Good Life Tips: Autonomy

Posted by Jerry Lopper Dec 26, 2006

The new and growing field of positive psychology offers much good advice with loads of tips to help your pursuit of happiness and the good life.

Good Life Tip:

The more autonomy and freedom of choice in our lives, the happier we are. Look for opportunities in your daily life, at work and home, to express your free choice and independence. Even the most restrictive job may provide opportunities for free choice in how your responsibilities are completed.

If nothing else, your demeanor on the job is up to you. Choose a demeanor that helps you feel good about who you are and what you do.

Taking this a step further, enhance the happiness opportunity for those you care about by giving them the freedom of choice. This is the foundation of unconditional love, to grant the freedom to another to be themselves

Source: Positive Psychology and Coaching, P.A. Linley