Personal Professional Development

Happiness is a Habit

Cultivate joy every day.
1.5 hr Video | 18 Lessons


A Foundational System for Emotional Mastery and Sustainable Performance

In today’s high-pressure world, many high performers are achieving externally while feeling internally depleted. Chronic stress, reactive thinking, and unseen mental habits quietly erode clarity, confidence, and long-term performance. 

Sustainable success — at work and in life — is not built on motivation alone. It is built on disciplined internal habits that strengthen emotional regulation, resilience, and personal energy alignment. 

Happiness is a Habit is an 18-module digital experience, paired with an 80-page guided workbook, designed to help participants build the internal capabilities that drive lasting results. 

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Happiness is a Habit

Enroll today to unlock round-the-clock access to Happiness is a Habit on any device connected to the internet.

Our engaging video lessons, meticulously crafted learning guide, and course toolkit items are purposefully crafted to not only enhance your understanding to empower you to seamlessly integrate your newly acquired knowledge into your everyday responsibilities.

Start taking your professional development personally and reach your potential through true learning and enduring behavioral change.

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Grounded in the principles from Michele Phillips’ bestselling book Happiness Is a Habit, this program translates daily mental disciplines into measurable shifts in behavior and performance.

Participants learn to: 

  • Regulate emotions under pressure 
  • Strengthen clarity and strategic thinking 
  • Build resilience during uncertainty 
  • Increase personal accountability 
  • Sustain high performance without burnout 

Whether implemented within organizations or pursued individually, Happiness is a Habit provides a structured pathway from reactive patterns to intentional leadership — strengthening both personal well-being and professional impact.

Happiness is a Habit

    1. Welcome to Happiness is a Habit

      FREE PREVIEW
    2. Objectives & Michele's Rules for Success

    3. How to be Happy

    4. What Happiness is Not

    1. Your Life is Run by your Habits

    2. The Four Core Areas & What the Athletes Teach Us

    3. What are Mental Habits?

    1. E + R = O

    2. Optimistic Spin

    3. Tell a New Story

    4. Flip the Script

    5. Emotional Habits

    6. Guiding Emotions

    7. Activate your Personal Energy Alignment (PEA)

    8. Starting your Day with Power

    9. Connect with your Spiritual Side

    10. Physical Habits for Life

    11. Final Tips for Making Habits Last

    1. 80-Page Learning Guide

    2. Flip the Script

    3. Express Gratitude

    4. 90-day Habit Tracker

    5. Key Concepts

Details

  • $297.00
  • 1.5 Hours of Video Content
  • 18 Video Lessons
  • 80 Page Learning Guide
  • Toolkit & More

Instructor

Michele Phillips

Lead Expert & Partner of The GAARD Group

Michele Phillips is an Executive Coach and author with a M.A in Organizational Development from Fordham University. She is a certified practitioner in the field of Positive Psychology and uses her experience, education and enthusiasm to share her formula for happiness and success as a regular contributor to Consumer Health Digest.