools + reflection prompts) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store🎟️ Join live: Happiness Webinars and Workshops: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/webinars

Saying yes to new opportunities can bring us more life satisfaction, but it can also cause us regrets if we are saying yes because we have to rather than we want to. In this dare of saying yes and reflecting on their choices, Kitty and Klaudia dive deeper into the fascinating process of decision making. Klaudia with her perfectionist approach and rational analysis and Kitty with her preference for quick, emotional judgments, come together to discuss how can we make happier choices and combat any indecision. Listen to this episode on Yes &Happiness in preparation for the New Year of 2021! May happy and “good enough” decisions be with you…Seasons 1 & 2 of The Happiness Challenge were jointly hosted by Klaudia and Kitty under the podcast name &Happiness. Enjoy this blast from the past!Support the showLearn more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/Get involved: 📨 Subscribe to Klaudia's Substack newsletter for further insights and updates: https://thehappinesschallenge.substack.com/📚 Grab a copy of The Alphabet of Happiness from Amazon, Guardian Bookshops, Blackwells, Waterstones, and more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/book⬇️ Download: 26 Science‑Backed Micro‑Habits You Can Try Next (Sleep, Movement, Mindfulness, Connection, Purpose — all under 60 seconds) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store📘 Get the E‑book on habit formation: Build One Life‑Changing Habit in 10 Days (10 minutes/day + printable tools + reflection prompts) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store🎟️ Join live: Happiness Webinars and Workshops: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/webinars

All I want for Christmas is... Kitty & Klaudia! Well Merry Christmas, what luck! Here we are with a special episode on Xmas Day!Join us for a very Merry episode based on the three original purposes of Christmas: slowing down, being kind and celebrating the new beginning. Seasons 1 & 2 of The Happiness Challenge were jointly hosted by Klaudia and Kitty under the podcast name &Happiness. Enjoy this blast from the past!Support the showLearn more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/Get involved: 📨 Subscribe to Klaudia's Substack newsletter for further insights and updates: https://thehappinesschallenge.substack.com/📚 Grab a copy of The Alphabet of Happiness from Amazon, Guardian Bookshops, Blackwells, Waterstones, and more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/book⬇️ Download: 26 Science‑Backed Micro‑Habits You Can Try Next (Sleep, Movement, Mindfulness, Connection, Purpose — all under 60 seconds) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store📘 Get the E‑book on habit formation: Build One Life‑Changing Habit in 10 Days (10 minutes/day + printable tools + reflection prompts) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store🎟️ Join live: Happiness Webinars and Workshops: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/webinars

This week, Kitty and Klaudia dared each other to ask “what if” questions so that they spend some time wondering about life and the universe. From playful imaginations to identifying sources of wonder around them, they explored the realm of awe, marvel and contemplation. Listen to this episode to find out how wonder can help us to gain perspective, be kinder towards others and change our own life story.“What if you could….”Seasons 1 & 2 of The Happiness Challenge were jointly hosted by Klaudia and Kitty under the podcast name &Happiness. Enjoy this blast from the past!------Support the showLearn more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/Get involved: 📨 Subscribe to Klaudia's Substack newsletter for further insights and updates: https://thehappinesschallenge.substack.com/📚 Grab a copy of The Alphabet of Happiness from Amazon, Guardian Bookshops, Blackwells, Waterstones, and more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/book⬇️ Download: 26 Science‑Backed Micro‑Habits You Can Try Next (Sleep, Movement, Mindfulness, Connection, Purpose — all under 60 seconds) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store📘 Get the E‑book on habit formation: Build One Life‑Changing Habit in 10 Days (10 minutes/day + printable tools + reflection prompts) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store🎟️ Join live: Happiness Webinars and Workshops: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/webinars

Our values are a driving force behind our behaviours and life choices and so they are crucial for our happiness and fulfilment. After all, they are behind the purpose of what we want to do in life.This week’s dare of Klaudia and Kitty applying their values in every decision, was not easy as they both started to question what their true values are. Join them to learn how to identify your values and how to apply them daily to create more values-focused society. From 7 levels of consciousness to Museum of Values, be ready to think big…Seasons 1 & 2 of The Happiness Challenge were jointly hosted by Klaudia and Kitty under the podcast name &Happiness. Enjoy this blast from the past!------Support the showLearn more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/Get involved: 📨 Subscribe to Klaudia's Substack newsletter for further insights and updates: https://thehappinesschallenge.substack.com/📚 Grab a copy of The Alphabet of Happiness from Amazon, Guardian Bookshops, Blackwells, Waterstones, and more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/book⬇️ Download: 26 Science‑Backed Micro‑Habits You Can Try Next (Sleep, Movement, Mindfulness, Connection, Purpose — all under 60 seconds) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store📘 Get the E‑book on habit formation: Build One Life‑Changing Habit in 10 Days (10 minutes/day + printable tools + reflection prompts) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store🎟️ Join live: Happiness Webinars and Workshops: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/webinars

Kitty & Klaudia explore what happiness there is to be found in the unknown. The dare of doing something with unknown outcomes brought Kitty and Klaudia a range of emotions and adventures. From awkward telephone calls to sore legs, Klaudia and Kitty discovered that unknown will generate some anxiety in everyone but this will depend on the situation and our internal mindset. Whatever your reaction to unknown, you should be aware that people who are willing to leap into unknown more often, are more likely to experience life satisfaction. Listen to this episode to learn how to embrace unknown more often to generate your lucky opportunities and how to even have a peak into the unknown by applying futuristic thinking…Seasons 1 & 2 of The Happiness Challenge were jointly hosted by Klaudia and Kitty under the podcast name &Happiness. Enjoy this blast from the past!------Support the showLearn more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/Get involved: 📨 Subscribe to Klaudia's Substack newsletter for further insights and updates: https://thehappinesschallenge.substack.com/📚 Grab a copy of The Alphabet of Happiness from Amazon, Guardian Bookshops, Blackwells, Waterstones, and more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/book⬇️ Download: 26 Science‑Backed Micro‑Habits You Can Try Next (Sleep, Movement, Mindfulness, Connection, Purpose — all under 60 seconds) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store📘 Get the E‑book on habit formation: Build One Life‑Changing Habit in 10 Days (10 minutes/day + printable tools + reflection prompts) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store🎟️ Join live: Happiness Webinars and Workshops: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/webinars

Statistics show us that we have more free time than we appreciate we do, in this episode, Kitty and Klaudia go on a quest of finding the lost time. Through their dare of completing 3 things that they procrastinated to do before, they experience the time paradox and the different mindsets they unconsciously adopt towards time. They also explore the premise of STORIES which help them to spend their free time more wisely to boost their happiness. This episode is packed with practical gems to help you to manage yourself in time and should not be missed, however time-traveler is not guaranteed…Seasons 1 & 2 of The Happiness Challenge were jointly hosted by Klaudia and Kitty under the podcast name &Happiness. Enjoy this blast from the past!------Support the showLearn more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/Get involved: 📨 Subscribe to Klaudia's Substack newsletter for further insights and updates: https://thehappinesschallenge.substack.com/📚 Grab a copy of The Alphabet of Happiness from Amazon, Guardian Bookshops, Blackwells, Waterstones, and more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/book⬇️ Download: 26 Science‑Backed Micro‑Habits You Can Try Next (Sleep, Movement, Mindfulness, Connection, Purpose — all under 60 seconds) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store📘 Get the E‑book on habit formation: Build One Life‑Changing Habit in 10 Days (10 minutes/day + printable tools + reflection prompts) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store🎟️ Join live: Happiness Webinars and Workshops: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/webinars

Everyone's talking about social media and ho it affects our mood and mental health. This week Kitty and Klaudia dared each other to watch the Netflix Documentary The Social Dilema' a feature length film discussing the effects of social media from the people that invented it. There are ways to use social media as a tool and be active within it and stay happy and thank goodness, because it doesn't look like it's going anywhere anytime soon. Kitty is an expert in social media as she has worked in digital marketing for 12 years and her business is built around using social media to drive attention for for brands. They give practical advice on how to keep happy and healthy and in control of your social media use. Seasons 1 & 2 of The Happiness Challenge were jointly hosted by Klaudia and Kitty under the podcast name &Happiness. Enjoy this blast from the past!------Support the showLearn more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/Get involved: 📨 Subscribe to Klaudia's Substack newsletter for further insights and updates: https://thehappinesschallenge.substack.com/📚 Grab a copy of The Alphabet of Happiness from Amazon, Guardian Bookshops, Blackwells, Waterstones, and more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/book⬇️ Download: 26 Science‑Backed Micro‑Habits You Can Try Next (Sleep, Movement, Mindfulness, Connection, Purpose — all under 60 seconds) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store📘 Get the E‑book on habit formation: Build One Life‑Changing Habit in 10 Days (10 minutes/day + printable tools + reflection prompts) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store🎟️ Join live: Happiness Webinars and Workshops: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/webinars

Resilience, the ability to keep moving despite challenges, is an elephant sized topic that needs to be eaten piece by piece. That is why, in this episode Kitty and Klaudia are joined by Sarah Metcalf, Chief Happiness Officer at Happy Coffee Consulting who shares her knowledge and experience on strengthening our resilience. Join us to explore how to build up your own resilience, introduce this topic across your organization and create a safe space to learn resilience for your kids. It seems resilience and happiness are on very close terms so understanding that connection can do wonders in your life!Seasons 1 & 2 of The Happiness Challenge were jointly hosted by Klaudia and Kitty under the podcast name &Happiness. Enjoy this blast from the past!------Support the showLearn more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/Get involved: 📨 Subscribe to Klaudia's Substack newsletter for further insights and updates: https://thehappinesschallenge.substack.com/📚 Grab a copy of The Alphabet of Happiness from Amazon, Guardian Bookshops, Blackwells, Waterstones, and more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/book⬇️ Download: 26 Science‑Backed Micro‑Habits You Can Try Next (Sleep, Movement, Mindfulness, Connection, Purpose — all under 60 seconds) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store📘 Get the E‑book on habit formation: Build One Life‑Changing Habit in 10 Days (10 minutes/day + printable tools + reflection prompts) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store🎟️ Join live: Happiness Webinars and Workshops: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/webinars

Sometimes it is not that easy to connect with others and actually get into a good conversation. As much as we may believe that these happen by chance, this week Klaudia and Kitty tested the power of a good question to start interesting conversations. What a joy! Listen to discover how to ask the powerful questions to self-reflect effectively, change your own mindset to a more powerful one, connect with others or even fall in love….Support the showLearn more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/Sign up to the newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7080235316728492032Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/klaudiamitura/

Through the dare of trying out playful activities, this week Kitty and Klaudia challenge the notion that when we are at work, play is a frivolous activity and a waste of time. From storytelling with cups to blindfolding colleagues, this episode explores the relationship between play, work and happiness. Listen to discover what type of play personality you may have and how to bring it to work to play more and avoid forced fun.Seasons 1 & 2 of The Happiness Challenge were jointly hosted by Klaudia and Kitty under the podcast name &Happiness. Enjoy this blast from the past!------Support the showLearn more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/Get involved: 📨 Subscribe to Klaudia's Substack newsletter for further insights and updates: https://thehappinesschallenge.substack.com/📚 Grab a copy of The Alphabet of Happiness from Amazon, Guardian Bookshops, Blackwells, Waterstones, and more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/book⬇️ Download: 26 Science‑Backed Micro‑Habits You Can Try Next (Sleep, Movement, Mindfulness, Connection, Purpose — all under 60 seconds) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store📘 Get the E‑book on habit formation: Build One Life‑Changing Habit in 10 Days (10 minutes/day + printable tools + reflection prompts) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store🎟️ Join live: Happiness Webinars and Workshops: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/webinars

How to enjoy Ordinary moments to have a happy life…In many cultures, there are entire philosophies around the celebration of ordinary moments. Think of tea ceremonies of Japan - it is an ordinary chore to make cup of tea, yet in Japan it has been taken to the level of an art. Join Kitty & Klaudia as they look at the ordinary moments in their own lives and discuss how much happiness they get from them. Seasons 1 & 2 of The Happiness Challenge were jointly hosted by Klaudia and Kitty under the podcast name &Happiness. Enjoy this blast from the past!------Support the showLearn more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/Get involved: 📨 Subscribe to Klaudia's Substack newsletter for further insights and updates: https://thehappinesschallenge.substack.com/📚 Grab a copy of The Alphabet of Happiness from Amazon, Guardian Bookshops, Blackwells, Waterstones, and more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/book⬇️ Download: 26 Science‑Backed Micro‑Habits You Can Try Next (Sleep, Movement, Mindfulness, Connection, Purpose — all under 60 seconds) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store📘 Get the E‑book on habit formation: Build One Life‑Changing Habit in 10 Days (10 minutes/day + printable tools + reflection prompts) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store🎟️ Join live: Happiness Webinars and Workshops: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/webinars

Through the dare, Kitty and Klaudia measured their happiness daily with a simple scale of one (very unhappy) to five (very happy). As much as Kitty was skeptical that we can put a number on happiness, we were delighted to be joined by Nic Marks, the founder of FridayPulse and one of the UK leading experts and statisticians on happiness. Join us on a journey of discovery where we find out how to measure our own happiness, why it is important for our development and what are the key drivers of happiness at work. Remember, if “if you like it then you better put a ring on it” or rather “if you want to take it seriously, you better put a number on it”Seasons 1 & 2 of The Happiness Challenge were jointly hosted by Klaudia and Kitty under the podcast name &Happiness. Enjoy this blast from the past!------Support the showLearn more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/Get involved: 📨 Subscribe to Klaudia's Substack newsletter for further insights and updates: https://thehappinesschallenge.substack.com/📚 Grab a copy of The Alphabet of Happiness from Amazon, Guardian Bookshops, Blackwells, Waterstones, and more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/book⬇️ Download: 26 Science‑Backed Micro‑Habits You Can Try Next (Sleep, Movement, Mindfulness, Connection, Purpose — all under 60 seconds) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store📘 Get the E‑book on habit formation: Build One Life‑Changing Habit in 10 Days (10 minutes/day + printable tools + reflection prompts) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store🎟️ Join live: Happiness Webinars and Workshops: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/webinars

This is a very ambitious episode in which Kitty and Klaudia try to tackle the hairy, scary topic of finding meaning in life!Through their dare of identifying 3 alternative lives they could lead, they discover that meaning is more practical than we think. Tune in and join them on the journey of finding meaning and happiness in relationships and work, with psychological tools and Monty Python’s advice. Whichever suits you!Seasons 1 & 2 of The Happiness Challenge were jointly hosted by Klaudia and Kitty under the podcast name &Happiness. Enjoy this blast from the past!------Support the showLearn more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/Get involved: 📨 Subscribe to Klaudia's Substack newsletter for further insights and updates: https://thehappinesschallenge.substack.com/📚 Grab a copy of The Alphabet of Happiness from Amazon, Guardian Bookshops, Blackwells, Waterstones, and more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/book⬇️ Download: 26 Science‑Backed Micro‑Habits You Can Try Next (Sleep, Movement, Mindfulness, Connection, Purpose — all under 60 seconds) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store📘 Get the E‑book on habit formation: Build One Life‑Changing Habit in 10 Days (10 minutes/day + printable tools + reflection prompts) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store🎟️ Join live: Happiness Webinars and Workshops: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/webinars

Imagine this scenario: You are walking into a bank on Friday morning. Whilst you are queueing for the cashier, suddenly there is a robbery and you get shot in your right arm. Are you lucky or unlucky?Kitty and Klaudia discuss Luck and Happiness after a week of daring each other to consider just how lucky they have been in their lives.Tune in to learn how the answer to this simple scenario can you help you to understand the key principles behind a lucky and unlucky mind to build a happy a life. Good luck! :)Seasons 1 & 2 of The Happiness Challenge were jointly hosted by Klaudia and Kitty under the podcast name &Happiness. Enjoy this blast from the past!------Support the showLearn more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/Get involved: 📨 Subscribe to Klaudia's Substack newsletter for further insights and updates: https://thehappinesschallenge.substack.com/📚 Grab a copy of The Alphabet of Happiness from Amazon, Guardian Bookshops, Blackwells, Waterstones, and more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/book⬇️ Download: 26 Science‑Backed Micro‑Habits You Can Try Next (Sleep, Movement, Mindfulness, Connection, Purpose — all under 60 seconds) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store📘 Get the E‑book on habit formation: Build One Life‑Changing Habit in 10 Days (10 minutes/day + printable tools + reflection prompts) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store🎟️ Join live: Happiness Webinars and Workshops: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/webinars

After a quick break Kitty and Klaudia are back for the letter K, Kindness & Happiness. Their dare this week was to engage in three random acts of kindness. Initially they were in two minds about whether or not kindness packed enough of a punch but there's a dark side to kindness too don't you know!Seasons 1 & 2 of The Happiness Challenge were jointly hosted by Klaudia and Kitty under the podcast name &Happiness. Enjoy this blast from the past!Support the showLearn more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/Get involved: 📨 Subscribe to Klaudia's Substack newsletter for further insights and updates: https://thehappinesschallenge.substack.com/📚 Grab a copy of The Alphabet of Happiness from Amazon, Guardian Bookshops, Blackwells, Waterstones, and more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/book⬇️ Download: 26 Science‑Backed Micro‑Habits You Can Try Next (Sleep, Movement, Mindfulness, Connection, Purpose — all under 60 seconds) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store📘 Get the E‑book on habit formation: Build One Life‑Changing Habit in 10 Days (10 minutes/day + printable tools + reflection prompts) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store🎟️ Join live: Happiness Webinars and Workshops: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/webinars

Kitty and Klaudia are joined by star of Ted Lasso; James Lance to talk about Jokes & Happiness. Together they explore the elements of a good joke, what are the different types of humour and how do they each impact your happiness. Their dare was to make as many people laugh as they could, a really fun week. Seasons 1 & 2 of The Happiness Challenge were jointly hosted by Klaudia and Kitty under the podcast name &Happiness. Enjoy this blast from the past!Support the showLearn more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/Get involved: 📨 Subscribe to Klaudia's Substack newsletter for further insights and updates: https://thehappinesschallenge.substack.com/📚 Grab a copy of The Alphabet of Happiness from Amazon, Guardian Bookshops, Blackwells, Waterstones, and more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/book⬇️ Download: 26 Science‑Backed Micro‑Habits You Can Try Next (Sleep, Movement, Mindfulness, Connection, Purpose — all under 60 seconds) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store📘 Get the E‑book on habit formation: Build One Life‑Changing Habit in 10 Days (10 minutes/day + printable tools + reflection prompts) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store🎟️ Join live: Happiness Webinars and Workshops: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/webinars

Every Week Kitty and Klaudia explore a topic through a dare and discuss how it impacted their happiness. This week they look at 'Innovation & Happiness' and tried to innovate something in their day to day life. Tune in to find out what it really means to innovate, when innovative ideas might be more likely to come to you and do we innovate because we're happy, or are we happy because we're innovating? Klaudia Mitura is a Learning & Development Specialist | Boosting Work Happiness to Support Growth & Innovation. Kitty Newman is a digital marketing expert with a passion for play and bringing happiness to the world of social media marketing. Seasons 1 & 2 of The Happiness Challenge were jointly hosted by Klaudia and Kitty under the podcast name &Happiness. Enjoy this blast from the past!Support the showLearn more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/Get involved: 📨 Subscribe to Klaudia's Substack newsletter for further insights and updates: https://thehappinesschallenge.substack.com/📚 Grab a copy of The Alphabet of Happiness from Amazon, Guardian Bookshops, Blackwells, Waterstones, and more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/book⬇️ Download: 26 Science‑Backed Micro‑Habits You Can Try Next (Sleep, Movement, Mindfulness, Connection, Purpose — all under 60 seconds) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store📘 Get the E‑book on habit formation: Build One Life‑Changing Habit in 10 Days (10 minutes/day + printable tools + reflection prompts) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store🎟️ Join live: Happiness Webinars and Workshops: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/webinarsom/in/klaudiamitura/

Every Week Kitty and Klaudia explore a topic through a dare and discuss how it impacted their happiness. This week they had to try and form a new habit. Either writing morning pages every day or reading. Tune in to discover how to build new habits and how to kick the bad habit in the teeth. Be aware that willpower won’t save you this time but removing your batteries from the remote control might be just the thing we all need to form happy habits necessary for happier living. Klaudia Mitura is a Learning & Development Specialist | Boosting Work Happiness to Support Growth & Innovation. Kitty Newman is a digital marketing expert with a passion for play and bringing happiness to the world of social media marketing. Seasons 1 & 2 of The Happiness Challenge were jointly hosted by Klaudia and Kitty under the podcast name &Happiness. Enjoy this blast from the past!Support the showLearn more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/Get involved: 📨 Subscribe to Klaudia's Substack newsletter for further insights and updates: https://thehappinesschallenge.substack.com/📚 Grab a copy of The Alphabet of Happiness from Amazon, Guardian Bookshops, Blackwells, Waterstones, and more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/book⬇️ Download: 26 Science‑Backed Micro‑Habits You Can Try Next (Sleep, Movement, Mindfulness, Connection, Purpose — all under 60 seconds) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store📘 Get the E‑book on habit formation: Build One Life‑Changing Habit in 10 Days (10 minutes/day + printable tools + reflection prompts) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store🎟️ Join live: Happiness Webinars and Workshops: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/webinars

This week Kitty & Klaudia discuss Gratitude and how it affects our happiness. They were on an absolute HYPE and you can hear it throughout the episode. "The dare of sending each other gratitude messages was by far our favourite. Simply because gratitude is this super-powerful emotion that unlocks the door to happiness. However, don’t be fooled, as with everything in life there were obstacles on the way."Tune in to discover how to play Tetris with gratitude to build more happiness in your life and relationships; all accompanied by your very own gratitude buddy.Klaudia Mitura is a Learning & Development Specialist | Boosting Work Happiness to Support Growth & Innovation.Kitty Newman is a digital marketing expert with a passion for play and bringing happiness to the world of social media marketing. Seasons 1 & 2 of The Happiness Challenge were jointly hosted by Klaudia and Kitty under the podcast name &Happiness. Enjoy this blast from the past!Support the showLearn more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/Get involved: 📨 Subscribe to Klaudia's Substack newsletter for further insights and updates: https://thehappinesschallenge.substack.com/📚 Grab a copy of The Alphabet of Happiness from Amazon, Guardian Bookshops, Blackwells, Waterstones, and more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/book⬇️ Download: 26 Science‑Backed Micro‑Habits You Can Try Next (Sleep, Movement, Mindfulness, Connection, Purpose — all under 60 seconds) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store📘 Get the E‑book on habit formation: Build One Life‑Changing Habit in 10 Days (10 minutes/day + printable tools + reflection prompts) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store🎟️ Join live: Happiness Webinars and Workshops: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/webinars

Tune in to discover how freedom of choice and attitude can help us to concentrate on our happiness more often but be aware that if freedom and happiness had a Facebook profile, their relationship status will be “it’s complicated”.The topic of freedom was a very ambitious subject with a grand question of how much freedom do we need to be truly happy? Through the dare of doing one thing that we have freedom to do but we take it for granted, we have discovered different types of freedom in our lives. Klaudia Mitura is a Learning & Development Specialist | Boosting Work Happiness to Support Growth & Innovation.Kitty Newman is a digital marketing expert with a passion for play and bringing happiness to the world of social media marketing. Seasons 1 & 2 of The Happiness Challenge were jointly hosted by Klaudia and Kitty under the podcast name &Happiness. Enjoy this blast from the past! Support the showLearn more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/Get involved: 📨 Subscribe to Klaudia's Substack newsletter for further insights and updates: https://thehappinesschallenge.substack.com/📚 Grab a copy of The Alphabet of Happiness from Amazon, Guardian Bookshops, Blackwells, Waterstones, and more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/book⬇️ Download: 26 Science‑Backed Micro‑Habits You Can Try Next (Sleep, Movement, Mindfulness, Connection, Purpose — all under 60 seconds) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store📘 Get the E‑book on habit formation: Build One Life‑Changing Habit in 10 Days (10 minutes/day + printable tools + reflection prompts) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store🎟️ Join live: Happiness Webinars and Workshops: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/webinars

If we wish to improve the happiness in our relationships with others, empathy seems to be a key. Our busy life gave us plenty of opportunities to practice our dare of being more empathetic from an argument with a stranger to receiving bad news. Listen to our discussion circling around psychological studies and French Renaissance philosophy to arrive at the discovery of what does it mean to be truly empathetic in real life and how that can build more happiness in your relationships. Klaudia Mitura is a Learning & Development Specialist | Boosting Work Happiness to Support Growth & Innovation.Kitty Newman is a digital marketing expert with a passion for play and bringing happiness to the world of social media marketing. Seasons 1 & 2 of The Happiness Challenge were jointly hosted by Klaudia and Kitty under the podcast name &Happiness. Enjoy this blast from the past! Support the showLearn more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/Get involved: 📨 Subscribe to Klaudia's Substack newsletter for further insights and updates: https://thehappinesschallenge.substack.com/📚 Grab a copy of The Alphabet of Happiness from Amazon, Guardian Bookshops, Blackwells, Waterstones, and more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/book⬇️ Download: 26 Science‑Backed Micro‑Habits You Can Try Next (Sleep, Movement, Mindfulness, Connection, Purpose — all under 60 seconds) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store📘 Get the E‑book on habit formation: Build One Life‑Changing Habit in 10 Days (10 minutes/day + printable tools + reflection prompts) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store🎟️ Join live: Happiness Webinars and Workshops: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/webinars

Feeling good about the future is important for our happiness. We have assumed that setting a bold dream that will make us happy will be easy but instead as part of our dare we run into a challenge of setting dreams that actually could harm our happiness.Tune in to learn more about our windy road of business targets, dreamlines and daily progress to finally arrive at the destination of appreciating a dream of “being” a better person rather than “doing” or “having” more.Deep stuff including an inspirational quote for you to ponder upon!Klaudia Mitura is a Learning & Development Specialist | Boosting Work Happiness to Support Growth & Innovation.Kitty Newman is a digital marketing expert with a passion for play and bringing happiness to the world of social media marketing.Seasons 1 & 2 of The Happiness Challenge were jointly hosted by Klaudia and Kitty under the podcast name &Happiness. Enjoy this blast from the past!Support the showLearn more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/Get involved: 📨 Subscribe to Klaudia's Substack newsletter for further insights and updates: https://thehappinesschallenge.substack.com/📚 Grab a copy of The Alphabet of Happiness from Amazon, Guardian Bookshops, Blackwells, Waterstones, and more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/book⬇️ Download: 26 Science‑Backed Micro‑Habits You Can Try Next (Sleep, Movement, Mindfulness, Connection, Purpose — all under 60 seconds) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store📘 Get the E‑book on habit formation: Build One Life‑Changing Habit in 10 Days (10 minutes/day + printable tools + reflection prompts) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store🎟️ Join live: Happiness Webinars and Workshops: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/webinars

The dare in this episode made us so anxious that we both tried to avoid it! In the end (10 minutes before the recording for one of us) we persevered and managed to share some of our private, creative pieces of writing with other people. After all that agony, our happiness and excitement went through the roof!Listen to this episode to find out how we found courage, what helped us to face our fears and what we can learn from the heroes around us.Klaudia Mitura is a Learning & Development Specialist | Boosting Work Happiness to Support Growth & Innovation.Kitty Newman is a digital marketing expert with a passion for play and bringing happiness to the world of social media marketing.Seasons 1 & 2 of The Happiness Challenge were jointly hosted by Klaudia and Kitty under the podcast name &Happiness. Enjoy this blast from the past! Support the showLearn more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/Get involved: 📨 Subscribe to Klaudia's Substack newsletter for further insights and updates: https://thehappinesschallenge.substack.com/📚 Grab a copy of The Alphabet of Happiness from Amazon, Guardian Bookshops, Blackwells, Waterstones, and more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/book⬇️ Download: 26 Science‑Backed Micro‑Habits You Can Try Next (Sleep, Movement, Mindfulness, Connection, Purpose — all under 60 seconds) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store📘 Get the E‑book on habit formation: Build One Life‑Changing Habit in 10 Days (10 minutes/day + printable tools + reflection prompts) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store🎟️ Join live: Happiness Webinars and Workshops: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/webinars

The dare to set boundaries in our relationships was tough! Our primary need to belong is very strong, especially when social relationships are so crucial to our happiness. But we are now grown up and we know that we need to belong, smartly!Join us in this episode to see what helped us to set healthy boundaries in our relationships and what traps we managed to avoid. From the ‘belonging bubble’ to ‘dilemmas of conforming’, it feels like we have seen it all this week!Klaudia Mitura is a Learning & Development Specialist | Boosting Work Happiness to Support Growth & Innovation.Kitty Newman is a digital marketing expert with a passion for play and bringing happiness to the world of social media marketing.Seasons 1 & 2 of The Happiness Challenge were jointly hosted by Klaudia and Kitty under the podcast name &Happiness. Enjoy this blast from the past! Support the showLearn more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/Get involved: 📨 Subscribe to Klaudia's Substack newsletter for further insights and updates: https://thehappinesschallenge.substack.com/📚 Grab a copy of The Alphabet of Happiness from Amazon, Guardian Bookshops, Blackwells, Waterstones, and more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/book⬇️ Download: 26 Science‑Backed Micro‑Habits You Can Try Next (Sleep, Movement, Mindfulness, Connection, Purpose — all under 60 seconds) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store📘 Get the E‑book on habit formation: Build One Life‑Changing Habit in 10 Days (10 minutes/day + printable tools + reflection prompts) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store🎟️ Join live: Happiness Webinars and Workshops: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/webinars

We know from experience that change is an inseparable part of our lives, and yet we often struggle to accept it. In this episode, we are embarking on the journey of radical acceptance - the daily practice of putting a pause between our emotions and the next action we take.Tune in to find out how our dare to 'radically accept our daily lives' impacted our happiness and how we stumbled upon the ‘happiness paradox’.Klaudia Mitura is a Learning & Development Specialist | Boosting Work Happiness to Support Growth & Innovation.Kitty Newman is a digital marketing expert with a passion for play and bringing happiness to the world of social media marketing.Seasons 1 & 2 of The Happiness Challenge were jointly hosted by Klaudia and Kitty under the podcast name &Happiness. Enjoy this blast from the past!Support the showLearn more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/Get involved: 📨 Subscribe to Klaudia's Substack newsletter for further insights and updates: https://thehappinesschallenge.substack.com/📚 Grab a copy of The Alphabet of Happiness from Amazon, Guardian Bookshops, Blackwells, Waterstones, and more: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/book⬇️ Download: 26 Science‑Backed Micro‑Habits You Can Try Next (Sleep, Movement, Mindfulness, Connection, Purpose — all under 60 seconds) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store📘 Get the E‑book on habit formation: Build One Life‑Changing Habit in 10 Days (10 minutes/day + printable tools + reflection prompts) https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/store🎟️ Join live: Happiness Webinars and Workshops: https://thehappinesschallenge.co.uk/webinars